Marvel/Fox Rivalry May Come To An End

Back in the mid 90's, Marvel was not known for its big screen productions or after credit scenes, it was just a comic book company (simpler times), but comics weren't selling like they used to and Marvel had to file for bankruptcy in 1996, and sell the movie rights to characters and super powered groups, such as The X-Men, Spider-Man, Blade (which they recently got back), and The Fantastic Four, just to name a few. Now, because of this, Marvel has had to start major movie franchises with B-List characters like, Thor, Ant-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Captain America, starting in 2008 with 'Iron Man.' Amazingly enough, under the incredible Kevin Feige, Marvel Studios has succeeded and become the premiere producer of super hero movies. Kevin Feige had the crazy idea of making a cinematic universe where Marvel super heroes would coexist and, occasionally (maybe not so occasional anymore), team up for large scale block buster hits. This format has become wildly successful, but for a hardcore fan of the comics, because of the licensing disputes, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has much to be desired. 

There are stories from the comic books that I wish I could see on the big screen, but because of the (I believe childish) rivalry between Marvel and the studios they sold movie rights too, it was very unlikely that we would see stories like 'AvX,' or any of the Spider-Man/Deadpool team-ups. However, The feud between studios may be coming to an end. In light of the success of Marvel and Sony's partnership, where Sony gave Marvel creative control over Spider-Man, and the fact that Fox and Marvel have reportedly been in talks about a partnership, cross studio partnerships and collaboration seem to be the direction super hero movies are moving in. 

But the question is: What's the next property that will be brought to the MCU? Sadly, to your dismay, we most likely won't see an 'AvX' adaptation any time soon (or will we), but what's more likely to happen is that The Fantastic Four will come to the MCU. The Fantastic Four, much like Spider-Man, will need to be rebooted, after what most people would call the worst super hero movie ever (I call it that too). Obviously Fox and The Fantastic Four need new creative direction, and Kevin Feige is more than capable of pulling this franchise out of mediocrity. In the comics, The Fantastic Four is a light hearted family of super heroes, that would fit perfectly in the aesthetic of the MCU, and since they don't have an established cinematic universe, like the X-Men, rebooting The Fantastic Four in the MCU would be almost as easy as putting Spider-Man in 'Captain America: Civil War.'  

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Wolverine 3: The Death of Old Man Logan

Wolverine 3 will be the last time we get to see Hugh Jackman play the role of Wolverine, the most popular mutant in the last decade. And while it is sad that there will never be another Hugh Jackman Wolverine, after 2017, it will be exciting to see how he goes out, and also whom they decide to replace him with, because there needs to be another brooding, anti-hero, bad-ass in the X-Men Cinematic Universe. 

It has been said that Wolverine 3 will take place in a time that we, the fans, have not seen before, in an X-Men movie, and the rumor has it, we might be getting a film based on Mark Miller's Old Man Logan series. When confronted about it a while back, Hugh Jackman said he could neither confirm nor deny the rumor, but recent photos from the set of Wolverine 3 show an aged Hugh Jackman and an even older Patrick Stewart.

In the comics Old Man Logan renounces his violent tendencies and travels across the country defeating various Marvel super villains. Hugh Jackman did also say that we would be able to see Wolverine's berserker mode, so maybe in the aftermath of the berserker mode he decides to renounce his violent ways. But, since Marvel owns the rights to many of the villains he fights in the series it is unlikely that we will see that exact story line. However, my theory is that we will see a mix of Old Man Logan and Charles Soule's Death of Wolverine.

In Death of Wolverine, Logan is infected with a virus from the microverse that causes him to lose his mutant healing factor, giving past villains and enemies a chance to finally kill him. Also after the end of this series the mantle of Wolverine is passed down to Logan's clone, X-23. The likelihood of seeing X-23 in Wolverine 3 is extremely high, considering what happens in the after credits scene of X-Men: Age of Apocalypse, and who is alluded to. For those that do not know (Spoiler Alert), in the after credits scene we see men in black suits take a vile of Wolverine's blood and put it into a case that said "Essex Corp." on it. Essex Corp. is owned by Nathaniel Essex, or better known as Mister Sinister. Sinister is obsessed with perfecting the human race through mutation, which is what leads him to cloning and splicing many of the strongest mutants. Even though X-23 is actually created by Dr. Sarah Kinney and not Sinister, it still makes sense to have him be the one who clones Wolverine, because he is such an integral part of the X-Men universe (and, because they did not have him be a part of Age of Apocalypse).

Fox may not know what to do with the X-Men as a team, but it seems they have figured out how to make successful solo movies starring X-Men characters. Considering  their recent success with 'The Wolverine' and 'Deadpool,' I am confident/hopeful that they will not ruin Hugh Jackman's last movie as Wolverine. Plus, it is always exciting to see major change in comics and the aftermath thereof, and with Wolverine possibly dying in the next movie, we may actually see a meaningful death in a comic book movie (Havok dying does not count).

Gambit May Be Losing Another Director

Ever since X-Men producer, Lauren Shuler Donner, convinced Fox to green light a solo Gambit movie, production has been plagued with road blocks. The project has been turned down by several high profile directors and gone through numerous rewrites. The project was finally accepted by the 'Dawn of The Planet of The Apes' director, Rupert Wyatt, but he soon after pulled out of the project, because of continuous rewrites and production delays. There have been rumors that Wyatt actually pulled out of the project, because of creative differences with the studio. After he left the film, the movie's star, Channing Tatum, was dangerously close to walking away from the project as well. Doug Liman, the director of 'Edge of Tomorrow,' would later take the job, in late 2015, months after they would have needed to start filming to be able to release the film on its original release date, October 7, 2016. 

The delays and rewrites continue, and 'Gambit' is in danger of losing another director. Liman will be directing another film for Amazon Studios called 'The Wall,' but when asked about 'Gambit,' he did say he would return to it at the end of 2016. However, THR has reported that Liman is considering directing 'Chaos Walking,' the adaptation of Patrick Ness’ post-apocalyptic YA thriller at Lionsgate/Summit. It would not surprise anyone if he decided to drop the forever delayed 'Gambit' and direct the YA thriller, where he would working with the legendary Charlie Kaufman. 

Since its inception the Gambit movie has been doomed to fail, and considering the relative failure of 'X-Men: Apocalypse,' there may have been even more pressure for the film to perform well. Fox may also be reconsidering the direction they want to take with their superhero movies, and replicate the massive success they had with 'Deadpool.' But continuing to delay 'Gambit' may not be the answer. In the comics Gambit has a very interesting back story and is one of the more charismatic characters in the X-Men universe. Also, much like Wolverine and Deadpool, he is a well known antihero and former villain.