Originally Posted by
John Venus
-I think the problem is a lot of people are expecting all the projects to connect together. So they watch stuff out of obligation then get mad at all the parts of a project that have nothing to do with the main arc of the universe. Even back in Phase 2 and 3 we had that issue where people were complaining about Hulk not being in IM3 or the Netflix/AoS not tying into the movies and then proceeding to complain about heroes showing up in each others movies in Phase 3. It's clear that due to the number of projects they're helming, Marvel is keeping some projects standalone but they are tying stuff into a larger arc wherever possible.
-Fiege approving Jackman's return as Wolverine, even if it's possibly for this one project, makes me think that there might not be an MCU-616 Logan and that they will just use legacy characters like Laura to carry the mantle and do Logan's story arcs with her, just like how they are doing Armor Wars but with Rhodey. If Fiege had his way, he would probably utilize Patrick Stewart/Ian McKellan as Xavier/Magneto again or bring McAvoy/Fassbender back for the role. Overall, I think the MCU does well if they're the *first* one to do a major adaptation of a character but they seem to struggle when it comes to 're adapting' characters who've had popular adaptation. See: Spider-Man and to an extent, the Hulk. When they end up 're adapting' characters it feels like they end up trying too hard to be different that it ends up either missing the point of the character or leave out key elements of the characters. The upcoming Blade movie is also struggling to get off the ground. Also, I understand the frustration because fans are also attached to particular versions of the characters. I can't say I enjoyed the constant Tobey vs Andrew vs Holland debates or the Ruffallo vs Norton vs Bana debates, the Blade movie hasn't even begun filming yet and people are already comparing Mahershala Ali and Wesely Snipes. I think they will recast Xavier and Magneto since they likely have no choice. Stewart/Ian are too old and MacAvoy/Fassbender are likely done with the whole thing. T'Challa will probably be recast via Multiverse.