Have you examined Marvel's directing list? They don't hire people with extensive success. Favs last film prior to Iron Man was Zathura. Branagh never made a big hit before Thor. Shane Black made 1 movie prior to IM3. Alan Taylor was best known for a TV show. As were the Russos, and even Whedon. Whedon had made 1 film that bombed at the BO prior to Avengers. James Gunn hasn't exactly made big films up to GotG. Probably the most experienced director with the most success they hired in their tenure at the time was Joe Jonhston for TFA, and they hired him basically due to the era the film took place.
I would say Branagh, Black, Favreau, Whedon, Letterier, Gunn, Wright and Johnston were all more well known and in a better position than Derrickson is though. All had either extensive writing, TV or movie work and sometimes all 3. I'd say they all had more pull than Derrickson will have on his movie.
I agree non of them had any real hits, unless you count some of Black's and Whedon's writing credits or the critical response to the movies of those 2 and Wright made, maybe even Favreau with Elf. Either way to me Derrickson isnt in the same vein as those guys, but more in line with Taylor and, yes, The Russo's.
None of the people on this list are exactly people in a position to make demands from Marvel. But, outside of reports on 3 films (if we include the Edgar Wright Ant-Man situation) then Marvel has mostly let directors do their own thing. I see no reason to think Dr. Strange won't be given that level of respect. His filmography and experience is VERY in line with their previous decisions, and their films mostly turn out good. I think it is way too early to call this guy a yes man. For every TDW or IM2 situation you name me, I raise you TWS, Avengers, IM1, IM3, Thor, GotG, etc.
Are you forgetting about TIH as well? TIH, TDW and IM2 are the ones they are most known for meddling in, and they are the worst 3 they have made, and then this crap with Ant-Man happens, it doesnt exactly breed confidence that they learn from their mistakes, for me anyway. I thought TWS was a turning point from the drabness that had been phase 2 before that, I just hope that remains the case.
Hahaha. Ya, he never gives up. Didn't you get the memo that Disney/Marvel is only looking for "Yes Men" even though they made movies with Shane Black and the ever-eccentric James Gunn. It's funny that he can actually rationalize the argument in his own mind.
Oh yeah, i'm sure Gunn and Black had TOTAL freedom on their movies, even though Black's effort was pretty much a standard MCU movie other than a couple of things.
And there you go with the hypocrism again, I dont give up, but yet you spend pages and pages of multiple threads defending Marvel from anyone who dares criticise ANYTHING they do.
There you go again with that imaginary argument. You seem to equate not rushing to judgement as a form of homerism. That's because you're Captain Know-it-all living in a world where you know the end game before one iota of a movie has been filmed.
You really should change your name to Rock hypocrite, because this was the EXACT thing you did with TDW when you were defending the movie from people who had WATCHED the movie when you hadnt. You were arguing with them about criticisms they had with the movie when they had seen it and you HAD NOT. Get out of that little bubble world you live in and you will realise you do the EXACT same things you criticise other people for.
I remember also a guy who had seen TDW when you hadnt criticising the movie and because he had a Spiderman themed username to defend TDW you started criticising the Spiderman movies when they had NOTHING to do with the conversation. It was ridiculous.
And I am not the one who has called people DC Lovers because they dont like MCU movies either. You deny it and then said in the Ant-Man thread to JMC he must be a DC guy because he liked the Nolan movies so much (which isnt true, he didnt love TDKR at all) and doesnt like the MCU movies (which again isnt true, he has criticisms just like the other people whose throats you jump down).
I don't even have to defend myself though, I have criticisms of various things in the MCU. You just fixate on the times I defend this movie universe from your blatant cynism. You want a very different brand of film and you hold it against them as if it's the world standard.
Because you defend the universe to death, any slight criticism you jump down peoples throats, if people dare have criticisms I go into every thread KNOWING you will be there defending them. I cant help thinking your sudden change of mind on TDW is just because you dont want people to call you out for loving Marvel, especially given how vehemently you defended it when it came out.
To you criticising something means you arent a fan. I LOVED DOFP, yet I was just in the thread criticising something, I mustnt be a fan!
And lets face it, I am far from the only person who has pointed out your over zealous defence of all things MCU.
