Top 10 SUPERHEROES MARVEL CANÕT BRING TO THE MCU
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The Marvel cinematic universe is a universe that is shared between a series of movies
and TV shows that Marvel Studios has put out.
Now, just because a superhero is a Marvel creation, doesnÕt mean that they can just
throw them into the cinematic universe.
Sometimes another company owns the movie rights.
And sometimes a movie just would not be appropriate.
So letÕs take a look at the top 10 HEROES MARVEL CANNOT BRING TO THE MCU.
In the number 10 spot we have THE FANTASTIC 4.
Despite being MarvelÕs first family, Marvel cannot legally introduce the fantastic 4 into
their cinematic universe.
This is because the movie rights are owned by 20th century fox, who inherited them from
German film studio Constantin films.
And wow, they did not do the family justice at all with the films that theyÕve put out.
You would think they would just hand the rights back to Marvel, say Òplease, take them backÓ,
but such is not in talks.
Of course there are always rumours, but donÕt hold your breath for this one.
Coming in at number 9 is BIG BERTHA.
Big Bertha is a Marvel creation who debuted in West Coast Avengers volume 2.
Now, thereÕs nothing wrong with the movie rights here, IÕm sure Marvel could put her
into the MCU if they wanted to.
Technically.
But what is holding them back, other than her unpopularity, is the fact that her super
power is becoming morbidly obese, and then vomiting to get back down to a smaller size.
Not the greatest message to send kids.
Just gain 200 pounds and you too can be a superhero, as long as you vomit it back out.
Yeah, that movie aint gonna happen.
Next, at number 8 we got GALACTUS.
Getting technicalities out of the way here, no Galactus is not necessarily a hero, but
heÕs also not always villain.
The guy doesnÕt choose to eat planets, he just has to in order to survive.
And this would actually be a pretty cool MCU movie premise; except, it canÕt be.
His rights fall under the Fantastic 4 category, and sadly because of this he was reduced to
an evil cloud instead of a neutral cosmic entity.
Big potential fell flat there.
In the number 7 spot is THE SILVER SURFER.
As he is GalactusÕ most famed Herald, Silver surfer property sadly falls under that darn
Fantastic 4 category again.
And though he is a widely beloved superhero, he has yet to be given his own solo film.
But with how Fox has handled the rest of the Fantastic 4 characters, maybe thatÕs not
such a bad thing.
However, if youÕre a hardcore fan you may have noticed the Easter egg in Thor: Ragnarok.
Thor realizing his opponent is his friend the Hulk is a nod to a part in the Planet
Hulk storyline where Hulk realizes heÕs facing off against silver Surfer.
Coming in at number 6 we have HINDSIGHT.
Formerly known as Hindsight Lad, hindsight was introduced in New Warriors Annual volume
1.
HeÕs got a unique power indeed, and itÕs perhaps one of the most useless out there
too.
He can tell you how an event could have happened if a different set of actions were taken,
right after itÕs already happened.
If I wanted a movie about that, I would probably just get my mother to star.
Needless to say, this a good movie would not make.
Next up, at number 5 is THE HULK.
Yes, it is true that the Hulk has appeared in the Avengers films, which are a part of
the MCU.
But since 2008Õs The Incredible Hulk, Hulk has not been given a solo film because he
no longer can have one in the MCU.
This is because Universal Studios still owns the distribution rights, so they have final
say on how the film gets out there.
And according to Hulk actor Mark Ruffalo, Universal doesnÕt always play very nicely
with Marvel.
And they apparently donÕt want to make money.
Up next at number 4 is WHIZZER.
This one is pretty self explanatory here, who wants to make a movie called Whizzer.
Already sounds like a disaster.
The name is not the only reason I can guarantee you that you will never see this guy in the
MCU.
Introduced in the first USA Comics, The Whizzer gains his powers after a mongoose blood transfusion
and dons a gaudy yellow outfit to become a really fast superhero.
A bit too ridiculous for quality cinematics.
Now to be fair he has had a couple small appearances on TV shows, neither of which were done by
Marvel Studios.
Because they knew better.
In the number 3 spot, we have LEATHER BOY.
So, Leather Boy is an interesting oneÉ he joined the Great Lakes Avengers after responding
to an ad put out by Mr. Immortal seeking men and women of action.
Obviously misinterpreting the kind of action that Mr. Immortal had in mind, Leather Boy
applied.
I mean, this could be a pretty great comedy.
But Marvel Studios says no R Rated films, and this one kinda would have to be.
Oh, he also got sat on by Big Bertha, causing his death.
The critics would be all over that one.
Coming in at number 2 is THE X MEN.
Similar to the fantastic four, 20th Century Fox owns the movie rights for the X Men.
ThatÕs right, no matter how good Logan was, it was not part of the MCU.
However, the deal here is a little more convoluted than the fantastic 4Õs case.
Apparently Marvel still has to sign off on any TV deals, and Fox technically owns the
word mutant.
Because of this, when Scarlett witch and Quicksilver were in the Avengers, their mutant origins
were switched out.
Legalities are not fun.
And finally, in the number 1 spot, weÕve got DEADPOOL.
Unlike some of the other movies done by 20th century fox, Deadpool was a huge success.
And sadly for Marvel this means they wonÕt be getting his movie rights back for quite
some time.
The movie and associated merch raked in too much cash, and plus, they would lose Ryan
Reynolds; thatÕs a major loss.
Another reason Marvel would not maybe want the rights back is because they have made
it clear they do not want to produce any R rated films.
A little hard when it comes to the Merc with a mouth.
So those were the top 10 characters marvel cannot bring to the mcu.
Let me know in the comment section down below what superhero movie you would really love
marvel to do.
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