Disney Wants To Premiere Movies In Fortnite

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Disney Wants To Premiere Movies In Fortnite

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Disney Wants to Premiere Movies in Fortnite—Yes, Really.

Forget red carpets; Disney’s new CEO, Josh D’Amaro, wants premiere night to happen inside Fortnite. According to Puck News, he’s floated the idea of debuting full Disney films directly in Epic Games’ battle royale-turned-social hub—complete with virtual theaters, branded cruises, and maybe even a Super Bowl halftime from inside the game. Yes, really.

This isn’t pure fantasy: Fortnite’s already hosted film tie-ins, like Tarantino’s Kill Bill short during After Dark. And with Disney’s $1.5B investment in Epic, the two are building what they call a “persistent social universe”—a fancy euphemism for a metaverse hub where you’ll play, watch, shop… and get sold more stuff.

But here’s the catch: if movies live only inside walled gardens like Fortnite, who owns them in 20 years? Preservationists shudder. No more popping a disc into a handheld and playing The Empire Strikes Back on a bus—now it’s all tied to servers, logins, and microtransactions.

Still, it is where the kids are. If this works, expect other studios to deploy their own Battle Buses for movie nights.

Disney + Fortnite: coming soon to a server near you. 🎮🎬