Marvel cinematic universe





Film Industry: Marvel Cinematic Universe blog tasks

Read this BBC article on the Marvel Cinematic Universe and answer the following questions based on the article:

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

22

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

More than 18.2 billion dollars

3) Why did Marvel create the Avengers films?

To bring all the characters together

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

Sony bought them for $7 million and it is the most successful character in the film industry.

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

20th century fox but marvel expects to regain the rights as of the merger between Disney and fox.

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

Plans for several new Marvel TV series, including one based on Thor's adopted brother Loki.

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?

For fans of Black Widow and everyone else, this episode is great and fun and Harbour can well ascend to spin off greatness of it's own

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?

The Marvel cinematic universe, spanning 33 movies and counting, is the biggest movie franchise in history and have earned more than $29 billion worldwide.

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