Chris Snellgrove | publishing
There are often competitive superhero movies in the summer, and the past season is no exception. James Gunn and Supermana few weeks later, the MCU released Fantastic Four: Step Onethe fourth attempt (if we figure out Roger Corman’s unreleased film) brings Marvel’s first family to the big screen. surprisingly, Superman Soaring Fantastic Four Flopped reveals the sober truth about these movies: In the post-Siufuran world of fatigue, only movies surrounding crazy pop characters can succeed.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is famously considered B-level heroes such as Iron Man and Captain America. Marvel was forced to do so because other studios have the movie rights of the most popular heroes: Spider-Man and X-Men. To their credit, they built a cinematic universe and a growing financial empire, from strange heroes and eventually even turning obscure weirdness into household names like Guardians of the Galaxy.
Greedy executives effectively killed the Golden Goose, flooding the movie theaters and the Disney+ app Marvel content so much that everything is like boring trivia. After the slippers eternal,,,,, Ant man and Wasp: Quantumand Miracleit’s obvious that Disney lost the Midas Gauntlet. Box office failure stressed again Thunder and lightningIt’s a well-written, commendable film that still fails to put enough ass in the theater to justify its cost.
In MCU Diehards, this leads to a narrative Thunder and lightning It failed because it was a story of a group of C-Clist Wanderer heroes and villains. There are some truths (more on this soon), but those stubborn people convince themselves that they are more easily identified Fantastic Four It will be very popular, especially the super popular Pedro Pascal as the leader. Now first step Bombed Superman But what succeeds is that those stubborn need to face the reality that only the biggest superhero can lead the Tentacle movie to box office success.
The heroes I’m talking about are relatively obvious: Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, etc. These are characters with generations of fans who will come out to watch the latest movies, and that’s how James Gunn Superman It has become the most successful solo film recently, including Iron Man. Wisely, Gunn decided to use the movie to launch a variety of quirky characters (including Mr. Smart and Guy Gardner) that cannot be their own personal films.
And failed Fantastic Four Disney executives seem surprised that Marvel Studios seem to have noticed the writing on the wall, which is why the next Spider-Man movie will feature both the Hulk and the Punisher. In a modern era of superhero fatigue, none of these characters can be the headlines of their own successful personal films (plus, Universal still has the right to release the solo Hulk). By placing these less appealing characters in the movie with their most popular heroes, Marvel can effectively dig out their deeper characters while making the new Spider-Man look new and fresh.
For better or worse, this is the future of superhero movies: solo movies will only be built around the most popular (and sellable) characters, and more of these “solo” movies will become ensemble works that contain characters from other heroes. Assuming their crazy big budget movies, this is a way to save miracles Avengers: The End of the World and Avengers: Secret War Don’t fail. Otherwise, James Gunn’s DCU might follow its flagship hero, setting the cloak of the best cinema universe out of the biggest competitor.
