Disney Reveals Movie Lineup Through 2027
May 07 2019 - 6:25PM
Dow Jones News
By Patrick Thomas
Walt Disney Co. unveiled its new slate of movies through 2027
following the $71.3 billion acquisition of the major entertainment
assets of 21st Century Fox.
The company on Tuesday listed several former 21st Century Fox
properties, including the release date of "Avatar 2" in 2021, a new
untitled "Kingsman" movie and "New Mutants," from the "X-Men"
series, in 2020.
"Avatar," released in 2009, is one of the highest-grossing films
of all time, making $2.79 billion globally. According to the
schedule, Disney plans to make four more films from that franchise
between 2021 and 2027.
Disney also said it plans to release three future untitled "Star
Wars" films every two years between 2022 and 2026.
Disney acquired Lucasfilm and the rights to "Star Wars" in 2012
for $4 billion. The company set a goal of releasing a new film in
the series every year. Its first installment, "Star Wars: The Force
Awakens" in 2015, is the top-grossing domestic films of all time,
earning $937 million.
But the strategy faced scrutiny after "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"
got mixed reviews among fans in 2017, followed by disappointing
box-office returns for "Solo: A Star Wars Story" when it was
released in 2018. The Han Solo origin story is the lowest-grossing
"Star Wars" title in history, collecting $214 million
domestically.
Disney Chief Executive Robert Iger had said earlier this year
that the film franchise will go on hiatus after December's "Star
Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" release.
On the Marvel side, two new untitled films will be released next
year and plans to release three untitled movies from the Marvel
franchise in both 2021 and 2022.
"We're excited to put in place a robust and diverse slate that
lays the foundation of our long-term strategy," Cathleen Taff,
president of Disney's theatrical distribution, said in a
statement.
Write to Patrick Thomas at Patrick.Thomas@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 07, 2019 18:10 ET (22:10 GMT)
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