Disney Kills The Fox: Welcome 20th Century Studios And Searchlight

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What does the Fox say? “Peace out!” It’s the end of an era, as Disney is scratching the name “Fox” from its newly acquired subsidiaries. 20th Century Fox Studios will now simply be called 20th Century Studios, while the more artsy Fox Searchlight Pictures will become Searchlight Pictures. ‘Downhill’, an upcoming comedy film starring Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus will be the first to be released under the banner of Searchlight Pictures. Promotional posters have already been released featuring the new logo. ‘Call of the Wild’ will be the first movie released bearing the 20th Century Studios banner. On a more inside level, Searchlight employees have already been given new email addresses, swapping out “fox.com” with “searchlight.com.” Traditionalists shouldn’t worry too much, as it appears the old Fox fanfare will still sound the start of each movie, complete with crisscrossing spotlights, just minus the word “Fox.” Why the shortened names? Disney’s buyout of 21st Century Fox last year did not include the FOX television network or Fox News, because that would have led to possible monopolies. FOX and Fox News are part of Fox Corp. under CEO Lachlan Murdoch. This appears to have led to a little confusion, but per Variety, […]