Disney considering Buyout of Fox

[BeastieRunner]

Can we expect Galactus to appear in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3?

I bet james Gunn is already asking that very question

Gunn wanted a cameo of a couple FF characters in V1 but was told no, had a plan with a character he couldn't use in V1, and wanted to use Surfer and Galactus as the event that starts V2 but was told no.

I think he'll be the first to use any of the Fox characters.

[TheInvisibleMan]

Im thinking this is why the original plan to have Infinity War be two parts was changed

deals like this typically don't happen overnight, so Im assuming at some point, Disney went to Feige and said "things might be changing soon so hold off on that two parter for just a bit"

[Dr. Cheesesteak]

Any idea if the Fox projects (X-force, Dr Doom by Noah Hawley, Multiple Man, New Mutants continuity,...) will be canceled ou what will happen to r-rated marvel movies?

I'm guessing we'll get an announcement on all the post-production and pre-production XCU movies next week. Will be interesting to see if Disney has any input or say in the ones currently already in post-production, which pre-production ones will be cancelled, etc.

[Midvillian1322]

Im thinking this is why the original plan to have Infinity War be two parts was changed

deals like this typically don't happen overnight, so Im assuming at some point, Disney went to Feige and said "things might be changing soon so hold off on that two parter for just a bit"

Its still comes out a year apart and is being filmed back to bacl though right? So doesnt leave much room

[TheInvisibleMan]

Its still comes out a year apart and is being filmed back to bacl though right? So doesnt leave much room

Post production on Infinity War is happening presently

[Midvillian1322]

Post production on Infinity War is happening presently

But didnt actaul filming of Avengrrs 4 take place back to back with Infinirt war. Like they are filming it now. The set photos of Gwen Paltrow as rescue if for Avengers 4 not infinity war

Also upon googling Hawkeye is on set aswell so he survives Infinity war.

Edit: Upon further research hawkeye may be doing Reshoots for infinity war but Avengers 4 started filming a month and a half ago. If any Fox charaycer are added its gonna be in reshoots and in small parts i assume

[BeastieRunner]

I think Disney keeps Deadpool and Dark Phoenix as is.

New Mutants gets messed with.

The rest (Gambit, Multiple Man, X-Force, etc.) get "shelved" indefinitely.

The Avengers 4 movie will have a Fantastic Four stinger with them walking into the "newly" made tower saying, "We're home."

That's my guess.

[TheInvisibleMan]

Kevin Feige just became one of the most powerful studio heads in Hollywood this morning

[Cyke]

I think Disney keeps Deadpool and Dark Phoenix as is.

New Mutants gets messed with.

The rest (Gambit, Multiple Man, X-Force, etc.) get "shelved" indefinitely.

The Avengers 4 movie will have a Fantastic Four stinger with them walking into the "newly" made tower saying, "We're home."

That's my guess.

The deal still takes 12-18 months to finalize, so I imagine that Deadpool, Dark Phoenix, and New Mutants will proceed as planned. The rest are up in the air but will likely be vastly different, if they happen at all.

There's precedent for Marvel Studios taking what's established and changing things up, though. Ed Norton's Incredible Hulk was developed first as a sequel to Ang Lee's Hulk (with Marvel adopting the attitude of, "We'll show them how it's done") and even then, it was only midway through the process where it was decided to just be completely separate from Lee's Hulk altogether. That's one reason why there's very little in the way of an origin story, why the prologue zips through (and has a five year later card), and why the movie goes in already assuming a relationship between Bruce and Betty. Really, remove the prologue (and obviously Marvel decree that it's separate from the Lee movie) and Norton's Hulk would fit almost perfectly with the first movie.

[TheInvisibleMan]

also, as a sports fan, what does this mean for Fox Sports? they are one of the primary broadcasters for the NFL and Fox did spend a ton of money to get the broadcast rights for the US Open and the World Cup

just answered my own question

https://www.si.com/tech-media/2017/1...ional-networks

ESPN is expanding in local sports coverage after its parent company, Disney, acquired 22 regional sports networks in a massive deal with 21st Century Fox.

Fox will maintain control of its national television networks, including FS1, FS2 and Big Ten Network, but the RSNs now fall under ESPN's umbrella. Those networks hold the broadcast rights for 44 MLB, NBA and NHL teams.

The networks acquired include Yankees and Nets broadcaster YES, Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket in the Los Angeles market and other local broadcasters from coast to coast. They hold the rights to 17 NBA teams, 15 MLB teams and 12 NHL teams, in addition to MLS, WNBA and college sports.

[RikWriter]

also, as a sports fan, what does this mean for Fox Sports? they are one of the primary broadcasters for the NFL and Fox did spend a ton of money to get the broadcast rights for the US Open and the World Cup

just answered my own question

https://www.si.com/tech-media/2017/1...ional-networks

I thought I read that Fox was keeping their sports networks.

[TheInvisibleMan]

I thought I read that Fox was keeping their sports networks.

they are keeping the "national brands" FS1, FS2, Big Ten Network

everything else goes to Disney (ESPN)

[TheInvisibleMan]

also don't expect cameos or hints anytime soon in the films, this deal has some regulatory hurdles to clear and could take anywhere from 12 to 18 months

[Carabas]

But didnt actaul filming of Avengrrs 4 take place back to back with Infinirt war. Like they are filming it now. The set photos of Gwen Paltrow as rescue if for Avengers 4 not infinity war

Also upon googling Hawkeye is on set aswell so he survives Infinity war.

Edit: Upon further research hawkeye may be doing Reshoots for infinity war but Avengers 4 started filming a month and a half ago. If any Fox charaycer are added its gonna be in reshoots and in small parts i assume

So basiclly it almost certainly is Infinity War Parts 1 and 2, they're just calling it something better.

[Arfguy]

As a comic book, and mainly Marvel, fanboy...this is a deal basically 10 years in the making and is unbelievable. It is amazing, awesome, cool, and all the superlatives you can heap onto it.

As a movie-goer...I think things may have changed drastically, maybe for the worst than better.