If they're willing to scale down the budgets of the side films that I suppose could work OK. They can't be expecting Rogue One type business for every spin-off though that's simply not gonna happen. They can't be expecting Marvel type business either, Marvel's secret master card is the fact that their movies have a lot of humor. Thor Ragnarok is basically a full on comedy at points, Guardians is comedy sci-fi, Iron Man has a lot of jokes, Ant-Man is funny, Spider-Man is the original wise-cracking superhero with relatable teenager problems. Not MCU, but Deadpool is the same deal, that's basically full on action-comedy.
That makes those movies much more accessible to the "non-nerd" audience. Star Wars requires by this point a fair understanding of its mythos, what is a Jedi, what is a Sith, why is a Death Star important, who is Yoda, who are all these older characters, etc. etc. etc. and is generally humor-less and dry.
Last edited by Soundwave - on 23 June 2018
