So, there have been a lot of things on everyone's mind since the purchase of Fox by Disney when it comes to the Marvel universe. First & foremost, I thought this would be a given. According to Bob Iger Fox's ultra popular R rated superhero films will keep going forward. Namely Deadpool . However, I'm sure they will go on under a separate banner than the Disney owned Marvel. Some think the name Fox will stay, I'm leaning more towards a rebirth of the Marvel Knights division, but we'll have to see. The big news is Deadpool's R rating is safe. The second big Fox/Marvel news answers an even bigger question for me. In an interview with Collider, Lauren Shuler Donner addressed the state of the X-Men since the purchase. Obviously we're still getting the possible train wreck that will be Dark Phoenix & New Mutants is done however which way we receive it. After that everything is up in the air though as she states all further X-Men projects are on hold. She's hoping we hear something post Avengers: Endgame , & even more so she Hope's we're going in a different direction than we already went. No one will know until the inevitable big announcement, but I'm thinking this is a good thing. At least we know they're prepared to take this seriously, & give it some real thought. I want a series of X-Men in the MCU, but more so than that, I want it to be consecutively good. As of now we have a hodge podge of great, mediocre, & bad X-Men films. None of which having any real form of continuity. As the X-Men have always been my favorite Marvel property, I would love to see then get the level of MCU consistency we've grown to expect. What do y'all think though? Are you more excited for the continuation of Deadpool & possibly other R rated heroes? Or the fact that it seems a lot of thought is going into reimagining some quality X-Family titles? Put it in the comments, like, & share.
"X-Men: Dark Phoenix" The End For Marvel At Fox?
It sounds like Fox & Disney are starting to plan for the inevitable when it comes to the Marvel universe. In a report via Collider by Bryan Andrew at comicgenre.com, apparently Xmen: Dark Phoenix will be the last Marvel entry for Fox. He had attended a speaking engagement with some high-level Fox production crew members discussing the future of Fox's Marvel characters. In the info gathered he stated, "X-Men: Dark Phoenix will be the last proper Fox Marvel movie, presumably also the last in that continuity. The crew behind the camera has been thanked for their work but their services will not be needed any longer, as everything is moving to Disney. Apparently, the X-Men being integrated into the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a done deal, and merely awaiting the approval of the merger. Kevin Feige is “hoovering up” all of the Fox-Marvel characters, and is already planning for them all to go into Phase 4. This includes the X-Men, Deadpool, and Fantastic Four. In what capacity and with what actors was not discussed." If this is really how it went down, there you go. The gears have been put in motion. The mutants & the first family are coming home. The lineup for Phase 4 is now through the roof. Hell, I'm actually excited to watch things I've already seen before. Just because now, they're gonna be done right. You know, like Gambit, or anything Fantastic Four? The developments to come out of this are going to be more than exciting. I'm sure the Marvel Studios "drawing board" has been split in half with what they were planning with what they could now be planning. We've still got awhile before we find out for sure if this is going down. Mid-2019 is about where we're looking for confirmation on finalizing the deal. Fingers crossed. Everyone else excited about this? Put it in the comments, like, & share.
X-Men & Fantastic Four Coming Back Home?!? YES, They Are!! Confirmation Update 12/14
UPDATE 12/24: It's official the 21st Century Fox Deal has gone through. More importantly though, according to the same show this came from in the first place, The John Campea Show, Bob Iger has confirmed not only will X-Men & Fantastic Four be joining the MCU, but Deadpool, the merc with the mouth, will remain rated R. This is awesome. Now what? How do we put them in? Fantastic Four doesn't reach to much, but how do you explain mutants in a world where there has been no mention at all? Do we reboot everything we've already seen? Ooh, what if it's a psychic mind wipe thing? Where something happened, & that's why no one knows about mutants? They could do anything here. I cant wait to see where this goes. Put your thoughts in the comments, like, & share.
