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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
I also need to point out that the source of the recent "Feige wants Ghost Rider in the MCU" comes from MCU Cosmic which is not a reliable source.
In fact, the Deadline article doesn't mention that rumor since it looks very sketchy.
EDIT: Ok, I'd just seen and the source of that wasn't MCU Cosmic, but some guy on twitter who does seem to have some connections within the industry but is still very unreliable. This guy had claimed that they had big plans for Norman Osborn in the MCU and a adaptation of Dark Reign, which was never the case.
Edited by Akirakan on Sep 25th 2019 at 8:19:24 AM
I think it's Disney+, personally. Despite actually being owned by Disney, the Hulu shows are succumbing to the same fate as the Netflix shows. Disney wants their new service to be a one-stop streaming service for all your Marvel needs. They're trying to avoid directly competing with themselves for their own market.
Probably not a coincidence that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was just cancelled too. Marvel's pulling the plug on pretty much anything that's not on Disney+.
Edited by TobiasDrake on Sep 25th 2019 at 11:44:17 AM
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.It's possible that they might just move. The same thing could happen with the Ghost Rider show.
Unlike Netflix and ABC, Hulu is part of the Disney megacorp. There's no contractual problems with taking Runaways down off of Hulu, putting it up on Disney+, and then renewing it for another season at its new home. Same with Cloak and Dagger.
Edited by TobiasDrake on Sep 25th 2019 at 12:04:09 PM
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.One of the subscription packages for Disney+ had Hulu included for free on it, so the assumption was that Disney would use Hulu as their new "Touchstone", to put everything on it that doesn't match "The Disney Brand". That Ghost Rider was planned for Hulu led to expecting that it would be rated R compared to the other presumably lighter Disney+ Marvel series. But if they're cutting that, it raises questions on if they plan on making any R rated material or just cutting more and more from Hulu 'til it's dust. Deadpool might have to keep an eye out.
Hell, they are offering a deal where you can get Disney+, ESPN+, and ad-supported Hulu for a low price, so why would they want to sabotage Hulu at all? They own Hulu. Someone watching Hulu is just as good for them as someone watching Disney+ — moreso, because they get money from advertising, too, on ad-supported Hulu.
I doubt Disney has any intention of taking profitable IPs and just hanging them out to dry for no reason. They're going to do something with Ghost Rider, Punisher, etc.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.Depends on the source material (seriously there are like a dozen different interpretations of the character. I assume you mean the Ennis version) and what would be made of it.
Netflix did a fairly good job in not glorifying what Frank does me thinks.
Certified: 48.0% West Asian, 6.5% South Asian, 15.8% North/West European, 15.7% English, 7.4% Balkan, 6.6% ScandinavianDisney is not going to keep everything PG-13. They know that there is an audience for both movies and shows that are rated R. For example: Deadpool. I'm pretty sure that Bob Iger said, in regard to Deadpool, that if it ain't broke, don't fix it — so they are probably going to keep that rated R.
I mean, there's a reason that Disney made a deal with Netflix in the first place to make more R-rated shows. There is zero reasons to think that Disney will "kiddify" anything in the MCU. When have they ever done that so far? (Baby Groot exempted.)
This is seriously just people getting worked up over nothing.
Edited by alliterator on Sep 25th 2019 at 11:24:07 AM
Well if they really wanna put everything on Disney + then there IS reason to assume so as it has already been confirmed that said Streaming Service will be PG 13 only
Certified: 48.0% West Asian, 6.5% South Asian, 15.8% North/West European, 15.7% English, 7.4% Balkan, 6.6% Scandinavian"But what if!" What if it rained diamonds. What if Disney exploded into a million franchises. What if nothing we did mattered and this was all just a pointless march into oblivion until the sun swallowed the planet and we all died.
Edited by alliterator on Sep 25th 2019 at 11:40:26 AM
So are all main characters supposed to be role models?
Nominal Hero or Villain Protagonist is a thing.
Certified: 48.0% West Asian, 6.5% South Asian, 15.8% North/West European, 15.7% English, 7.4% Balkan, 6.6% ScandinavianThe Punisher's whole thing is that he serves as a contrast to the Marvel Heroes. He does't quite work by himself.
And yeah, I'd say the Villain Protagonist in general can be problematic. Mainly because the series all too often fail to properly convey the point that these protagonists are not people we should really be rooting for.
Edited by M84 on Sep 26th 2019 at 2:59:19 AM
Disgusted, but not surprised

No offence, but you guys making a lot of assumptions right now.
I mean, the most likely reason it got it's simply that no one at Hulu thought the series would go anywhere as is. Far more series are cancelled than ever end up airing, this is just another exemple of it.
Besides, it's not as if this dooms Robbie forever. Runaways came into existence even after the movie got cancelled, after all.
Edited by HailMuffins on Sep 25th 2019 at 9:43:59 AM