20th Century Studios: Disney Dropping Fox Name, Rebranding Fox Searchlight

The Walt Disney Company is losing the “Fox” part of 20th Century Fox and its other studios as part of a big rebranding maneuver.

Variety reports that 20th Century Fox will be known as 20th Century Studios going forward, while Fox Searchlight Pictures will be Searchlight Pictures. However, no decision has yet been made about changing the names of 20th Century Fox Television and Fox 21 Television Studios.

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Searchlight staff have apparently already had their email addresses changed, while the website fox.com will become searchlightpictures.com.

The first films affected by the rebranding will be Downhill, which will release with the Searchlight Pictures name and logo. Call of the Wild will similarly be released as a 20th Century Studios picture.

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Disney completed its acquisition of 20th Century Fox in March 2019, making it the most powerful film studio of all time. The merger meant Disney acquired huge names, including the likes of Alien, Family Guy, Avatar, the X-Men universe, and many more.

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