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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''), 20th Century Fox (for ''X-Men, Daredevil, Elektra | 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''), [[Columbia Pictures]] (for ''Spider-Man'' and ''Ghost Rider''), and [[Lionsgate Films]] (for ''The Punisher'') for films and television. | ||
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. | 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 | 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 after Disney's purchase of Fox. | ||
In 2010, Paramount transferred distribution rights to ''The Avengers'' and ''Iron Man 3'' (except in Germany) to [[Walt Disney Pictures|The Walt Disney Studios]]. | In 2010, Paramount transferred distribution rights to ''The Avengers'' and ''Iron Man 3'' (except in Germany) to [[Walt Disney Pictures|The Walt Disney Studios]]. | ||
Marvel | Marvel and Disney made a deal with Sony to share control of ''Spider-Man'' in 2015, while the rest of the characters' licenses lapsed and reverted back to Disney. Coincidentally, Disney already had the rights to the Marvel Productions library due to their acquisition of Fox Family Worldwide eight years before the purchase. | ||
In June 2023, Universal | In June 2023, Universal sold the rights to ''The Incredible Hulk'' back to Disney under Marvel Studios. | ||
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