The agreement was defined: finally, the acquisition of Disney 21st Century Fox is a reality. But when will we see the X-Men again?
With Disney becoming a bigger power than ever, the details of the deal with Fox are starting to leak out about the studio's upcoming projects, but there don't seem to be any immediate plans for the X-Men. According to a new piece by The Hollywood Reporter, it appears that the Disney team - Marvel Studios by proxy - is not yet ready to embrace the talented youngsters of Professor Xavier.
"Unless Kevin Feige does not have a complete script waiting in his desk drawer, it is unlikely that the X-Men just arrived from the Disney-Fox merger will reach the screen until at least 2021, if not later," writes THR .
For those who want to know why the relationship takes such a hard position, it's a question of timing. The large-scale acquisition of Disney has given the studio a large number of big names, but fans pay much attention to Deadpool, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men.
X-Men: Dark Phoenix damaged by the Disney / Fox merger
In the past, several reports have pointed out that Ryan Reynold's Deadpool is probably the only Fox product to jump on board with Disney. However, the history of these last two franchises is a bit different. Disney not only inherited dozens of properties, but also took two X-Men movies. Dark Phoenix is scheduled to debut in June, while New Mutants is aiming for August, despite worrying reports.
Disney has its hands on solving existing projects, and this does not take into account the negotiations with the producers. "The X-Men films date back to the 2000 X-Men, and there are agreements for producers that will have to be watched and untangled or bought, say some sources. Lauren Shuler Donner, who supported the 2000 film and was the producer of all the films focused on Fox mutants, is said to have an agreement that requires her to receive an executive producer credit on any X-Men film regardless of whether you are or are not actively involved. [Simon] Kinberg could have a similar agreement, "reports THR.
With so much instability for Fox's former IPs, it's hard to say when Marvel Studios could be actively engaged in X-Men projects. With the MCU an empty board after Spider-Man: Far from Home, everything is possible for the world-famous franchise. If Disney were able to rebrand the X-Men or the Fantastic Four by 2021, fans would be very happy ... but for the moment they can forget any movie ad.