After Avengers 4 in 2019...do you think MCU will still work?
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people say the the same thing about Call of Duty, and even in an off year it outsells everything.
just wait until the drop their first xmen movie, sheeeeeeeeiit.
And if they can make Antman and Guardians work? there are literally hundreds of more interesting characters at their disposal. What will be interesting is seeing how they transition out Robert Downey and Chris Evans because they cant keeping these forever.
just wait until the drop their first xmen movie, sheeeeeeeeiit.
And if they can make Antman and Guardians work? there are literally hundreds of more interesting characters at their disposal. What will be interesting is seeing how they transition out Robert Downey and Chris Evans because they cant keeping these forever.
Nobody is tired of Marvel.
Man, imagine still betting against Marvel in 2018. Where you been the last 6 years?
Man, imagine still betting against Marvel in 2018. Where you been the last 6 years?
I actually I'm looking forward to the cosmic stuff. GotG and Thor: Ragnarok have been the best yet.
You seem to have missed that they have been creating new A-listers from the start. Among the general public Iron Man was nowhere near the level of Batman, Spider-Man or Superman, but they made him a top superhero that everyone knows now. Same happened with GOTG, or Black Panther, or whoever.
And in a few years when it's all settled down they'll have access to the gigantic X-Men and F4 casts.
As far as popular stories, they have barely scratched the surface.
Kids have grown up watching these movies. The MCU is Star Wars/Indiana Jones/Back to the Future/LotR/Harry Potter x 10 for these kids.
They have no idea how lucky they are!
They have no idea how lucky they are!
Maybe one day Disney will give us an R rated Moon Knight movie.
I do wonder though, if they got to do a FF movie, how would they still do a Ms. Marvel film. She and Mr. Fantastic basically have the exact same power.
I do wonder though, if they got to do a FF movie, how would they still do a Ms. Marvel film. She and Mr. Fantastic basically have the exact same power.
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I think there are a few issues that come up.
- How often can the planet get pummeled?
- How many interesting characters can be interested in destroying literally everything? How is that a character arc?
If you want endings, maybe movies based on never-ending comic books were never going to satisfy.
I don't really know MCU or Marvel in general, but I think there was an Avengers cartoon a long time ago that had the team being composed of Ant Man, Wasp (I think) and Scarlet Witch among others. I know they have Ant-Man and Scarlet Witch in there already so that's probably the direction they're taking (with Black Panther as the leader)
I've never read one in my life to be fair. But the idea of coming up with endless endless cycles of comics with increasingly barrel scraping ideas for the rest of time sure doesn't appeal to me
Guess it's a good thing that well written comic books don't do that
I think it'll only grow after A4, as more and more inclusive roles bring in larger audiences that don't typically engage with cape flicks.
Iron Man and Captain America are iconic, but women and minorities have not been very well-represented by the MCU until recently. There's still lots of money on the table to be snatched up in future phases.
That, plus going all-in with branching out into different genres will foster more diversity and reach new audiences, even if every film isn't a $700m+ grosser.
Iron Man and Captain America are iconic, but women and minorities have not been very well-represented by the MCU until recently. There's still lots of money on the table to be snatched up in future phases.
That, plus going all-in with branching out into different genres will foster more diversity and reach new audiences, even if every film isn't a $700m+ grosser.
Shuri and her Amazing Friends feat. Peter Parker the Amazing Spider Man
I got as far as "Naruto Shippuden" and realised I had absolutely no idea what you were on about.
The popularity of MCU has been long, perhaps more even than the early Bond era of the 1960s. I don't know when they'll run out of steam, but I don't think their popularity depends on geeks and nerds.
If the mass public isn't tired of it by now, I doubt they'll ever get sick of it. I'm actually looking forward to a post Avengers 4 world where all the characters know each other and the studio starts run out of ideas for larger scale stuff so they do the truly dumb comic book bullshit I love.
This is not an issue. If it were, the subject matter would go out of style, not the brand. Lots of movies outside of the MCU feature end of the world scenarios and evil villains. Nobody actually minds the retelling of the same stories over and over.
I'm surprised that people think they're working now. While I can get into the comedies, the dramas feel so rote and uninspired. Unsarcastically good for you if you like them, I wish I could like everything. With Marvel movies, the bloom is off the rose and I just don't get it.
Even if you don't like the films, how can you not see they are working with audiences? Box offices alone say these are working.
After Wolverine Origins, X-men 3, the Wolverine, and Apocalypse, the Fox-man is still go go go.
After BvS, Suicide Squad, and JL, the DCFU is still full speed ahead.
So why would the MCU end up dying before any of these franchises?
After BvS, Suicide Squad, and JL, the DCFU is still full speed ahead.
So why would the MCU end up dying before any of these franchises?
Of course it can. There's nothing inherent in the property that says it can only produce substandard films. With each of the three adaptations you can chart exactly how they went wrong and none were as a result of the source material. The Corman film was just a technicality not made to actually release, the 2000s one and its sequel went full early 2000s superhero film that were all over the place post-Spider-Man 1, like Daredevil or other crummy adaptations. Just plain uninspired. Then the newest one was a disaster behind the scenes and rushed together (funnily enough for the same reasons the Corman film was made), winding up as a confused, out of date mess.
The two Hollywood adaptations have been very unfaithful to the spirit of the comics, but I think we can trust Marvel to handle it right. You know they would do Doom justice (embarrassing that the best film adaptation of such a great villain is in fact the Corman rights-grab).
you should check out sites called "rotten tomatoes.com" and another site called boxofficemojo.com - they track the critical (reviews) response and commercial (money earned) history of movies
Well at least toxic nerd culture will eventually fragment and destroy their success by turning off people who just want to watch an action movie. all I have to do is wait.
I want Avengers movie that would do Onslaught. Make it Phase 6 or whatever. I always thought he was a fun character.
I don't think the bulk of the people buying tickets really care about this Thanos story or any overarching story. They know with these movies they will get good entertainment; action, comedy, likeable characters, cool visuals. I don't think that will change.