Is Disney Finally Making an 'X-Men'–'Avengers' Crossover Movie?
Now that Disney is already in control of 20th Century Fox's major film and television assets, rumors are swirling around that fans might finally see an "X-Men"-"Avengers" crossover movie soon. With Disney already on its way to becoming a media monopoly, the idea seems pretty much within reach.
The entertainment industry recently had a major shakeup when Disney officially announced on Thursday its acquisition of 21st Century Fox's film and television assets. Since the $52.4-billion merger is a huge deal, many wonder what repercussions it will have throughout the media. Disney's acquisition of Fox's assets means it has added a lot of major franchises to its library, including the rights to the "X-Men" franchise.
Since the "X-Men" franchise had been owned by 20th Century Fox for ages, fans have never seen mutants ever appear in any of the franchises owned by Disney, particularly Disney-owned Marvel Studios movies. However, Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox's assets means the "X-Men" franchise belongs to it now, and the legal issues that used to keep the mutants from appearing in Marvel films have now been solved.
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Shortly after the acquisition, Disney said in a statement that the deal "provides Disney with the opportunity to reunite with 'X-Men,' 'Fantastic Four' and 'Deadpool' with the Marvel family under one roof and create richer, more complex worlds of inter-related characters and stories that audiences have shown they love."
With the recent multi-billion deal, it looks like it'll only be a matter of time before fans finally see the "X-Men" characters unite with the Avengers in a film. It remains to be seen though if Disney will keep the "X-Men" fans have known for more than two decades now, or will start from scratch and come up with an entirely new X-Men narrative with fresh characters.
Aside from "X-Men," Disney also now owns the "Star Wars" franchise and "Avatar" franchise.
