- Marvel head honcho Kevin Feige
wants to unite the Marvel houses, so could this happen?
We're letting you know on today's Nerdist News.
Could the X-Men be teaming up with The Avengers?
Well, the short answer is maybe.
In a recent interview with the company
that just re-designed the Marvel Studio logo, Perception,
Kevin Feige expressed his desire
to reunite all Marvel characters
under the Marvel Entertainment umbrella.
Now, this public admission is huge
for the future of a shared universe,
especially since Hugh Jackman had implied
the only way he would slap the claws back on
would be to join The Avengers.
In the Perception interview,
Feige says that Spidey's stint in Civil War
and the upcoming Infinity War was something
he didn't even dare talk about publicly
because he thought the odds of it were very slim.
And though there are no plans
for any other characters returning to the MCU fold,
Feige says to never say never.
So what does this mean?
If Homecoming does well, could Marvel begin
a more active campaign to extend olive branches
to other studios in an effort to reunite
the scattered heroes of the Marvel kingdom?
Let's look at the evidence that a shared Marvel universe
may someday be fully populated.
First off, the film rights to Marvel Comics characters
have been a real life Game of Thrones
with the various houses, mainly Marvel with The Avengers,
Sony with the rights to Spider-Man,
and Fox with X-Men and Fantastic Four
vying for their own banner's interests
and never able to work together
to unite the superhero movie kingdom.
But then again, perhaps the realm is beginning
to work together more peacefully.
We never thought that we'd even get to see
Spider-Man working side by side with The Avengers,
and now we have Spider-Man Homecoming on the horizon.
And there have been some examples of Marvel
bringing characters back under their wing,
like Daredevil, previously owned by Fox,
who let the rights revert to Marvel.
Now, the fact that Feige is talking publicly about
the shared universe is definitely a hopeful sign.
The guy has certainly proven he is the knight Marvel needed
to lead working only with what were secondary characters
and then turning them into major blockbusting champions.
Basically, he pulled a Mighty Ducks
on then lesser known Iron Man, Thor, and the Guardians,
and it didn't even need to be
court-ordered community service.
Holy crap, Mighty Ducks dealt with some real adult stuff.
Guys.
More evidence that a shared universe may happen
within our lifetimes is that there have been
some exciting collabs between Fox and Marvel
in the television territory.
Jeph Loeb executive produces Legion and The Gifted,
the former of which has virtually cracked open
a new exciting way to explore superhero narratives.
We also wanna point out that a majorly successful
trade of prisoners, I mean characters,
occurred when Marvel traded the powers
of Negasonic Teenage Warhead in Deadpool to Fox
for the rights to Ego the Living Planet.
Now, this bartering helped both films round out
their central stories and showed that studios
can absolutely share and play nice
for the sake of bettering their films.
Finally, let's turn to the actual comic books
for more evidence.
Now, this fall the House of Ideas will usher in
its own version of DC Rebirth with Marvel Legacy,
an event that promises to return
Marvel Comics to its roots as well as bring back
classic characters that have been shelved.
Now, since its 2015 wig-related foibles,
the Fantastic Four have been put on ice,
not just on the big screen,
but in merchandising and even on the page.
With the four members of the first family
spread throughout different books and teams,
there were no signs of them being
brought back together anytime soon.
However, with Marvel Comics serving
as a defacto development wing for the films,
a relaunch of the FF could be a smart way
to get the group back into the public consciousness
shaking off any residual debris
from the film's crash and burn,
as well as setting the stage for the four
to enter the MCU playground.
Now, Fantastic Four hasn't been mentioned
by Marvel Legacy as one of its relaunched titles,
but we predict that if it does make it onto the list,
then that definitely points to Marvel wanting
to save the first family from its current state,
and why else would that be unless there's some secret talk
of bringing them back to Marvel?
Ugh, I love a fresh conspiracy.
We should have it on Bizarre States.
Just saying.
In the end, we think any forward movement
in bringing together Marvel characters
in a shared universe will depend
on the success of Spider-Man Homecoming.
Civil War made a gajillion dollars for Marvel,
and if Homecoming can do the same, which I think it will,
then we foresee Fox coming to feast
at the table of Marvel soon after,
which would mean Hugh Jackman
could get exactly what he wants,
and when Wolverine is happy, we're all happy.
What do you think?
Is an Avengers and X-Men team up likely?
Do you like any of the Fantastic Four films?
And which superhero version of Chris Evans is your favorite?
Cap, Human Torch, Lucas Lee,
Lucas Lee, let's discuss.