John Campea just made a thrilling point. While we're all waiting for the results to the ongoing talks between 21st Century Fox & Disney over many television & movie assets, I didn't even think of this. Those assets will be selling to someone, & when they sell, the rights to Marvel properties won't go with that. According to his understanding of the licensing whether Disney or anyone else buys those, X-Men & Fantastic Four are coming home to Marvel. In fact, the only way to prevent this, is if Fox decides they don't want to sell at all. That's not how it's looking though. So hear we go, the heavy hitters are coming home. This is like when Jordan came out of retirement. Which leads to the elephant in the room. Which Jordan return do we get, 3 more rings or the other guy? Has the damage been done to these properties, or can Marvel Studios save them? It's possible. I think the X-Men has a bigger uphill battle than Fantastic Four. Mainly, since some of those are really good, almost perfect. Putting them up against higher standards than they'll have with Fantastic Four. Fantastic Four seems to be easier to explain & add into the Marvel universe as is, than a whole race of mutants will be as well. That's just my opinion though, & being an avid comic book reader, I can't wait to see how this pans out. What do y'all think? Are y'all excited for this homecoming? Put it in the comments, like, & share.
X-Men & Fantastic Four Coming Back Home?!? YES, They Are!! Confirmation Update 12/14
UPDATE 12/24: It's official the 21st Century Fox Deal has gone through. More importantly though, according to the same show this came from in the first place, The John Campea Show, Bob Iger has confirmed not only will X-Men & Fantastic Four be joining the MCU, but Deadpool, the merc with the mouth, will remain rated R. This is awesome. Now what? How do we put them in? Fantastic Four doesn't reach to much, but how do you explain mutants in a world where there has been no mention at all? Do we reboot everything we've already seen? Ooh, what if it's a psychic mind wipe thing? Where something happened, & that's why no one knows about mutants? They could do anything here. I cant wait to see where this goes. Put your thoughts in the comments, like, & share.
John Campea just made a thrilling point. While we're all waiting for the results to the ongoing talks between 21st Century Fox & Disney over many television & movie assets, I didn't even think of this. Those assets will be selling to someone, & when they sell, the rights to Marvel properties won't go with that. According to his understanding of the licensing whether Disney or anyone else buys those, X-Men & Fantastic Four are coming home to Marvel. In fact, the only way to prevent this, is if Fox decides they don't want to sell at all. That's not how it's looking though. So hear we go, the heavy hitters are coming home. This is like when Jordan came out of retirement. Which leads to the elephant in the room. Which Jordan return do we get, 3 more rings or the other guy? Has the damage been done to these properties, or can Marvel Studios save them? It's possible. I think the X-Men has a bigger uphill battle than Fantastic Four. Mainly, since some of those are really good, almost perfect. Putting them up against higher standards than they'll have with Fantastic Four. Fantastic Four seems to be easier to explain & add into the Marvel universe as is, than a whole race of mutants will be as well. That's just my opinion though, & being an avid comic book reader, I can't wait to see how this pans out. What do y'all think? Are y'all excited for this homecoming? Put it in the comments, like, & share.
Can Marvel Really Bring Back Together The Whole Roster? Talks With Fox?
I will not be the naysayer this time around. When talks were tossed around last time, I said there's no way Sony will come off there little piece of guaranteed box office returns, Spider-Man. Then the studio started hurting & next thing you know there's this joint deal with Marvel & Sony throwing Spidey into the MCU. Now CNBC reports that 21st Century Fox has been holding talks to sell most of the company to Disney. This won't include Fox sports & media outlets. This scaling down to sports & media gives 21st Century Fox a better way to compete in the current media environment. These talks have taken place over the last few weeks. Off right now, but seem to be in an on again, off again situation. No talk of price or how far the talks actually are, but it looks like a potential deal would include the movie studio, TV production, Star, Sky, & entertainment networks such as FX & National Geographic. That's a pretty awesome package. Why's a Disney deal in the Marvel news discussion spot though? Because I can't help but think of the REAL ramifications of this deal. This puts the whole damn Marvel catalog together at Marvel Studios. This will bring home the X-Men & the Fantastic Four, but even more so the giant who's who of villains that come along with them. That's an exciting notion, that will further destroy the odds of newcomers eventually finding a spot to come into the Marvel Universe. Start watching all the films now, because if this happens this thing is going to start growing like a wildfire. The possibilities are endless, & Marvel Studios will do them right. I can't wait to hear more on these talks. This is big! What do y'all think? Does the thought of Marvel getting their whole playground excite you? Or do you think this will be too much to manage? Put it in the comments, like, & share.
