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This chart kinda scares me. What's next? A CIA-sequel to the James Bond franchise? A first original Felix Leiter film? If Spiderman doesn't turn up in the Buena Vista/Disney movies, then will he make a cameo in James Bond :-)? And although skeptical, I'm curious how Batman works out...
Also, let us not forget that Marvel is not a superhero character, but nothing more than a comic book brand, turned into an executive production movie company. Nice to see this chart, but I probably like only the Captain America-franchise.
Funny you should say that, I have a pilot script in my bottom draw for a 'Leiter' TV series. One day...
I'm pretty certain Barbara & Michael already thought about a worthy and credible spin-off to the James Bond films. They were very much in favor of a Jinx spin-off back in 2002/2003, but at that time MGM was completely against it.
Now looking to this chart of superhero movies (Marvel & DC Comics), I wouldn't be surprised that Sony gets interested in such a spin-off. If it's a Felix Leiter-spin off or a SPECTRE/Blofeld-spin off....both can work. But it does face EON Productions with some serious problems. It has pro's and con's:
Arguments supporting such a spin-off:
--> Financially it would be already a huge success before it goes into production. It would be the heated "talk of the town" on the internet.
--> Marketing-wise it would be a genius step, as a lot of viral and free marketing would be included by us, over-passionate Bond fans and comic book fans.
--> Sony Pictures doesn't have a very good year financially so far. They see with pain in their hearts how Buena Vista / Disney is "taking over global cinema".
--> A Felix Leiter-spin-off could especially work in the USA. While Bond is successful in the USA, it's not as successful as Batman or any other Marvel character.
Arguments opposing such a spin-off:
--> The Bond franchise is 52 years old. Both Barbara & Michael know that such financial success will be perhaps short lived, maximum one decade?
--> The magic of the James Bond character could be affected. Right now the Bond franchise is rather unique on its own, and with that also goes its financial success.
--> It could be seen as solely a reaction to the current comic book film craziness. The Bond films, especially the last one, has already been accused of "borrowing" from Batman.
--> The more long-term financial success of the James Bond films, not the spin-offs, could be affected.
Main problem with Leiter is probably, that he is universally regarded as a sidekick/bore. Why should anyone be interested in his exploits at all is beyond me.
I guess somewhere along this route there might be these one,two mega flops Spielberg and others have talked about,that could bring the whole current blockbuster franchise system to a crushing halt. Might be healthy for the industry in the long term!
Everybody has a story.
Sure,but only a very few have one, that people actually care about (let alone spending their hard earned money for).
Sure, maybe you'll read it some day.
It looks like Black Panther will be substitute for Spider-man in the Civil War storyline
Probably. Plus, the MCU has a rock solid continuity. If they do bring in Spiderman, I hope they don't take it from the Sony movies universe (including Garfield himself) and start with a new actor and skip the origin story. The Sony films just don't fit in at all in the MCU timeline (Where was Osborne tower during the Battle of NY? Etc.). Bringing in Garfield would just make it messy.
Interesting article : http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/captain-america-civil-war/32694/what-to-expect-from-captain-america-civil-war
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Writer Dan Slott Teases Big SPIDER-MAN Announcement
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/staypuffed/news/?a=110175
Sadly Marvel needs Spider-Man as much as it needs a stomach infection right now. Sony, on the other hand
But all that can be fixed. Batman took a much needed break after Joel Schumacher’s latest attempt. It allowed him to come back bigger and stronger than ever.
Origin stories can change. They can go back to using flashbacks and other methods of revealing how a hero became a hero. I am actually hoping they will because I do see a need for a change to that particular formula.
I can easily see Hollywood making these fixes too late and a few movies getting hurt by it. You could argue that this has already happened to Spider-Man. He is hurting from all sorts of mistakes made by the Hollywood machine.
But it’s not so much that he’s a comic book character. It’s all sorts of mistakes that could have been made to any other franchise. And also, his problems hasn’t really affected anyone but him.
I think it’s a good thing that these movies are competing against movies that aren’t comic book adaptations. It raises the bar. It means they’re not just being judged as good or bad comic book adaptations. They’re being judged as good or bad movies.
So it’s okay that some fail. Hopefully they’ll learn from that and step up their game. For example it really does seem like Fox learned something from the failure of X3 and OW. It didn’t turn into a downward spiral. And now X-Men are stronger than ever.
So I can see the concept of comic book movies enduring always because it isn’t just one thing. And audiences are gonna judge them individually as good or bad movies.
But I certainly agree that they have to stay fresh and keep evolving. They can’t stick to a specific formula.
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=110249
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/MarvelFreshman/news/?a=110132
Read more: http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/hulk/32701/why-marvel-has-no-solo-hulk-movie-planned-yet#ixzz3HekUWbkX
HULK SAD :(
And....what about James Bond 007? The idea that Disney takes over as distributor/production company from Sony/Columbia is not such an unrealistic idea no? However....that "realistic" prospect makes me cringe.....
Lucas was done with Star Wars made a mess of the prequels and Indiana Jones. I'm glad Disney owns SW now. They know how to craft a fine product. And with J.J. Abrams directing Episode 7 I'm excited to see it.
With regards to Star Wars the current position is strong, due to the disappointment of the prequels. There is a New Hope pardon the pun, that the next trilogy will deliver. If the next trilogy falls flat will be very damaging. Make no mistake there is huge pressure for Star Wars episodes 7 - 9 to be successful, they could conscevably be a disaster.
Didn't watch Captain America: The Winter Soldier, did you? Plenty of people got shot in that movie, exactly like what happens in Bond movies. Actually, realistic gadgets and great directorial work, the Russos would do just fine with a Bond movie.
In all honesty, if Disney were to buy EON, they'd still let EON go about their business doing things they way they've always been doing them, just like they've done with Marvel Studios.
I did watch the Winter Soldier and loved it. You can read my review of it in the last movies you watched thread. Best movie of 2014 so far. Still waiting on November Man though.
November man will not be better than Winter soldier, trust me I have seen both. The difference in quality is just to great.