Post by scabab on Jun 14, 2018 13:12:45 GMT
6 out of the last 7 Xmen affiliated films have ranged from at least good to excellent. Theyve also made respectable money and achieved positive audience reception. Dark Phoenix being a medoicre film is just rumour at this point without even a trailer to assess. The franchise doesnt need saving, certainly not from Disney. Theres no reason why they couldnt just reboot the X-universe if rights stay with Fox. DCEU collectively has made on average $100m more with their franchise yet they are the ones in complete disarray.
But of those last seven movies, two of them were Wolverine movies and that character is done with now. Another two of them were Deadpool movies which are mostly just their own thing and Ryan Reynolds even said Deadpool 3 might not happen (though I doubt that).
So that just leaves the actual X-men movies. First Class and Days of Future Past were great but Apocalypse wasn't and it didn't do that well.
Now the next one is meant to be Dark Phoenix and even if the rumours were nonsense, there is no interest in that movie at all.
Apocalypse didn't do well and at least that movie
A. Followed a movie people did like.
B. Had Wolverine in it.
C. Had Apocalypse who people had wanted for a long time.
Dark Phoenix was already done in X-men 3. So it won't be a surprise at all if that movie makes even less money.
Also where Marvel Studios has been very consistent with releasing movies when they plan to, the X-men series are not.
Gambit has been in production hell for years. New Mutants has been delayed twice. Dark Phoenix has been delayed.
They're supposedly making a Multiple Man movie, a Shadow Cat movie and a X-23 movie. Chances are there won't be much interest in those either.