Sony Passed on Marvel Movie Rights: What Would the MCU Have Looked Like? - Movie Talk

Summary: On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (Friday, February 16th, 2018) John Rocha, Sinead DeVries, Mark Reilly, Dennis Tzeng discuss the following: 1) Will Ready Player One mark a return to form for Steven Spielberg? 2) Sony Passed on Purchasing The Entire MCU 3) New 'Pacific Rim Uprising' IMAX Trailer Teases Massive, Colorful Kaiju Fights 4) Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse adds Robert Pattinson 5) 'Gringo': Charlize Theron Is Ruthless in New Trailer for Action Comedy 6) Arnold Schwarzenegger Joins 'Kung Fury' Feature Film 7) Live Twitter Questions Warner Bros. released a new Ready Player One trailer yesterday, giving us an even better look the upcoming film that was tailor made for Steven Spielberg. Packed with 80's nostalgia and a seemingly endless amount of Easter Eggs found in the new trailer - could this be the return to form for Steven Spielberg, who's beloved films (mostly) came from the 80's and 90's? In a new report from The Wall Street Journal, Sony Pictures back in 1998 passed on purchasing the entire Marvel character catalogue for a price described as "dirt cheap." The characters that ultimately made up the current MCU, was offered to Sony by Marvel while negotiations were underway to bring Spider-Man to the screen. AGREE / DISAGREE A new Pacific Rim Uprising IMAX trailer was released online yesterday, showcasing all new footage from the upcoming sequel. Guillermo del Toro departed the director's chair to focus on The Shape of Water, with Daredevil Season 1 showrunner Steven S. DeKnight taking on directing duties. A24 announced yesterday that Robert Pattinson has signed on to join Willem Dafoe in the fantasy-horror movie The Lighthouse, from The Witch director Robert Eggers. RT Features and A24 are behind the project, which will head into production this spring from a script by Robert and Max Eggers, with a story set in the world of old sea-faring myths. Amazon Studios and STX Films have released the final trailer for the upcoming dark comedy Gringo. Directed by Nash Edgerton, the film stars David Oyelowo as a mild-mannered American businessman facing crushing debt who ventures to Mexico to hand-deliver a formula for a revolutionary new weed pill to a lab. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Arnold Schwarzenegger has joined the cast of Kung Fury, the feature-length follow-up to the cult 2015 short that will star Michael Fassbender; with the trade reporting that Schwarzenegger will play the American president. LIVE TWITTER QUESTIONS Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ColliderVideo Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ColliderVideo Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colliderdotcom Follow Rocha: https://twitter.com/TheRochaSays Follow Sinead: https://twitter.com/SineadDeVries Follow Reilly: https://twitter.com/Reillyaround Follow Dennis: https://twitter.com/ThinkHero As the online source for movies, television, breaking news, incisive content, and imminent trends, Collider is more than an essential destination. Visit Collider: http://collider.com Follow the site on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Collider Subscribe to the SCHMOES KNOW channel: https://youtube.com/schmoesknow And for even more great Collider Video content, check out our weekly schedule below and follow the links to peruse episodes both old and new. We're your go-to destination for all things fandom. COLLIDER MOVIE TALK - Weekdays 12PM ET / 9AM PT Entertainment News, Roundtable discussion and debate http://bit.ly/29BRtOO COLLIDER HEROES - Mondays & Wednesdays 5PM ET / 2PM PT The latest news and speculation in the world of comic book movies, television, and graphic novels http://bit.ly/29F4Job COLLIDER JEDI COUNCIL - Thursdays 5PM ET / 2PM PT What's new in the Star Wars universe and what we can expect from all the upcoming movies, novels, comics and more http://bit.ly/29v5wVi...