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Their job is “to develop a continuous tone and thread throughout the films.”
Part of expanding the universe will be Kurtzman, Orci, and Solomon handlingVenomwith Kurtzman directing.
This is great because I couldn’t care less about Venom.
He’s a boring character whose purpose is to define Spider-Man.
He’s the only one attached to write the movie, and he also might direct.
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Oh right, she’s a girl.
But ultimately, there’s not a lot of diversity here.
Yes, it’smore, but that’s the point Sony, Fox, and Warner Bros. are missing.
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Quantity is much easier than quality.
They look atThe Avengersand see a bunch of superheroes.
That’swhy you stuff Batman and Wonder Woman into theMan ofSteelsequelbecause giving Superman another solo adventure isn’t enough.
Of course, that’s still not enough, so FoxrecruitedSimon Kinbergto try and meldX-MenandThe Fantastic Four.
Every main character inThe Avengerswas introduced earlier in Phase One.
That was a clearly defined plan, and the plan allowed for diversity and careful build-up.
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And perhaps Sony is now laying out a plan beyond “more super-powered characters from comic books”.
It’s nice to be hopeful, but let’s not ignore the financial reality.
Fanboys want to see the characters they like in comics on the big screen.
And disturbingly, I think they may like the build-up more than the final product.
They want to argue over every single piece of casting.
They want to see every single set photo.
They count down to trailers.
And as a movie site, we’re absolutely culpable in this teaser culture.
We’ve made the build-up more important than the pay-off.
I hope Sony’s plan works.
I don’t like going to bad movies.
I like being pleasantly surprised.