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Subj: Re: Just for fun I plotted the five-movie FF cycle. Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2015 at 11:45:08 am EDT | Reply Subj: Re: Just for fun I plotted the five-movie FF cycle. Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2015 at 04:29:04 pm EDT (Viewed 1 times) | ||||||
Quote: I really have no idea how the Marvel deals work. "X-men: First Class" uses Marvel characters that were created after the initial X-men movie deal was struck... Did they need special permission to use them, or do they automatically get the rights to any X-men characters Marvel creates until the end of time? I can understand why Marvel would not be eager to publish an FF comicbook if they are essentially acting as a free concept house for Fox Studios whenever they create anything within those books.I gather that one reason Marvel has diminished the number of new characters introduced in the X-books is because they may then be available under the Fox deal. On the other hand, I've heard Brevoort mention a fixed list of named properties. So who knows? Quote: A couple of years ago I recall Hatman and myself having a conversation about how such concerns could lead to a massive homogenization of the Marvel Universe, making everyone an Avenger and allowing them to use them all but keeping all storylines and new characters now within "Avengers" books so that they retain the rights to such material. It's looking more and more like such a thing has come true.I see it as just sloppy plotting. Quote: Quote: My givaway Comicon trailer for movie #2 would be the Impossible Man, by the way.Quote: Now that could really be something. I somehow doubt grim and gritty DC will ever be getting around to Mr. Mxyzpltk or whatever his name is.Which is a shame. Although there are rumours he might crop up in the new Supergirl series. Quote: Quote: That still loses major points for mishandling Doom. The best comics got him right. Do not mess.Quote: While I agree, I actually like how they've worked out a motivation for him within that alternate take... He's pretty much driven by arrogance and ego, but not any outright malevolence. He either sacrifices his chances of getting home (which would be giving up... something he wouldn't do) and Earth stays safe, or he uses the resources he has available to him, which means all of the Earth is at stake but that just requires him to kill Galactus and problem solved. Everything he does once the plan is in motion, from conquering his home nation to forcibly acquiring the tech he needs is all in the service of protecting the Earth at that point. Sure, he's the one who put it in danger... but that's really all Richard's fault. That's a fair motivation, and even an accurate assessment of his ambition. Quote: As I understand it, in the film they made he's just plain crazy and wants to destroy the Earth because he's the villain.How can he rule the world as it should be ruled if he's destroyed it? Quote: Apparently the big rumor today was that Fox and Marvel had cut a deal to return the property early. I guess it was categorically denied, unfortunately... although realistically, I can't imagine they'd ever announce any such deal until after Fox had a chance to make as much as they could from the DVD sales of their last film.I'm not sure the Marvel-Fox relationship is anything like as coxy as the Marvel-Sony one.It's been much more antagonistic and litigeous. | |||||||
