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Media empire must sustain its costly online push while its lucrative legacy businesses decline source: ( Financial Times.com ) 2020 has hit the film and television industry hard. Although compensating for distribution through online streaming sites appears to be a partial solution, Disney execs including Bob Iger explain why streaming is not saving the day... December 06, 2020 Anna Nicolaou writes:  The Walt Disney Company, in its 97th year, has decided its television future lies in streaming . But what happens to its past? Disney Plus has been a knockout success, signing up more than 70m subscribers in its first year to cement the Mickey Mouse empire as a serious competitor to Netflix, whose boss Reed Hastings had expected its new rival to secure 20m customers “at best”. As the group re-engineers itself around video streaming, giving up lucrative licensing revenue, it must also manage the decline of its ageing TV channels and movie studios. Taking the long view, Bob Iger , ex

Bob’s Burgers' Emmy-Award-winning writers Lizzie Molyneux-Loeglin and Wendy Molyneux have been hired to write the script for the upcoming Deadpool 3 , starring Ryan Reynolds . The sisters are longtime collaborators and are also creators, showrunners and executive producers on the animated comedy The Great North , which has earned a second-season renewal ahead of its February 2021 premiere. Variety reports that Reynolds, who produces as well as stars in the franchise, was key in choosing the Molyneuxs to write the script. The third film will be the first in the franchise to be made under the Marvel umbrella, which Reynolds called the “big leagues” when he officially announced the film last year on Live With Ryan and Kelly . 'Deadpool 3’: Marvel Studios And Ryan Reynolds Tap The Molyneux Sisters To Pen The Sequel source: ( Deadline.com ) EXCLUSIVE: As Disney continues to figure out what to do with Fox properties acquired in the merger, one of the biggest IPs, Deadpool , looks

‘Deadpool 3’ Finally Comes to Life at Disney as Ryan Reynolds Taps ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Writers source:(Indiewire.com) November 20, 2020 Zack Sharf writes: The fate of the "Deadpool" franchise has been in flux since the Disney-Fox merger. “ Deadpool 3 ” is finally coming to life under Disney after months of uncertainty following the Disney-Fox merger. According to Deadline , Ryan Reynolds and Disney-owned Marvel Studios have tapped Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Loeglin to pen the script for “Deadpool 3,” with Reynolds reprising his fan favorite role as the foul-mouthed superhero. The Molyneux sisters are the creators of the new Fox animated series “The Great North,” a gig they picked up after scoring an Emmy as writers and executive producers of Fox’s “Bob’s Burgers.” Deadline reports: “Writer meetings have been taking place over the past month with Reynolds recently meeting with a handful of writers to hear their pitch for the next installment. In the end, the stu