Disney+ Removes Over A Dozen 20th Century Studios Films

June 1, 2026 Roger Palmer

With the start of the new month, Disney is often forced to remove some titles from Disney+ in many countries around the world due to existing licensing deals coming to an end.

Unfortunately, today Disney+ subscribers around the world may no longer have access to a wide selection of films from 20th Century Studios that were co-produced by New Regency and have now been removed from the platform in many countries, including the UK.

This is because, while the movies were initially distributed by 20th Century Fox as part of a long-running deal, these titles eventually reverted back to New Regency, resulting in Disney having to license them back for Disney+ and Hulu.

What’s even more weird about this situation is that while Disney technically owns 20% of New Regency following its purchase of 20th Century Fox, it’s still independent from Disney and so makes the deals it needs to in order to be profitable, such as licensing films out to Disney’s competitors.

Some of the movies removed from Disney+ in some countries around the world include:

Daredevil
Electra
Gone Girl
Alvin And The Chipmunks
Fight Club
Black Knight
Bedazzeled
Tigerland
Runaway Bride
Mr & Mrs Smith
The Girl Next Door
Date Movie
Epic Movie
Deck The Halls
Jumper
Meet Dave
And many more

It’s also worth noting that the number of titles removed will vary between countries, and they may eventually return to Disney+ in the future, as they’ve not always been available. We’ve also seen similar problems with recent titles such as “The Creator”, “The Barbarian” and the newest title, “Psycho Killer”.

Roger’s Take: This is probably one of the biggest batches of removals from Disney+ in a while, and it’s probably one of the most annoying, since many of these are fantastic films that ideally would be permanently available on Disney+, since they have the 20th Century Studios logo at the start of the movies. But contracts don’t work on ideals.

Hopefully, Disney is able to make a new licensing agreement for these titles globally, so that they can return at a later date, or work out a better deal for longer access. It’s even worse with the fact that Disney owns 20% of New Regency, but that doesn’t mean they automatically get access. Maybe Disney is also be rethinking 20th Century Studios’ relationship with New Regency, getting out of a long-running relationship, so this stuff doesn’t keep happening in the future.

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