Film Industry: Marvel Cinematic Universe blog tasks
1) How many films were there in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) at the time of this article?
The Marvel Cinematic Universe - or MCU for short - is the shared place where all 22 films featuring the comic book characters are set.
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?
The Avengers were created to create a new line of books to sell and to cross-promote Marvel Comics characters.
4) Who owns the rights to Spiderman and why is the character now appearing in Marvel films?
Spider-Man was sold to Sony. Sony and Marvel have now agreed a partnership that allows Tom Holland's Spider-Man to appear in MCU films.
5) Which company owns the rights to the Fantastic Four and the X-Men?
The Fantastic Four series and the X-Men were sold to 20th Century Fox.
6) Look at the very end of the article. What has Disney announced regarding TV shows on their new streaming service Disney+?
Disney has also announced plans for several new Marvel TV series, including one based on Thor's adopted brother Loki, on their new streaming service, Disney+, so there'll be plenty more Marvel content to watch in future.
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