For sho, Chadwick unfortunately is a big hurdle. I want the character to move on and I shouldn't be made to feel like a ghoul in wanting that. It's funky as hell because you right, Chadwick played more historically significant Black figures on film than the next half dozen brothas. Up to and including the 3 points you give Denzel for Malcolm X damn near 30 years ago (subtract one for Training Day). Mans was a force, shoutout to Grandma MOS. That said, I was hip to dude before he put the claws on, so were a lot of folks, him being in the suit wasn't the reason I made reservations at the IMAX and I was counting down the hours. I feel nobody saw Chadwick in THAT particular movie and decided he was 1A, either you brought that with you or you weren't hip to it noway and it don't even matter if that was the case. Not speaking for the dead here but no way in hell dude doesn't want the franchise to keep rolling even though he was not here to spearhead it onscreen. Supporting cast is going to have to be REALLY strong.
That decent segment of casuals and comic books fans includes a lot of cats that would sit through Venom 2 and other shit as well. They'll come out for the good stuff too but fans have short memories, they can be very fickle when it comes to entertainment. Not saying they haven't been burned but if it works it's gonna really work. Good will is worth more than Bitcoin, and right now that's what the franchise has a lot of.
The social media thing you can't really count on. That highschool shit is one thing one day and different the next, specially when arguing over something kinda cool. Plenty of apologies go out on Twitter everyday and they don't gain the traction cause the roasting of whatever was hotter. They'll be black, err ahhh back. Anticipated appointment movie going experiences don't come around that often, ain't talking about a new Bat or Spider movie either. A big one.
5 trips the first time... showoff. I don't need your guilt, I actually beat myself up for weeks cause I only saw it the 2X in the theater, I took that shit out on my kids too and they were little at the time. I'll do what I can to make up the difference this time.
Feige WILL drop the ball at some point... laugh out loud, please let it be over the Eternals.