- Disney announced Thursday it plans to buy Fox entertainment assets for $52.4 billion.
- Because of this, fans are hoping the Fox fanfare will return in front of future "Star Wars" movies.
- Even if it does happen, it wouldn't be for a long time.
- It could take up to 18 months for the Disney acquisition to be approved.
One of the saddest moments for "Star Wars" fans came in 2012 after Disney purchased Lucasfilm.
The $4 billion acquisition meant that, among other things, Fox's iconic drum roll and fanfare would no longer roll in front of a "Star Wars" movie.
You know the music we're talking about:
After Disney announced Thursday morning it plans to buy Fox for $52.4 billion, it has some "Star Wars" fans hoping the Fox fanfare could return for future movies.
So someone is slapping that 20th Century Fox fanfare on the Star Wars film in time for the opening tonight, right? pic.twitter.com/Qs6GMGdLiR
— Walt's Frozen Head (@WaltsFrzenHead) December 14, 2017
actually the best thing about Disney buying Fox would be that we could get the Fox fanfare back at the start of Star Wars films. TFA and Rogue One felt weird without it.
— Muhammad Butt (@muhammadbutt) November 29, 2017
It’s ironic that this Disney-Fox deal happens on the same day “Last Jedi” opens since “Star Wars” was originally owned by Fox. Maybe the saga will get the 20th Century Fox fanfare back now.
— Frank Pallotta (@frankpallotta) December 14, 2017
If Disney buys 21st Century Fox, can we bring back the Fox fanfare at the beginning of Star Wars plz
— Peter Dennis (@pdenner22) December 4, 2017
Is this a thing that could really happen?
Hold your horses.
Just because Disney is purchasing Fox entertainment properties doesn't mean the fanfare is coming back.
Lucasfilm isn't a Fox entertainment property. It's a Disney property the company spent billions to acquire. It's not clear what Disney would gain from slapping a Fox logo in front of a future "Star Wars" movie other than making fans happy.
Otherwise, why would Disney want general audiences even thinking Fox was pumping out these films anymore when that isn't the case?
Even if this does happen, it wouldn't be for some time. If approved, the Disney/Fox merger wouldn't go through for 12-18 months. That means the Han Solo spin-off movie, which is currently scheduled for a May 25, 2018 release, would probably not get the Fox fanfare opening if it were to return. But that leaves three confirmed future "Star Wars" movies that could.
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