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Marvel Gets Cash to do 10 Films
jmozena writes "Marvel has raised $525 million to independently finance 10 movies based on its comics over seven years. The titles named are Captain America, The Avengers, Nick Fury, Black Panther, Ant-Man, Cloak & Dagger, Dr. Strange, Hawkeye, Power Pack and Shang-Chi. The company's also changing its name from Marvel Enterprises to Marvel Entertainment."
I mean, seriously, who would want to watch a film about Ant-Man?
The studio is obviously hoping that swarms will want to watch.
Dr. Strange
Who?
Well, if they said they'd make a superhero movie about Dr. Who, I'd probably say, "Dr. Who? Strange."
so i'm guessing out of 10 movies maybe 2 won't suck
There you have it, folks... the most optimistic man in the world.
(somewhere in Hollywood...)
Exec A:
"I'm thinking "The Sandman" from those cool comics, only in the movie he's not some skinny guy, but a musclebound hero!"
Exec B:
"I'm listening..."
Exec A:
"He's got the power of making people sleep, or hallucinate during the day. He fights crime and recharges his magic bag of sleeping dust every night. And his arch-enemy is his own sister, Desire!"
Exec B:
"Good twist. What about the love interest?"
Exec A:
"Well, his girlfriend is a rock-grrl from New York, street-hip and so marketable. We've got sketches of a clothing line"
Exec B:
"I like it. We need to drop some of that touchy-feely crap from the stories. I want action, and long fight sequences. Is that Woo guy available? I'm thinking of a huge fight scene, where the Sandman fights that sister, starting with fists and then getting swords from a wall or something. It'll end with him cutting off her head just when she's about to skewer him. We'll need some special effects though. Do these guys fly?"
Exec A:
"They do now!"
Exec B:
"Shit we're going to make so much money from this. Maybe there's a sequel, and she's not dead but comes back for revenge. It doesn't matter though."