Fox Acquisition Highlights A ‘Transformational’ Year For Disney

The Mouse House is expected to have a huge 2019 with the grand opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge theme parks, the launch of the Disney+ streaming service, and, of course, the company’s massive acquisition of Twentieth Century Fox.

Via CNBC, Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swinburne spoke on Disney’s Fox buyout:

“2019 is likely a transformational year for Disney.”

Swinburne continues:

“Stepping back from the complexity, it will exit the year in a different place than it begins. Significant investments in content, theme parks, and M&A [marketing and advertising] weigh on near-term earnings, but should set up the business for long-term growth.”

Morgan Stanley predicts that Disney will wrap up its merger with Fox by early March. This will give the house that Mickey built a large advantage in the world of digital content media and distribution. It will also help fill out the company’s Disney+ direct-to-consumer service when it launches later this year. The deal will allow Disney, who purchased Marvel for $4 billion back in 2009, to integrate previously Fox-owned characters such as Deadpool, The Fantastic Four, and the X-Men into the well-established Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Disney will also take on other popular properties such as The Planet of the Apes, James Cameron’s Avatar, as well as the long-lasting animated comedy The Simpsons.

What do you think about Disney’s acquisition of Twentieth Century Fox? Does it give Disney too much power in the industry? Or are you just excited to see Wolverine share the big screen with Iron Man? Let us know what you think in the comments below!

Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, Avengers: Endgame is expected to star Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana, Paul Rudd, Jeremy Renner, Brie Larson, Josh Brolin and Chris Pratt.

“A culmination of 22 interconnected films the fourth installment of the Avengers saga will draw audiences to witness the turning point of this epic journey. Our beloved heroes will truly understand how fragile this reality is and the sacrifices that must be made to uphold it.”

Avengers: Endgame will hit theaters on April 26, 2019.

Source: CNBC