FILM INDUSTRY: MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE BLOG TASKS

 Read this BBC article on the Marvel Cinematic Universe and answer the following questions based on the article:


1) How many films were there in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) at the time of this article?
-There was 22 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

2) How much money have the MCU films made in total according to this article?
-The MCU films was the most successful film franchise of all time and they made $18.2bn (£13.7bn)
3) Why did Marvel create the Avengers films?
-Marvel created the Avengers films because in 2007 Marvel was redeeming from bankruptcy, they ended up solding some of their film like Spider Man etc. so they had to make different kinds of characters that would be a blockbuster to recover from the bankruptcy.
4) Who owns the rights to Spiderman and why is the character now appearing in Marvel films?
-Spiderman used to be owned by Marvel until it was bought by Sony for $7 million, they had a deal to bring Spiderman back to MCU with a new fresh start so now the characters appearing in Marvel films.
5) Which company owns the rights to the Fantastic Four and the X-Men?
-The company that owns the rights to the Fantastic Four and X-men is the 20th century fox 
6) Look at the very end of the article. What has Disney announced regarding TV shows on their new streaming service Disney+?
-Disney has announced that they'll be producing a new streaming channel, so there'll be plenty of marvel films coming in the future.

Grade 8/9 extension tasks

Read this Guardian review of Black Widow to prepare for studying our first CSP. What did the Guardian think of the film?
-The Guardian thought that the quality of the film was from a hard work, and are sure that they doesn't have any billionaire carrying them to be popular.
Read this BBC feature on Marvel at 80 years old. How has it survived so long and why is the Marvel Cinematic Universe so important to the recent success of the brand?
-Marvel made different kinds of heroes that's not as usual, for example they made a first black spider man, first Muslim to have her first comic book etc. They also tried to make characters that's more of a human figure. Marvel tried to make heroes where the mainstream is more related to it. Marvel wants to show the audience that anyone can be a hero. It's important because it's been like a culture for them and it's where producers/ people can consume stories, and because of comics Marvels have an importance in the world.

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