Should Marvel still consider Licensing Out Certain Characters To Other Studios?

[Neno_Kos]

Answer is easy,no. BUT, chance we see some certain characters in MCU is also no. Does anyone expect see Gwenpool at some point? I am not sure who right's belong but I guess it's Marvel giving she is original Marvel character who is actually named Gwen Poole. I want her in future Deadpool movie or spinoff. And those belong to Fox. I think same goes for Mistress Death, make Hela in love with Thanos and give Mistress Death as love interest to Deadpool, again Fox.

 

[metaphysician]

If Marvel totally owned the Spiderman franchise I wonder what the odds would be for Marvel to make a Venom film under their studio in the next 20 years vs. Sony making a Venom film in the next 20 years with the deal that's currently in place?

I suppose your right, if Marvel totally owned Spider-man, the odds of a Venom spinoff would be vastly reduced.

So, any chance we can get Sony to full sell the rights back to Marvel?

 

[metaphysician]

Anyway, I would say the truth of the matter is, any character that is unlikely to ever be used by Marvel Studios in any form? Is equally unlikely to be used by any other studio, especially if they have to pay up front for the right to do so.

 

[TheVileOne]

The whole point of starting Marvel Studios was so they wouldn't have to license out characters anymore. Now they are owned by a huge conglomerate that has infrastructure to produce all their properties across multiple forms of media.

Characters that are not best fit for movies can now become TV shows or streaming shows on Netflix. Disney now finances and distributes all the movies. This is the best deal for Marvel.

Why would they ever want to license out a major property ever again? It makes no sense.

Marvel was selling their movie rights when they weren't really an entertainment company and didn't have a structure set up to make major motion pictures.

 

[Endeavor]

Count my vote as another NEVER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE.

 

[Xeno]

No and hell no! What a stupid idea.

 

[InternetPeople]

This thread is a waste of space

 

[zephyrinthesky]

I could get behind a one-off Pixar film, directed by either Brad Bird or Andrew Stanton. Although I guess that's kind of what The Incredibles was.

 

[Mike Murdock]

It's literally what Big Hero Six was about. But Pixar isn't exactly licensing out.

 

[NHawk19]

No they shouldn't consider it. Having said that there may come a time when an MCU2 might be a good idea.

 

[2kt09]

No they shouldn't consider it. Having said that there may come a time when an MCU2 might be a good idea.

is that like a more 616 or ultimate-influenced hypothetical?

 

[Zarex]

It's literally what Big Hero Six was about. But Pixar isn't exactly licensing out.

I didn't even think of BH6, but I believe this was an internal franchise transfer rather than a licensing agreement. Bleeding Cool had a report that the folks at Marvel were steamed at the deal, so I would be surprised if there were any future Disney Animation adaptations of Marvel properties.

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/09/04/that-disneymarvel-bust-up-over-big-hero-6/

 

[NHawk19]

is that like a more 616 or ultimate-influenced hypothetical?

I was actually thinking that maybe some of their other properties may not fit well into the current MCU, or when the MCU as we know it starts to become overly cumbersome to the point where people constantly ask "why didn't they just call the Avengers?"

For example The Runaways. I think you could launch another earth around them.

Or at some point Marvel may decide that in order to grow the studio a stand alone project not connected to the universe might be a good idea for them kind of like Kick-ass or another property from Malibu Comics.

 

[2kt09]

Bleeding Cool had a report that the folks at Marvel were steamed at the deal, so I would be surprised if there were any future Disney Animation adaptations of Marvel properties.

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/09/04/that-disneymarvel-bust-up-over-big-hero-6/

[UPDATE: More responses denying any kind of war and stressing cooperation throughout…]

BH6 is getting serialized for tv after all.

 

[metaphysician]

Could be another of those Perlmutter problems.

 

[Xeno]

Could be another of those Perlmutter problems.

That was definitely a Perlmutter v Disney dispute. Rich Johnston is Marvel Entertainment's sock puppet. One of bc's former writers works for Ike's division now, which explains why Johnston has run so many posts criticizing Kevin Feige, Marvel Studios and Disney while trying to drum up support for Perlmutter. When Feige made his break with Ike and Marvel Studios was put under Alan Horn's direction, Johnston spun that story so hard that he probably got dizzy. The BH6 post is more of the same.

 

[DrCosmic]

I'm dissenting.

I'd sell off imprints. I'd definitely let another studio take a crack at Crossgen maybe even Malibu. If I could still retain creative control, New Universe or Supreme Power as well. I wouldn't sell the rights to anyone whose ever been an Avenger, clearly, but there are some characters that deserve a chance to shine, that truly never will at Marvel Studios.

 

[metaphysician]

Honestly, I think the best studio to do Crossgen actually would be *Disney*, so "sell" it off to another division of Disney. Not like the stories were traditional superhero, or superhero at all, anyway.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Yes.
Ghost Rider, Blade, Werewolf by Night, Man-Thing, and more shouldn't be part of the MCU if they want movies for them, I'd hate to see more movies delayed.

 

[Flint Marko]

That's a pretty good point, but considering how the majority of Marvel movies not made by Marvel have been dreadful, I'm not chomping at the bit to see any more.

 

[DrCosmic]

Honestly, I think the best studio to do Crossgen actually would be *Disney*, so "sell" it off to another division of Disney. Not like the stories were traditional superhero, or superhero at all, anyway.

Y'know... you're probably right. I'd love to see Disney take a crack at Crossgen.

 

[scarlet-witch]

No. The shared licensing of Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver between Fox and Disney/Marvel already annoys me as it is. MCU can make just about anyone good. They should keep their characters.

 

[CyclopsWasRight]

Some of the best marvel movies aren't from Marvel Studios so since other studios can do awesomely with the properties and offer different interpretations and visions that aren't constrained by the MCU model the answer is clear.
After all Marvel wouldn't have done Deadpool like he was done, it would've been a watered down family-friendly version. And wouldn't do a time-travel movie like Days of Future Past as they couldn't alter their interconnected continuity like that. Those are two examples how being with other studios permitted positive variety

No. The shared licensing of Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver between Fox and Disney/Marvel already annoys me as it is. MCU can make just about anyone good. They should keep their characters.

It's funny you used that character as an example seeing as how the Fox Quicksilver is generally more beloved than the MCU Quicksilver

 

[Flint Marko]

Some of the best marvel movies aren't from Marvel Studios so the answer is obvious

Let's look at the good vs. the bad from other studios.

Good:

Spoiler

X-men 2
X-men FC
X-men DOFP
Deadpool
Spider-man
Spider-man 2

Medium:

Spoiler

X-men
Amazing Spider-man
Blade
The Wolverine
Blade 2

Bad:

Spoiler

Hulk (2003)
Daredevil (2003)
Elektra
X-men: TLS
X-men Origins: Wolverine
X-men: Apocalypse
Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
FFINO
Blade: Trinity
Spider-man 3
ASM 2
Ghost Rider
Ghost Rider: SOV
The Punisher
Punisher: War Zone

I'm sure there are some I'm forgetting, and your mileage on some of these movies may vary. But my point remains: the answer is obvious, but not in the way you'd like.

 

[Zarex]

But with every Deadpool or DOFP you get an ASM2, XM:A or (shudder) FFINO. The only thing that's obvious is that the output from Marvel's licensing partners lacks consistency.