{"id":109190,"date":"2018-09-20T16:44:27","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T16:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=109190"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:00:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:00:44","slug":"disney-ceo-confirms-the-x-men-will-join-the-mcu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/disney-ceo-confirms-the-x-men-will-join-the-mcu\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney CEO confirms the X-Men will join the MCU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a knock-down drag-out bidding war, Disney shoved Comcast aside to claim the rights to 20th Century Fox and its coveted intellectual properties. This was a huge move that pulled together some of the world&#8217;s most well-known pop culture brands. 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