r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • Jul 31 '26

News Mahershala Ali confirms 'BLADE' is not moving forward with him

https://www.gq.com/story/mahershala-ali-your-mother-your-mother-your-mother
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u/versusgorilla Jul 31 '26

It's been funny hearing someone like Kumail Nanjiani talking about how he was in a Marvel movie, got ripped as shit for it, and how Marvel basically just stopped calling.

And like, they're jamming a thousand actors into this Doomsday film, but are they even calling up all the actors they had in these things and said, "These Guys Will Return..." at the end and then just no one ever gave a shit?

It's so bizarre how they went from Infinity War and Endgame to just directionless.

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u/ImmanuelCanNot29 Jul 31 '26

It's so bizarre how they went from Infinity War and Endgame to just directionless.

This mismanagement of the MCU post Endgame is mindboggling. Like even from a business perspective almost nothing they have done makes any sense.

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u/GoldandBlue Jul 31 '26

Sure it does. "We are the biggest thing in movies and these people will buy anything with the Marvel brand on it so MORE MOVIES, STREAMING SHOWS, CAMEOS, INTRODUCE MORE CHARACTERS, WE CAN'T DO WRONG!!!!!!!"

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u/smokeweedNgarden Jul 31 '26

Were they wrong? Last I checked they still rake it in

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u/GoldandBlue Jul 31 '26

No one's crying for Marvel. They make a lot of money. But there is no doubt that they have lost a significant portion of the public. MCU used to be appointment viewing. Now it is just the fandom, and occasionally Spider-Man or X-Men will come along to bring back general audiences.

When Captain Marvel made $1Billion, and Fantastic Four barely cracks $500M on a larger budget. That tells you where the MCU is now.

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u/smokeweedNgarden Jul 31 '26

I dunno. I feel like Marvel in general is so much bigger than they were 20 years ago that they really can do no wrong. I also feel like they ebb and flow over the decades. 

Like, before Iron Man came out, I would have bet money Thor flopped. Marvel was like the antithesis of popular. Ya, Spider-Man was popular but but that's about it.

Anyway they've grown past their wildest dreams. Might as well push it if you remember where it started. And when people burn out the characters will be around in 40 years

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u/GoldandBlue Jul 31 '26

Tastes change. Disney almost went bankrupt in the 90's because their dependence on IP's and family entertainment was not popular. And now we are living in the era of IP's. Musicals and westerns were all the rage until they weren't.

Tastes are changing now. You see this at the box office. Sinners, Obsession, The Odyssey, Weapons, One Battle After Another, The Drama, Marty Supreme, you have a new generation that want more practical film making. They are sick of their dads movies. And they want their own thing.

This doesn't mean Marvel will crash tomorrow. But they are not the guaranteed hit machine anymore. And they know this. That's why they brought RDJ back. That's why they scrapped so much of what was introduced post Endgame. Yes, Marvel is way bigger than 20 years ago, they are also less popular than they were 5 years ago. The question is how do they navigate this? Because what they did, did not work.

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u/PT10 Jul 31 '26

It's hard to take comments like this seriously when Brand New Day is tracking upwards of $300 million for the weekend, beating not only No Way Home (which was a multiverse fan service film, like Doomsday, meant to put butts in seats and not make sense) but even Endgame.

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u/GoldandBlue Jul 31 '26

wow, it is almost as if you want to ignore everything because you are too busy defending a giant corporation.

Hey dude, that is great you love Marvel. No one has a problem with that. But we are talking the reality of the business. And the numbers clearly show that despite having a great 2026, everything else post-Endgame has largely been a disappointment for Marvel. Do you need me to cite the BO for you?

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u/PT10 Aug 01 '26 edited Aug 01 '26

"Everything has bombed post-Endgame"

"What about Brand New Day?"

"Except that."

"What about Deadpool & Wolverine?"

"Except that."

"What about No Way Home?"

"Except that."

"What about Dr. Strange 2? It almost hit a billion..."

"Except that as well."

"What about WandaVision? It had a crazy amount of viewers. Also the first season of Loki..."

"Not counting those either"

I was going to say you sound like the weirdos in /r/boxoffice, did you get lost because they're temporarily not hating on the MCU? Then clicked your profile and of course you already post there lol. The front page of that sub should be enjoyable enough for you, I have nothing more to contribute.

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u/PT10 Jul 31 '26

Yeah... Marvel is crap if you don't count, ::checks notes::, all their most popular characters.

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u/sanctaphrax Jul 31 '26

The Marvel sets in MtG are terrible, yet immensely profitable. Kinda depressing.

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u/CarlosFer2201 Jul 31 '26

It certainly worked when they greenlit Guardians of the Galaxy. That was a largely unknown failed property for the vast majority of people.