It seems the MCU will necessarily shift focus on some of the newer characters (Black Panther, Dr. Strange etc.) for a while until they can reestablish or reinvent folks like Iron Man (as a new person inheriting the tech?).
Ever since the Thanos stinger at the end of The Avengers everything's been building towards Infinity War which, presumably, will alter then MCU and set up for future films. But after IW will the remaining films simply be smaller arcs and standalone stories or will they build towards something just as big? How can you get bigger than Infinity War?
Answer: Avengers vs X-Men
Marvel has already tested the waters of studio collaboration with Sony. And with Marvel trading X-Men television rights for The Fantastic Four they've surrendered that property (X-Men) to Fox. The notion of Marvel vs. Warner vs. Fox vs. Sony isn't as big a deal to the industry as the struggle to keep superhero films at the top of the blockbuster heap. If this collaboration isn't tentatively in the works then it's at least something that has to be on the table between Fox and Marvel. I suspect the future can be collaborations like Marvel/Fox (then MCU/DCEU?). Some day we may have Storm in Wakanda or Wolverine in the Avengers. Maintaining continuity (especially on the part of Fox) is a tougher part of the equation but they'd have a while to work it out. Studio crossovers would be a great way to keep the genre fresh, yes?
Maybe I'm not the first but the idea just occurred to me while driving to work this morning.
Ever since the Thanos stinger at the end of The Avengers everything's been building towards Infinity War which, presumably, will alter then MCU and set up for future films. But after IW will the remaining films simply be smaller arcs and standalone stories or will they build towards something just as big? How can you get bigger than Infinity War?
Answer: Avengers vs X-Men
Marvel has already tested the waters of studio collaboration with Sony. And with Marvel trading X-Men television rights for The Fantastic Four they've surrendered that property (X-Men) to Fox. The notion of Marvel vs. Warner vs. Fox vs. Sony isn't as big a deal to the industry as the struggle to keep superhero films at the top of the blockbuster heap. If this collaboration isn't tentatively in the works then it's at least something that has to be on the table between Fox and Marvel. I suspect the future can be collaborations like Marvel/Fox (then MCU/DCEU?). Some day we may have Storm in Wakanda or Wolverine in the Avengers. Maintaining continuity (especially on the part of Fox) is a tougher part of the equation but they'd have a while to work it out. Studio crossovers would be a great way to keep the genre fresh, yes?
Maybe I'm not the first but the idea just occurred to me while driving to work this morning.