Hmm...maybe not blatantly fired but part of that lot that was let go back in April so not to cause too much of a fuss maybe? Sure it's speculation but how it works out makes sense especially with news of Gianopulos leaving early (due to 4 disappointing films in a row?). In any case I like where this is post is headed as far as remaining Fox staff being less likely to entertain another F4 w/o Marvel's help. Although the main snake (Kinberg) still manages to slither around thanks to films like The Martian and Deadpool which he had a producer credit on but really provided any real use with those properties. Otherwise I'd like to think that it would've shown in the disappointing XM:A.
Some of this probably goes back to discussions some of us had before you were here, but leading up to the actual start of production, there were rumors that (as difficulties with the director and script seemed apparent) some within Fox wanted to scrap the whole thing (Group B) while others argued for pushing ahead (Group A).
Then keeping in mind that there were different factions within Fox that wanted different things (as opposed to the general idea that "Fox Management" thinks and acts with one mind) it was interesting to think about what kind of arguments and battles were happening behind the scenes.
As production problems caused budget issues and forced them to throw more money at things just to get something into the theaters (as opposed to having a film that was actually good) those Group B people who had not wanted to green-light it to start with and who had wanted to put the brakes on when things weren't looking good likely felt a sense of secret glee (though publicly they had to all present the pretense that they were all rowing in the same direction and trying to make the best out of the situation for the good of the company).
As the Group A people needed to try to get as much money as they could to try to salvage the film, the Group B people could argue "Do we really want to throw good money after bad?" and in holding back could ensure the film would be an absolute mess and give them the opportunity to say: "I told you so."
And when the dust had settled, the Group B people would have seemed wise while the Group A people would be seen as the people who had forced that mess through and had asked for more money throughout to ensure it wouldn't just be a failure, but an epic failure.
While the actual firings might have been few, the people in Group B would have come out of the whole thing looking like the smart ones and the Group A people would have been the ones who caused the whole mess, so the Group B people should have gained favor and influence with the higher ups while the Group A people probably spent a lot of time hiding in their offices and waiting for things to blow over.
And now that we're were we currently are, the Group B people who have more say are likely less interested in making a new FF film than they ever were, and the Group A people might like a chance to redeem themselves . . . but they're probably not willing to risk what's left of their jobs to do that.
So I can't imagine anybody within Fox management (from either faction) pushing for another FF film.
I don't know what role he had in FF, but getting rid of anybody (sooner rather than later) who had anything to do with that mess has to be good.
(Punisher #12)
