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Despite the massive recent layoffs at Epic Games, Disney says it hasn’t abandoned its plans to build a universe inside Fortnite. Epic is still fully on board, too–even though it just laid off the artist who created many of the original characters for its most successful game.
“We’re committed to building a games and entertainment universe with Disney,” Epic Games president Adam Sussman told TheWrap today. “The vision is unchanged, and we are excited by our progress.”
Star Wars and Marvel characters have already appeared in the game, and it appears that the next Disney/Fortnite crossover will see characters from Disney’s animated 1997 classic, Hercules, appearing in-game. But Disney’s got bigger plans than character skins.
“We are reaching consumers in innovative new ways–such as working with Epic Games to bring together Disney’s beloved brands and franchises with the hugely popular Fortnite in a transformational new games and entertainment universe,” Disney said in 2024, shortly after announcing it had invested $1.5 billion into Fortnite.
By 2025, it was teasing a Disney X Fortnite mode, and by 2026, new Disney CEO Josh D’Amoro was hinting that some future Disney movies may eventually premiere in Fortnite.
“It’s not just gonna be one character. It could be a new
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