Film Industry: Marvel Cinematic Universe blog tasks

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

22 films

2) How much money have the MCU films made in total according to this article?

$18.2bn (£13.7bn)

3) Why did Marvel create the Avengers films?

In 2007, Marvel was recovering from bankruptcy and had sold off the film rights to some of the company's most popular characters like the X-Men and Spider-Man.

Marvel still owned the superheroes who form the core Avengers team - Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor and Captain America - so used the early MCU films to introduce these heroes.


4) Who owns the rights to Spiderman and why is the character now appearing in Marvel films?

Sony owned spider man.
Marvel then brought these characters together for the crossover film Avengers Assemble. 

5) Which company owns the rights to the Fantastic Four and the X-Men?
Marvel / Disney

6) Look at the very end of the article. What has Disney announced regarding TV shows on their new streaming service Disney+?

Disney has also announced plans for several new Marvel TV series, including one based on Thor's adopted brother Loki, on their new streaming service, Disney+, so there'll be plenty more Marvel content to watch in 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?

Great fun is had in giving us the backstory to the assassin’s place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Likes the plot, likes the detail of the characters, likes their personality. also incudes in the review about history, accents and how the character speaks helps the story feel real.

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 published its first ever comic book, external in 1939 and today, it's one of the biggest names in entertainment.

Recent movies like Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame made more than a billion dollars each at the global box office.

Marvel's success in the film industry can largely be attributed to its ability to weave captivating storytelling and create relatable characters.

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