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Disney To Acquire Marvel Entertainment

Discussion in 'Lounge' started by Vengeful Odin, Aug 31, 2009.

  1. Vengeful Odin

    Vengeful Odin Norse Mod

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    Wow. This is actually huge news.

    Wolverine is now owned by Mickey Mouse. :pity:

    http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/08/31/disney-to-acquire-marvel-entertainment-for-4-billion/
     
  2. GISH

    GISH ~mUST wARN oTHERS~

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    i guess i wont be watching those movies when they come out. what a shame.
     
  3. hof13

    hof13 Premium Member Luxury Box

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    Hmmmm - wonder what type of impact that'll have on the theme parks. Right now, Universal Studios (at least in Orlando) has rides for Spiderman, Hulk, Dr Doom, etc. I have to think they'll need to eventually rebrand those rides since Disney owned MGM studios is a direct competitor with Universal.
     
  4. SICK

    SICK Lounge Moderator

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    mgm went out of business.....its now called disney hollywood studios
     
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  5. Dol-Fan Dupree

    Dol-Fan Dupree Tank? Who is Tank? I am Guy Incognito.

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    damn!
     
  6. Jaydog57

    Jaydog57 Canes/Fins/Magic fan

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    I'm not liking this at all. Stick a fork in Marvel, they're done. :pity:
     
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  7. Pagan

    Pagan Metal & a Mustang

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    Yea...cause Disney has NO idea how to run a franchise. :rolleyes:

    C'mon man...Disney will do it WAY better than Universal did. Trust me.

    Just out of sheer curiosity....why?
     
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  8. opfinistic

    opfinistic Braaaaains!

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    Can't wait for the Marvel vs. Disney Fight video game.
     
  9. Silverphin

    Silverphin Well-Known Member

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    It can actually work.
     
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  10. opfinistic

    opfinistic Braaaaains!

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    Only if there Mortal Kombat like finishing moves. For both sides.
     
  11. Jaydog57

    Jaydog57 Canes/Fins/Magic fan

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    I get what you're saying, I'm just concerned with them making the movies too kid friendly, being that kids are their target audience.
     
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  12. opfinistic

    opfinistic Braaaaains!

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    I thought they tageted 40 year old stoners with their parks. **** me, I'm a fool! :angry:
     
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  13. Jaydog57

    Jaydog57 Canes/Fins/Magic fan

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    Not yet but a man can dream:up:
     
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  14. charlestonphan

    charlestonphan Junior Member

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    the article stated they are looking to expand their market with boys. they have things pretty well cornered with girls with the Disney Princesses and Hanna Montana already.

    also said there will be theme park tie-in and rides.

    i am with Pagan, they will do this right. heck, they have one old Star Wars Ride at Hollywood Studios, and do an entire parade of various Star Wars characters that is really cool.

    as for marketing to boys though, i think they have a gold mine in doing an updated movie franchise on Davy Crockett. with what they were able to do with Pirates of the Caribbean, they could do alot for business right there, if done right.
     
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  15. Pagan

    Pagan Metal & a Mustang

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    I wouldn't worry about that man...when they were with MGM the movies that studio made weren't "kid friendly". It will be a separate entity.

    And if they bring Marvel characters to the parks the level of detail they do will blow away what Universal did.

    Case in point is the Spiderman ride. While the ride itself is great, the waiting are is pathetic. Everything in the faux Daily Bugle offices is grey or beige painted. There's a plate of donuts on the counter in what's supposed to be the office kitchen, and the plate AND the donuts are grey. LAME.

    Disney would have EVERY detail in place. No stone left unturned. Their attention to detail is legendary.

    For the waiting line for the Expedition Everest ride, they flew in architects AND materials from the Himalayas just so it would be authentic.

    They're going to kick Universal's ***.....AGAIN.

    Unless of course, they want to stick it to Universal good and just let them keep all the attractions and have to PAY Disney to use them. :lol:
     
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  16. unluckyluciano

    unluckyluciano For My Hero JetsSuck

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    I can't believe you watched them now.............
     
  17. opfinistic

    opfinistic Braaaaains!

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    He closed his eyes during the scary parts.
     
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  18. Stitches

    Stitches ThePhin's Biggest Killjoy Luxury Box

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    Disney was behind the game "Pure" which was awesome as well, and in no way kiddy really.
     
  19. NaboCane

    NaboCane Banned

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    Yep.

    I wouldn't go so far as to say Marvel is done, but the nature of the franchise from here on in will be much different.

    And since under Stan Lee it was perfect, different will be worse.

    Eventually we'll look at this as the day the comics died.
     
  20. CrunchTime

    CrunchTime Administrator Retired Administrator

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    I think its a good business decision.Disney was becoming too much of girls network .How many boys are interested in Hannah Montana and similar fare ?

    There is not much content that is attractive to boys.Marvel characters will give them that.
     
  21. Dol-Fan Dupree

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    this is good for my 4 shares of stock ;)
     
  22. m ino

    m ino New Member

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    they movies are already kid friendly to me..spider-man,x-men,iron-man had alot of violence in the action dept but nothing too adulterated theyve been more for both groups than one or the other..take wolverine origions for example,that movie nowhere near depicts the darkness of the comic character because they wanted to target kids as well.the only one that wasn't so kiddie was the hulk and most of that was language issues.
     
  23. NaboCane

    NaboCane Banned

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    Good for Disney...but what about the Marvel universe?

    Disney is one huge, inexorable homogenization machine.

    Marvel, on the other hand, is a universe of 5000 characters; all of the ones that are universally known are distinct individuals who have stood the test of time.

    Spider-Man is not like Iron Man; Wolverine is not like Daredevil, etc.

    Contrast that with DC's universe; it's pretty much Superman and Batman; two guys from rich families, orphans, with near-identical ethos by which they carry out their work. And I grew up a huge fan, so I'm NOT knocking them by this, just making a valid point.

    Now we have the world's most effective homogenization machine, Disney, taking over the universe of ragged misfits that is Marvel. And this deal includes the publishing arm, by the way.

    What do you think...will the white-bread-making machine that is Disney be good for Marvel?

    I don't.
     
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  24. Samphin

    Samphin Κακό σκυλί ψόφο δεν έχει

    Meh, I get the feeling that we won't see too many differences, but I still think that this is a bad thing. One big company being bought by another bigger company always tends to worry me.
     
  25. Silverphin

    Silverphin Well-Known Member

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    Maybe, just maybe, that means that the Marvel MMO will get made.
     
  26. Silverphin

    Silverphin Well-Known Member

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    True.

    Truth be told, I would love to see Marvel vs Nintendo.
     
  27. Colorado Dolfan

    Colorado Dolfan ...dirty drownin' man?

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