The Marvelous Marvel Rewatch (Now Playing: Avengers: Infinity War)

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Doc755 said:

Angelus said:

Ya, I think that's accurate. Disney/Marvel have definitely been trend setters in this regard. Every movie studio now is looking for their own version of the MCU, be it WB with DC, or Universal with their "Dark Universe." I also think what you said about none of the movies being awful, at least from an overall quality perspective - discounting the individual weight anyone may or may not give to any single aspect of a movie - is key here. You're never going to get a whole lot of people walking away from one of the Marvel movies being so put off that they think to themselves "....ok...I'm not watching any more of these." That's not something these other studios can say about their attempts at this so far, and it shows.

My only concern is what happens when we move off the Big Four (Iron Man, Hulk, Thor and Cap). They’re still pretty central to the franchise as a whole. Downey is lured back by massive paychecks and he could conceivably be Iron Man forever. I know both Hemsworth and Evans have said they’re open to doing more standalone films. But eventually we hit a point where someone says enough. Do they recast? Do supoorting players step into the costumes of the Big Four (I have my own issues with this even though it happens in comics)? Do we just proceed with the supporting heroes. I’ll be honest. I cringed at that B Team of Avengers at the end of Ultron. I just feel we’re closer to the end than the beginning. And it’s a little sad

Of the "big 4", only Iron Man and Cap had really noteworthy movies (well until Thor 3).  On the other hand, I think they are going to continue making Guardians, Spider Man, Dr. Strange, and Ant Man.  Both Guardians and Spider Man have huge fan bases, and Dr. Strange has a smaller but still very passionate fan base.  I don't think Marvel will have any problem with continuing their movies.