Its no secret that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is arguably the most successful film franchise running today.
But as we all know that gamble paid off big time, and Hollywood went Cinematic Universe crazy.
Dark Universe
One of the most high-profile cinematic universes that crashed and burned was the Dark Universe.
The first priority, however, wasThe Mummy.
WithThe Mummyfirmly moving forward, Universal announced that the next Dark Universe movie after that would beBride of Frankenstein.
And then, well,The Mummywas released.
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And thus the Dark Universe evaporated with only one film under its belt.
Many involved would go on to essentially disown the film, which suffered scathing reviews and mediocre box office.
Meanwhile, Fox was busy readying another prequel movie:X-Men Origins: Magneto.
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However, we actually did kind of get to see this movie.
The Amazing Spider-Man
And we come back toAlex Kurtzman.
Sony Pictures had big plans when they madeThe Amazing Spider-Man.
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TheMarc Webb-directed 2012 rebootAmazing Spider-Mandid pretty okay.
But when it came to craftingThe Amazing Spider-Man 2, Sony got ambitious.
Up first, however, would beSinister Six.
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However, the release ofThe Amazing Spider-Man 2changed everything.
And thus the wildly popularSpider-Man: Homecomingwas born.
King Arthur
Cinematic Universe fever hasnt just extended to superheroes and monsters.
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Not only that, they paid $1 million for this potential Merry Men Universe.
That one also never happened.
The idea was forJonah HillandChanning Tatumto reprise theirJump Streetroles and be thrown into the sci-fi world ofMen in Black.
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Thus,MiB 23died.
The following year, Warner Bros. was all in.
However, as we all know, the reaction toBvSwas strong right out of the gate.
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And, of course, the idea of a two-partJustice Leaguewas jettisonedthey instead focused on making just one movie.
In many ways the release ofJustice Leaguemarked the end of that initial DCEU.
The gamble didnt pay off, and they were forced to move a speeding train in a different direction.
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Its a new dawn indeed.
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