Comments on: Blade, Ghost Rider & Punisher Return To Marvel; Kevin Feige Says Doctor Strange Is “Next Up” For Phase Three

By: kohenjit pebam

kohenjit pebam — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:01:28 +0000

Let ghost rider involve iN MCU.i will be really cool.

By: easilydissolved

easilydissolved — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:01:28 +0000

Here's a thought. All three characters (as well as Daredevil) have been a part of the "Marvel Knights" imprint, which featured some fairly gritty and dark storylines. Couldn't Marvel entertain the idea of a Marvel Knights movie (a sort of darker version of Marvel's Avengers)?

By: xxxsgtrodxxx

xxxsgtrodxxx — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:01:28 +0000

I think marvel and fox should trade this characters for the fantastic four. The FF fit better in the avengers universe and I would love to see an R rated Marvel knights movie including Wolverine. Nether studio would loose because every single one of these franchises have flopped. And who wouldn't like to see the hulk getting into a brawl with the thing, or Doom being the main villain in an avengers movie, or even a defenders movie with Namor, Hulk, Dr. Strange and Silver Surfer.

By: Vivi

Vivi — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:01:28 +0000

Can't wait for Doctor Strange. Kind of wish they would stop reproducing films that have already been done before though. Blade was great as it was. Move on. It's clear that the superhero/comic franchise is huge for the industry these days. At the rate we'll be going with all the reboots and remakes fans will just get sick of it all before they start seeing fresh faces and does every title really need a trilogy? Can't wait to see what the marvel (Avengers) DVD collection pack is going to look like. All three Iron Man's, Captain America's, Thors etc. In one! Haha.

By: Washington

Washington — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:01:28 +0000

Putting all these superheroes in one universe gets a little absurd at some point. Blade exists in a world where vampires are secretly running all of society yet he also somehow exists in the same world as the rest of the avengers, but wait also all the mutants from x-men who are responsible for these big social upheavals throughout history regarding mutant rights that we never hear about when watching the other guys, and here's the story of spiderman, a nerdy kid given given the responsibility of great powers in a world filled with people with even greater powers.

Some of these guys it seems better to keep separate, maybe it works it comics better, I don't know. It's less like anybody is trying to tell a good story, more like watching wrestling, "let's make WCW guy fight WWF guy, or have the one guy turn into a bad guy, cause won't the fans lose their shit seeing that happen!"

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:01:28 +0000

With Ghost Rider back in the Marvel fold and all this talk of a Doctor Strange movie, maybe we'll see a big screen version of The Defenders with a Doctor Strange, Ghost Rider and Hulk line up. I dunno. They should get a Defenders movie out there at some point. Having a Doctor Strange film would have to lead to some kind of group outing and The Defenders would be the obvious choice.

By: Joshawott

Joshawott — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:01:28 +0000

I am personally really hyped for Dr. Strange.

By: Travis Hopson

Travis Hopson — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:01:28 +0000

Really? That's all Blade is remembered for? It's not remembered for ushering in the modern age of superhero movies? Huh.

By: RNL

RNL — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:01:28 +0000

Punisher hasn't lain dormant since 2004, there was another Punisher film in 2008, War Zone, which Marvel Studios actually co-produced. Also, Marvel got the Punisher rights back in 2010, and the Blade rights back in 2011, it's not "revealed" in EW. See here for Punisher: ie.ign.com/articles/2010/07/25/sdcc-10-the-punisher-will-return And see here for Blade: denofgeek.com/movies/blade/17818/marvel-gets-blade-and-the-punisher-screen-rights-back-more-movies-coming

By: berk

berk — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:01:28 +0000

Punisher, Daredevil, and Blade may be better used on television, although Blade already had a shot and failed. I could see any one of those characters showing up in the SHIELD series (they could make the Punisher a former SHIELD agent instead of a soldier, Blade and vampires could easily exist alongside Thor, etc. and Daredevil could show up first as Matt Murdock, attorney at law).

These street-level characters would also fit into a Luke Cage/Iron Fist/Heroes for Hire show that seems to be at the top of every fan's wish list of Marvel tv shows. It's smart to sit on them for a while and let them come back fresh in a few years.

Doctor Strange is the next logical step since they have already done their big superhero characters, a team-up, and now a space story with Guardians of the Galaxy. The magic/supernatural side of the Marvel universe is just as big and remains unexplored.