Mostly having to do with Fox properties that will now suddenly be owned by Disney.
First off: we have the prospect of More Disney Princesses, per the EW article below. That includes folk like Anastasia, Neytiri, and (not pictured below) … Ellen Ripley [1]?
And since The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe was done by Fox, that means Susan and Lucy Pevensie could be Disney Princesses, too. And the Tilda Swinton’s White Witch can hang out with Maleficent over on the Disney Villain side of things.
Speaking of Neytiri … okay, this transaction certainly puts an interesting new spin on the new Avatar Land at Walt Disney World Animal Kingdom — financially, if not creatively.
Looking at movie properties and franchises a bit more in-depth, Chris Evans is already floating the idea of a Captain America / Human Torch buddy movie, with him playing / reprising both roles.
I am very much hoping that this doesn’t mean Alvin and the Chipmunks coming to Disneyland.
Also noted: the idea that maybe Dr. Frank N Furter could become a Disney Princess, too.
All of this depends on the Justice Dept. giving the okay to the merger. That could be an interesting set of discussions, too, esp. given the Murdoch family’s involvement, and part of the company they’re not selling off: Fox News.
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[1] The argument being that if Mulan can be a princess, so can another kickass female warrior. Ripley didn’t get an Emperor to bow down before he, but she did kill a Queen.
11 characters who are now technically Disney princesses
Disney’s over-$52 billion purchase of 20th Century Fox assets means a brand new pantheon of characters have entered the House…
How about Lisa and Maggie Simpson?
+Linda Tewes Well, they might be Daddy's Little Princesses, but …
There's been a lot less talk about the Fox TV properties (but not the broadcast network), however, they are part of the deal, too, yes, so I guess that makes the Simpsons part of Disney.
Also, maybe Star Wars movies can be released by Fox once again, just so that we get the fanfare so many of us grew up associating with Star Wars.
If Ripley counts, all the offspring of the Alien Queen are princesses too.
Except all the offspring of that Alien Queen were killed, too.
Okay, so Ripley dies as well. Except that movie never happens, so it's okay.
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