Why doesn't Fox unite their heroes?

[Olan]

maybe this is a dumb question but with the reboot of THE XMEN, SPIDERMAN being rebooted and rumors of THE FANTASTIC FOUR and DAREDEVIL being rebooted (possibly others) why doesn't FOX create 1 universe for them and allow them to interact? I know they can't come together like THE AVENGERS but why can't their heroes be in one universe. Have Spiderman swing onto the Baxter Building. A news headline about local attorney Matt Murdock or The Kingpin.

Do you think this is a good idea?
Would it work?

 

[metaphysician]

Maybe because it'd be a terrible idea? Or to be more precise, none of their licenses have anything really to do with each other. Putting them all in the same world, just with those alone, would create a very Made In Taiwan feeling. Especially since X-Men really isn't even particularly compatible with the rest of the Marvel U *in the comics*. . .

 

[bubbadoom]

Spidey can not swing past the Baxter Building because he is owned by Sony, but Fox could tie in the FF, DD, and X-Men if they wanted to.

They did have a Franklin Richards easter egg in the first X-Men, so they have do this to a small degree.

I would love to see the Beast at least call Reed Richards, and maybe Sue drop off some legal papers to their lawyer, Matt Murdock!

Not that hard to do!

 

[Project862006]

maybe they should focus on working on their solo movies first

first class just got made in a reboot of sense to x men and it turned out very well

 

[Thundercrack85]

Because the only good franchise they have is X-Men.

 

[Boom]

Because outside of X-Men, X2, and X-Men: First Class, their superhero adaptations have been garbage?

 

[babykhris]

Don't give them ideas!!

 

[jaymes_e06]

Don't give them ideas!!

Exactly. Let the right's revert back to Marvel, so we can see a way better Marvel team ups, for DD and FF and have X-Men unfortunely just be collateral damage.

 

[psylockolussus]

Leave the X-Men alone. There are so many known characters that haven't been introduced in the movies.

 

[Silvermoth]

There aren't many stories which make me say "oh my god, the Fantastic Four MUST be in this". It's different with the Marvel U because Spiderman has met every superhero just about and then there are cool characters like the Maximoffs who are kind of castrated by the legal issues.

 

[Project862006]

Leave the X-Men alone. There are so many known characters that haven't been introduced in the movies.

thats whats so exciting we have had what 5 x men films and we still haven't gotten

Apocalypse
the sentinels
scarlet witch
mister sinister
shadow king

 

[Thundercrack85]

While I liked part of X-Men First Class, the franchise isn't really going anywhere. The original series ended, and on a rather bad note at that.

Fantastic Four was never any good. And the less said about Daredevil the better.

 

[spider-neil]

the most important thing is GOOD MOVIES. marvel only has the financial might to produce at most 2 movies a year meaning if fox or sony make a movie you get to see THREE superhero movies. personally speaking I would rather see a good spider-man movie than a cameo by spidey in an avengers movie.

 

[Shazam]

the most important thing is GOOD MOVIES. marvel only has the financial might to produce at most 2 movies a year meaning if fox or sony make a movie you get to see THREE superhero movies. personally speaking I would rather see a good spider-man movie than a cameo by spidey in an avengers movie.

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Dude...I think all of that has changed now......Avengers is closing in on a billion world wide.

 

[Bruce Malone]

This looks like a good team up.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM9qA_OnXXY

 

[spider-neil]

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Dude...I think all of that has changed now......Avengers is closing in on a billion world wide.

marvel are still a relatively small studio. they spread themselves too thin and a flop could wipe them out.

 

[Thundercrack85]

They can easily expand, especially with the money they're getting now.

 

[Micromind]

TDK making a billion has changed nothing at WB, so why would Avengers making a billion would change the two superhero movies per year policy
over at Disney ?

Especially with 2012's bomb - John Carter (production budget : 250 mil) and 2011's bomb -Mars needs Moms (budget :150 mil.)

 

[the gael]

The more I think to all of that, the more I begin to feel that Fox, Sony and Marvel should find an agreement.

Fox and Sony have right to Marvel characters that (well, with the exception of Ghost Rider, but, after its failure on BO, he may return to Marvel pretty quickly) are the most bankable (in theory)

On the other hand, Marvel is tied to realase two movie per years maximum, with an avenger movie every 4 - 5 years. So, if Marvel wants to produce a movie about Black Panther, Ant Man or Doctor Strange, it would be impossible if Spiderman or Fantastic Four returns to them, knowing that IM3, Cap2 and Thor2 are already in the starting block.

No, they should make a deal with both Sony and Fox at the same time : Letting them produce their FF / spidey / DD / X Men movie, from which Marvel will benefit (But under Marvel supervision, to not let another Elektra happen, it would be really sad)

And, when an avenger movie comes, have Marvel use whatever character they want (this time, with Sony and Fox agreement, to not interfere with the storyline of their solo movie), even if it means the distribution by one of the other studio.

I think everyone may found an interest in it. Fox and Sony then wouldn't worry about the licenses, they would have better relationship with both Marvel and the general audience (how can you make the maximum profit from a license if you aren't in good term with the fans ? It's expecially the case with fox), Marvel coul use Dr Doom or galactus in an avenger Movie, that would be awesome, and Fox wouldn't have the shame to see Marvel succeed where they failed with their previous try (Elektra, for exemple)

As much as I really hate Fox, it must be a good deal for everyone, and the wisest one.

That being said, I don't think that the X Men franchise would mix with the avengers one well (except if you really want wolverine and beast in an avenger movie). X Men and the MCU have pretty much nothing in common (except Scarlet witch and Quicksilver, but Magneto is their only link to the X Men universe)

 

[metaphysician]

The problem is, it'll never happen, because its not really in anybody's interest, but *especially* not in Marvel's. Once they included, say, Spider-man in an Avengers movie, Sony could blackmail them into paying more than agreed by threat of lawsuit. Yes, it might not be a winnable one. . . but it wouldn't matter, if the threat occurs 2/3rds through filming. Marvel couldn't afford to either stop production or recut the movie by that stage of things.

And all for. . . what? The added benefit of including Spider-man in an Avengers film? Extra cameos? Its highly dubious either would actually increase *Marvel's* take, not when Avengers manages to be a billion dollar franchise beforehand.

 

[psylockolussus]

While I liked part of X-Men First Class, the franchise isn't really going anywhere. The original series ended, and on a rather bad note at that.

Fantastic Four was never any good. And the less said about Daredevil the better.

Isn't going anywhere? They are gonna film The Wolverine this summer and the sequel for First Class next year. Whether the films are good or not, the X-Men movie franchise of FOX is very active.

 

[roach]

The problem is, it'll never happen, because its not really in anybody's interest, but *especially* not in Marvel's. Once they included, say, Spider-man in an Avengers movie, Sony could blackmail them into paying more than agreed by threat of lawsuit. Yes, it might not be a winnable one. . . but it wouldn't matter, if the threat occurs 2/3rds through filming. Marvel couldn't afford to either stop production or recut the movie by that stage of things.

And all for. . . what? The added benefit of including Spider-man in an Avengers film? Extra cameos? Its highly dubious either would actually increase *Marvel's* take, not when Avengers manages to be a billion dollar franchise beforehand.

this. I don't know why people have this need to see the FF or Spidey in Avengers. Notice how Avengers had no cameos or easter eggs and made a billion.

 

[R_Hythlodeus]

this. I don't know why people have this need to see the FF in Avengers.

Victor von Doom.

 

[samsnee]

Because Fox did such a bang-up job combining the Alien and Predator franchises.

 

[the gael]

Victor von Doom.

And you can add the Silver Surfer and Galactus.