Here's a Fourth of July bombshell: the podcast Pete's Basement is reporting that Marvel Studios and 20th Century Fox are in early talks to join forces for a film that would bring the X-Men and Avengers together, targeting 2020 as a release date. This is a rumor and should definitely be consumed with a big heaping scoop of salt, but it makes a lot of sense.
Historically, Marvel's film rights are among the densest, most convoluted in Hollywood. But after decades of development at over a dozen studios, the rights have coalesced into three camps: Sony (Spider-Man), Fox (X-Men & Fantastic Four), and Marvel (everything else). Earlier this year, Marvel and Sony reached a historic deal to bring Spidey into the MCU. Though we haven't seen the fruits of that deal yet, both Marvel and Fox have an uncertain future with their superhero franchises. It makes sense that both parties would want to sit down at the table and discuss their future together.
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