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Is the MCU having just a hiccup or is it starting to fall apart?

Posted on 7/29/21 at 10:53 pm
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 7/29/21 at 10:53 pm
There seems to be a lot going on with the MCU right now and it hasn’t really been positive.

1. Black Widow lawsuit
2. BW appearing to underperform
3. Appears to be no release of BW, Shang Chi, and The Eternals in China

Is this the start of Marvel fatigue or is it just a hiccup?

Might just be coincidences and doesn’t mean anything, but the MCU is looking more and more DC at the moment.

I am not as much into the movies as I used to be, and this is genuine curiosity.
This post was edited on 7/29/21 at 10:55 pm
Posted by imjustafatkid
Alabama
Member since Dec 2011
50503 posts
Posted on 7/29/21 at 11:02 pm to
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Is the MCU having just a hiccup or is it starting to fall apart?


Maybe. I'd say it depends on how Spider-Man does and how Doctor Strange does.
Posted by Matisyeezy
End of the bar, Drunk
Member since Feb 2012
16624 posts
Posted on 7/29/21 at 11:05 pm to
would you call it a Blip?
Posted by TomBuchanan
East Egg, Long Island
Member since Jul 2019
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Posted on 7/29/21 at 11:14 pm to
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This post was edited on 11/8/23 at 1:46 am
Posted by Frac the world
The Centennial State
Member since Oct 2014
16818 posts
Posted on 7/29/21 at 11:21 pm to
BW, Shang and Eternals are small fries. Let’s see what happens with Strange, Spidey and Thor
Posted by John Casey
New Orleans
Member since Nov 2016
1612 posts
Posted on 7/29/21 at 11:24 pm to
Did anyone ever even really want a Black Widow movie?

I just finished my 1st run through all of the Marvel movies and have little to no interest in Black Widow.
Posted by PowerTool
The dark side of the road
Member since Dec 2009
21159 posts
Posted on 7/29/21 at 11:26 pm to
Is there a movie property that hasn't had hiccups in 2020 and 2021? With threats of more lockdowns to come, I'd say Disney has played it pretty smart investing in high quality streaming shows to build subscribers.

I doubt they ever top the hype of Endgame, but they're trying to settle into a longterm universe, and it'll work as long as they keep investing in cast and production.

Shang Chi and Eternals aren't really dependent on the rest, storywise, they're just other action/scifi movies that happen to derive from comic books, and there will be more.
This post was edited on 7/29/21 at 11:44 pm
Posted by RLDSC FAN
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Member since Nov 2008
51613 posts
Posted on 7/29/21 at 11:27 pm to
They'll be fine but these upcoming movies just don't look like anything special. It feels anticlimactic after Endgame. However, they do have Xmen and FF4 coming up, so they're good.
Posted by Navtiger1
Washington
Member since Aug 2007
3368 posts
Posted on 7/29/21 at 11:39 pm to
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1. Black Widow lawsuit
2. BW appearing to underperform


Lawsuit won't come to much. And i think fans really didn't care about BW as many have said it should have been a phase 3 movie. The character is already dead and wasn't that interesting to begin with.

quote:

3. Appears to be no release of BW, Shang Chi, and The Eternals in China


Mid-major releases and I'm not sure China's market is really open enough for them to spend the money.

quote:

Is this the start of Marvel fatigue or is it just a hiccup?


I lost real interest the MCU after End Game. Now i might watch some of the properties, but i don't care about the continuity anymore. But i think this is really just a Covid hiccup. The MCU is still going to print money for the foreseeable future. But i do thing their popularity is waning.

quote:

but the MCU is looking more and more DC at the moment


I don't think it's that bad, but they aren't batting 1000 anymore, but they aren't whiffing on as many pitches as DC has.
Posted by CGSC Lobotomy
Member since Sep 2011
80216 posts
Posted on 7/29/21 at 11:51 pm to
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The character is already dead and wasn't that interesting to begin with.


I actually like the new Black Widow. I certainly like Yelena Belova a lot more than Captain Marvel.
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
36057 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 12:03 am to
Suicide Squad will be here in a week to lift everyone’s spirits.
Posted by League Champs
Bayou Self
Member since Oct 2012
10340 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 12:11 am to
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1. Black Widow lawsuit

This is shaking the ground in Hollywood circles.

This is Marvels sweetheart going for the juggler. Agents are rethinking contracts based on ticket sales. Marvel will have to pay more upfront for their A-list stars, with uncertainty on return. We might not ever see another Marvel team blockbuster like Avengers. The slope is officially slippery.
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
145165 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 12:14 am to
quote:

don't forget some meh shows on Disney+,
two of the three were/are objectively good
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
28379 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 12:15 am to
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Did anyone ever even really want a Black Widow movie?

It didn’t even feel like a MCU movie at all. Just a pretty good action movie.
Posted by PowerTool
The dark side of the road
Member since Dec 2009
21159 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 12:18 am to
quote:

This is Marvels sweetheart going for the juggler.


Posted by OMLandshark
Member since Apr 2009
108446 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 12:27 am to
Falling apart. Seriously, Endgame was pretty much the end. Have epilogues with the Guardians (Thor alongside), Dr Strange, and Spider-Man, and then it’s time to end it.
Posted by CovingtonTigre
In your head Werder
Member since Mar 2021
1292 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 12:39 am to
quote:

t starting to fall apart


Scruffy, My inspiration, my muse,

I think the MCU intended to have their tv series interact with certain theatrical releases & the pandemic messed it up.

BW, F9, WW84, Zilla v Kong, all had issues.

Simply put, if the MCU is falling apart, what franchise is succeeding?
Posted by Audioman213
Member since Dec 2012
933 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 1:48 am to
I think they’re just in a plateau phase until the X-men and F4 show up
Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
42619 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 5:59 am to
Scar jo pissed her mcu career is over and Disney career done too
Posted by Animal
Member since Dec 2017
4222 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 6:37 am to
quote:

starting to fall apart


One can only hope.

It is not my thing and I have no problem with folks that like it. I would just like to see more dramas, thrillers, and good comedies.
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