And as comic book films become more prevalent, perhaps this trend of world mashups will go beyond
just shared cinematic universes and into this weird wave of smashing together disparate properties.
Although it'll be interesting to see whether Warner Bros. and DC Comics are finally able to jumpstart their
own shared cinematic universe à la Marvel with this very expensive Hail Mary, there are far more interesting movies that deserve your attention, including a pair of adult - minded sci - fi flicks from the makers of «Cloverfield» and «Take Shelter.»
Enter director Ryan Coogler's Black Panther, the eighteenth entry in Marvel's
shared cinematic universe and, perhaps, the most absorbing and entertaining installment yet.
However, it's not the poor critical and commercial performance of Justice League that may have doomed
this shared cinematic universe, but rather the success of Wonder Woman.
Back when Iron Man was first released in 2008, the idea of building
a shared cinematic universe based on characters largely unknown outside of comic book circles was the definition of risky.
Now Paramount Pictures are going to head them into
a shared cinematic universe.
Not just because Warner Bros. finally arrives to the party with
their shared cinematic universe.
Universal Pictures certainly had high hopes for its Dark Universe —
a shared cinematic universe featuring its Classic Monsters — with the studio assembling a host of A-list talent for projects such as Bride of Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, Creature From the Black Lagoon and The Wolf Man.
Universal is hard at work on building
a shared cinematic universe for its classic stable of monsters, having claimed a release date for a third, as yet untitled movie just yesterday.
So when Marvel Studios decided to pursue that same level of success with «Phase 2» of
their shared cinematic universe, they decided a studio - wide homage was in order.
We already knew that Paramount and Hasbro were working on turning more than one of the toy company's products into movies, looking to build
a shared cinematic universe along the lines of Marvel's behemoth.
Now, Shyamalan has revealed details for the third film in
the shared cinematic universe, Glass.
In keeping with the new Hollywood business model, Paramount is looking to create
a shared cinematic universe for Transformers by alternating between entries in the main storyline and various spinoffs.
Black Panther, the latest entry in Marvel's
shared cinematic universe, is a remarkable feat of world building and visual craft.
It's also a flawlessly executed period piece that feels like a prequel to the 1976 film All the President's Men — part of a United States government's
shared cinematic universe of coverups, conspiracies, and corruption.
It's not entirely clear what the specific plot is about in Kong: Skull Island, but the film is the next step in
a shared cinematic universe that will eventually see Kong go head - to - head with Godzilla.
Nowadays, everyone wants to make
a shared cinematic universe in the same vein as the world that Marvel Studios has created for their comic book characters.
Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment have suggested that
their shared cinematic universe won't be be quite so shared going forward.
Universal Pictures has announced Dark Universe as the name of
its shared cinematic universe connecting its upcoming monster reboots beginning with The Mummy.
Tom Jolliffe on Hollywood's fascination with
the shared cinematic universe... Marketing, labelling, packaging.
Although Marvel now has the rights to include Peter Parker in
its shared cinematic universe, that hasn't stopped Sony from producing an entirely new animated film based on the character.