Maybe not an elephant in the room, but there is at least a cash cow in the room: Archie. *That* would be a better fit for the Miley Cyrus crowd, and with Marvel under the wing it would mean more crossovers like this:
Disney has always gotten their ideas from somewhere else: Grimm Brothers, P.L. Travers, A.A. Milne, Hans Christian Andersen. Now Marvel. They were never an "idea" factory. They were an innovation factory; telling old stories in new and exciting ways. Until they announce Ant Man: The Movie, I don't think it's necessary to run up the white flag.
Hey, there was an Ant Man movie in the works, and it was actually a pretty great idea. Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead) was planning to write/direct, and he was going to base it on the Scott Lang version (possibly starring Will Arnett)
Seeing as how Lucas himself is personally worth several billion dollars, and that Star Wars is still a license to print money, I seriously doubt he'd have any incentive to sell his franchises to anyone. It's not his style to sell out, at least in the financial sense.
Seriously, they should just reprint the Howard comics in all their glory. Gerber was the Zappa of Marvel in the 70s - a genius who happened to be nuts.
@Rickotron: Um... Warner Brothers already owns DC... and probably wouldn't be willing to sell, unless they get really fucked up by the current Superman litigation... and by that point, no one would want to buy.
Need I remind you what the biggest movie was of last year? I really don't think Warner would want to give that up. But you're right, if the Superman heirs totally take DC to the cleaners (and I'm not erntirely sure they would be wrong to do so) it might be a different story.
@Aidan_: *Parades back in with a marching band*....Hey..thats cool!! Thank goodness im not just the only person who liked it. I thought i was going mad!!! Its a top take on Treasure Island.
@CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): I always enjoy Peter DeSeve's vivid character designs. I could have done without Martin Short doing a Robin Williams impression as BEN. All in all an enjoyable kid's movie that followed the original material well and had great space fantasy hooks.
Plus, Patrick McGoohan as Billy Bones.
this ignores the fact that disney isnt just buying up everyone. they bought marvel because it was a demographic they previously didn't have before. the teen to young male market hasn't been disney's bread and butter and they wanted a way into that demographic's pockets. the end. now they have families/children, girls, women, young men, and man children. there is very little of the population that wont be giving that company money.
@GreyHammer: Everyone says that Disney bought Marvel to get the young men -- but do teens/tweens/boys/dudebros read comic books nowadays like they used to?
These Kids Today seem way more into the manga... although I suppose Disney could be planning more cartoons, live-action shows, and movies for merchandising. Not so much the comics themselves.
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Maybe not an elephant in the room, but there is at least a cash cow in the room: Archie. *That* would be a better fit for the Miley Cyrus crowd, and with Marvel under the wing it would mean more crossovers like this:
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Sure thing. Dark Knight pretty much saved Warners last year, so I don't think they're going to part with it any time soon.
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Hey, there was an Ant Man movie in the works, and it was actually a pretty great idea. Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead) was planning to write/direct, and he was going to base it on the Scott Lang version (possibly starring Will Arnett)
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The only reason he'd sell is if he's tired of being caretaker of the brand name.
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Seriously, they should just reprint the Howard comics in all their glory. Gerber was the Zappa of Marvel in the 70s - a genius who happened to be nuts.
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However, if Disney does a reboot, or even a cool sequel, of the Black Hole, that would be interesting.
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Need I remind you what the biggest movie was of last year? I really don't think Warner would want to give that up. But you're right, if the Superman heirs totally take DC to the cleaners (and I'm not erntirely sure they would be wrong to do so) it might be a different story.
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Plus, Patrick McGoohan as Billy Bones.
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These Kids Today seem way more into the manga... although I suppose Disney could be planning more cartoons, live-action shows, and movies for merchandising. Not so much the comics themselves.