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In 1996, the company formed '''Marvel Studios''' and signed a seven-year development deal with [[20th Century Studios|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 Studios|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 [[New Line Cinema]] (for ''Blade''), [[Universal Pictures]] (for ''Hulk''), | Marvel would eventually license their properties to other studios, which was distributed such as [[New Line Cinema]] (for ''Blade''), [[Universal Pictures]] (for ''Hulk''), 20th Century Fox (for ''X-Men, Daredevil, Elektra,'' and ''Fantastic Four''), [[Sony Pictures Entertainment|Sony Pictures]] (for ''Spider-Man and Ghost Rider''), and the mini-major studio [[Lionsgate Films]] (while SPE also distributed outside of the US for ''The Punisher'') for films and television. | ||
In 2005, Marvel signed a distribution deal with Paramount to initially distribute at least 10 movies based on their properties. As part of the deal, Marvel secured funding from a seven-year $525 million revolving credit facility with Merrill Lynch. Later on, Marvel signed a deal with Universal to distribute ''The Incredible Hulk''. Marvel later signed distribution deals with Concorde Filmverleih in Germany, [[Société Nouvelle de Distribution|SND]] in France, [[Sony Pictures Releasing International]] in Spain and Japan among others to distribute films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | In 2005, Marvel signed a distribution deal with [[Paramount Pictures]] to initially distribute at least 10 movies based on their properties. As part of the deal, Marvel secured funding from a seven-year $525 million revolving credit facility with Merrill Lynch. Later on, Marvel signed a deal with Universal to distribute ''The Incredible Hulk''. Marvel later signed distribution deals with Concorde Filmverleih in Germany, [[Société Nouvelle de Distribution|SND]] in France, [[Sony Pictures Releasing International]] in Spain and Japan among others to distribute films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | ||
On August 31, 2009, [[The Walt Disney Company]] announced that it would 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 that it would 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. | ||