Post by BackinBlack on Jun 1, 2014 19:41:32 GMT -5
Rob Liefeld, who has been involved developing the X-Force movie, has posted some more details on this shut-out, along with how this may affect X-Men:
www.comicbookmovie.com/x-men_movies/x-men_days_of_future_past/news/?a=101096
I'm not sure how I feel about this whole thing. When it comes to Fantastic Four, I don't think any of that will matter in the long run. I mean, they're obviously rushing the reboot with people who don't necessarily fully know the source material, it lacks a strong fan support, and there's a very probably shot the film will underperform, and like Punisher and Ghost Rider reboot before it, will lead to the rights being sold back to Marvel. Honestly, Marvel just needs to wait until next year before doing anything, just in case there's some miracle the reboot's a hit.
As for X-Men, I really don't think there will be that much of an impact. The fact is that X-Men was at a time Marvel's most profitable property and still has a following, especially with all the comics still under that line. Yes, they are killing Wolverine off in September, but it's not like that's gonna last. Mutants are just too big a part of the Marvel universe for them to just cast aside like they seem to be the FF. And as for the toys, they haven't done any kind of promotion like that since the first Wolverine movie. First Class and The Wolverine didn't have a toy tie-in either, so I think this is more on Fox's part than Marvel's. After the disappointments of X3 and XMO:Wolverine, they may not have wanted to take a chance on any outside promotion like before and focus on making good movies, which they have.
For the most part, I don't think a comic book or toyline shutout will affect anything. General audiences who don't read comics may still see these movies. I do know that some comic readers refuse to see non-MCU Marvel films though because they'd like to see the rights go back, so they'll do what they want. I'm in the crowd that's like, if they're good, I'll see it. FF is up in the air, but X-Men are making a comeback now, with DOFP set to be the highest grossing of the franchise, and without even a toyline, locking it up for Fox for years to come.
www.comicbookmovie.com/x-men_movies/x-men_days_of_future_past/news/?a=101096
I'm not sure how I feel about this whole thing. When it comes to Fantastic Four, I don't think any of that will matter in the long run. I mean, they're obviously rushing the reboot with people who don't necessarily fully know the source material, it lacks a strong fan support, and there's a very probably shot the film will underperform, and like Punisher and Ghost Rider reboot before it, will lead to the rights being sold back to Marvel. Honestly, Marvel just needs to wait until next year before doing anything, just in case there's some miracle the reboot's a hit.
As for X-Men, I really don't think there will be that much of an impact. The fact is that X-Men was at a time Marvel's most profitable property and still has a following, especially with all the comics still under that line. Yes, they are killing Wolverine off in September, but it's not like that's gonna last. Mutants are just too big a part of the Marvel universe for them to just cast aside like they seem to be the FF. And as for the toys, they haven't done any kind of promotion like that since the first Wolverine movie. First Class and The Wolverine didn't have a toy tie-in either, so I think this is more on Fox's part than Marvel's. After the disappointments of X3 and XMO:Wolverine, they may not have wanted to take a chance on any outside promotion like before and focus on making good movies, which they have.
For the most part, I don't think a comic book or toyline shutout will affect anything. General audiences who don't read comics may still see these movies. I do know that some comic readers refuse to see non-MCU Marvel films though because they'd like to see the rights go back, so they'll do what they want. I'm in the crowd that's like, if they're good, I'll see it. FF is up in the air, but X-Men are making a comeback now, with DOFP set to be the highest grossing of the franchise, and without even a toyline, locking it up for Fox for years to come.