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In 1996, the company formed '''Marvel Studios''' and signed a seven-year development deal with [[20th Century Fox]] to produce movies based on some of their franchises, and soon signed a deal with [[Artisan Entertainment]] as well. | In 1996, the company formed '''Marvel Studios''' and signed a seven-year development deal with [[20th Century Fox]] to produce movies based on some of their franchises, and soon signed a deal with [[Artisan Entertainment]] as well. | ||
Marvel would eventually license their properties to other studios, which was distributed such as [[Warner Bros Pictures|Warner Bros]]/[[New Line Cinema]] (for ''Blade''), [[Universal Studios]] (for ''Hulk''), [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] (for ''X-Men, Daredevil, Elektra,'' and ''Fantastic Four''), [[Paramount Pictures]] (for ''Iron Man'' and ''The Avengers''), [[Columbia Pictures]]/[[Sony Pictures Entertainment]] (for Spider-Man and Ghost Rider), and the mini-major studio Lionsgate Films (while Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Entertainment also distributed outside of U.S. for The Punisher) for films and television. | Marvel would eventually license their properties to other studios, which was distributed such as [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]]/[[New Line Cinema]] (for ''Blade''), [[Universal Studios]] (for ''Hulk''), [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] (for ''X-Men, Daredevil, Elektra,'' and ''Fantastic Four''), [[Paramount Pictures]] (for ''Iron Man'' and ''The Avengers''), [[Columbia Pictures]]/[[Sony Pictures Entertainment]] (for Spider-Man and Ghost Rider), and the mini-major studio Lionsgate Films (while Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Entertainment also distributed outside of U.S. for The Punisher) for films and television. | ||
On August 31, 2009, The Walt Disney Company announced to acquire Marvel Entertainment; the transaction was finalized on December 31. However, due to grandfathered contracts, Fox retained the film rights to the X-Men and Fantastic Four franchises until 2019, when the rights went back to Marvel due to Disney’s purchase of Fox. | On August 31, 2009, The Walt Disney Company announced to acquire Marvel Entertainment; the transaction was finalized on December 31. However, due to grandfathered contracts, Fox retained the film rights to the X-Men and Fantastic Four franchises until 2019, when the rights went back to Marvel due to Disney’s purchase of Fox. | ||