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with the battle coming since so far neith studio has blinked I was curious
what X-men fans here are going to do
what X-men fans here are going to do
Marvel studios have no bearing on this.This Is between Fox9X-Men) and warner brothers(Hobbit) Fox may have several vets of Singerverse(X-Men,X2) In DOFP
The wolverine Isn't going to bomb/
If The Hobbit has a huge box office this December, along with an even bigger box office after its sequel, then I'm sure that FOX will move their film's release date especially if The Wolverine doesn't do great next year.
Now if the Hobbit 2 bombs and Wolverine does great. Or Marvel Studio agrees to answer FOX's distress call. Then FOX will tough it out and stay put.
This is why Donnor and Millar sound so desperate for Marvel Studios help these days...
Sounds like FOX shareholders are quite restless.
Wow...you sure do a good job at vilifying me and making Fox the victim.Well, it seems that - judging by your reaction - Fox is damned if they do try to think big and think in a Avengers-esque way and damed if they don't. Which is it?
At least they are trying to build this franchise in a long-term and 'cinematic universe' way. At long last! It's taken long enough, and it's taken the success of another studio's mega-franchise to make them see the light, but it's a start, albeit frustratingly belated.
In the article welcoming an Avengers crossover, Donner said she had known Feige since he was an exec producer on the first three X-Men films, and I've seen them sat alongside each other at video clips from producer conferences. So I don't think it's a 'desperate' or sudden move. As I understand it, producers and their production companies don't run studios or have any final say.
As for bringing in Millar, that seems to have been a decision by Fox itself, to show it means business when it comes to acknowledging the comics and using comics talent to help it build the cinematic universe. Millar is not in the same position as Whedon though; the wording of the announcement said he is a consultant rather than being handed the keys to the X-Men/FF franchise.
But it's a good idea, even if he hasn't come across all that well in some of the online articles/interviews.
As for whether dates get moved, they may well do, but it's probably too early to start doing all that. It could turn into a game of chess with several films all hopping around if they are not careful.
Wow...you sure do a good job at vilifying me and making Fox the victim.
I'm just calling it the way I see it. There's a difference between FOX "Thinking Big" and just coping off of Marvel. So for all that... Marvel should do it themselves.
Seriously Donner should've been doing this to begin with.
Here's the perfect lineup:
X-men (Consisting of the main characters)
X-Force (Consisting of a more covert black ops team of mutants)
X-Factor (A team of mutants lead by the government)
All of these teams could have their own separate films leading up to a big film where they battle Apocalypse and his horsemen or the Phalanx or even Onslaught if written right.
So, if someone over there at Fox had some ingenuity and half a backbone, they'd be able to see that they don't really need Avengers help.(Or Fantastic Four's) Which is why I called their recent actions desperate and unoriginal.
Agreed. At least it shows effort and they are trying to change. All of what Millar has said sounds good to me so far.As for bringing in Millar, that seems to have been a decision by Fox itself, to show it means business when it comes to acknowledging the comics and using comics talent to help it build the cinematic universe. Millar is not in the same position as Whedon though; the wording of the announcement said he is a consultant rather than being handed the keys to the X-Men/FF franchise.
But it's a good idea, even if he hasn't come across all that well in some of the online articles/interviews.
I agree with having separate team movies. There are so many X Men just sticking them in one movie every 3-4 years will never give that many characters their due. Creating multiple teams and films would def open the X Universe more and allow for more diversity and character development in the franchise.X-men (Consisting of the main characters)
X-Force (Consisting of a more covert black ops team of mutants)
X-Factor (A team of mutants lead by the government)
All of these teams could have their own separate films leading up to a big film where they battle Apocalypse and his horsemen or the Phalanx or even Onslaught if written right.
One will move. Not good for either studio.
I think it would be better if DOFP move one week earlier. First no competition from the Hobbit for the first weekend. 2nd, besides DOFP and the Hobbit, there is no film yet set for a July 2014 release.
And what if WB is playing chess with FOX and follows them?
Agreed. At least it shows effort and they are trying to change. All of what Millar has said sounds good to me so far.
I agree with having separate team movies. There are so many X Men just sticking them in one movie every 3-4 years will never give that many characters their due. Creating multiple teams and films would def open the X Universe more and allow for more diversity and character development in the franchise.
I think another team spinning off into their own movies could be a good idea at some point but I didn't like the suggestion above, which seemed to imply three consecutive films each with a different set of characters, like X1, X2 and X3 but with a different team in each movie.
Yeah, three is probably a bit much, but I think giving us an X FActor, New Mutants or X Force needs to happen at some point ad its possible to have that going at the same time as another team. Too many rosters and members out there. Doing nothing with them or giving them only 5 min of screen time limits the possibilities for the X Verse quite a bit imo. Wouldnt mind an X Film every year.