Will Disney Acquiring Fox Ruin Superhero Films? | The Comics Pals Episode 59

Things continue to heat up in the comic book film world as The Comics Pals break down all the news surrounding X-Men: Dark Phoenix, the musical chairs game being played over at Warner Bros. about who will play Batman, and of course, the news that Disney and Fox are very close to signing an acquisition deal, which would see the X-Men and Fantastic Four move over to Marvel for the first time on screen! The Pals also talk about the Power Rangers crossover Shattered Grid, the upcoming Wolverine podcast, and more! Reader Mail - 0:2:30 Pals Pulls: 19:57 Cale - Lobster Johnson Vol 5 Marco - Royal City #8, Harrow County #28, Grass Kings #10 Pete/Sean - Mister Miracle #5 News: Ben Affleck to Star In Flashpoint Film, Not Batman Solo Film: 29:09 http://comicbook.com/…/the-batman-ben-affleck-replaced-the…/ Jon Hamm Wants to Play Batman: https://www.newsarama.com/37696-jon-hamm-pursuing-batman-ro… Joshua Williamson and Riley Rossmo's Deathbed: 37:40 https://www.newsarama.com/37691-williamson-rossmo-s-deathbe… Power Rangers Mega Crossover Event Shattered Grid: 40:35 http://comicbook.com/…/mighty-morphin-power-rangers-25-sha…/ Wolverine Podcast Coming to Stitcher: 46:51 http://comicbook.com/…/marvel-wolverine-the-long-night-ser…/ Marvel Rising: 49:36 https://www.buzzfeed.com/susancheng/marvel-rising… First Look at Sophie Turner as Dark Phoenix: 58:12 http://comicbook.com/…/x-men-dark-phoenix-jean-grey-sophie…/ Who is Jessica Chastain Playing in X-Men: Dark Phoenix?: http://comicbook.com/…/x-men-dark-phoenix-jessica-chastain…/ How X-Men: Dark Phoenix Fits Into Continuity: http://comicbook.com/…/how-x-men-dark-phoenix-fits-into-co…/ Main Topic: 1:10:07 Nearly every comic book film fan is bursting with excitement over the news that Disney and Fox are nearing the completion of their talks for Disney to purchase Fox's film and television properties. But should we be? Could their acquisition of Fox -- which would see the X-Men and Fantastic Four under the MCU umbrella for the first time in history -- spell doom for the MCU as we know it? How can all of the character's Marvel would now have the rights to exist under the same banner and receive equal treatment without Disney cannibalizing itself by publishing too many superhero films per year? And finally, given that Marvel is unlikely to ever break from their usual formula, meaning that films like Deadpool and Logan never would have been made in the MCU, are we at risk of superhero films becoming too samey, and losing out on the different voice that the Fox films offered? The Comics Pals tackle all those big questions and more! The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/MrMarcoAnimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop