Disney Acquires Marvel Entertainment

BadboyCivic6116d ago

i wonder if Disney is going to remake xmen with pink flowers and fairies.
i hope they dont mess up what marvel created

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Bnet3436116d ago

Oh my god, this is the worst day ever. F*ck you Disney. Why Marvel, why?

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callahan096116d ago

Nothing to be worried about. Disney owns studios that produce mature films, like Touchstone Pictures and Miramax. Miramax released Pulp Fiction, and Miramax is owned by Disney. So I don't think you have to worry about Marvel being watered down because they're owned by Disney.

Baka-akaB6116d ago (Edited 6116d ago )

@kigmal

Why the hell would it even matter to you ? It change nothing to the properties , it just mean that finally Marvel got a big daddy to back them up , just like WB back up DC .

Wich could mean finally the end of crappy Fox Marvel movies deals .

Godmars2906116d ago

callahan09, one word: Gargoyles. Great syndicated show with an evolving, complex, superhero theme turned to a crap Saturday morning show.

Yeah, they may have learned their lesson since then, but still - the 2 Corys is on TV!

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Arthur_6116d ago

I dont see ANY positives to this, AT ALL.
But, if anyone else can, please point them out so I can stop banging my head against the wall.

thanks.

Greywulf6116d ago (Edited 6116d ago )

I doubt they will ruin wolverine anymore than marvel folks...

They are in the business of getting your eyeballs and paychecks. Any means possible.

You'd be interested to see the violent/adult material DISNEY owns. They just bought it, they aren't going to restructure it. Just make a ton of toys probably.

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Lelouch V Brit6116d ago

"Disney" The Next EA.

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Baka-akaB6116d ago (Edited 6116d ago )

@Arthur_

No longer having to pimp movies and games right to crappy activision , sega studios or Fox ?

Having a finanial backup much like DC enjoy ?

Getting a big push from a new whole venue of retail and digital access or exposure ?

Access to good 3d and 2d animations studios from the west and the east ?

I know i sounds offensive , but again guys get some clue . Most of you dont even know Marvel was owned by Toybiz at some point , wich cant get any worse .

Or put another , do you known that there is a reason DC's animation have been so awesome since the batman TAs series ? Because they are owned by WB and use their awesome ressources .

Why is there a movie such as Batman begins and dark knight ? WB again ..
Sure it isnt a seal of quality with midly successful stuff like Superman returns, but it gives them unlimited ressources and tools to produce good stuff . The rest falling ultimately on the shoulders of the cast and director .

@Godmars290

gargoyles was a disney property when it was awesome too , always have been . So you can't just play the oh "it's disney" card when things goes bad . So yeah it doesnt change much like callahan said .

A more questionable owner came by and didnt change marvel . And it easily could have . When you're owned by a toy companies it's easy to go the gi joe and transformers ways , and mostly produce story with toys in mind and they didnt .

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Gothdom6116d ago (Edited 6116d ago )

Will this mean we'll finally see Spider-Man animated series completely in DVD here in NA? (one of the lucky things UK has got)

As for Disney scrapping things up, I think marvel shot themselves in the foot with that upcoming Manga Wolverine movie. It looks cool, but it doesn't feel like Wolverine (from what I saw)... And that Spider-Woman motion comic, not being available worldwide from the getgo. I live in Canada and can't buy that yet, and I heard UK will wait even longer than us to get their hands on it.

I don't know, this could be good for distribution, but this can get very bad for the future of the animated series. We'll have to see. I don't want Marvel Babies to have their show.

jagstatboy6116d ago

Don't we need a KH3 first?

54percent6116d ago

Kingdom Hearts will feature Wolverine

Godmars2906115d ago (Edited 6115d ago )

Not like they're going to scrap any plans they currently have for KH3 just so they can add Marvel.

Then again it is Square and all they have to do is add a Marvel World.

But do you really want to see a Marvel world "just thrown in" or craftily woven in throughout the KH mythology?

@Baka-akaB:
Yeah Gargoyles was Disney day-one, with high production values no less. Regardless, they took everything established and threw it out the window, fired its creator and dumbed it down considerably, in the move from syndication to network. They abandoned its established teen and college crowd in an attempt to appeal to ten year olds.

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RememberThe3576115d ago

I think we'll be fine. Disney is a media conglomerate, they bought Marvel because of what they have to offer not because they wanted to change it up. They know that what makes Marvel so successful is what they need to keep doing.

And like Baka said no more Fox/Marvel movie deal! This is great!

Baka-akaB6115d ago (Edited 6115d ago )

The horror of KH with marvel ???

Crossover are a classic move for comics , even with multiple universes involved or intercompany crossovers .

