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Fingers crossed. :o

Too bad they couldn't get everything ironed out before Hugh Jackman retired as Wolverine. If it does happen, though, I hope they continue to make (R rated) Deadpool movies. :)
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The word on the street is that Fox wants to finalize a deal by the end of the year (the timeline isn't mentioned in the link, but the Wall Street Journal (where it is mentioned) is a paid-subscription site so I won't link to that). Meaning, sometime in the next four weeks.

Also, apparently, the hoped-for price is FIFTY BILLION DOLLARS (Of course, they're not just talking about X-Men/Fantastic Four rights, but everything Fox has except for news & sports. That includes their stake in Hulu, Sky, movie studios/real estate holdings, etc. It would be a pretty big consolidation if it goes though).
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We're getting closer, folks. It may even be announced next week!

Apparently Comcast/Universal has all but dropped out of the negotiations, and I haven't heard/seen anything recently about Sony/MGM. It really does sound like it might happen.
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They're at the numbers-crunching stage. When the accountants get involved, it's all but official. :)

If this happens, the FF/Human Torch stuff would all be under one roof. We're one step closer to *me* getting a live action Invaders movie! (no one except me is talking about (or probably even hoping for) an Invaders movie; I just really really want to see one. Or three!)
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:yepp: Pretty exciting.

There seems to be some confusion over what happened with the studio lots/real estate, but it ended up going for 52.4 BILLION dollars (valued at 66.1 billion) (also, all in stock, no cash).

I wonder how long before they announce their movie phase four plans? The word on the street is they had two plans, depending on how this deal went through...

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Also, There doesn't seem to be a problem in making more R-rated Deadpool movies after the merger. The door's open to other, more mature Marvel movies as well. :mrgreen:
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Finally we can see Avengers vs Justice League on the big screen!! YEAH!!!
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I can promise you that they won't improve, if we don't.

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