Simon Kinberg (X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, STAR WARS REBELS) produced 2011’s X-MEN: FIRST CLASS and co-wrote the upcoming X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST and FANTASTIC FOUR. Now it’s looking like he will shape a shared universe for 20th Century Fox’s Marvel properties that will combine all of their characters and tell shared narratives across multiple films.
This dosen’t come as a massive shock after Marvel Studios changed the superhero movie making game with AVENGERS ASSEMBLE, and subsequently showed the world that not only can a shared universe work but it can also make a tonne of money at the box office. Marvel studios have Joss Whedon to guide their film universe, and Warner Bros have David S. Goyer signed on for a similar role in order to produce a DC Comics cinematic universe. Now 20th Century Fox are following their lead and will be combining the Marvel properties they currently own the rights to (which are X-MEN, FANTASTIC FOUR and THE SILVER SURFER). Fox arguably have a slight edge because they have technically been building their film universe since X-MEN (2000). Here is what Kinberg had to say on the matter:
‘I have a lot of ideas on how to built those brands and do what everybody is thinking of these days: Be like Marvel. I want to be able to build stories over multiple movies’.
Fox currently have a number of films in development and will no doubt be planting seeds for an eventual X-MEN/FANTASTIC FOUR crossover in the future. They have next years X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST coming up, as well as its recently announced sequel set for 2016 and Josh Trank’s FANTASTIC FOUR reboot that will hit cinemas June 2015. Check back with The Hollywood News for more updates on 20th Century Fox and their new Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
