Which Marvel characters are owned by Fox?

The Fantastic Four and X-Men were owned by Fox for over two decades.

How many characters does Marvel Comics own?

Marvel Comics has a massive library of more than 7,000 characters—maybe more than 50,000 if you count one-off and ancillary superheroes, villains, and other mutants—and it seems keen to feature as many of them as possible on the big screen.

Are there any Marvel characters not owned by Disney?

Disney has absolutely zero ownership over Spider-Man, The Hulk, Namor, Venom, and Mysterio. Marvel Studios and Sony shared authority over Spider-Man, but as of almost two years ago, the two decided not to continue their partnership with the New York-bred guardian and Sony was granted all the rights to Peter Parker.

Who owns the rights to Fantastic Four?

In March 2019, Marvel Studios regained the film rights to the Fantastic Four and associated characters after the Walt Disney Company acquired the former 21st Century Fox. Jon Watts is currently set to direct a new film featuring the team, set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as part of its Phase Four slate.

Who owns the rights to Namor Submariner?

Universal tried for a long time to produce a solo movie for the comic book favorite, with directors like Chris Columbus and Jonathan Mostow entering talks to helm the project, but Kevin Feige confirmed a couple of years ago that the rights to Namor are back with Marvel Studios, though it’s a complicated situation not …

Who owns the rights to the Punisher?

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Who owns the Hulk rights?

In The Story of Marvel Studios: The Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (which was recently published by Abrams Books), it’s noted that Universal and Marvel publicly agreed upon a new deal regarding the Hulk film rights in 2006.

Who owns the live-action rights to Marvel’s characters?

An updated visual guide to Marvel’s live-action character rights has been released after Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox, who formerly possessed the rights to the X-Men, Deadpool, and Fantastic Four franchises.

Is Marvel Studios going to acquire 20th Century Fox?

In 2019, Disney acquired 20th Century Fox, which includes all of its entertainment assets. It has led to tons of different confirmations and speculations, but anything is possible as Marvel Studios now has access to many of the characters it has been trying to get its hands on for more than ten years.

Who owns Namor’s rights to Marvel characters?

Universal previously distributed 2003’s Hulk and Marvel Studios’ sophomore effort, 2008’s Edward Norton-led Incredible Hulk. The rights to aquatic superhero Namor are similarly tied up at Universal, but messy legal entanglements make ownership of his rights “not as a clean or clear as the majority of the other characters,” Feige said in 2018.

Who owns the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

Those characters have since been folded into the Disney-owned Marvel Studios banner, under the purview of president and Marvel Cinematic Universe architect Kevin Feige.