One more reason to hope this deal falls through. I'm ready for the Iger regime to end.
For what? The Chapek reign? The Murdoch reign? Disney ain't changing no matter the CEO at this point.
One more reason to hope this deal falls through. I'm ready for the Iger regime to end.
The next 4 X-Men movies are likely to be untouched given that any Disney-Fox Entertainment merger won't be completed until the end of 2018 at the earliest (and later if Trump administration intervenes).I don't think that FOX will become Disney-fied after a purchase as Marvel and LucasFilm have changed very little. I see Disney using FOX as their studio to put out more Adult leaning franchises. Disney doesn't care about putting out R-rated moved, they just don't want to do it on their Walt Disney Studios brand. If there's money to be made, you can bet that Disney will be taking advantage of the opportunity.
My only hope is that they keep the X-Men separate from The Avengers and then crossover with a Secret Wars movie down the line. And I really don't want them to recast Deadpool.
I mean, I would want any X-men movies to be a part of the MCU definitely, but i'm talking i'd prefer if they sort of kept The Avengers doing their own thing and the X-Men doing theirs within the same universe and then ultimately meet up for a Secret Wars Movie.The next 4 X-Men movies are likely to be untouched given that any Disney-Fox Entertainment merger won't be completed until the end of 2018 at the earliest (and later if Trump administration intervenes).
So you'd definitely get New Mutants, Deadpool 2, X-Men Dark Phoenix, and Gambit.
After that? I think everything's up in the air. They might keep Deadpool and Cable (Brolin - to keep him happy, and it's an easy transition from Thanos to Cable).
But Feige is definitely going to get X-Men and FF. There's no way they'd keep them out of his orbit, and so far, Feige has wanted to keep everything in the MCU.
I really do think we see the X-Men disappear until around 2021 after that when we could see them beginning to be integrated into the MCU. I think these Disney-Fox talks are a big reason why Fox hasn't announced the next 5 X-Men movies for 2019-2020 after Gambit.
Yeah, after those 3 and likely the GotG (after Vol 3) walk away, you're basically left with a group of Bucky as next Captain America as well as Captain Marvel, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Scarlet Witch, etc. to carry the Avengers, but it's going to be hard to see how that packs the same star power that Avengers 3-4 has. They'll roll out the X-Men slowly around 2020-2022 and integrate them into the Avengers to make it all seem way bigger again.I mean, I would want any X-men movies to be a part of the MCU definitely, but i'm talking i'd prefer if they sort of kept The Avengers doing their own thing and the X-Men doing theirs within the same universe and then ultimately meet up for a Secret Wars Movie.
I know it's not likely as Marvel is gonna Marvel, and with Iron Man, Cap, Thor, etc all likely on their way out in a few years, this could be exactly what they need to give Phase 4 some star power.
Don't forget they have Spider-Man to lead the charge of the new Avenger team as long as Sony continues to let them.Yeah, after those 3 and likely the GotG (after Vol 3) walk away, you're basically left with a group of Bucky as next Captain America as well as Captain Marvel, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Scarlet Witch, etc. to carry the Avengers, but it's going to be hard to see how that packs the same star power that Avengers 3-4 has. They'll roll out the X-Men slowly around 2020-2022 and integrate them into the Avengers to make it all seem way bigger again.
Yeah, as of now that deal only extends through Avengers 3-4 and Homecoming's sequel, but I'd guess that both sides will want to extend the deal. It makes it easier for Spiderman to continue without needing reboots every couple of years.Don't forget they have Spider-Man to lead the charge of the new Avenger team as long as Sony continues to let them.
For what? The Chapek reign? The Murdoch reign? Disney ain't changing no matter the CEO at this point.
To be fair though, he's sort of setting up Disney for the long haul; it's like a battleship changing course at this point, except that it's now 3x as big as it was when he took over (4x larger if they get Fox's entertainment assets).I don't believe that's 100% the case. It is 100% the case as long as Iger remains.
The company needs new, creative blood in a major way. You may think that's unlikely even if Iger leaves, but it's obviously more likely than if he stays.
From a business standpoint, Iger has been an amazing CEO.
And lol at the thought of a “creative” CEO in this day and age. It’s all about giving Wall Street the returns that they want and not screwing up.
I don't think anybody would argue otherwise.
Has he been an amazing CEO for the theme parks? No. We're seeing a spending spree now, yes, but that's after a decade of relative stagnation and extremely questionable decision-making in Florida.
So, since I care about the theme parks, and am not a shareholder or member of the Board of Directors, my evaluation of Iger is that he has been a master of content acquisition, but has absolutely no passion for the parks.
The only IPs Fox has that I could see being used for theme parks could be the Alien or Planet of the Apes franchises, but I’m not sure I see Disney using those anywhere.What did you think about Eisner?
My opinion about al this has been changing daily but when it comes to theme parks, I think the merging would be bad as it will lock up a lot of IPs that Disney would have no interest in using and hey wouldn’t lease them out to others.
What did you think about Eisner?
Taken on balance from the 30,000 foot view, I don't think anybody could make the case that Eisner wasn't very, very good for the Florida theme parks. His partnership with Frank Wells resulted in the most exciting period of growth that Walt Disney World has ever seen.
Post-Wells, I think his ego started to really dominate his thinking and actions in detrimental ways, and the "corporate"-ness of Disney began to take hold. However, I truly believe he was always passionate about the theme parks and (mostly) wanted to deliver a great experience for people.
Exactly.Wells was the spark for the parks not Eisner. Remember that Eisners the one who installed Pressler over Burke.