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Maybe.
2. Bullshit
3. Bullshit
4. Speilburg is a brand machine and he has produced a lot of turds as well as a few good movies.
5. Bullshit, Marvel has one of the most recognized brand names out there. That is like Pepsi saying they are buying coke and they want to make Coke more recognizable. Never mind that the new logo with have the Pepsi Logo fused into it in some form or fashion.
6. Disney is a mega corporation, I work for one of those, and history has shown me that people who should be in charge and making the right decisions are never in that position. Instead you get people who have no clue what they are doing making bad decisions and blaming the previous owners for their failures.
#2... Legal contracts, not bullshit.
#3... Actual meetings, also not bullshit.
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Alright, I've lost interest in responding to your claims of bullshit.
1. You think because someone makes a quote it is valid or factual? Okay......
2. All it takes is a stroke of the pen to change any previous contracts or finding a clause they can exploit to change something they dont like. They can also shut down and re-establish any franchise they have to better suit their agenda.
3. Well you didn't bother to read past 3 so I suppose my other coments are valid since they are direct quotes from me...lol.
And sure, contracts can change -- however, based on what was said on the conference call, Disney will be waiting out those contracts out.
In all likelihood, it will be years (yes, years) before we see an impact on movie production and/or marketing. Comics, animated properties, merchandising, etc. are all a different story.
#4... Not talking about quality of films here, just about marketing prowess and ability to make money. Marvel already brings creative quality to the table.
#5... I think you're overestimating Marvel's brand recognition. Beyond their A-level characters (Spider-Man, The Hulk, X-Men and now Iron Man), you'd be hard pressed to find solid name recognition in the mainstream. It isn't Coke and Pepsi. It's Coke buying Tang.
#6... See my above comment re: Caution v. Paranoia. You can't just lump every "mega corporation" in together and say they're inherently evil. You have to look at their track record (which in the case of Disney is good), the people involved (Bob Iger, a very savvy guy) and what they're saying (see the part where I talk about what Iger is saying about their relationship with Marvel).
And yes, your opinion is worth merit... however, you started to lose me when you just spouted "bullshit, bullshit." You're better than that, and we both know it.
As for paranoia, no it is is called experiance, been there done that, seen it done to others many times over.
2. It's a legal matter. Contracts are not broken by acquisitions, unless the contract specifically states, which these surely would not. If they did state that, then Disney would not be able to make statements to the contrary. You really think Sony or Fox would give up the rights to those franchises without a fight (which would be well-publicized).
3. Why is this one BS again? Of course Lasseter met with Marvel representatives. Pixar is incredibly successful, largely due to the efforts of John Lasseter, and only seems to be growing in popularity. Lasseter has been able to reach multiple demographics without sacrificing quality. Why on earth would Disney not put him in the same room as representatives from Marvel, who represents their only untapped demographic, the teen/young-adult male group? It would be idiotic if they ignored the obvious potential there.
4. Marvel's turd-to-megahit ratio was horrible before Disney. You really think it could get worse? This is definitely going to be a step-up. Iron Man was successful because Marvel poured RIDICULOUS amounts of money into its production/marketing. Their profit margin wasn't all that high, as a result, but it had many intangible successes to go along with its box office success. Disney has the resources to repeat this level of film production/marketing. I, personally, wouldn't turn my nose up at this potential awesomeness.
5. Marvel was recognizable, sure, but had very limited funding available. Marvel films required heavy special effects, which were very expensive. Limited profits means limited funds to use on future films. This article is talking about the newfound ability for Marvel to get its name in every facet of the media, beyond its current limitations. Disney has rarely fused its branding with a subsidiary's. It's not called "The Wonderful World of ESPN," for example. "Disney & Pixar's WALL-E" is the only type of fusion I can think of, if I had to name one.
6. Mega-corporations definitely screw things up frequently, but this doesn't seem to be one of those situations. If Marvel follows the trend of ABC, ESPN, or Pixar, I will be very pleased.
I think Marvel is going to be the creative force behind it's movies and Disney will be there to push them along with their dollars. $4bil is a lot of money to spend on something when you're only plan is to alienate comic book fans. Disney has something up their sleeve, and until they play their cards, I can only be positive about this.
Marvel was actually starting to make a difference in Super hero movies and to go against the grain of producing lack luster films targeted to 10 year olds instead of the actual audiance the original titles were supported by.
Does that make sense?
Good analogy though.
Thanks for the compliment, by the way.
And the realization that Marvel Babies would rule.
Thanks for this, it's way more information than any other posts I've seen on the subject. You do bang up work.
More of a technical issue, why do we now only get a tagline in our RSS feed instead of the whole article. The reason I have an RSS reader is so that I can stay in one place to read news. I love FSR so I probably won't unsubscribe but you are pissing a lot of people off by doing this.
I'm relieve that Disney ain't going to touch the other brands for any changes. I can't complain either because like what Neil says 'Lost' is shown in ABC and ABC and Disney are one brand. I strongly believe that Disney ain't going to screw-up the 'Billion dollar' deal and Marvel will have the opportunity to make somethings to happen.
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I anticipate all this deal will do is put more money into Marvel's movies and their merchandise lines. While some may not like their Marvel becoming "common", I'm sure this won't affect most fans in the slightest.
As the article says...Disney excels at branding. To mess with the Marvel brand would be idiotic and unprofitable. I doubt they'll do it.
Maybe that's because Marvel sucks to begin with.
Yeah, I went there.