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

7. A Ruck Of Forced Cameos

Further to this X-based disruption, Marvel would have to bend their back to realign their future efforts to accommodate their newest arrivals. The easiest way to do this? Why, cameos and Easter Eggs aplenty, of course!

There's nothing wrong with a good cameo; Logan's First Class appearance lived up to that title perfectly, and Nick Fury's ending lecture in 2008's Iron Man was very much the game changer it was held to be. It's just that, despite cameos working in some respects (Doctor Strange's Ragnarok appearance made plenty of sense), they can prove to be distracting.

If Marvel were to ramp up their efforts to retrofit the X-Men et al. into the MCU, the frequency of these scenes would increase exponentially, distracting from the proceedings of a given movie and providing further ammunition to the franchises many detractors.

It's not the worst thing that could happen to the MCU - not by a stretch - but it would feel contrived to see all these new characters drop in out of nowhere.