News Disney and Fox come to terms -- announcement soon; huge IP acquisition

[Rodan75]

I hope they bid again. I have read different analysts reports on the value of Sky and they range all the way from Disney £14.00 offer all the way to £18.00 a share. Now if Comcast is correct and the value is £14.75 a share and the UK merger panel says Disney is paying £14.00 for 39% via the Fox merger they can easily increase their offer for the 69% they don't own and still be slightly below the total cost they end up paying for Sky.

So what outcome do I want for Sky? Do I want a complete a friendly resolution of lots of issues or for Disney to end up with Sky? I do not think the themepark rights to the Marvel Characters and even the Marvel name for themepark attractions are worth much. People don't care if Disney uses Super Hero or Marvel when talking about specific characters. I want Disney to end up with Sky and for Comcast to buy something else. BTW, for those who haven't read the cable television news, Comcast could buy Spectrum's New York State business as the State of New York ruled they have broken their agreements with the State and must sell.

Side note - having come from that industry, the mismanagement that Charter has done with the State of New York is gross negligence and the shareholders should demand leadership changes, both within the board and throughout the C-Suite. Frontier is also risking a few of their franchises after the they picked up the last round of Verizon assets.

Back to Disney - Yeah, I think Disney is going to push at least one more bid. I would love to see them walk away with some side deal about Comcast's 30% Hulu stake and less debt, but it seems almost irresponsible to not bid higher for SKY based on the current valuations.

 

[seascape]

Side note - having come from that industry, the mismanagement that Charter has done with the State of New York is gross negligence and the shareholders should demand leadership changes, both within the board and throughout the C-Suite. Frontier is also risking a few of their franchises after the they picked up the last round of Verizon assets.

Back to Disney - Yeah, I think Disney is going to push at least one more bid. I would love to see them walk away with some side deal about Comcast's 30% Hulu stake and less debt, but it seems almost irresponsible to not bid higher for SKY based on the current valuations.

I should again reiterate that I am biased and hate Comcast. However I do want a deal with Comcast that gives back all the Marvel movie rights Universal has, the use of the Marvel name in US themeparks and Hulu. I have no problem with Universal keeping the rights to Spiderman and Hulk rides in Orlando. Disney has to continue to fo business with Comcast as they are the largest cable company. The two companies need each other in that area as Disney has so many channels that Comcast customers demand and Disney needs to reach. But I want Disney to get Sky too. In any case if Comcast were to offer anything close to £17.00 I would let them have it if the other deals could be worked out.

 

[mab7689]

I should again reiterate that I am biased and hate Comcast. However I do want a deal with Comcast that gives back all the Marvel movie rights Universal has, the use of the Marvel name in US themeparks and Hulu. I have no problem with Universal keeping the rights to Spiderman and Hulk rides in Orlando. Disney has to continue to fo business with Comcast as they are the largest cable company. The two companies need each other in that area as Disney has so many channels that Comcast customers demand and Disney needs to reach. But I want Disney to get Sky too. In any case if Comcast were to offer anything close to £17.00 I would let them have it if the other deals could be worked out.

The Marvel theme park rights is just East Coast though isn't it? There is a Marvel land coming to Disneyland California in 2020. I would like to see Marvel come to WDW and them gain the film distribution rights to Hulk back.

 

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The Marvel theme park rights is just East Coast though isn't it? There is a Marvel land coming to Disneyland California in 2020. I would like to see Marvel come to WDW and them gain the film distribution rights to Hulk back.

They cant use the Marvel name for anything in their themeparks in the US including Disneyland.

 

[mab7689]

They cant use the Marvel name for anything in their themeparks in the US including Disneyland.

Everyday is a school day

 

[TwilightZone]

They cant use the Marvel name for anything in their themeparks in the US including Disneyland.

They can't use the name, but they can use the characters.
And besides, we all know everyone is just going to call it marvel land no matter what.

 

[Princess Leia]

They can't use the name, but they can use the characters.
And besides, we all know everyone is just going to call it marvel land no matter what.

