Disney Buying Fox: What could it mean for the Alien Franchise?

They'll rehash Aliens over and over, make Ripley a Disney Princess, not take any risks, and throw in plenty of jokes for good measure.

Lawrence of Arabia Who knows. I think Disney will try to protect somewhat the profile of 20th Century Fox. After all it is one of the studios with most history in Hollywood. However, they will be after the money for sure.

Ahhhh it hurts!!!

Lawrence of Arabia --->

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Lawrence of Arabia - Perhaps this is the best image to describe the situation:

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I'd say they would keep it...but turn it more action flickey...Like ALIENS....probably drop the horror angle? Soldier movies....buff male hero vehicle....with a wise cracking synth?

Ati

You struck gold with that girl lol She looks like my nieces doppelganger.

Lawrence of Arabia - :DDD - You can find her in the pterodactyl topic by Dark Nebula right under this 21st Century Fox thread:

http://www.alien-covenant.com/topic/46968

This is the end! :D

If Disney buys Fox,they wouldn't keep Alien.R rated sci fi horror isn't there game.Remember they initially didn't even want Indiana Jones because the series lacked the same appeal as Star War(not relevant with a younger audience)They bought it anyway of course.There's nothing they can do with Alien,just simply doesn't fit their family friendly vision.Avatar X Men Fantastic 4 yes.Alien and Apes will have to seek new homes 

Just read more into it.Those with more knowledge of the talks confirm Disney would NOT purchase all 21st Century Fox properties.Calm down guys,an Alien film will never be released underneath the Disney banner,case closed.

MonsterZero I will deadest cry if they turn the Alien franchise into Star Wars Force Awakens. You missed the tweeny can-do politically correct speaking chippa of a lead character, and he/she's Jar-Jar like sidekick.

ninXeno426 Hopefully if FOX are sold a studio like Legendary Pictures that DO R-rated films picks the franchise up and puts people with passion and vision in charge of it

ninXeno426 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-06/disney-looked-at-buying-most-of-fox-talks-now-dead-cnbc-says

Lawrence of Arabia What I heard on the radio was something different. Maybe the talks are over because they bought it already? They have so much money...

Here's your Disney Princess

In the meantime Marvel fans are really excited they will finally have their X Men characters in the same universe. And Star Wars might get the music from the opening back.

 "Alien Franchise

Even with this year’s poorly received Alien: Covenant, the Alien franchise is a Fox property that, unadjusted for inflation, has taken $1.5 billion at the worldwide box office. While Disney doesn’t tend to put out this kind of R-rated content, preferring to generally dominate the more family-friendly space, this is a potentially lucrative cash cow. Disney has previously embraced and showcased the iconic status of the Alien franchise as it featured prominently in their Great Movie Ride, which opened in Disney Movie Studios park in Orlando, Florida in 1989 and closed in August 2017 - Disney knows the Alien IP has huge awareness and a strong heritage.

Planet of the Apes

Despite this summer’s criminally overlooked War for the Planet of the Apes, the Apes movie franchise has proved to be a lucrative one for Fox. Just looking at the origins/prequels, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and War for the Planet of the Apes have taken $1.68 billion worldwide there is clearly an audience for the apocalyptic - a fourth film is being discussed. Would Disney want to invest in closing the narrative loop that would connect to Planet of the Apes? There’s good money to made if they wanted to and it would be a crying shame if that didn’t happen - it’s a damn good franchise and could be spun off as a TV entity or theme park attractions very easily too.

Predator

With the next installment in the Predator franchise hitting theaters on March 3, 2018, this sci-fi action franchise is clearly considered to be a still viable proposition at the box office. Unadjusted, Predator movies have taken $584.1 million at the worldwide box office including two Alien Vs. Predator entries - although maligned by critics, they are the two most globally lucrative. As with the Alien franchise, and Die Hard, it’s another that fits into the box marked “Disney doesn’t tend to put out this kind of R-rated content,” however, it could be another one that would see the Touchstone and Hollywood Pictures brands come out of retirement and ease a path to theaters. If Disney didn’t want to carry it on they could sell it on to someone who does. If the deal happened and FX was part of it, the small screen could turn out to be a great place to move the Predator franchise forward on more modest budgets."

Disney are keen on the Avatar franchise though

Source: Forbes

You know what this means, don't you?

DISNEY IS GOING TO REMAKE ALIEN FROM 1979!!!!!!!!!

(...yet, it won't be scary... at least not to us...if it is, then it's not the Alien we know...)

If Disney takes on the Alien franchise, it will probably become a wholesome action sci fi tour de force with modern social messages and coming of age themes for the whole family to watch (except old grumpy farts like many of us).

Oh no they would surely Milk this COW!

Ridley Scott wanted another 6 movies... Disney will give him 12 lol

But seriously as ninXeno426 stated, i am not sure Disney would be interested in a Action/Horror Genre like the Alien Franchise.