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20th Century Studios

20th Century Studios movies, home to Avatar, Alien, and Planet of the Apes.

Written by Total Apex Entertainment Staff · Editorial Policy · Updated

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20th Century Studios under Disney has turned into the house's genre and horror engine, and that's a sharper identity than it had as an independent studio in its final years.

Since being absorbed into Disney, the studio found its footing with Alien: Romulus in 2024, a well-reviewed franchise entry that leaned back into practical horror, while Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes successfully continued that franchise's reboot lineage the same year. Deadpool & Wolverine became the studio's biggest crossover moment by folding directly into the MCU under Disney's umbrella, and Avatar: Fire and Ash arrived in late 2025 as the third chapter of Cameron's still-unmatched blockbuster franchise, with Predator: Badlands extending the studio's genre push further.

Our take: Disney's smartest move with the old Fox library was resisting the urge to sand down everything into house style — letting Alien and Predator stay R-rated and genuinely nasty, and letting Deadpool keep its edge even inside the MCU, has made 20th Century the place where Disney's grittier instincts live, which is a more useful role than trying to be a second Marvel Studios.

The thing to watch is whether that genre-first identity survives Avatar's continued dominance pulling resources and attention away from smaller swings like Alien or Predator — a studio defined by its willingness to take R-rated risks only stays that way if the tentpole doesn't eat the whole budget.

About 20th Century Studios

20th Century Studios is the historic Hollywood studio formerly known as 20th Century Fox, founded in 1935 and now owned by The Walt Disney Company following its 2019 acquisition of most of 21st Century Fox's entertainment assets. The studio is home to several major franchises, including Avatar, Alien, and Planet of the Apes.

Since joining Disney, 20th Century Studios has continued producing films under its own brand identity while also benefiting from Disney's distribution muscle and, in some cases, crossover potential with other Disney-owned franchises.

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