5 Biggest Threats To The Marvel Cinematic Universe (And The 5 Best Ways To Fight Them)

4. Narrow Focus

All right, how many of these characters have found their way into movies? Instead of branching out and exploring the rich tapestry that is the Marvel Universe, there are a handful of titles that have seen adaptation, and most of them have seen sequel after sequel. This lends itself to something like The Boredom Factor, but instead deals not with the forced repetition of movies that have familiar characters, but rather with the forced avoidance of fresh characters and fresh faces.

Now, I'm not saying that each of these characters individually has the archetypal sway of a Thor or an Iron Man, but every one of them has at least one story that we might find compelling. Maybe Black Cat or Luke Cage doesn't require a two hundred million dollar budget.

Maybe each of them can get their movie done for half that (or less!), and Marvel can use this as an open testing ground. It's not only an opportunity for a diverse cast of characters, but it's a great opportunity to highlight diversity of culture within the Marvel Universe, which would allow for a much more diverse fanbase as people finally see heroes on the screen that remind them of themselves.

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Michael Marcus is a game designer, author, and mad scientist living in Hamtramck, Michigan; his current project list include a series of comic short-stories collectively called "One-Punch," a book on hypnosis and language called "The Prometheus Codex," a collaborative game project called "Art War," and a fun spy story called "The Adventures of Jack Uzi" at http://tinyurl.com/JackUziChannel (for those interested).