Marvel Planning Wolverine TV Show For Disney Plus, Won’t Star Hugh Jackman

Marvel Planning Wolverine TV Show For Disney Plus, Won’t Star Hugh Jackman Feb 1, 2019 17:09:58 GMT

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Post by Vassaggo on Feb 1, 2019 17:09:58 GMT

Feb 1, 2019 16:29:17 GMT Lord Death Man said:

Feb 1, 2019 15:54:56 GMT Vassaggo said:

If it could be done I wouldn't mind 1 season one offs that main integral characters could be missing for whole seasons and come back later. Not haphazardly but planned. So the shows aren't about specific characters. Not a Wolverine Show or a Gambit Show or Loki show. The show is the main star and the characters are what change.

I just think that Netflix's business mistake was to put 5 very similar toned shows on back to back to back. Especially for binge watching it can be a grind for some consumers.

The decision may not have been right for Netflix but, in the long run, I think it was good for Marvel. Marvel, as we all know, isn't regarded for its variety in tone across mediums. They are, by now, well regarded for creating a shared universe populated by many characters. Luke, Danny, Jessica, Frank, and Matt all contribute to that legend.

I guess what I'm asking for is an anthology series which makes the Marvel Universe the central character and rotates the heroes, villains and locations per season. Heroes and villains can be revisited in future archs based on popular demand.

Marvel's future as the dominant force in cinemas will come to an end - probably sooner than a lot of us want to believe possible. 2018 was a peak year for them; there is no place to go but down. They will produce one or more flops. It's inevitable.

The future of Marvel live-action content is streaming.

I just saw the Hobbs and Shaw trailer. The villain is a superhumanly-augmented Idris Elba. We are reaching a tipping point.

And let's be clear about Netflix's business goals. They are chiefly concerned with subscribers. Ratings are things that you, myself and other third parties obsess over, the gold standard for a show on Netflix is can it attract new subscribers. Even if the Marvel shows maintained their "ratings," without contributing to adding new subscribers, they'd still be seen as a failure (or loss leader at best) in Netflix's worldview.

Funny when I said the 1 off seasons where the Show is the star I actually used the term Anthology, but couldn't convince myself it was the correct term.

I agree that adding the Netflix shows did help the overall brand. It adding a missing piece to the puzzle. I think they may have just gone to much to fast. Or at least went whole hog on the one tone.

I agree with you on 2 points in here. I posted this to a friend... "...Because what the Fast and The Furious series needs, which mind you started out as a street racing criminal story, is not just to become more Mission Impossible/James Bond but to introduce Super-Humans."

And Marvel Studios/MCU is due for a contraction. Not just popularity but in scope. You can't just ramp up stakes and scope every fucking movie and retain the same momentum. That's why I like things like Ant-Man/Ant-man and Wasp and to certain extent Doc Strange. Both have could have cosmic or Earth Shattering Consequences, but told on a smaller scale. That's why I'm all for a Black Widow movie. You could have dire consequences but told on a small scale.

One of the reasons I am for waiting to use X-men is Marvel could use the lull to make the introduction seem more bombastic. Instead of using them as a prop to stop the inevitable decline.

I'm torn with FF. I think their reputation is beaten up enough that they could use them with out exploiting the look we have control of our product again. Plus I really want to see Dr. Doom used as a baddie. Also I wouldn't mind if FF was used for Disney+. Get to know them as a family in long form story telling then use them sparingly in the movies. Hell, I'm not even sure if Marvel gets them back fully. Didn't Fox Lease the rights from Constatin?