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| Disney buys Marvel | |
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| Topic Started: Aug 31 2009, 11:31 AM (589 Views) | |
| Brian | Aug 31 2009, 11:31 AM Post #1 |
Go Irish!
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I know a lot of these characters are near and dear to many of you - http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090831/ap_on_bi_ge/us_disney_marvel_entertainment |
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| Nicola | Aug 31 2009, 11:48 AM Post #2 |
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Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Now they'll cast annoying bratty teenagers who can't sing as our favourite comic book heroes 
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| Choco | Aug 31 2009, 11:59 AM Post #3 |
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I somehow doubt that  Disney didn't stifle Pixar when they bought them, and I doubt they'll stifle Marvel. Disney itself has too much on their hands to worry about putting Zac Efron in as many movies as possible. Oh, also, my uncle is celebrating -- he owns Marvel stock. I'm jealous >< Edited by Choco, Aug 31 2009, 11:59 AM.
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| Delirium | Aug 31 2009, 12:24 PM Post #4 |
Who Watches the Watchmen?
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This worries me but I don't think they'll try to ruin any Marvel characters. Though I bet Zac Efron will be making his appearances. 
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| Stephen | Aug 31 2009, 01:16 PM Post #5 |
Mine! Or I will help you not.
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Over Stan Lee's dead body. Remember, Disney wants to draw in more male fans. So Spider-man the musical won't do it. And don't expect people to flock to see Miley Cirus as Ms. Marvel. It won't happen. More likely, this will mean that more money can be invested in the lesser hero movies so they actually turn out good.
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| Will | Aug 31 2009, 01:34 PM Post #6 |
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Disney and Gates should start dating, what with all of their common interests. Both seem to be investing time and money into things they shouldn't bother with. Disney was great when I was 2, but now it's just.... well, I hate it. Hate it. >=( If the next Marvel movie falls to shambles because of this I will be refusing ticket service to anyone affiliated with the project. Yes I'll be asking at the beginning of each ticket. "Did you help make ____ ? Oh you did? Good lord. Bye now." 
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| Cr1 | Aug 31 2009, 01:57 PM Post #7 |
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This is umm, wow, put it this way, disney and violence/action dont really go. But I hope they dont really spoil Marvel. |
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| Stephen | Aug 31 2009, 02:28 PM Post #8 |
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Mine! Or I will help you not.
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Gargoyles. 
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| Lindsey | Aug 31 2009, 03:42 PM Post #9 |
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This came up in my English class - we discuss the headlines in relation to fear... and somehow this came up. 
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| Moonface | Aug 31 2009, 03:56 PM Post #10 |
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Just heard of this from a friend on MSN. I hope Disney doesn't screw any of this up.
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| dark lord war | Aug 31 2009, 04:13 PM Post #11 |
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sorry to break this to you Moonface.....they will. |
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| Das | Aug 31 2009, 11:08 PM Post #12 |
Smells of rich mahogany
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_Disney Pretty sure you like Disney, but not the main asset which is based around children. I wouldn't worry too much. |
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| Fission | Aug 31 2009, 11:11 PM Post #13 |
SRS BSNS
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They're like Google, but instead of the Internet they control your television and movie theaters. |
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| HolySavior | Sep 1 2009, 01:35 PM Post #14 |
if( holy + alcohol){ happycoding()}
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hmm... wonder if the government will step in and say they are monopolizing everything like they did with microsoft
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| Stephen | Sep 1 2009, 02:40 PM Post #15 |
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Highly unlikely with DC still going very strong. DC Comics currently have: -The Dark Knight, Watchmen and other movies in development (Green Lantern being the biggest right now) - Arkham Asylum - Blackest Night - Multiple Direct to DVD from Bruce Timm (most recent: Green Lantern and Batman/Superman Public Enemies) - Batman: The Brave and the Bold - Smallville DC is still quite the competitor. And when you consider other publishers like Dark Horse who have 4 Star Wars titles that sell very nicely, it's pretty easy to see why Marvel, who has frequently gone up and down in finances, has made this deal. They have had 1 truly successful movie in the past two years with Iron Man. The Hulk didn't live up to expectations and Spider-Man 3 was terrible in the eyes of many. Wolverine: Origins was a train wreck everyone saw coming and when it leaked out on April Fools, so too did a lot of money people would have blown on that terrible movie. On the tv front, they are just really hitting their stride with Spectacular Spider-Man and Wolverine and the X-Men. And in Comics, they had quite the backlash for the "One More Day" storyline that had fans of Spider-man boycotting marvel comics in general. It's not been a great year for Marvel when you look hard at publishing and at movies other than Iron Man 2. Thor just finally started moving. Deadpool is sort of hanging out there and very few really truly want to see Wolverine 2. The Magneto movie has been hush hush and no movement has occurred for some time. Their strongest seller right now lie in tv and toys. So it makes sense that they would jump at a merge with Disney. And I don't see any harm like the microsoft monopoly this time. |
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