User blog comment:Mark4518/X-Men’ Producer Would Love An ‘Avengers’ Movie Crossover/@comment-1895174-20130219133851/@comment-3317214-20130220073938

First, I'm gonna start off by saying that, if we're saying whether we want a crossover movie or not, I agree with LoveWaffle too. At least at the moment, I'd much rather things stay pretty much how they are, but with some references and acknowledgements to different franchises. And that would be undeniably cool.

I disagree that Whedon's writing only barely handled the ensemble cast of The Avengers. The writing was incredible.

Iron Man seemed fairly prominent wth his arc of learning what it takes to be a true hero. But he didn't actually have the most screen time. Captain America did, and his arc was that he was adjusting to modern society, amongst heroes of which he is out-gunned. And although he felt out of place, there was definitely still a place for him.

Bruce was coming to terms with the Hulk, and how it can be useful for society. And the story dug pretty deep into Black Widow's personality, emotions and a bit of history. We didn't get as much Thor or Hawkeye as the others, but I didn't mind that. They had their own things going on. The story had great focus, and each character was given enough of a part in that story for it to work. I think the film was handled excellently.

So, as I said, if there is to be a crossover event shown on film (like Civil War), for it to work, it would have to span over several films. Which is a huge ask, and logistically ridiculous. But if it were to happen, the number of cast members isn't necessarily the biggest problem, if it's handled well. Look at the Lord of the Rings trilogy. They had a fellowship of nine guys, with a ridiculous number of major supporting characters, on top of all of the smaller roles. And most people would say they're good films.

Casting changes are a nuisance as well, but sometimes are necessary. And we don't know how far this MCU is going to go, so in a few years, it could end up looking like it shouldn't continue, if most of the original cast have been replaced. However, the two casting changes in the MCU that have happened, I've appreciated. And I'm looking forward to the third...

And FF and X-Men sharing a universe seems odd, but if they keep it to just occasional references (like I hope they'll do as well with Sony and Marvel's films), then I think they'll pull it off. As for FF working as a launching point, only one of those characters you suggested for a spin-off (Silver Surfer) is owned by Fox.