Best marketing campaign ever for Deadpool, I've said it multiple times, props.
Of course directors have a vision, but the inference that Marvel Studios doesn't allow directors to have any is bogus. They've had issues with creative in the past, LIKE EVERY OTHER STUDIO, but my point is they've had a vision and respect for their characters (and bigger universe) right from the start, which is where they differ from others. Obviously helps if there is synergy from top to bottom.
It's a good thing that Fox won't try and put Deadpool into a larger cinematic X-universe in future films. We don't need his uniqueness bogged down by bloated corporate concepts.......
Never said that. Marvel Studios allow filmmakers to bring their vision on board, depending on the property (and how much the story can roam freely) and as long as they stay in their playground.
And they've gotten much better with that over their years, as some early movies felt too anchored to the bigger picture and too much like their story would simply end up falling into the next movie.
It's just a different way to make movies, but I'm glad that there is still a studio where the movie is director/filmmaker driven, and doesn't have to worry too much about fitting into a certain mold or a pre-existing 'skeleton.'
Variety is a good thing. Not every studio needs to go the Marvel Studios route. And I say that without taking a stab at Kevin Feige's team. After the first
Iron Man the movies didn't do much for me, but ever since Shane Black's
Iron Man 3 (which was the first movie since Jon Favreau's first entry where I felt that the script and overall movie had its own personality and tone and took risks and interesting turns with its independent story) I've been enjoying their output more and more, with the exception of
Thor: The Dark World (even
Ant-Man, despite being pretty upset that they didn't allow Edgar Wright to put his spin on it - I'm still convinced it would've worked well in the larger universe even if it was tonally 'off-kilter' in respect to the others).
I get what you're saying. I think my issue is that you're speaking of Fox as if it's one individual who's been around messing things up forever. Studios are made up of regimes. The regime that gave us Deadpool and DoFP, and even the recent FF (unfortunately) is not the same regime that gave us X3, XMO, and the first two FF films...
I hope that's clear by now. Even outside of comic book adaptations their approach has changed radically, and the quality of 'commercial' productions has improved immensely.
