There's Still Hope For The X-MEN In The MCU: Disney And Comcast Could End Up Splitting Fox's Assets

There's Still Hope For The X-MEN In The MCU: Disney And Comcast Could End Up Splitting Fox's Assets

Things aren't looking good for the Fantastic Four and X-Men arriving in the Marvel Cinematic Universe but a new report points to it being possible for Disney to acquire Fox's movie and television assets.

By JoshWilding - Jun 14, 2018 02:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Disney
Source: CNBC
As we learned last night, Comcast has entered into a bidding war with Disney for Fox's assets. While that doesn't necessarily mean that the Disney/Fox merger is dead, it sounds like the studio will be cancelling its July 10th meeting with stockholders to discuss it and we're now forced to wait and see whether or not Disney will attempt to outbid their rivals and secure the company's core assets. 

There is still some hope, though, as one analyst believes that we could see the two corporations ultimately split Fox's assets with Disney getting the film and television studio and Comcast gaining Sky. 


"We would expect Disney to at least match Comcast by adding cash, and Comcast to appease [Rupert] Murdoch’s tax concerns by offering stock, and some back and forth raising the deal bid," B. Riley analyst Barton Crockett explains when asked about where things go next. "Barring a third entrant (Internet/tech is possible), we would see the most sensible outcome as splitting the baby, with Comcast getting Sky (which we see as its main goal) and Disney getting most of the rest."

Unfortunately, we're going to be stuck waiting and seeing for now but it's good to know there's still at least a chance the X-Men and Fantastic Four will find their way into the Marvel Cinematic Universe...
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KillerCroc357
KillerCroc357 - 6/14/2018, 2:58 AM
"But who gets the Avatar rights" the world screamed.

;-)
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 6/14/2018, 4:48 AM
"the most sensible outcome as splitting the baby"
Kevwebsz
Kevwebsz - 6/14/2018, 2:59 AM
Hey I mentioned them maybe splitting it yesterday. Nice.
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 6/14/2018, 3:02 AM
FromACertainPOV
FromACertainPOV - 6/14/2018, 3:13 AM
This would be the best solution. It allows the rights of Marvel characters to revert back the studio but doesn’t allow Disney a majority monopoly on IP’s and the market which would detrimentally affect both the variety of projects we see released as well as the amount of films. Not mention the huge amount of employees and creators that will be out of a job and giving more ammunition for Disney to have a further stranglehold on distributors and cinemas.
Origame
Origame - 6/14/2018, 4:02 AM
@FromACertainPOV - I'd at least have Comcast have some of the tv and movie assets. But yeah, a split I would totally be ok with me. I'm still iffy on either of them getting bigger at this point, but this way it's at least even.
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