20th Century Studios, Inc. (simply known as 20th Century, or just 20th, formerly known as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation from 1935 to 1985 and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation from 1985 to 2020). The studio is located on the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures distributes and markets the films produced by 20th Century Studios. 20th Century Studios was one of the "Big Six" major American film studios for over 83 years. It was formed as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (or commonly 20th Century-Fox from 1935 to 1985, then 20th Century Fox from 1985 to 2020) from the merger of the Fox Film Corporation and the original 20th Century Pictures in 1935. In 1985, the studio was acquired by News Corporation, which was succeeded by 21st Century Fox in 2013, after spinning off its publishing assets , The studio's current name was adopted in 2020