Just like Galaxy’s Edge will be ‘Star Wars Land’ to the masses

2019 Guest- “I’m looking for Star Wars Land?”
CM- “this is the Magic Kingdom, you can find Galaxy’s Edge at Hollywood Studios”
Guest- “Okay but where’s Star Wars Land?”

I am fully expecting my friend over at guest relations to get that question 20 times a day, and I’m sure the same thing will happen at Disneyland for GE and Marvel

 

[MileZXO]

Next question is when will we see those original cuts of the star wars OT in 4K?

 

[mab7689]

Next question is when will we see those original cuts of the star wars OT in 4K?

I want the very same.

 

[Indy_UK]

These unaltered star wars movies are the one thing I actually believe when Disney and Lucasfilm saythat they are not going to touch them (and get a major cash in) I really believe they want to get as far away from the the non Disney films asap

 

[pdude81]

These unaltered star wars movies are the one thing I actually believe when Disney and Lucasfilm saythat they are not going to touch them (and get a major cash in) I really believe they want to get as far away from the the non Disney films asap

That would be the first time in decades that people actually want to pay for a new version of these films, rather than a slightly higher resolution. Given that they restored most of the films already for the BD releases and fan projects have 35mm scans of everything else they pretend is missing, this wouldn't be too much of a heavy lift in a 12 disc ultimate Skywalker box set.

 

[Rodan75]

That would be the first time in decades that people actually want to pay for a new version of these films, rather than a slightly higher resolution. Given that they restored most of the films already for the BD releases and fan projects have 35mm scans of everything else they pretend is missing, this wouldn't be too much of a heavy lift in a 12 disc ultimate Skywalker box set.

If they do a full Skywalker Trilogy of Trilogies box set, I would really love for both the originals remastered and the CGI in the Special Editions to be 're-rendered' with modern assets. (I'm sure that is probably the wrong terminology). I like much of what is in the updated version of the Special Editions, but the CGI is bad. (I'm curious to see how all late 90's and 2000's CGI is handled over time. It seems like it would be a relatively inexpensive operation to update it to match the current resolutions, or could/would they even re-animate some of the CGI to improve the connection between CGI characters and the actors.)

I can't imagine Disney won't do something here, likely both before and after Episode IX comes out.

 

[sedati]

Next question is when will we see those original cuts of the star wars OT in 4K?

Gareth Edwards (Rogue One) mentioned several times that such a cut exists at Lucasfilm.

 

[pdude81]

Gareth Edwards (Rogue One) mentioned several times that such a cut exists at Lucasfilm.

I believe he said they have the 4k ready, but have never seen anything indicating they restored the original theatrical cut.

 

[sedati]

I believe he said they have the 4k ready, but have never seen anything indicating they restored the original theatrical cut.

Hmm... You know that’s how I took it, but you are correct it’s never specified which version got restored.

 

[Kman101]

It just seems so odd to think of Disney owning most of 20th Century Fox. I guess if I forget about Fox network and Fox news it's a smart move (to now own a lot of content; plus varying other reasons behind the deal). I know those are obviously not included, but it's just hard to imagine Fox+Disney, LOL. It's hard to separate the studio from the networks.

 

[erasure fan1]

Hmm... You know that’s how I took it, but you are correct it’s never specified which version got restored.

Disney/lucasfilm have said they won't release the original cuts because the special editions are Georges vision. There were articles about it a few years ago when rumors of the original cuts on Blu-ray circulated. I won't buy the originals in HD until its the ORIGINALS.

 

[nyrebel3]

I won't buy the originals in HD until its the ORIGINALS.

I hate the whitewashing of history. Everyone knows that Han shot first, not what is in the special editions!

 

[Rodan75]

I hate the whitewashing of history. Everyone knows that Han shot first, not what is in the special editions!

I thought the special editions were updated to have Han shoot first again? (or am I imagining that)

 

[Lensman]

I thought the special editions were updated to have Han shoot first again? (or am I imagining that)

That's wishful thinking. As you said, the 1997 special edition was the worst, but despite tweaks in 2004 and 2011, Han still hasn't been restored to his original 1977 badass glory.



If you want to see the best possible versions of the originals, search for Harmy's Despecialized Edition.