Film Industry: Marvel Cinematic Universe

 Film industry: MCU questions

1) How many films were there in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) at the time of this article?

There were 22 films at the time of this article.

2) How much money have the MCU films made in total according to this article?

$18.2bn or £13.7bn

3) Why did Marvel create the Avengers films?

They created the Avengers films because in 2007 they were recovering from bankruptcy and had to sell their rights to Spider-Man and X-Men. Since they still owned the other superhero's from the Avengers they ended up using the first MCU films to introduce these characters.

4) Who owns the rights to Spiderman and why is the character now appearing in Marvel films?

Sony now own Spider-Man but they made a partnership with marvel that allows Tom Holland's Spider-Man to appear in the MCU films. Sony however have the rights for the actual character. 

5) Which company owns the rights to the Fantastic Four and the X-Men?

The Fantastic Four and the X-Men are both owned by 21Century Fox.

6) Look at the very end of the article. What has Disney announced regarding TV shows on their new streaming service Disney+?

Disney announced they have plans for several new marvel TV series to be streaming on Disney+.

Grade 8/9 extension tasks 

Read this Guardian review of Black Widow to prepare for studying our first CSP. What did the Guardian think of the film?

They think that Black Widow is highly enjoyable. They also mention that the fighting stances that Scarlett Johansson was posing resembles a women in a shampoo advert. This could show that they think the smooth elegant movement is enjoyable for some. 

 


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