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Disney has degenerate severalFoxmovies in the wake of its acquisition of the studio ’s asset . Whilethe Disney - Fox mass was dress in motionin late 2017 , it took about 15 months for the Mouse House to officially finalize the purchase ( at the hefty price of $ 71.3 billion ) . Since then , most of the foretelling aboutthe bad side of the dealhave derive true , with Disney laying off prominent routine of employees , shut down the Fox 2000 recording label , and cancelling Fox labor that were in pre - yield , as part of the company ’s on-going movement to reduce costs and restructure Fox as a whole .
The House that Mickey Built has already axe one major tentpole in the form of Fox’sMouse Guardcomic book adaption , which was schedule to commence production by the start of May . Meanwhile , Disney movie studio apartment chief Alan Horn is said to be assessing just about every Fox project that ’s in exploitation right now and deciding whether to hang onto them or give them the boot . Of course , there are a few movies that appear to be completely safe at the moment ( most notably , James Cameron’sAvatarsequels ) .
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According toTHR , Horn has already omit the Tom Hanks stop dramaNews of the Worldfrom Fox ’s production slate , along with the Angie Thomas novel adaptationOn the Come UpandMouse Guard . Woody Harrelson ’s mental infirmary dramedyFruit Loopsis likewise expected to be delete in the near future , specially since it was one of the films being developed by Fox 2000 prior to its closure . THR ’s sources also say the decision to dropOn the Come Upwas the result ofThe Hate uranium Give- another film adaptation of Thomas ' work - losing Fox $ 30 to 40 million at last year ’s box office , despite being all but universally praised by critics .
Among the developing Fox movies that Disney ’s wait to keep are Matthew Vaughn ’s prequelKingsman : The Great Game , the R.L. StineFear Streetadaptation , Kenneth Branagh’sDeath on the Nile(a continuation to hisMurder on the Orient Expressadaptation ) , and Steven Spielberg’sWest Side Storyremake . The latter , amusingly enough , has nevertheless make some ira over plans to show part smoking in the motion picture ( something that ’s taboo in Disney motion-picture show these days ) . The Ryan Reynolds - led TV game comedyFree Guyis also staying put for the clip being , and there ’s a ripe chance thatThe Ballad of Richard Jewell- a docudrama about the security measures guard that foil the 1996 Atlanta Olympics bombing attempt - will land a greenish - lighting at Fox , with Clint Eastwood potentially calculate .
Overall , the Disney - Foxdeal is playing out precisely as predicted so far , resulting in fewer movies being made and more projects being subjected to increase examination or interference . Of course , the deal was never about benefitting Fox ’s employee and its project ; it was about give the Mouse House more content to includewhen it launches its Disney Plus streaming servicethis fall . The radioactive dust from the deal is n’t over yet either , so keep your heart peeled for similar updates in the near future .
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