Disney Buys Marvel!?! [WTF]
While Disney’s purchase of Marvel Entertainment surprised the WORLD this morning, how many people really saw it coming?
This is bad JUJU, and possibly a sign of the coming Apocalypse…
It might be the most unexpected, and biggest, news story of the year: Disney have bought Marvel Comics for $4 billion in stock and cash. Good news for shareholders, perhaps, but what does this mean for everyone else?
News broke early this morning that the Walt Disney Co. have acquired Marvel Entertainment in a move that, according to the official press release on the subject, “highlights Disney’s strategic focus on quality branded content, technological innovation and international expansion to build long-term shareholder value.”
The deal will give the House of Mouse the rights to all of Marvel’s characters, but current licensing deals with movie studios like Fox (X-Men) and Sony (Spider-Man) will stay in place, according to this morning’s investor conference call to discuss the sale. [io9]
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“But all jokes aside, with Marvel’s new position in recent years as a creator of massive hero-themed PG-13 Hollywood blockbusters, and Disney’s desire to look for a slightly more mature audience, this seems like a perfect match.” – IHC
Hmm, an upside, a potential for a really interesting sequel to Kingdom Hearts.
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