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"Bought Back"

I don't know why everyone seems to think Disney is gonna shell out millions upon millions of dollars to buy back the rights to the last 5 franchises that haven't already reverted to Marvel. Disney and Marvel, despite what fans seem to think, don't particularly need any of the outstanding franchises; they have a multi-billion dollar franchise of their own with the Avengers, and pool of thousands of characters to pull from. And yes, everyone knows it would kick ass to see Wolverine and Hulk fight it out on screen, Marvel doesn't need to (and won't) pony up money for that to happen.