When Disney completed their takeover of Fox, they acquired a number of potentially lucrative properties, although many of them sit firmly outside the company’s family friendly wheelhouse. While most of the focus was immediately placed on Marvel Studios being handed the rights to the X-Men, Deadpool and Fantastic Four, the Mouse House also picked up some huge money-spinning franchises like Ice Age and Avatar.
Disney Plus has already added the majority of Fox’s X-Men and Fantastic Four blockbusters , but the one glaring exception is Logan. That’s hardly a surprise when the platform isn’t exactly designed for violent and foul-mouthed genre movies, and there are currently no R-rated titles to be found in the vast content library.
However, insider Daniel Richtman claims that could be about to change, with the studio reportedly gearing up to introduce an adult-orientated section that will be locked behind a parental control for obvious reasons. It makes sense, because Disney have a whole host of classic brands at their disposal they can’t really do anything with, and adding them to the in-house streaming service could potentially drive up subscriber numbers.
Not only would that mean Logan and Fox’s Deadpool duology could be added to Disney Plus and further expand the Marvel Legacy collection, but the entire back catalogue of Alien and Predator movies are also owned by Disney. Then there’s Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman series, Die Hard and even horror fare like The Omen and The Fly. The corporation have already set their sights on world domination, so it seems like a no-brainer to add such an impressive roster of R-rated movies into the mix, as long as they make it impossible for younger viewers to get hold of them.
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