Biggest Movies Missing From Disney In The UK

Biggest Movies Missing From Disney+ In The UK

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The U.K. release of Disney+ has a number of missing movies – from Up to some X-Men films, from Frozen 2 to The Voyage of The Dawn Treader.

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Biggest Movies Missing From Disney In The UK

Disney+ has finally released in the United Kingdom – but there are a surprising number of movies missing from its library. The Disney+ streaming service launched last November in the United States, and the House of Mouse is in the process of releasing it in different territories. In the case of the U.K., Disney+’s release was delayed by a previous contract with Sky.

The Disney+ U.K. catalog is still a little smaller than the US, though, as a result of other distribution deals for individual movies; that’s particularly a problem with some of the Fox films, which were negotiated well before Rupert Murdoch considered selling the bulk of his film and TV empire to Disney. For all that’s the case, though, the library is strikingly impressive.

So just what films are missing from Disney+ in the U.K.? Here are some of the most noteworthy absences, followed by a comparison between the US and U.K. releases.

The MCU Isn’t Quite Complete – And Never Will Be

Biggest Movies Missing From Disney In The UK

The Marvel tab on Disney+ is in a very health state indeed, with the vast majority of MCU movies available for streaming. There are, however, three exceptions:

This is because of problems with distribution rights, which were sold to Universal and Sony long before Marvel was purchased by Disney. These rights are unlikely to revert any time soon; Universal seem quite happy with the status quo, while Sony is developing its own Spider-Man spinoff universe, potentially an adjunct to the MCU itself.

It’s interesting to note that Marvel Studios is planning a She-Hulk TV series for Disney+, which may indicate Universal only own distribution rights for Hulk movies. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Spider-Man; back in 2014, a copy of the Marvel-Sony contract leaked, and it confirmed Sony own the rights to “live-action television series (and also animated television series with episodes longer than 44 minutes).”

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There Are Gaps In The X-Men Franchise On Disney+

Biggest Movies Missing From Disney In The UK

Curiously, there are also significant gaps in Disney+ U.K.’s X-Men coverage. The missing films are:

Presumably most of this is due to prior distribution contracts negotiated by Fox before Disney acquired these movies, although it’s unclear why X-Men: Days of Future Past wouldn’t be affected as well. In the case of Logan and the Deadpool films, those are simply age-inappropriate; Disney is attempting to ensure Disney+ is family-friendly, and they would be decidedly off-brand. The absence of Once Upon A Deadpool, the PG-13 adaptation of Deadpool II, is a little surprising though; that was generally seen as a trial run for PG-13 Deadpool.

Some of the Fantastic Four Films Are Missing As Well

Biggest Movies Missing From Disney In The UK

Fox previously owned the film rights to the Fantastic Four as well as the X-Men, but amusingly only one of their three films is present on Disney+ in the U.K.: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. This seems strangely arbitrary, given it’s actually a sequel to a 2005 movie that’s not on the streaming service at all. Nobody is really going to be particularly interest in Josh Trank’s critically-derided 2015 reboot.

Disney Is Determined To Pretend Song Of The South Never Happened

Former Disney CEO Bob Iger has confirmed Song of the South will never appear on Disney+. Released in 1946, this film is set during the American Civil War during the Reconstruction shortly after the end of the war and the abolition of slavery. The story is centered upon a kid named Johnny, who befriends one of the plantation workers. Song of the South is generally considered racist and revisionist due to its refusal to confront the issue of slavery and its portrayal of the plantations as idyllic. This is most notable in scenes where Uncle Remus optimistically declares things are much better now, before launching into the famous song “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah.” Disney has consistently attempted to downplay Song of the South, steadfastly refusing to release it on home video and DVD, and they have no intention of putting it on any version of Disney+ either.

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Rise of Skywalker, Onward, Frozen, 2, & Malelifcent 2 Aren’t On Disney+ Yet

Biggest Movies Missing From Disney In The UK

A number of recent titles are notably absent from Disney+, specifically Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and Onward. It’s a shame the Skywalker saga isn’t complete on release, but hopefully it will be rectified soon; presumably Disney is wary of sabotaging the film’s home release. The disruption caused by the Coronavirus pandemic has forced Disney to release Onward digitally early, and it will release on Disney+ on April 3 in the US. Sadly, due to existing agreements Frozen 2 will only be available on Disney+ in the U.K. from July 17.

The Chronicles of Narnia Are Incomplete

Disney co-produced the first two Chronicles of Narnia films, but the third – The Voyage of the Dawn Treader – was distributed by Fox. In theory, that should mean the distribution rights are now owned by Marvel, but Voyage of the Dawn Treader is still missing from Disney+ in the U.K.. This may indicate some sort of clause in the contract meaning the distribution rights reverted to the C.S. Lewis estate, but there’s no information about this point.

The U.K.’s Disney+ Has Some More Absences

The U.K. release of Disney+ features a rather shorter catalog of content to the US, with a number of Fox properties notably missing. The following movies are absent:

Link Source : https://screenrant.com/disney-plus-uk-launch-movies-missing/

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