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The Disney vs. Netflix Battle Heats Up, Marvel Titles Reportedly Heading to New Streaming Service

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Disney stakes its claim to the Marvel empire

Earlier this week, it was speculated that Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox was just a pen-stroke away. It was a move that followed the announcement of plans to launch their own subscription-based streaming service in 2019, seemingly arming themselves for a war with the already established small-screen giant that is Netflix.

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By the time their new platform goes live, Netflix will be stripped completely of its Disney titles, a bleak prospect for anyone that can derive any enjoyment at all from the painfully cheese-and-corn Marvel series that have gained a popularity well beyond their actual quality.

And while there's no ink lost just yet, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Disney intends to put a halt to all new Marvel series on Netflix, with all future titles airing exclusively on their soon-to-come proprietary platform. As for the current Marvel line-up on Netflix -- DaredevilLuke Cage, Iron Fist, Jessica JonesThe Defenders and the upcoming Punisher spin-off -- they appear safe for now, though it appears safe to assume that they'll either also make the jump or be canceled altogether.

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Obviously, it's too soon to say how this will all play out. It does, however, appear that Marvel's time with Netflix is running out in a hurry. And with the X-Men, Spider-ManDeadpool and, holy shit, Star Wars, franchises all looking to be in the air as the Fox deal is sorted, Disney's got heavyweight content on its side. Netflix be damned.