Film Industry: Marvel Cinematic Universe

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?

to introduce avengers 

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

Sony bought Spiderman and only tom Holland and Sony has the rights over the character   

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

20th century fox 

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

new 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?

they liked it 

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 got access to a huge reservoir of cash : 525 million dollars over 7 years . because the ability to weave captivating storytelling and create relatable characters . 

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