Film Industry: Marvel Cinematic Universe

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

There are 22 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)

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

The MCU is the most successful film franchise of all time, making more than $18.2bn (£13.7bn) to date.

3) Why did Marvel create the Avengers films?

Marvel still owned the superheroes who form the core Avengers team - Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor and Captain America - so used the early MCU films to introduce these heroes.

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

Sony ended up purchasing the film rights for Spider-Man for only $7 million, and Marvel stayed afloat following its post-bankruptcy organization by licensing out its characters to movie studios

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

The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company since 2009, and is mainly known for its comic books by Marvel Comics, as well as its forays into films and television/streaming shows, including those within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

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

Disney has announced several new Marvel Tv series on Disney+