Disney Closes In On Fox's Assets As Comcast Bows Out - But Will The FANTASTIC FOUR Be Part Of The Deal?

Disney Closes In On Fox's Assets As Comcast Bows Out - But Will The FANTASTIC FOUR Be Part Of The Deal?

It looks like the Disney/21st Century Fox deal is all-but sealed, as Comcast has decided to formally exit the chase. However, those hoping to see The Fantastic Four join The MCU may be disappointed...

By MarkCassidy - Dec 11, 2017 03:12 PM EST
Filed Under: Disney
Source: Via /Film
Variety reports that Disney has taken one step closer to finalising that deal with 21st Century Fox none of us have been able to stop talking about, as Comcast has seemingly decided that it's foolish to attempt to compete with that almighty Mouse money and bowed out of the chase.

So, pending an official announcement, it looks like a done deal. However, one set of Marvel characters that fall under the Fox umbrella may not be joining the party.

It turns out that Constantin Films still retains the production rights to The Fantastic Four, and even though they partnered-up with Fox for the past three movies, the fact that we have no idea how ownership of the property is currently divided means there is a chance that The Thing, Human Torch and co. won't be joining The X-Men in The MCU if the deal does go through.

We'll just have to wait and see how this whole thing unfolds, but in the meantime let us know what you make of this. Would The Fantastic Four be that big a loss, or would you prefer to see them mix with The Avengers over The X-Men? Sound off below.
D23 Brazil Rumored To Feature New Footage From THE FANTASTIC FOUR, DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN, & More
Related:

D23 Brazil Rumored To Feature New Footage From THE FANTASTIC FOUR, DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN, & More

THOR Star Chris Hemsworth Set To Play PRINCE CHARMING In Upcoming Live-Action Disney Movie
Recommended For You:

THOR Star Chris Hemsworth Set To Play PRINCE CHARMING In Upcoming Live-Action Disney Movie

DISCLAIMER: As a user generated site and platform, ComicBookMovie.com is protected under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and "Safe Harbor" provisions.

This post was submitted by a user who has agreed to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. ComicBookMovie.com will disable users who knowingly commit plagiarism, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement. Please CONTACT US for expeditious removal of copyrighted/trademarked content. CLICK HERE to learn more about our copyright and trademark policies.

Note that ComicBookMovie.com, and/or the user who contributed this post, may earn commissions or revenue through clicks or purchases made through any third-party links contained within the content above.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...
AwesomePromoz
AwesomePromoz - 12/11/2017, 3:12 PM
FF is a deal breaker.
AwesomePromoz
AwesomePromoz - 12/11/2017, 3:13 PM
$60 billion is a small price to pay for Marvel's FIRST family.
SonOfOdor
SonOfOdor - 12/11/2017, 3:39 PM
@TheFamousJMC - They probably won't even have to pay lol

Fox has absolutely trash the FF franchise for the past 15 years, there's no way in hell that Constantin won't be chomping at the bit to partner with the MCU on future FF films. Maybe they can finally start making some money off of those rights lol
MediaMan
MediaMan - 12/11/2017, 3:58 PM
@SonOfOdor - Man, I sure hope you’re right...
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 12/11/2017, 4:35 PM
@SonOfOdor - F4 will just go on to TV and look like shit too. every1 is expecting Marvel to do something about the property once they get it back. They got blade, daredevil, ghost rider, etc. back and MCU did nothing but give it a tv shows. I know blade is not a tv show.....yet.
DukeTogo13
DukeTogo13 - 12/11/2017, 4:41 PM
@mastakilla39 - Actually, a Blade TV show was made in 2006 with Sticky Fingaz of Onyx.
JonC
JonC - 12/11/2017, 5:04 PM
@TheFamousJMC - without Fox to assist Constantin in making a film the rights may revert back to Marvel anyway.
thekabsin
thekabsin - 12/11/2017, 5:12 PM
@TheFamousJMC - I agree but Constantin wanted to do what Fox is doing, shut down their film division and focus on sports. We also have no idea how this works-Marvel had to get permission from Fox in order to use Ego, a F4 property. If Fox had exclusive rights to make these films, that should transfer over, and Disney could make things hellish for this foreign company that doesn't know what it wants to do with itself
Auntievenom
Auntievenom - 12/11/2017, 5:31 PM
I can't see Disney doing this deal without getting the FF family back. If Feige is talking about the next phase being in the cosmos, he needs Galactus and the Silver Surfer. I'm sure they will buy back whatever rights they can from Fox and do a deal w/ Constantin.
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 12/11/2017, 3:12 PM
The Avengers Tower is sold in the MCU, and the Family is coming back to the comics. The deal is closed, and the Four are coming back home.

End of story.
Dersgnar
Dersgnar - 12/11/2017, 3:15 PM
@OedipusGrex - you don't think oscorp bought the tower?
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 12/11/2017, 3:17 PM
@Dersgnar -

It's entirely possible, especially since the Tower being sold was mentioned in a Spider-Man film, but my money is on it being the Baxter Building instead.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...
View Recorder