Marvel vs DC ? Marvel VS capcom ? Mortal kombat vs Dc universe ? Batman vs aliens vs predator ? Spiderman & batman ? Batman & spawn ? Batman judge dredd ? Archie meet the Punisher ? Red sonja Spiderman ? Gi joe/transformers ? Avengers/transformers ? Witchblade/tomb raider ? MArvel zombies VS the army of the dead ? Xmen and Star trek ?

If anything marvel and dc stuff were probably more suited for crossovers than Square enix heroes .

Of course plenty of those stories sucks given the often commercial nature of such mismatch and pot pourris , however a lot of them are actualyl good or even classics .

Truthfully i dont want a disney marvel crossover , but i'm sure that with a talented team of writers , they could make it work , especially if square managed it too .

it's even certain . Currently and in the past , comics writers have been able to passionnate people with tales from some very ridiculous or insignificant superheroes ... to the point that you can no longer even kill one of the smaller hero without irking some fans .

@Godmars290

yeah i know , and it sucked for me as a major Gargoyles fan ... however going back to the topic , it's not even a disney thing .
MArvel and DC have done it plenty times to some of their properties and will do it again in the future .

Hell right now i've issues reading or buying regular Spiderman issues after what they did to Peter Parker and Mary jane's marital status .

I dont see how Disney would bring any changes to the same methods that Marvel already use and abuses (just as much as DC )

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TheLaughingMan6116d ago

I really don't know what to think of this. I mean I guess its a good thing. I hope they don't interfere with the comic they can do whatever else they want just leave the comics alone lol. I mean they were previously owned by Toy Biz after falling into bankruptcy in the mid 90's. So this could be a chance to create better movies and shows. No low budget sh!t like Wolverine Origins. We'll see though. Thanks for publishing this story though

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tylergarner6116d ago

"G' morning, Marvel U! Welcome to this moment in history. Everyone relax, this is incredible news and all is well in the Marvel U." - Via Twitter.

Hopefully they don't screw anything up.

The Meerkat6116d ago

A Pixar X-men could be cool.

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dirthurts6116d ago

Lately Disney has been striking out with their stuff. If they start taking control of the movies and comic books, then this will be a bad move...

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Unbiased16116d ago

Disney made great moves by getting Marvel and few years ago Pixar.

Unbiased16116d ago

Sucks that Sony didn't acquire them, then we would be getting some sick games for sure. By "sick" i mean awesome, not garbage like we usually get.

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BadboyCivic6116d ago

i think Sony would be better with Marvel...than Disney...well i guess Wolverine will be singing lion king songs on Broadway very soon

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Unbiased16116d ago

yes, considering that Sony did good job with Spiderman(not counting 3rd) and made a lot of money. Sony pictures makes better movies that Disney does.
I just think considering that Sony is in both movie and gaming industry, i think they would have made a lot of money, if they were the ones to acquire marvel.

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TheLaughingMan6116d ago

Well ya know Sony and Disney are on good terms. Being they were partners in the blu-ray beginning. So it also gives better chances Marvel video games where as earlier Microsoft were trying to get their hands on it.

Baka-akaB6115d ago

you do realize there is a spiderman broadway musical ?

And also about your previous comment , Marvel actually did already a story with pixies , cuteness and flowers .... it's call Fairytales . And there have been a few issues , like X-men fairytales , or Avengers fairytale .

See nothing that wasnt already done by marvel , and yet out of the blue and without reasons , you guys fear it from disney ...

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Voozi6116d ago

Disney vs Capcom? lol

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SupaPlaya6115d ago

What's next? Pikachu Vs Storm?

lordkemp0076116d ago

Punisher war zone 2 certificate u

good god i hope that doesn't happen.

LCF6116d ago

You guys do realize that movies like Pulp Fiction are from Disney right?

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Baka-akaB6116d ago

no they dont , as expected they are so deep in their "oh my god mickey will fight wolverine" BS paranoia .

Disney has done more for independant and mature movies than many usual big Movies outlets of late .

A knightmare would have been if Fox had bought out Marvel

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leeger6116d ago

this was unexpected

Knightofelemia6116d ago

So now we get to see Mickey dressed up in the symbiote suit having adventures with Spiderman wow

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TheColbertinator6116d ago

Ewwww :P

Stryfeno26116d ago

OH NO!!! R.I.P Marvel.

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Alcon Caper6116d ago

marvel died decades ago

54percent6116d ago

Marvel died the same time they pull out wolverine's adamantium skeleton

Lucreto6116d ago

At least we know where all that evil money from Hanna Montana went.

TiKiMaN16116d ago

I actually see this as a very good thing for Marvel. Disney is a lot smarter than some of you are giving them credit for. If any company has the resources to really push a brand name it is Disney. This aquistion could really push Marvel and it's huge cast of characters into much greater exposure worldwide.

