The Disney deal has brought them back into the Marvel studios fold but now the on-screen future of the Fox-owned properties is far from clear.
Disney closed its $71bn (£54bn) acquisition of Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox film and entertainment assets this week, bringing The Simpsons, Star Wars and The Avengers under one roof.
The deal combines Disney’s film studios, ABC broadcasting network and theme parks with Fox’s film and TV studios, and the FX and National Geographic broadcast networks.
Disney’s deal will enable it to take control of the 104-year-old 20th Century Fox, the biggest change in the Hollywood landscape since MGM’s demise in the 1980s.