More than 25 superhero movies in the next four years could spell troubled times for the Us box office. How can the studios avoid fatiguing film-goers?
With every new Marvel announcement (the latest of which is due on 5 March), a combination of excitement and resignation hits. While the Disney-owned studio has a habit of producing superhero films that fly a little higher than the rest, there are only so many costumed crimefighters we can bear to see on the big screen.
Do we really need 11 Marvel films in the next four years, which, added to the other superhero offerings on the horizon, makes more than 25 in total?
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With every new Marvel announcement (the latest of which is due on 5 March), a combination of excitement and resignation hits. While the Disney-owned studio has a habit of producing superhero films that fly a little higher than the rest, there are only so many costumed crimefighters we can bear to see on the big screen.
Do we really need 11 Marvel films in the next four years, which, added to the other superhero offerings on the horizon, makes more than 25 in total?
Related: Birdman got it wrong: serious actors love playing superheroes
Related: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay's bombed-out dystopia is all too familiar | Suzanne Moore
Related: Our pick of 2015's most exciting sci-fi and fantasy films
Related: Can Marvel save Spider-Man from his tangled web of sequels?...
- 3/3/2015
- by Benjamin Lee
- The Guardian - Film News
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