Tag: 20th Century Fox
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That Thing You Do | DISNEY THIS DAY | October 4, 1996
On this day in 1996, the musical comedy-drama ‘That Thing You Do!’ was released by 20th Century Fox. Tom Hanks wrote, directed, and starred in the film about the rise and fall of The Wonders, a 1960s one-hit wonder band. The film even features scenes shot at Disneyland! The group’s bassist, played by Ethan Embry,…
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The Robe | DISNEY THIS DAY | September 16, 1953
On this day in 1953, 20th Century Fox’s ‘The Robe’ premiered in New York.
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X-Men | DISNEY THIS DAY | July 14, 2000
On this day in 2000, the original ‘X-Men’ movie was released by 20th Century Fox. Starring Hugh Jackman, Sir Patrick Stewart, and Sir Ian McKellen, the film introduces a world where super-powered mutants exist and are discriminated against. Professor Xavier’s X-Men and Magneto’s Brotherhood of Mutants each prepare for an oncoming conflict. The film would…
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The Kid Who Would Be King | DISNEY THIS DAY | April 16, 2019
On this day in 2019, ‘The Kid Who Would Be King’ was released to home media. The film was a modernized King Arthur tale inspired by ‘Excalibur’ and ‘E.T.: The Extraterrestrial,’ and with similarities to ‘The Sword in the Stone.’ This was the first 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment title to be distributed by Walt…
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Planet of the Apes | DISNEY THIS DAY | March 27, 1968
On this day in 1968, the classic film ‘Planet of the Apes’ was released by 20th Century Fox. In the film, three astronauts crash land on a planet where apes are the dominant intelligent species and humans are uncivilized and oppressed. The movie featured groundbreaking makeup effects that were developed by studying apes at the…
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Sherry Lansing | DISNEY THIS DAY | January 2, 1980
On this day in 1980, Sherry Lansing became the first woman to head a major studio when she was hired as president of production at 20th Century Fox. Lansing was responsible for the development and production of all feature films worldwide for the studio. She started her career as a high school math and English…
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Titanic | DISNEY THIS DAY | December 19, 1997
On this day in 1997, the blockbuster ‘Titanic’ was released by 20th Century Fox. It stayed at number one at the box office for 15 weeks. It was the highest grossing film of all time until 2009 when ‘Avatar’ took over the distinction. ‘Titanic’ was nominated for 14 Academy Awards and won 11, including Best…
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Avatar | DISNEY THIS DAY | December 18, 2023
On this day in 2009, ‘Avatar’ was released in the U.S. by 20th Century Fox. It was nominated for nine Oscars at the 82nd Academy Awards and won three. ‘Avatar’ was also the first movie ever to top $2 billion at the worldwide box office. The movie would become a franchise and be incorporated into…
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Blue Sky Studios Being Shut Down by Disney
Blue Sky Studios is being shut down by The Walt Disney Company. The animation wing of 20th Century Fox which Disney recently acquired was behind movies like Ice Age (and its subsequent sequels) The Peanuts Movie, Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!, and 2019’s Spies in Disguise. Disney confirmed the news to Deadline saying, “Given the current…
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Disney Drops Fox From Recently Purchased Brands
Disney has dropped the Fox name from a couple of its brands it recently purchased. According to Variety, the Fox name is being dropped from 20th Century Fox which Disney purchased last year. It will also be dropped from Fox Searchlight Pictures. The result will be that the two units will be named 20th Century…
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Take a Look at The Movies Disney is Releasing in 2020
2019 was a very big year for movies from The Walt Disney Company. It included six (soon to be seven) billion dollar movies from multiple different franchises within the company. After the conclusion of this record-breaking year, it is time to look forward to what Disney has on the docket for 2020. The Call of…
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Marvel and 20th Century Fox Release Trailer and Images for The New Mutants
Check out the terrifying new trailer for Twentieth Century Fox and Marvel Entertainment’s The New Mutants, an original horror thriller set in an isolated hospital where young mutants are being held for psychiatric monitoring. The New Mutants arrives in U.S. theaters April 3, 2020. The New Mutants Official Trailer The New Mutants Images The New…
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Disney Garners 17 Golden Globe® and 49 Critics’ Choice Nominations
This week the nominations for the 77th Annual Golden Globe® Awards were announced. The Walt Disney Company was recognized with 17 Golden Globe® and 49 Critics’ Choice Nominations. In the movie categories Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Frozen 2, Walt Disney Pictures’ The Lion King and Fox Searchlight Pictures’ Jojo Rabbit all received two nominations each. For television, there were…
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How NASA Helped Shape the Worlds of ‘Ad Astra’
Ad Astra, a paranoid thriller set in space, opens in theaters nationwide today. Directed by James Gray, from a screenplay by Gray and Ethan Gross, the latest production from 20th Century Fox follows astronaut Maj. Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) on a mission across a merciless solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father…
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With the Purchase of 20th Century Fox, Disney Now Owns These Properties
This week The Walt Disney Company completed its acquisition of 20th Century Fox. The joining of these two companies creates a massive entertainment juggernaut. It also brings a lot of Fox properties into the Disney fold. Seeing that 20th Century Fox was founded in 1935, there is a lot of content that has been churned…
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It’s Official! Disney Acquires 21st Century Fox
December 14, 2017 Disney officially announced that they have come to a deal to acquire 21st Century Fox. Disney have an agreement to acquire the company at $52.4 billion in stock. Shareholders of 21st Century Fox will receive 0.2745 of Disney shares in the acquisition. Disney will also assume a debt of $13.7 billion that…
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No Disney Logo For Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Disney now owns Lucasfilm. With this new ownership, it seems that there has been a return to things that made the original series so great. Physical effects will be back as will characters in real costumes as opposed to just a digital puppet. A real effort is being made to create things that are real. However,…
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We Bought A Zoo – Blu-Ray Review by PJ Campbell
DAPs Magic Disney News – by PJ Campbell Being a single parent is hard on Benjamin Mee (Matt Damon). After the death of his wife, Ben is focused on trying to keep his family afloat, but when his troubled son Dylan (Colin Ford) gets in trouble at school, Ben makes a decision that will forever…