Originally Posted By DAR Actually these all have potential to be really cool. I would love love love to see a Runaways tv series.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 One thing I found out is that while Paramount owns the movie rights to Spider-man and all of the villains, Disney now owns the Television rights....Which means they may decide to do a show similiar to Smallville which shows Peter Parker growing up and becoming Spider-man.... Would be a pretty interesting series, especially if they base it off of the Ultimate line of comics.
Originally Posted By gadzuux To me, Hulk is a more interesting character. He's more sympathetic and he's got a sad and tragic sense about him. Plus, he gets to bust out of his clothes every episode.
Originally Posted By Spyderman The number is actually 7,000+. If you would like to see the obscure charecters that PIXAR may be reviving look here: <a href="http://chud.com/articles/articles/20647/1/CHUD-QUICK-LIST-10-MARVEL-PROPERTIES-PIXAR-SHOULD-ADAPT/Page1.html" target="_blank">http://chud.com/articles/artic...ge1.html</a>
Originally Posted By 2001DLFan <<You should see the overreacting on IGN from the comic nerds(which I'm proud of being) They're saying things like will everything will be G rated. Or Zac Efron will now be Spider-Man. However there's a pretty good podcast over on IGN that discusses the deal. And all of the editors seem to really like the deal. It's the IGN Comics podcast if anyone is interested.>> If Marvel executives are as cleaver as Jobs was with the Pixar deal, they may be able to retain their autonomy. If they aren’t, Marvel is doomed to become Disney fodder.
Originally Posted By 2001DLFan <<DAR: Plus unless something in all facets goes terribly wrong, this is going to be a long term deal.>> Sounds like a Disney attraction: "Disney wants to buy Marvel, but then something goes terribly wrong!"
Originally Posted By Neologos IT will be a good thing. I know there will be a balance. Most of these characters would be good in DCA. They will blend quite well. Silver Surfer w/space mountain tomorrow land. Doctor Strange w/ haunted mansion. Keep most of them out of toon town, but the old spider-ham character could fit there. There are plenty of cowboyish chatacters that would fit in frontier land. Blank Pather in adventure land. None of them would fit into main Street. Fantasyland should stay Disney. Over all they layer in with Indiana Jones and Star Wars. Jack Sparrow was worked in POTC. The petting zoo, geyser mountain, BBQ are could be a new "Heroland" for Marvel's Stuff also. I like the old stuff but things changes.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Quick question -- What happens when the current 'superhero' trend dies? I was in high school when 'Superman: The Movie' was released -- 'You will believe a man can fly' and all that stuff with Christopher Reeve. That was 1978. And while the original was met with success at the box office, the sequels were pretty terrible. Tim Burton's 'Batman' -- 1989 did well, but the series that followed was certainly hit and miss. But 'Superhero' as a genre is already peaking -- starting up again with the success of 'Spider-man' -- suddenly all the studios think they can do it. But it's a very hit and miss genre, with a limited audience. It reminds me of Disney and their animated movies in the 90s-- 'Little Mermaid' did well, 'Aladdin' did a little better and then when 'The Lion King' did huge numbers in 1994, they kept trying to strike lightning again with another 'Broadway style musical' animated feature. And how many 'superhero' movies do we really want to see? Nicholas Cage as the 'Ghost Rider' -- Jennifer Garner as 'Elektra' -- 'The Punisher' 'Daredevil' 'Fantastic Four' 'The Incredible Hulk' -- all were just moderately successful. This particular deal might look good on the surface -- but it's very 'trendy' to me. I'd be surprised is Disney still owns Marvel in 10 years.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Doctor Strange w/ haunted mansion.<< Man, I hope you're joking. I can't think of anything in this world (at least that I can bring up outside WE) that is more of an opposite of the term "good thing."
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 Man, I hope you're joking. I can't think of anything in this world (at least that I can bring up outside WE) that is more of an opposite of the term "good thing."<< LOL, I think it would fit, as like a hidden Mickey kind of thing. Something tells me Pixar is probably going to throw a Marvel character into Toy Story 3, as kind of a hidden thing, maybe a Captain America action figure or something along that line. Not saying a cameo appearance, but maybe like a quick 1 second appearance like they have done with other references throughout Pixar films...
Originally Posted By Hista98 IT will be a good thing. I know there will be a balance. Most of these characters would be good in DCA. They will blend quite well. Silver Surfer w/space mountain tomorrow land. Doctor Strange w/ haunted mansion. Keep most of them out of toon town, but the old spider-ham character could fit there. There are plenty of cowboyish chatacters that would fit in frontier land. Blank Pather in adventure land. None of them would fit into main Street. Fantasyland should stay Disney. Over all they layer in with Indiana Jones and Star Wars. Jack Sparrow was worked in POTC. The petting zoo, geyser mountain, BBQ are could be a new "Heroland" for Marvel's Stuff also. I like the old stuff but things changes. Please tell me you are kidding???
Originally Posted By Hista98 maybe they should change DCA to Disney's comic adventure!!! and do a whole park based on the superhoeroes
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <maybe they should change DCA to Disney's comic adventure!!! and do a whole park based on the superhoeroes> Yes, call it 'Marvel Superhero Island' -- Oh wait -- that's already at Universal's Islands of Adventure.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 <maybe they should change DCA to Disney's comic adventure!!! and do a whole park based on the superhoeroes> Yes, call it 'Marvel Superhero Island' -- Oh wait -- that's already at Universal's Islands of Adventure.<< You won't see any rides with Marvel characters for at least a decade.... Just like with Pixar, Disney will let the relationship mature, and then flood the parks with rides....
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <You won't see any rides with Marvel characters for at least a decade.... Just like with Pixar, Disney will let the relationship mature, and then flood the parks with rides....> In a decade, the relationship will have been dissolved.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Not as long as Disney finds a way to make the characters profitable as merch, which I think they will. THAT is where we'll see Marvel show up in the Disney universe initially, I think, and no one's better than Disney at slapping a character on some cheap made-in-China stuff and selling it for a handsome profit. After that, they'll see how profitable the movies are for them. That's a big question; some such movies are blockbusters, others flop. But if a sufficient number are profitable, and the merch sells well, Disney hangs on to Marvel. At THAT point, you might see them as attractions in the parks - I just hope they keep them relegated to the studio parks.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt I think a superhero special effects or stunt show is a no-brainer for the studio parks as a start.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>I think a superhero special effects or stunt show is a no-brainer for the studio parks as a start.<< If it's good enough for Six Flags ...
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 >>I think a superhero special effects or stunt show is a no-brainer for the studio parks as a start.<< If it's good enough for Six Flags ...<< LMAO, so Indy Stunt show is good enough for 6 Flags? Last time I checked 6 Flags don't have stunt shows on the level of Indy....
