I think generally it's still seen as a long shot. I don't think Disney rolling out the Hulu Disney+ merger today is poorly timed either, especially since that was (partially) something Peltz pushed for
From my looking at business covering accounts Peltz big two arguments were:
Underperforming 2023 slate, which has been hurt by tying it to overt racist statements about Black Panther
Iger not having a clear succession plan
If they're planning for Spider-Man to film in September, it's possibly Sony could slate it for a holiday 2025 release. They'd probably have to knock the slate back to make it happen (probably Blade to early 2026 too), but it could work. They would need to pick a director pretty soon though, but with Goddard and Lin on the table it's sounding very promising.
That's a big thing that keeps me confident in the MCU long term. Theyve barely even touched the X-Men, and it definitely feels like mutants are the next big push after the multiverse (I mean Im sure the Multiverse will still be around in some way but it won't be the focus of the whole franchise). And after Deadpool and Wolverine? Oh yeah. Get ready for all the mutants.
Like you don't need absurdly complex politics but it's probably a good idea to at least have a take. Even the Robocop remake made a try at commentary about drone warfare
Going kind of dramatic made more sense for the first, since it was going for a Stranger Things vibe, but...this one seems less focused on the kids, at least in the marketing, so why do they keep such a serious tone with all these comedy heavyweights?
I don't think every movie needs to take a specific political stance but in a movie about a civil war caused by politics it's kind of inherently necessary. Even the Purge movies know this.
True, but with a cast this stacked with comedians it should not be hard to make a decent comedy out of it. A good Ghostbusters sequel is possible but they just always double down on the wrong things
The decision to stop marketing Ghostbusters as comedies was a terrible idea. It kinda worked for Afterlife. This new one being treated as like a big blockbuster was a bad call.