MCU to "Refocus” and Disney sinking faster than the Titanic (Starwars is dead Marvel is dead)

[Stu999]

Disney being sued for the use of Peter Cushing’s likeness in Rogue One. However, the judge said he wasn’t sure the claimants would win.

Peter Cushing's friend sues Disney for posthumous performance

A film producer is suing Disney for using Peter Cushing's likeness in a Star Wars film, 22 years after his death.

www.euronews.com

An interesting area of law, will actors have to have it written into their contracts that they are not giving away the rights to their digital likenesses?

 

[ianh]

Its the sort of thing that you'd want to make 100% sure that you have full permission to do as a movie studio before you create that digital likeness -

In 2016, Disney did not believe that it required permission to recreate Cushing’s performance due to the terms in the contract for the 1977 film.

Ooops!

The friends claim that he has "a signed agreement by the actor from 1993 when the pair were making the television film A Heritage of Horror that says Cushing’s image was not allowed to be used without Francis’ permission." is probably not water-tight TBH, but just the fact Disney effectively said "Nah, we're good fam" and did it without some in-depth due diligence (I'm assuming they did some at least) doesn't surprise me.

 

[fez]

I am amazed that they can take something that is clearly completely out of context and basically say "we're allowed to do that see". Using someones image pre-2000s would be using photos of them. Perhaps digitally altering them a little. Now that we can essentially replace people entirely with AI voice/image generation they can't seriously point at decades old contracts and say with a straight face they are allowed to do it.

 

[Apex]

Disney really are scum.

 

[the shadow]

Marvel’s ‘Blade’ Removed From Release Calendar

Marvel Studios has removed "Blade" from its schedule after Disney CEO Bob Iger said Marvel will release no more than three films a year.

variety.com

 

[C Kent]

what a surpise, guess Disney didnt want to budge from making it all about 'the stronk wahmen', ******* idiots

 

[Nemm]

Marvel’s ‘Blade’ Removed From Release Calendar

Marvel Studios has removed "Blade" from its schedule after Disney CEO Bob Iger said Marvel will release no more than three films a year.

variety.com

Not particularly bothered now I've seen they are focusing on Predator: Badlands instead. I loved Prey so hopefully it'll be good.

 

[Flibster]

 

[Nemm]

As much as I liked Mahershala Ali, he can't replace Wesley.

 

[the shadow]

As i said before Bruv is too old part 2 should have been out next year.

 

[Glanza]

Wouldn't surprise me if Mia Goth and Mahershala Ali walk away from the project after all this time.

Give us a Blade movie with Wesley similar to Logan and you'll make $$$$

 

[ianh]

Give us a Blade movie with Wesley similar to Logan and you'll make $$$$

Woah , woah, WOAH - studios can't go giving the fans what they want now, they've just spent the last 8 years calling them all 'phobe's &' ists so the studios can't give in to them now

 

[Bigpig]

Marvel’s ‘Blade’ Removed From Release Calendar

Marvel Studios has removed "Blade" from its schedule after Disney CEO Bob Iger said Marvel will release no more than three films a year.

variety.com

in the bin

 

[ianh]

Sad but utterly predictable. I wonder just how much the massively positive fan reaction to Snipes as the OG Blade in the new Deadpool movie took a toll on the studios thinking towards "maybe this isn't a great idea"?

 

[Glanza]

 

[ianh]

Daredevil looks to be the pick of the bunch by a country mile, whilst the rest..............................woah boy its going to be rough over the next year

 

[C Kent]

Daredevil looks to be the pick of the bunch by a country mile, whilst the rest..............................woah boy its going to be rough over the next year

Given the amount of trouble it had I can't say I'm looking forward to it. As to the rest, nah.

 

[Stu999]

The Punisher is back, presumably in Daredevil?

 

[C Kent]

The Punisher is back, presumably in Daredevil?

Yes he's appearing

 

[ianh]

Given the amount of trouble it had I can't say I'm looking forward to it. As to the rest, nah.

I thought they binned the initial "troubled" production material and completely reshot it to match the well received DD series, but I'm not a big enough DD fan to keep upto date with all the changes they've made TBH.