5 Newly Acquired Properties That Are A Pefect Fit For Disney (And 5 That Are Not)
Disney Just Added To Their Gauntlet.
We are living through the Great Intellectual Property Race. With the increase importance of streaming, studios are gathering all of the titles they possibly can. In the few years, we have seen AT&T purchase Warner Media, Netflix acquire Millarworld and Amazon pay $1 billion for the rights to The Lord of the Rings.
In what has been the biggest move yet, Disney purchased 21st Century Fox for $71 billion in 2018. Just last week, the deal was fulfilled and the major studio is now a subsidiary of the House of Mouse. With this acquisition, the Walt Disney Corporation gains a massive catalog of properties, ranging from award winning television shows to massive film franchises.
Considering what Disney stands to gain from this purchase, some properties seem like perfect fits for Disney. There are franchises here that are poised for a film reboot, a television revival or even could be made into Disneyworld attractions.
There are other titles that do not seem to mesh with the idea we all have of Disney. Fox had material that is more mature than what we usually see from Walt Disney and may conflict with the Studios image of family and magic. There are other properties that, for one reason or another, will feel redundant, out of place and even not worth the studio's time.
10. Perfect: The Sound Of Music
Disney has taken to remaking some of the classic films at their disposal. In recent years, we have seen new iterations of Cinderella and Mary Poppins. We have also been given live-action adaptations of The Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast and Christopher Robin, with Aladdin and The Lion King coming this year.
Looking at the current list of current Disney remakes, music has been a point of emphasis. With this in mind, The Sound of Music seems like an ideal fit for Walt Disney Studios. Debuting on Broadway in 1959 and receiving a theatrical release in 1965 , The Sound of Music is one of the most culturally significant musicals of all-time. The movie was a massive hit at the box office, with one of the highest adjusted box-offices of all time.
There are certainly people who have not seen The Sound of Music, everyone is familiar with at least some of the music from the film. Songs such as "So Long, Farewell", "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" and "Do-Re-Mi" have been performed and referenced in pop culture for generations.
The acquisition is still in its infancy, so there is no word on the what and when films will be adapted or remade. Of all of Disney's recent purchases, The Sound of Music is among the most due.