Thomas Roach with eight predictions for the Marvel Cinematic Universe…
Through years of planning and a chain of successes Marvel Studios has delivered films that both excel at the box office and please their fans. Unlike the other superhero movies, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has all these characters existing in the same universe and crossing over into each other’s films – this started with Iron Man back in 2008 and the standalone films led to the first Avengers film which saw these extraordinary characters team up.
The success is trying to be imitated by Warner Bros. with the DC cinematic universe and Fox who have ambitions of a shared universe between X-Men and Fantastic Four – the only Marvel properties they own. Marvel Studios has definitely got it right though where the others fail. It is a great time for Marvel Studios and there is no sign of this slowing down any time soon.
Their ambition seems to have no limit, and Marvel Studios are looking at making more unique projects. Guardians of the Galaxy is a rather obscure Marvel product but depending on its success this will open the Marvel Cinematic Universe to endless possibilities – bringing more obscure characters to the big screen will increase the output of films that Marvel produce each year. Marvel Studios has even suggested producing four films every year instead of just two – this would allow the Cinematic Universe to expand a far quicker than before and hopefully keep fans happy.
Marvel does seem to leave lots of hints and clues to the future of their film series as well as directly telling the audience its latest endeavors. Even years before the films are out fans like to talk about and guess what is going to happen. Fans now look out for cameos and stay after the credits to see the next teaser for Marvel’s future films. So, with that in mind, here are some predictions for future Marvel films…
Originally published April 13, 2014. Updated April 15, 2018.
