If it hasn't yet hit you how big a deal it is that Disney's purchase of most of Fox has gone through, look no further than the bizarre sight that is the company's new website.
Disney's $71 billion takeover of Fox's assets was officially completed just after midnight on Wednesday, and an update to the official Walt Disney Company website was ready to go almost immediately, as pointed out by The Hollywood Reporter. A banner on the homepage now features a mix of classic Disney properties and Fox ones that are now under its control. Mickey Mouse and Queen Elsa are there, but so are Deadpool and Bart Simpson. The website also features images from the new Disney properties like Avatar, Atlanta, and The Shape of Water, mixed with classic ones like Star Wars and Toy Story.
Disney did not take over all of Fox, as Fox Sports, Fox Business Network, Fox News, and the Fox broadcast network were spun off into a new company, Fox Corporation. But 20th Century Fox's film and TV shows have gone to Disney, with some of the other properties they now control including X-Men, Alien, and Family Guy.
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Clearly, Disney was excited to show off some of its new toys with this website change, one of which, Avatar, is the highest-grossing film of all time and has four sequels on the way. The image from Deadpool is particularly interesting and supports the theory that Ryan Reynolds' foul-mouthed version of the character might be incorporated into Disney's Marvel Cinematic Universe. And we're not saying a crossover between Star Wars and The Shape of Water is likely, but yes, that's now technically a thing that could happen.
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