Disney Begins Fox Layoffs With Cuts Focusing on Film Studio

New owner to eliminate Fox 2000, the label behind ‘Fight Club’
Entertainment giant completed acquisition earlier this week

Signage is displayed at the Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. Studios in Los Angeles.Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg

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By Anousha Sakoui

March 21, 2019 at 10:31 PM UTC

Updated on

March 22, 2019 at 12:55 AM UTC

Walt Disney Co. began slashing jobs at 20th Century Fox less than two days after completing its $71 billion takeover of the storied film studio.

The layoffs, focused on senior management in the Fox film division, included Chris Aronson, president of domestic theatrical distribution; product strategy chief Mike Dunn; and three senior marketing executives, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Stacey Snider, the studio’s chairman, said months ago that she would be leaving.