The gaming GOD6116d ago

But this could ( i didn't say would) be potentially good for Marvel. Marvel has been having to fight the combination of DC/Warner Bros for years now. So this Marvel/Disney thing might give them more of a fighting shot against DC

Nitrowolf26116d ago

dont have them make the movies!!
Marvel movies have been really good lately, let the trend continue

sofresh2006116d ago

They should get rid of the Islands of Adventure park and make a whole new Marvel Island.

Christopher6116d ago

Chances of a rated R Marvel movie is now nonexistent...

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Baka-akaB6116d ago

dear lord.... get some clue about disney's helmed and produced movies .. now please .

Christopher6115d ago

You might want to look at how movies that have a primary market in toys and similar items, are kept at PG-13 with Disney movies. If it's a mainstream item, it won't go above PG-13.

leeger6116d ago

will we be seeing marvel movies under walt disney pictures?

LCF6116d ago (Edited 6116d ago )

Prolly not, like Miramax and Hollywood pictures. Disney would just be the parent company. Marvel's 1st independent movie was Iron Man. This could be a good move for Marvel to fund more of their movies. Disney/Pixar are pretty good at not locking people out of their vision.

EDIT: Hopefully now their toyline wont look so damn fugly, In My Opinion of course.

Cajun Chicken6116d ago

This is bizarre news, never thought this would happen. Two companies I never would've put together.

tylergarner6116d ago

I've been following Joe Quesada, Editor and Chief for Marvel Comics on Twitter this morning. He has had some good insight.

He has said:

"If you're familiar with the Disney/Pixar relationship, then you'll understand why this is a new dawn for Marvel and the comics industry."

and also,

"It feels like Christmas morning."

I would to if my company just got bought for $4 Billion.

TheLaughingMan6116d ago

Marvel was previously owned by Toy Biz not better then Disney at all. The comics should stay the same the same writers and artist should make sure of that. This should mean better developed movies, more action figures, more video games considering how much Disney is getting into the video game industry and not just games based off of movies. The more I think about it the more I think this will be a good thing. Marvel comics already owns more then 50% of sales made from comics so with their money compared to toy biz it should be even better.

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Baka-akaB6116d ago

Exactly . And things could have gone really bad with toybiz actually .
As a toy outlet they could have killed creativity in order to use comics as advertising .

You didnt see Marvel writers being coerced into writing and drawing stories because the R&d of toybiz designed a new toy with a new wolverine costume they absolutely needed to push .

And when it comes to the field that actually concerns n4g posters here (most of wich probably dont even currently read marvel stuff like some of us do , and yet oddly complains) : videogames ...

It turns out that asides from the mandatory Hanna montana level kind of crap , Disney often had good taste in the field , with masterpieces and good games like Aladdin , the lion's king , Mickey's magical adventure , Goof troop, Kingdom Hearts , recently Pure etc
and owning Warren spector's new studio .

I wouldnt mind Marvel properties getting out of activision and sega's shoddy hands and put into the control of their good studios or their partners .

Alcon Caper6116d ago

Looking forward to a Marvel show/ride/exhibit at Universal Studios

Audiggity6116d ago (Edited 6116d ago )

I invested in Marvel about 2 months ago... didn't see this coming, but it comes with some nice benefits.

Fingers crossed.

Seriously though - I don't think Disney will negatively affect the Marvel Universe. The integrity of the characters/story should not be jeopardized by this deal. If anything, it will provide Marvel with more resources to churn out better movies/better games.

After all - with DC cleaning up w/ Batman: AA - Marvel needs to start churning out some better superhero games. Imagine if the same level of effort was put into Wolverine? Or Iron Man? Or Hulk? All of these games had enormous potential... but none of set any benchmarks.

jax076116d ago

This is amazing. No more craptastic movies from marvel, they have a near limitless amount of funds now. Disney has money guys and in case you havent notice they have a damn good track record when it comes to good motion pictures and animated shows. Hell turn to disney channel X and what do you see, X-men, X-men evolution, Spiderman, the updated spiderman show, Spiderman and friends. Hell I have watched the Avengers cartoon on disney and I didnt even know it existed. Disney will back Marvel up now when it comes to producing features and shows because they take care of thier babies so to speak.

bigjclassic6116d ago

Honestly though after Age of Apocalypse, Marvel went downhill fast. From bad movie adaptations and some of the Ultimate lines. Marvel just lost it identity that they earned from the 70s-90s. It is a sad day indeed for long time hardcores that have collected comics for decades and hopefully that Marvel can get back to basics and go back to what made them super successful in the golden era of comics.

A sad day indeed. Im still a Marvel fan, but I hope that Disney makes them go back to basics.
(Ultimate Spiderman was great though)

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giovonni6116d ago

Lets look at the facts. Universal, has a theme park right next to Disney. Universal Studios has Marvel Island, which is limited, but has two of the best rides I rode on in a long time. One being the Hulk roller coaster, the other being the Spiderman ride.
With Disney buying Marvel, what happens to Islands of Adventure?
I think Universal should have brought Marvel, but hey, Disney is an excellent company that is not only a movie studio, but will also help push Marvel's product through their chain of stores, and distribution.
I adore Universal Theme parks, but this is a huge blow to their Island of adventure theme park.

