Fox 2000 is Shutting Down Following Disney Purchase

Obviously , the deal was only finalized a duet solar day ago , but thing have mostly played out as expected up to this power point . Disney already has several film labels under its supervision ( see : Marvel Studios , Lucasfilm , Pixar Animation ) in addition to its in - house production , but is presently planning to keep both 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight intact , in the prompt aftermath of its purchase . Unfortunately , in a surprising move , it ’s hail to light up that the Mouse House will be closing down Elizabeth Gabler ’s Fox 2000 streamer .

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Fox 2000 was once expected to be carried over as part of the Modern Disney - Fox great deal , butTHR ’s sources have since confirmed that this wo n’t be pass . The recording label has traditionally specialized in mid - budget menu , range from the Oscar - gain Johnny Cash biopicWalk the Lineand the 2006 hitThe Devil Wears Pradato last year ’s dual YA novel adaptationsLove , SimonandThe Hate U Give .

study between the lines , there seem to be a few likely explanations for Disney ’s decision here . While Fox 2000 has liberate several box seat office hits ( The Fault in Our Stars , Hidden Figures ) and cult films ( Fight Club ) over the years , they have n’t enjoyed the same level of consistent commercial achiever as 20th Century Fox , largely because they tend to specify in comparatively recession textile . Something exchangeable could be said for their prize time of year - friendly releases in the past times ( The slight Red Line , Joy ) ; with exclusion likeLife of PiandBridge of Spies , the’ve run to gain ground less traction on the Oscar circumference than Fox Searchlight ’s offering ( 12 Years a Slave , Birdman , The Shape of Water ) . Sadly , under Disney ’s watch , that ’s left Fox 2000 in a locating where it ’s clearly now seen as being disposable .

For the time being , however , it ’s not clear what Gabler and her crew will be doing in the immediate futurity . THRreports that Fox 2000 ’s members have n’t received pinkish slips just yet , but extra details should be make it on that front rather than later . Disney is further expect to end output on the few Fox 2000 releases that are presently in the grapevine , including the Kevin Costner - anchoredThe Art of Racing in the Rainand , most notably , director Joe Wright ’s mystery novel adaptationThe Woman in the Window , star Amy Adams .