Disney/Fox Merger: 8 Disastrous Implications It Has For The MCU

8. It Would Mess With The MCU's Current Plans

With the next twenty MCU projects reportedly mapped out, it's obvious that Marvel have a major game plan in mind for the future. It's been the case since Iron Man debuted in 2008, and while it's a Marvel Method not everyone has rallied to, there's no denying the formulae of cameos, after-credits sequences and Easter Eggs have engendered Disney's premier universe with a certain kind of 'must watch' quality.

The introduction of the X-Men and the Fantastic Four would, however, threaten to derail the MCU's blueprint for success, forcing Marvel to adapt in order to accommodate even more of their icons to maximise their films' financial potential.

That's easier said than done, especially if the post-Infinity War landscape is as planned out as Marvel purport it to be, and while an injection of both the Four and the X-Men would undoubtedly go down a treat with fans, there's no getting away from their disruptive qualities.

Marvel could certainly improvise if they had to, and indeed, the Fantastic Four would serve the universe well, but there's just too great an X-sized headache to ensure a smooth transition takes place, if one even happens at all.