It would appear that the near decade and a half wait for Incredibles 2 was well worth the lengthy delay. Earlier this week, the Tomatometer was unveiled, and although it has since dipped a percent, or two, from their first outing, the Parr family is once again certified fresh, currently to the tune of 95%.
In case you missed it, Comcast unveiled its $65 billion all-cash offer for the rights to intellectual properties owned by 21st Century Fox - including Deadpool, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men - earlier today, besting Disney’s bid by a full $10 Billion. So, if you’re like me and hope to see a crossover between the mutant brethren and the multi-billion dollar MCU, we need to get spending.
The MCU fandom has been subjected to both highs and lows this week, what with Comcast tabling a $65 billion all-cash offer for the rights to intellectual properties owned by 21st Century Fox - effectively nullifying any hope of seeing the mutant brethren and aforementioned multi-billion dollar franchise crossover - and Avengers: Infinity War finally smashing through the prestigious $2 billion mark
Naturally, it wasn’t long before Comcast unveiled its $65 billion all-cash offer for the rights to intellectual properties owned by 21st Century Fox - including Deadpool, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men - that’ll hinge on the shareholder meeting scheduled to take place on July 10th, where the Fox board of directors will put the pending Disney acquisition to a vote.
Naturally, it didn’t take the multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate long to bounce back. According to Deadline, Incredibles 2, the latest critical triumph from Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures, is headed for a record-breaking opening.
Despite the fact production is still underway, late last week, rumour had it that a “short promo” for Captain Marvel has been cut and is working through the “Disney marketing machine.” Fast forward a few days, and word's gotten around that the teaser in question will be unveiled at CineEurope later today, although Marvel Studios has yet to confirm or deny the debut.
Earlier this year, the pride of Vancouver somehow managed to play nice with DC heroine, Gal Gadot, before making Guardians Of The Galaxy kingpin, James Gunn, his newest bestie. Now, it would seem that Reynolds has found himself another admirer thanks to the “big red body condom,” Kanye West.
Given that it took the visionary a decade and a half to pluck the idea from his brain and present it in glorious 3D, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that James Cameron is only halfway through production on the Avatar sequels. As such, it'll still be a while before we get any concrete updates, but we do have the next best thing.
Nonetheless, seeing as the other day things have begun falling into place regarding the Tolkien adaptation - with a possible premiere scheduled for 2021, and Peter Jackson back in the mix - Amazon Studios CEO, Jennifer Salke, turned her attention to another hotly awaited small screen translation, The Dark Tower.
While at the time, it was believed the Executive Chairman preferred Disney stock, and Comcast didn’t pose that significant of a threat, we learned last week this is just not the case. In a sit-down with digital news network Cheddar, Richard Greenfield of BTIG said Murdoch “is not set on selling to Disney” and “simply wants to do business with the highest bidder.”
