Originally Posted by sleekstereo
See my fear is that IF FF goes back to Marvel, it won't be too long until fanboys start campaigning for X-Men to go back, which is possibly the worst option for X-Men.
If the Xmen films continue to be a success, you won't be seeing much of those talks. Take Deadpool for example. I see almost nothing but positive word on that film amongst the fans. People will only be asking for Xmen to go back if Fox starts churning out less than stellar Xmen films like they have Fantastic Four films.
It isn't a matter o studio bias, its a matter o wanting good films and portrayals.
yeah sleek.. that's not what's happening or what will happen unless the X-men films begin to fall in quality...
but here is what is (and always has been an issue with the X-men franchise) in a % scale of what is genuinely considered favorable by a fan base.. and what's not i'd put franchises like Batman, The Avengers, and Harry Potter at 100%, Spider-man at like 85%, and X-men at around 70%
the franchise is never a record breaker... and the franchise is at about 50% good and 50% bad in terms of films.... couple that with the fact an issue that's always been a problem amongst comic fans about the X-franchise is how like 70% of the cast is a hollow shadow of who they are in the comics... majority of everyone is completely changed to the point where the only things recognizable are there Power sets... some have more spot on looks then others.. but the characterizations are a bigger issue in many opinions.
But that being said, the good x-men films make up for that.. with great stories and acting that help everyone look past that. But the films have and will always have people who have some valid complaints for them or hope they will feel more like the comics... and the new trilogy really has started to feel "closer" to that.. it's still got quite a ways to go.. but it's inching closer with each new film.
But yes, that being said, the X-franchise will stay at a steady pace of about 70% regardless of how the fantastic four does... but if the quality fails.. or the make another stinker like X3 or XO:W... then yeah... their will likely be a push for the rights to revert much like with what happened here with the Fantastic Four.
Oh, and PS. Unlike the F4... the X-men are probably one of the better contained marvel properties.. their social turmoil has never really made much sense among-st the marvel world of civilians... the civilians fear mutants, but celebrate the Fantastic Four.... if you're "born that way" you're terrifying.. but if you are in a freak science accident, you're celebrated. the logic really doesn't add up... so there's quite alot of people who are perfectly happy with the X-men staying at FOX... so I really don't think you will have a Fantastic Four situation on your hands...
the Fantastic Four are actually quite neutered with FOX so many of their great classic stories can't really be told... and thus they really can't be used to their full potential. Namor, Inhumans, quite alot of cosmic stuff, majority of the Frightful Four, Black Panther, the micro-verse... all of that stuff is off-limits.. it makes alot more sense for the first family to return to marvel than the X-men, who really only share a couple of mutants with the rest of the MU (wolverine, beast, firestar, magneto, and wanda and pietro i'd wager are really the only big ones)
