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20th Century Animation is an American animation studio organized as a division of 20th Century Studios, a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios. Originally formed in 1994 as its subsidiary, it is tasked with producing feature-length films.
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20th Century Studios, alternatively Twentieth Century Studios and formerly named 20th Century Fox, is an American film production company that is located in southern California. The studio was involved in the development of the original Star Wars trilogy and subsequently distributed the prequel trilogy. Located in the Century City area of Los Angel...
Relationship with Lucasfilm, 1977–2019
20th Century Fox was actually not George Lucas's first choice for a distributor of the film, having been preceded at least by Universal Studios, who turned his offer down. Lucas convinced Fox, or more specifically Alan Ladd, Jr., to finance Star Wars, due primarily to Ralph McQuarrie's artwork. In 1977, the company's risky investment paid off when Star Wars became an enormous hit.[source?] Lucas' original deal with Fox gave the latter some merchandising rights and copyrights. Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope's copyright was originally owned by Fox and the merchandising rights were split 60/40 between Fox and Lucas. Fox's Star Wars IP and licensing rights, except A New Hope's copyright, reverted to Lucasfilm on September 1, 1981. Lucasfilm eventually gained A New Hope's copyright on January 18, 1997. As distributor of the first six installments of the Star Wars saga, the openings of the films of the original and prequel trilogies feature Alfred Newman's 20th Century Fox Fanfare accompanying the Fox logo, their usage having been insisted upon by George Lucas, which has contributed to the duo's resurge of usage in the film studio's productions.[source?] Despite the The Walt Disney Company's 2012 purchase of Lucasfilm Ltd. and the release rights to all future Star Wars films, Fox was to retain original distribution rights to A New Hope in perpetuity in all media worldwide. Fox was also to retain theatrical, nontheatrical, and home video rights worldwide for the franchise's five subsequent films, which Lucasfilm produced and financed independently, through May 2020, at which time ownership was to transfer to Disney. This complex relationship between Disney and Fox, particularly in regards to Fox's perpetual rights to Episode IV, was to create an obstacle for any future boxed set comprising all nine films.
Disney acquisition, 2019–present
In December 2017, The Walt Disney Company entered into negotiations with 21st Century Fox to acquire its film and television assets including 20th Century Fox. Though Disney had initially intended to purchase Fox for US$52.4 billion, Comcast posted a competing bid in June 2018, prompting Disney to raise their bid to US$71.3 billion. Following protracted bidding, negotiations, and clearances from regulatory bodies, Disney purchased 21st Century Fox's film and television assets including 20th Century Fox on March 20, 2019. As part of the acquisition, Disney also acquired the rights to the Original trilogy and the Prequel trilogy. In addition, Disney also acquired the The Simpsons, Futurama, Star Wars, X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Avatar, and Planet of the Apes franchises. Fox's news and sports assets were spun into a separate company called the Fox Corporation. On January 17, 2020, it was reported that Disney would be renaming the company 20th Century Studios to avoid confusion with the Fox Corporation.
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1.Disney to Lease Fox Lot for Seven Years (EXCLUSIVE) by Daniel Holloway & Brent Lang on Variety (December 14, 2017) (archived from the original on May 18, 2019)
2.Disney Drops Fox Name, Will Rebrand as 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures by Vary, Adam on Variety (January 17, 2020) (archived from the original on January 30, 2020)
3.Disney Drops Fox From Names of Studios It Bought From Rupert Murdoch by Barnes, Brooke on New York Times (January 17, 2020) (archived from the original on February 4, 2020)
4.Catalog of Copyright Entries - Motion Pictures (January-June 1977) Third Series, Vol. 31, Pts. 12-13, N. 1, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 1977. ISSN 0090-8371. (web archive)
5.By George, He Can Thank His Lucky 'Stars' on Los Angeles Times (February 6, 1997): "Pollock negotiated for a 60-40 split of merchandising between Fox and Lucas to begin with; the percentage diminished over two years until all rights reverted to Lucas." (archived from the original on August 7, 2020)
6.Star Wars brochure & 132 other titles. on Copyright Catalog (archived from the original on April 23, 2021)
Star Wars is an American epic space opera action media franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has been expanded into various films and other media, including television series, video...
This is a list of films produced by 20th Century Studios beginning in 2020. All films listed are theatrical releases unless specified. Films labelled with a ‡ are streaming releases through Disney+ , Hulu or the Star content hub / Star+ .
Release DateTitleNotesFebruary 21, 2020co-production with TSG Entertainment and ...August 28, 2020co-production with Genre Films, Marvel ...October 23, 2020distribution only; produced by Boom!May 14, 2021co-production with Fox 2000 Pictures, TSG ...Blue Sky had released 13 feature films, which were all released by 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios) before its closure on April 10, 2021. The company produced its first feature-length film, Ice Age, in 2002.
The Star Wars franchise involves multiple live-action and animated films. The film series started with a trilogy set in medias res that was later expanded to a trilogy of trilogies, known as the "Skywalker Saga".
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