MCU: 10 Ideas for the Next 10 Years
9. Good Versions of Another Studio’s Movie
While a Fantastic Four reboot and solo Wolverine movie seem likely for the future, there are a few stinkers from the recent past that I would be happy with Marvel remaking in the next decade. X-Men: Apocalypse was a mediocre mess, so imagine if Marvel had the opportunity to properly build to it like an Avengers movie. I like Ghost Rider for all the wrong reasons, but there’s no reason to limit him to TV cameos. Last year’s Venom may have succeeded at the box office, but it wasn’t good and all the hardcore Marvel fans I know are desperate for a good film that has Venom in it. Marvel probably won’t straight remake too many films so soon, but animation and Disney+ do provide an opportunity.
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10. Continue to Innovate in the Superhero Genre Film Catalogue
Lots of people have picked up on Marvel’s incorporation of classic genre elements into their films. Winter Soldier is a political conspiracy/spy movie, Ant-Man’s first film is a heist movie, Homecoming is a coming-of-age film, and so on. I don’t think every Marvel film fits into a separate genre of film (Iron Man, The Avengers and Ultron all seem to be pretty standard action/adventure films), but it’s a trend I’d like to see utilized as much as possible.
What should they make next?
Morbius gives the opportunity for a vampire film, and I’d be interested in other horror genres but I’m not sure where they’d fit in. I’m a huge Western fan, but Solo might have stepped into that lane too much, and while Guardians is the obvious fit for the genre, I’m not sure James Gunn would go down that route. I’d also want to see a sword-and-sandal historical epic. I don’t know which character fits, but why not make one up? Is Gilgamesh Marvel or DC? After a quick Google, turns out he’s Marvel, so go ahead and fire that one up.
The more creativity the better, and more genre pieces give a wider range of directors a chance to make a film their way.
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