By Ken Parker
I was not going to do an update on
Marvel vs. DC movies until later this year. There really wasn't much
to say. DC won't be re-kicking off their franchise until next year
but Marvel has made some changes to their line-up you might have heard.
First off, Spider-Man will be included
in the Marvel Universe. No big deal, right? WRONG!!! It is the
biggest deal ever!!! This has been rumored for a while and it really
puts Marvel into another realm of coolness. They were already beyond
cool and now it is even better. Spider-Man is owned by Sony and so
there is a deal in place for Marvel to borrow Spider-Man. This
probably means that Spider-Man will appear in Captain America: Civil War. In the original comic book, Spider-Man played a big part in
the story.
Another rumor surrounding this is the
Sony produced Sinister Six movie will probably go ahead in production
with Spider-Man in the movie. At one point he wasn't going to be in
it, for some reason.
A report has actor Andrew Garfield as
NOT returning to play Spider-Man. This was heavily rumored as a
possibility. It is uncertain if they will re-cast him or other
characters from that franchise. I feel bad for Garfield. He was not
a bad Peter Parker but I feel there are better choices.
A new stand alone Spider-Man film will
be planned for after the appearance in Civil War. Marvel with
co-produce with Sony. Sony has nothing to lose by all this. This is
a huge shot in the arm for the franchise. They still have most of
the control but I would imagine Marvel will be involved in casting
and some other character development.
Another possibility that has floated
around is that the Marvel Universe characters would now have the
potential of showing up in a Spider-Man film by Sony. So could Black
Widow guest star in the Spider-Man film or perhaps Hulk vs.
Spider-Man is in the cards.
The result of all this is a shuffling
of the Marvel schedule which now resembles this
2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron – May 1
Ant-Man – July 17
2016
Captain America: Civil War – May 6
Doctor Strange – November 4
2017
Guardians of the Galaxy 2 – May 5
Spider-Man – July 28
Thor: Ragnarok – November 3
2018
Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 – May 4
Black Panther- July 6
Captain Marvel – November 6
2019
Avengers: Infinity War Part 2 – May 3
Inhumans – July 12
So this is incredible. Just look at
who is rumored to appear in Captain America: Civil War –
Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Black Panther, Black Widow,
Falcon, and The Winter Soldier.
Now Sony is happy, even though they
have lost some creative control but what about Marvel? Do they gain
anything by this? Well, they have another heavy hitter in the park.
I can't imagine that their movies will do that much better but
certainly the awareness and anticipation are at an all time high.
One of the fun parts of all this is to see how each new hero is dealt
with by their actor or actress as well as how they will become part
of this universe. Now all that is left is X-Men and Fantastic Four!!
So, wait a minute. What about DC?
Who? DC, man! The comic company with Superman and Batman!!! Oh,
yea. Well, I can't imagine this does anything other than potentially
raise expectations for DC. So, Marvel's got Captain America, Iron
Man and, oh, yea, Spider-Man – what do you got DC?
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