Disney Buys Marvel, Now In Business With Every Hollywood Studio

I marvel at Disney's theme park
Where heroes all sing like a lark
When Iron Man and Thor
Take to the dance floor
The difference will surely be Stark.

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JFD8

@Lincolnsbeard33: Stan Lee's always been in it for the money. Just ask Jack Kirby, who probably is turning over in his grave right now.

"Meanwhile, at the Hall of Doom..."

FriendlyFloyd

@SwatLax: That's the same thing I thought of when I heard the news. What will Universal do now? They can't just change The Incredible Hulk to - The Giant Green Man. They may have to take out the rides all together.

checkyaself

@Lincolnsbeard33: I disagree, but not for the reasons you think. I'm not focusing on the Disneyification of Marvel, but rather looking at the one other successful Disney property geared toward young males - ESPN. I fear the ESPNification of Marvel will not be a good thing.

You know it's coming: "Xavier's High School Mutant Musical"

Ryan Douthit

@Spirit Fingers: Pigs in Space moving to the negative zone?

Is this the end of the $20 million club? At this weekend's box office, the top two performers -- Final Destination and Halloween 2 -- the *stars* are the horrific special effects and 3-D technology. Is this the rise of the un-celebrity? Can we expect to see a Captain America Vanity Fair cover in the near future in which the films star is covered up by red, white and blue pajamas?

And if you've been following the Superman legal battle, which will put all rights to the character in the hands of his creator's family in 2011, you'd note that DC may lose the character and that the rights to his story can then be purchased by the highest bidder, such as Disney/Marvel. Wow.

Imagine Disney controlling the most idolized fictional character in world history. Incredible.

RosaHoi

@DennyCrane: drama much? If you knew anything about Disney or Marvel you would know that this is going to be a good thing.

Lincolnsbeard33

@♥Anti-SocialSocialite♥: and Except for the whole part that Stan Lee already made a deal to develop for Disney earlier this year, you're well completely wrong.

Lincolnsbeard33

Sometime after I graduated from college, I realized that most of what I knew about the underpinnings of oppression I first learned from reading Marvel comics. Xenophobia, homophobia, racial discrimination. All from reading Marvel.
Being an outsider and having to deal with it. Marvel (and "The Chocolate Wars").

Even now, when I think about who is taking a good and close look at the changes the U.S. is going through I think of Marvel. They killed Captain America, sent the Punisher to the White House, staged a Civil War between super heroes, and they have a villain running the Avengers. And, now they're run by Disney.

I can take newspapers going out of business and a media industry that’s sold out to business interests, but the impending death of the myths and legends from my childhood…Goddamn.

theartdodger

Not sure how I feel about this other than to say, perhaps it won't be so bad. Disney loves a franchise. There have been 1700 Pirate of the Caribbean movies. And that could be lucrative for Marvel, but baaaad for the "less is more" concept of comic book films. but, you know, maybe I'll hold my dismay in reserve at least until they marry two woefully bad ideas, Johnny Depp + Spawn.

Spirit Fingers

@Richard Lawson: That's exactly what he's been asking his Mulan woobie all morning.

@Cannot Find Server: Except for the whole part about his still being alive, you're probably right.

Stan Lee is probably turning over in his grave.

@skymotel: well now I know what happens when you try an upload an animated GIF. That spidey sense is tingling!

skymotel

So we'll have Disney and Marvel Entertainment coming together to produce quality DVDs with all new characters singing and dancing... Hmm...

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skymotel

@Richard Lawson: Oh I miss you

PopCultureSavant

Oh goody!! MORE movies based on comic books! I can't WAIT!

RheaPollstry

@SwatLax: Thinly veiled name changes.

...so until Goofy gets bitten by a radioactive deer tick and joins X-force, Make Mine Marv...oh, fuck it. never mind.

Wow, the geek whining took no time, did it? God forbid this leads to Pixar getting their hands on Marvel properties, because they did such a lousy job with their Fantastic Four/Watchmen mash-up, The Incredibles. That'll never compare to excellent work done on Daredevil, Elektra, Ghost Rider, The Punisher...

Oh, wait...

Finally, Disney will have the means to produce the Mickey Mouse comics everyone has been waiting for all these years.

@Nice Beaver:
They also threw in $500 in Diznee Funbucks (valid only at Euro Diznee)

This seriously ruined my day. There's absolutely nothing good that can come of this.

I'm sorry, but the grammar mistakes on here are just killing me. Its vs it's - learn the difference.
Please?

Of that $4 billion, it's rumored that Stan Lee received one half-price admission to Epcot Center (with one full-price purchase only).

What does this mean for Joe Jonas's hopes of playing Wonder Woman?

@robotwaste: Finally, a somewhat funny comment about the situation.

+1

Paul_Is_Drunk

What is going to happen with all the Marvel themed rides at Universal Studios? Its the biggest competition for Disney World in Orlando.

SwatLax

NOOOOOOO!!!! I was so, so, so proud of growing up and appreciating the more working class and realistic world Marvel characters reside in and shunning Disney. Now, the Mighty Marvel Bullpen is infested family friendly mice! NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Excelsior!!! Not!

I can't wait to wear my Spiderman purity ring.