Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:51 pm
In response to Super Aurora's post:






I'd buy THAT for a dollar!Super Aurora wrote:When I first heard the news, this is my reaction:
Wolverine: Come on Sora let's kick some ass! *snickt*
Sora: Not until I transform with my keyblade, Wolvie!
Donald: WHAT THE FUCK
Um, Waldo's been turning into Mickey at the end of Muppet-Vision 3D ever since the show began.ajmrowland wrote:That didn't when I saw it, but that was 2003.Muppet-Vision 3D, where Waldo turns into Mickey
Since Universal Orlando has Marvel characters, I'm guessing that WDW won't be affected, since Iger said, "because there are some existing agreements that we obviously have to honor"...so that's good news, to me at least.Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger promised to honor existing agreements between rival theme parks and the comic book giant, but expects to "use Marvel where we can on Disney platforms and in Disney places."
"Marvel characters have already proven to be strong in terms of theme park attraction and we believe there are a lot of opportunities around the world," Iger told CNBC. "Not in every one of our parks, because there are some existing agreements that we obviously have to honor, but in a number of places for us to use the Marvel characters to basically help us grow our theme park business and better entertain people."
Pooh is in a league all his own, since he is such a huge part of Disney. The Muppets and Disney makes sense. Star Wars and Indiana Jones make less sense, but they are at Hollywood Studios (so if there had to be a Marvel attraction at WDW, DHS would be the only park that it'd make sense in), and we don't have Luke Skywalker and Indy covorting with Mickey and Stitch...Incorporating the Marvel superheroes into Disney's fairy-tale cast of characters may seem like a storytelling leap, but the theme park giant has pulled off the feat before. Through the years, Disney theme parks have built rides and attractions with third parties ("Star Wars," "Indiana Jones") and incorporated acquired properties (the Muppets, Winnie the Pooh).
I don't have an issue with Marvel properties coming to Disney XD. Toon Disney always aired things that are non-Disney, so no difference there. I'd be happy if that's the extent of their Marvel presence in the media world (not including comic books), besides Meet & Greets like the Power Rangers had at Hollywood Studios."In the near term, we expect Disney to deploy Marvel's content onto its young male focused cable network, Disney XD," UBS analyst Michael Morris said.
"As many of these deals conclude over time, we will have the flexibility to either bring them in-house or pursue third-party licensing agreements depending on how we feel we can create the most value," Disney Chief Financial Officer Tom Staggs said in a conference call.
It's just weird to me that all those superhero movies could be Disney. I mean, will the text card say at the opening of the film, "Walt Disney Productions Presents a Marvel Film" like they do with Pixar?!?Viacom unit Paramount Pictures has worldwide distribution rights for Marvel's 'Iron Man 2,' 'Thor,' 'Captain America,' 'Avengers' and 'Iron Man 3' movies, which are not affected by the deal, a Paramount spokesman said, adding that it looks forward to working with Disney after that.
But Disney may have other plans.
"The rationale for the deal is more consumer product license focused than film, as the next five films for Marvel remain with Paramount under their existing distribution agreement, though we expect films from Marvel following that to be distributed by Disney," Thomas Weisel analyst Benjamin Mogil said in a research note.
I think they're just going to create a new label for Marvel movies or release them under Miramax (highly doubtful) or Touchstone banner. Or resurrect Hollywood Pictures.blackcauldron85 wrote:It's just weird to me that all those superhero movies could be Disney. I mean, will the text card say at the opening of the film, "Walt Disney Productions Presents a Marvel Film" like they do with Pixar?!?
Looks like Disney may not get a look in (but of course, will still pocket money from each film by doing virtually nothing!).According to Variety, Fox controls “Fantastic Four” in perpetuity — as long as it continues making the films. This is the same deal Fox has on “X-Men,” “Daredevil” and “Silver Surfer.” So, I’d expect to hear an announcement on “Daredevil” someday soon as well.
Haha, there are some really great ones there!
Well, The most I remember of the show now is the little fying dude, the canon, Ms. Piggy, and Kermit coming out of the "wall" at the end.Escapay wrote:Um, Waldo's been turning into Mickey at the end of Muppet-Vision 3D ever since the show began.ajmrowland wrote: That didn't when I saw it, but that was 2003.
I saw that the other day. I wonder who made it?Super Aurora wrote:When I first heard the news, this is my reaction:
Wolverine: Come on Sora let's kick some ass! *snickt*
Sora: Not until I transform with my keyblade, Wolvie!
Donald: WHAT THE FUCK