La questione è sicuramente
più delicata di quello che si possa immaginare e semplificare in un
titolo. Ma in effetti alcune dichiarazioni di Rob
Liefeld su Twitter lasciano pensare che la Marvel stia pensando a qualche modo
per danneggiare il franchise cinematografico degli X-Men, un modo
che non passi per forza per la momentanea sospensione della
testata, dal momento che i fumetti degli X-Men sono trai più
venduti al mondo.
Ma (scrive Comic Book Movie) Rob Liefeld crede che ci possono essere altri modi per danneggiare i film degli X-Men.
Di seguito vi riportiamo i tweet in merito di Liefeld:
X-Men will match If not exceed ASM2's domestic box office,
meaning lots of eyeballs, but there are no toy tie-ins. The Fox
shut out is real.
— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) June 1, 2014
It's not $$$$ that matters in this strategy, it's the hearts and
minds of kids/toy buyers, not-too-subtly communicating what's
"important"
— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) June 1, 2014
Cap 2 toys & ASM2 toys everywhere, X-Men – zippo. No promotions
from toy aisles. Starve those properties. Makes X-Men comeback
impressive!
— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) June 1, 2014
No emotion in these facts/reporting, it's just numbers and
business. But the messages are clear.
— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) June 1, 2014
X-Men DOFP toys would get in the way of upcoming Guardians of
the Galaxy onslaught of toys.
— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) June 1, 2014
Bottom line, it's a ballsy move to downgrade properties with
high profile, big budget support in favor of stuff you control
wholesale.
— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) June 1, 2014
Gotta respect it. And equal respect to those properties slugging
it out without equal support across multiple platforms.
— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) June 1, 2014
You gotta understand, I love this stuff!! I love the business of
comic films/brands and the unique situation Marvel has with their licenses
— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) June 1, 2014
My un-informed prediction, Sony will split producing/financing
w/Marvel on next Spidey film and open
door for inclusion in Avengers 3
— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) June 1, 2014
My twitter observations come from my view of the
licensing/branded world and the public info at my finger tips. Same
info available to all.
— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) June 1, 2014
Just connect the dots….
— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) June 1, 2014
I root for the underdog, and as a result of the Fox ownership of
X-Men films, the best selling X-Family has to work a whole lot
harder.
— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) June 1, 2014
X-Men Days of Future Past has made $500 million in one week.
Sit. Down. This is a franchise surging after a post Last Stand
lull.
— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) June 1, 2014
For the record, I have no opinion in the Fantastic Four rumors.
Need proof about cancelled comics. I'm commenting on toy freeze
outs only.
— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) June 1, 2014
Cosa pensate di questa presa di posizione? Speriamo che a breve arriveranno chiarimenti e spiegazioni sulla reale posizione della Marvel in merito ai franchise che non rientrano nella loro sfera di influenza (ovviamente per quanto riguarda lo sfruttamento cinematografico).
Fonte: CBM
