First off let me start by saying....... I TOLD YOU SO!
Now with that out of the way Fant4stic has received overwhelmingly horrible reviews and the chances that Fox will have a "good enough" opening weekend are starting to fade. Believe it or not however I actually hope Fox doesn't walk away from this empty handed! Despite horrible reviews and horrible chances to make a profit off this thing, Fox still has some leverage left to use against Marvel which they should use for........ SOMETHING! Now of course don't get me wrong I know Marvel isn't stupid and they clearly have the upper hand here but let's be honest with ourselves Marvel would rather have their first family back sooner than later and that is Fox's "leverage". What I am suggesting Fox should do is request a trade...... Yes you read that right. I hope Fox trades away Fantastic Four to Marvel! Marvel has so many characters I doubt we'll be able to see them all in the near-future but who could Fox get in return? Marvel sure as heck won't trade away somebody as important as say Thor or Captain America so who would not only be beneficial to Fox but also be better utilized outside of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)?
Enter Blade!
Now I know what you are probably thinking "Do you honestly expect Fox to give up everything Fantastic Four just for Blade?" And the answer is a resounding "YES!" Because the only alternative Fox has is to simply hand F4 over to Marvel on a Silver Platter. Now you could make the argument that Fox could simply reboot F4 AGIAN but now even in the eyes of the average movie-goer Fantastic Four's stock has plummeted. You expect non-comic fans to give F4 a FOUTH chance? Cause I don't.
Blade is a character that personally I can't imagine seeing in the MCU. You mean to tell me Vampires are all over the place in a world already filled with aliens, Inhumans & demons (Marvel plans on making Dr. Strange and I'm hoping to see a Ghost Rider reboot down the road as well) sorry but now we're talking over crowded as heck! Fox actually has a lot to gain from this kind of trade. Blade is a very flexible character in terms of what you could do with him. If Fox wanted to they could keep him separate in his own little world and have excellent vampire movies for years to come or...... They could do what I hope to see.
Enter X-Men
Imagine this: Wolverine, Cyclops and gang in the middle of hunting down what they believe to be a mutant killing innocent people in the middle of the woods only to discover that this mutant isn't a mutant at all...... But a vampire! Blade strikes from out of nowhere and informs the X-Men that they have no idea what they have got themselves mixed up in. Fox could very well have an entire movie be about a war between mutants and vampires with scared civilians caught in the middle. Imagine finally seeing Wolverine in a Rated-R movie possibly teaming up with/fighting against Blade! The possibilities are seemingly endless!
This trade would be beneficial to all involved
The best thing about this scenario is that everybody wins! Fox still gets an opportunity to create a shared universe with two popular comic-book franchises, Marvel would finally get a chance to use characters such as Dr. Doom, Silver Surfer, Galactus & Annihilus and we would occasionally get to see a good vampire flick involving a character that wouldn't be normally be utilized in one studio by another.
I want to know what the CBM community thinks. Is this just one fans fantasy gone haywire or could I actually be on to something here? Leave your thoughts down below.