But they are part of a recognizable brand, the MCU. People trust Marvel Studios to deliver a good superhero film. Fox has released a few stinkers over the years, and they're not as trusted when it comes to superhero movies. They're trusted more than WB, who failed when they put Snyder in charge of DCCU, meanwhile Fox is still trying gain people's love back.
Exactly, but I'd disagree with your earlier statement of Deadpool and Gambit being similar. While Gambit isnt Wolverine, Wolverine wasn't
Wolverine until Hugh Jackman got a hold of him. Prior to X1, people knew Wolverine in passing due to product placement, video games and advertising, but mainly because of the animated series. At that point, you could say the same about Gambit with a slight difference seeing as Wolverine was still the most popular character on that series (many would say Gambit was 2nd but no less than 3rd most popular). The seperation came when Gambit didnt make the cut for the 1st movie and then not even the 2nd (and thank goodness not the 3rd), sans a easter-egg name placement while Mystique was hacking Stryker's computer. But I digress; while Wolverine has stayed in the limelight since then, Gambit has been basically out of the public eye other than the small part in Origins and popping up in Evolution and the short-lived Wolverine and the X-Men series. However, from what I can tell from my co-workers and friends who have never picked up a single book (which is all of them), Gambit still has fans, as he's typically the 1st or 2nd name that comes up when talking about the 90s show. He doesnt have any new fans, probably very little under the age of 25-26 but those who were kids in the 90s watching Fox kids on saturday mornings still have him etched into a warm spot in their minds that pumps out the feel-good memories.
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The budget matters a lot and was making people nervous because of the possibility of failure is higher the more it costs to produce. If they spend 150m to make the movie and it only racks in 130m, 145m (domestic) or hell even breaks even, itll be seen as a flop. But if it does those same numbers and only costs 60, 70 or 80m to make and is critically acclaimed? Well, it's a success. Maybe not a resounding one, but it'll get a sequel and probably make another 50m on the back-end, not counting international sales.
I was onboard with the movie, still am, I'm defending it against naysayers and critics. However, I always had reservations about the budget and not introducing him in ensemble movie beforehand but it seemed like Fox was really worried about Jackman leaving and not having someone to fill the void. Limen directing helped a lot of my concerns because I'm a huge fan of his. I dont have a problem with Deadpool persay, but I dont believe he's a good fit as the main attraction of the XCU unless they are going for parodies.