Spoilers Marvel Cinematic Universe spoiler-heavy speculation thread
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Also it would not open up space in Marvel studio who exist for only one purpose…
There are plenty of other types of films already. No need to cancel an entire genre.
I was just using that statement to speculate that maybe there was a positive reason some of the posters here are doing cartwheels over the possible demise and openly wishing to see the end of the MCU. Because the other possibilities are not really flattering.
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But its usually the most rational (and fiscally responsible) use of resources / stop cutting down the bridge you're standing on. Nearly every film series of note throughout movie history was brought to an end, or took a break for whatever reasons: when the interest in and diminishing returns of Universal's original horror movies (1931 - 1945) were undeniable, the studio closed the door on that series (permanently) and (once becoming Universal International) turned collective eyes toward the atomic threat and/or horror/pseudo-science as the new trend to exploit in the following decade.
Appropriately enough, in comics, it was Marvel's own, original Captain Marvel title (1968) that was cancelled in 1970 due to low sales, but the character and entire direction of the book had to be revamped before the title was revived in 1972. Comic books have played host to endless titles cancelled due to mediocre output and sales (i.e., the paramount concern of reader disinterest), with many never getting a second life, very likely because it did not deserve one, but when they do return, they're almost always a new "animal" completely shedding the skin of the old version.
Perhaps the direction of a good number of the MCU's theatrical and streaming content of late warrants a consideration of that time-worn action.
....now that you mention it...
The MCU isn't like universal horror movies. It's an ever expanding universe. And one of the constant whining complaints is "too many unfamiliar characters" as if we should keep the same old ones forever
And no, Star trek shouldn't have ended after 2002 either.
And no, Star trek shouldn't have ended after 2002 either.
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Yeah, this was what we heard back in 2015. Doommongering
Universal pretty much created the ever-expanding "cinematic universe"; it started with solo films, then moved to crossover movies with a few exceptions (namely, the Mummy and Invisible Man films). in this regard, its an apt comparison.
While I have no doubt that the MCU as it stands right now will eventually end, I really don't think we've reached that point. A ton of the blockbusters of the last few years have struggled, but I don't see people saying that Disney should stop releasing movies because Wish or The Little Mermaid disappointed. The only time I'd really be concerned about the stability of the MCU is when more of the other big blockbusters are back to making record profits, but the MCU movies are completely bombing, and as far as I know that isn't happening.
I think the biggest difference is it sounds like this was all in the past, and it's a lot easier to overlook stuff that happened in the past, than it is the stuff that's happening right now. I'm not sure if any charges were filed against, but Majors is on trial right now, so that makes it kind of hard to overlook.
I've never heard about Hurt before, but I looked him up on Wikipedia, and yikes, I had no idea he was like that.
I think the biggest difference is it sounds like this was all in the past, and it's a lot easier to overlook stuff that happened in the past, than it is the stuff that's happening right now. I'm not sure if any charges were filed against, but Majors is on trial right now, so that makes it kind of hard to overlook.
Hurt never had to film his movies around a trial and potential prison.
Big difference from a production standpoint between the two, removing any moral decisions.
Universal created their own on top of the sources (inc. adaptations from stage, etc.) and legends their films were based on, which grew with each passing film.
It's hard to see two MCU properties more different in tone than She Hulk and Moon Knight.
The door's right over there; no one will stop you. Come back anytime!
I don't see why I should bother resume watching these movies "anytime". Do you always say this to people whose opinions you don't share? I didn't realize we were expected to agree on everything.
As for the WB suits not sharing my opinion on most of Gunn's films . . . pity.