Are we getting closer to anAvengersvsX-Mencrossover movie event? Perhaps, but it might still be a decade off. Or it could just be around the corner. Marvel fans are currently enjoying some long awaited happiness in the form of aSpider-Manmovie being made that will be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Sony and Marvel Studios were finally able to strike a deal a little while ago that is allowing forSpider-Man: Homecomingto be a reality, and once that happened, it left many wondering if Fox would finally be willing to do something similar. As it turns out, they very well may be.
Before we dig into this very tantalizing rumor, it is suggested you grab yourself a few grains of salt to take it down with, because we don’t want you to get your hopes up too much on this one. That being said, the news came on the latest episode ofCollider Heroesand suggests that, some years from now, Fox may be willing to strike a similar deal with Marvel. A produce forKevin Smith’sFatman on Batmanpodcast namedMatt Keywas the one who brought the rumor to the table, and here is what he had to say.
“I’ve heard from a few of my sources, my little birds that Fox and Marvel have… kind of talked, but not really, but like there’s interest from Fox, like, ‘Ooh, y’know, what they did with Sony and Spider-Man is actually pretty cool, like, maybe…’ We’re years away from that ever possibly happening… but I think that’s what it would take… Fox joining hands with Marvel…”
Keyseemed very confident that what he has heard is true and wasn’t at all trepidatious about saying it. The main reason not to get overly excited though would appear to be the possible timeline and the degree to which it has been proposed by Fox. Fox currently has a handful ofX-Menspinoffs planned andDeadpoolwas the highest grossing movie in theX-Menfranchise ever, so it isn’t like they are in desperate need for something long term like Sony was. But it is easy to see where Fox could be interested in making some sort of deal.
Last year, similar, but somewhat less substantiated rumors, were floating around afterFantastic Fourabsolutely tanked at the box office. It was very much suggested and hoped for that Fox would make a deal with Marvel to at least get the FF back home, but that never came to pass. And recently, producerSimon Kindbergeven talked about aFantastic Foursequel as still very much being a possibility, even thoughMichael B. Jordanhas since signed on to be inBlack Panther. Fun fact: both people who have played Human Torch for Fox in the modern superhero era have jumped ship to Marvel.
We never really know what could happen. Shortly afterThe Amazing Spider-Man 2came out, and even after the less than warm reception, Sony had been laying out very lofty plans for aSpider-Mancinematic universe. That never came to pass and the deal with Marvel came together pretty quickly, at least in the public eye. Who knows how long it was really getting worked on behind the scenes. If this rumor is true, it at least means that Fox is not totally closed off to the idea and given the right circumstances, we just might finally get to see someX-Mencharacters in anAvengersmovie afterall.