Defectiv3_Detectiv36116d ago

When I was younger I used to be more of a marvel fan, but now that I'm older I realize DC really is the better of the two - Green Lantern, Flash, Superman, V for Vendetta, Watchmen, Batman, Martian Manhunter, Shazam, etc.

typikal826115d ago

as far as the movies go i have to agree with you, with the exception of the most recent superman movie, that was horrible. Watchmen was awesome though.

hates video games6116d ago

Marvel starting sucking when Spiderman 2 came out.

Bubble Buddy6115d ago

WTF. First we have to put up Montana and jonas brothers from disney now they're buying marvel. Wow...

Aquarius6115d ago

Doesn't Disney own most of the cartoons showing on TV right now? I swear most of children's films out now are produced by Disney? I wonder if it's because they're illumanti and want to take over the world?

gravv6115d ago

i can see miley cyrus and jonas brothers play a part in the next xmen movie

yaayy *licks lolipop*

american_ninja6115d ago

This is the biggest WTF of the year hands down.
I joked around with Disney wattering down Marvel but that's hardly true. Some of you make very good points.

However, while it's true that Marvel now being backed by Disney is almost the same as Warner Borthers owning DC Comics, mind you as a long time DC supporter(I enjoy Marvel's movies too), I also this isn't quite the same.

Warner owns DC Comics, but DC Comics can only push or two movies out for their characters, since unlike Marvel which has Sony for Spiderman, Fox for Wolverine, Paramount for Iron Man and Universal for Hulk, they can no longer negociate their franchises with these studios.

Granted that Miramax, Touchstone and others might pick Marvel's movies, but it leaves them in the same position as DC Comics.

I always saw WB owning DC Comics as not good for movie adaptations, especially superhero movies. But in time, they'll get the leech off of DC Comics and considering their upcoming film slate, it sounds promising.

As for Sega, I think their contracts will expire when the Captain America game(based on the upcoming movie) hits stores.

Baka-akaB6115d ago (Edited 6115d ago )

problem is it has been consistently better for DC in that regard . Sure they got two horrible batman movies , but at the same time most of the FOX produced Marvel movies are as awful .

Actually if there is a division properly managed over at DC (sorry but ever since Dan Didio took charge he's mostly been making crappy changes to the DCU just to shakes up sales , and still cant beat marvel's marketshare) , it's probably the Movies and TV part .

The worst recent dc movie was Superman returns , wich is still an honest and ok movie . Marvel , putting Hulk , iron man (both marvel studios movies) and spiderman (sony) asides , had an amazing pile of crap going out at an alarming and regular rate (even if meeting financial success ) such as : fantastic four 2 , wolverine , ghost rider , xmen 3 ...

And none of the marvel movies except for Iron man come close to stuff like DC's Batman begins and Dark knight (and i wont even go to the Alan moore comics movies adaptation ) . Basically their first films done without sony or fox . So i dont see how they'd be missing out something by losing such partnership .

Dc's only problem was that WB was very cautious , even cowardly , taking lots of time to follow the newfound superhero craze , but once they did , they delivered .

YOu also forget a very important point . Marvel got itself into "personally" producing and directing their movies based on their properties .

They had a very good start with Iron man , but would have been condammned to success with every movie to keep their still small studio afloat . While disney's fund can afford them some breathing and less pressure .

sovietsoldier6115d ago

i didn't see this coming! i just hope they use the 4 billion worth of a 1 trillion dollar company to make something good, and what about the comic books and other products? because right now im hearing nothing but about movies.

Baka-akaB6115d ago (Edited 6115d ago )

Well what would there be to hear about ? They arent changing much , most likely . Only obvious access to Disney's digital and retails distribution system and pooling of ressources .

Sitdown6115d ago

if this means anything regarding a new Marvel vs Capcom series.

supersonicsaga6115d ago

Wolverine is a beast.

Gamer_Z6115d ago

noooooooo i dont want to see X-men high school musical

Shane Kim6115d ago

Bookmark this page.
Disney are going to start making cartoons covering the marvel universe. However this time, it will take place in jolly settings. For example wolverine and rogue holding hands, walking down a flower covered pavement. Or the beast riding a small, pink, pony.

BeOc6115d ago

Damn, disney gonna make cute little marvel into a more childfriendly an progressive genre... Damn stupid idea to sell it, in my opinion :S

tylergarner6115d ago

From what I've been reading, the majority of control of the company will remain with the current executives of the company. It doesn't seem that this deal will have an effect on much that come from Marvel. Especially the comics themselves.