CBM Studios as Noble Houses of Westeros

A comparison between famous studios and the Noble Houses of "A Song of Ice and Fire". Who is going to sit on the Iron Throne?

Editorial Opinion
By WarrenByron - May 01, 2014 02:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi

I was watching an episode of Game of Thrones and I had this weird thought about re-imagining the current Studios that produce comic book-related movies as the famous Noble Houses of Westeros. The associations I made are based on similarities of history and/or behaviour between a House and a Studio. SPOILER WARNING: If you never read/watched A Song of Ice and Fire and you don't want some spoilers, don't read this. If you don't care, well, go ahead.
Let's start!
 

MARVEL STUDIOS

















To me Marvel Studios are pretty much owning Comic Book Movies right now. They built a fricking shared universe out of nothing, produced not one but two 1 billion+ films and have plenty of other goods to bring on the big screen. Their backs are covered by none other than Disney, and their leader, Kevin Feige, has demonstrated to be a brilliant, cold, highly competent strategist who managed to accomplish something no other film studio has ever done. He even stated he planned movies up until 2028! That's a lot! And competitors don't scare him, a lion doesn't know fear.
Yet, before Kevin Feige came on the battlefield, Marvel Studios didn't practically exist, much like Lannisters weren't exactly this powerful before Tywin took the place of his kind but weak-willed father. See my point?


 

SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT



Okay, here is the thing. The Freys have always been a low-level House, but they are incredibly important because they guard the Twins and are Lords of the Crossing, which, during wars, become fundamental advantage points. Sony doesn't possess many comic book characters... only one. But this one is a big one, because he's none other than fricking Spider-Man, one of the most well-known character in comic book history. They may not matter a lot in terms of building universes, but they have a champion by their side and they are going to make it count.
Also, they're pretty arrogant. Avi Arad, producer of "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" said that if one day they will make a team-up with Marvel Studios, Spiderman should be the protagonist of the whole story, or, as he said, "the king".



TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX



House Tyrell is one of the richest and wealthiest of Westeros, and that's Fox, when it comes to comic books properties. They own all the X-men, which are a fricking lot, they own characters like Wolverine, Deadpool, Cable, AND the Fantastic Four, including all the enemies and supporting figures, therefore Silver Surfer, Galactus, Krees, and on. They could build a universe around this, but instead they kept X-Men and F4 separated, at least up to now. They also collected many failures (the two Fantastic Four movies, the third X-Men, two Wolverine movies...). They have many resources, but sometimes appear to be lazy or not smart enough to use them to their full potential. House Tyrell is rich, yes, but has never been a scary, powerful force like the Lannisters. Until now, of course. Are they growing strong?


DC ENTERTAINMENT



Here we are, the last name on the list. DC Studios have a brilliant and legendary past: Richard Donner's Superman I and II, Tim Burton's Batman and Batman Returns, and Christopher Nolan's Batman Trilogy. They are among the oldest, if not the oldest, comic book company around, and when it comes to CBMs, very few can say to have the same tradition of Dc Comics. 
However, Dc made many mistakes. Aside from Joel Schumacher's works, the studio never actually managed to bring characters on the big screen whose name wasn't Batman or Superman. Jonah Hex, Steel, Green Lantern, Catwoman, all failed attempts. Watchmen was a good product, but it's not entirely considerable part of the Dc Comics canon. They never tried to build a shared universe, a Justice League movie got cancelled, and, in recent times, films have always been a touchy subject, almost a weak spot, for Dc Entertainment.
Things are about to change, though. Daenerys started as a helpless easy-to-rape teenager but his confidence and power grew. She's a queen now, and she's on a journey to get back what it's rightfully hers. She's on a quest to avenge her family, defeat the usurpers and seize the Seven Kingdoms. Well, Dc is trying to do the same thing. There was an age when people working at Dc pretty much lead and commanded all comics-related properties, but the throne was taken away from them. Now the king, after a long time, has awakened, Batman/Superman and Justice League movies are going to be delivered, and something tells me that a lot of stuff is moving at Warner Bros. Pictures.
Oh, by the way, Dc Studios have three dragons as well. Here they are.



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Bekss
Bekss - 5/1/2014, 2:42 PM
Two dragons for now, let's wait and see what Gadot can do.
And let's see if DC can be the king again, which I don't think so. Maybe among CB fans but for the GA will be hard because we'll have 4 Marvel movies more when BvS comes out, and two more before JL (if it comes out in 2017).

But I agree with all the houses. It was pretty clever
MrBatmor
MrBatmor - 5/1/2014, 2:47 PM
Gal gadot is a big house lizard at best...:P
PAF
PAF - 5/1/2014, 2:53 PM
LMFAO.


WB wishes it was that house. LMFAO. and the have 3 dragons all right. 2 stale bread actors who can't act. And 1 actor whose fooled people into thinking he can act by sucking up to the guys in suits and "directing" films. And it's not DC studios. It's WARNER BROTHERS. They crack the whip. they won't even let DC develop in own studio.
PAF
PAF - 5/1/2014, 2:55 PM
This article has me dying laughing. Can't even spell right. This post is going to get so heated lmfao.

PAF
PAF - 5/1/2014, 3:02 PM
All jokes aside, I'd say WB is House of Stark.
Bekss
Bekss - 5/1/2014, 3:12 PM
Dragons of each company.
DC-2 dragons (Affleck and Cavill)
Marvel-7 dragons (RDJ, ScarJo, SLJ, Ruffalo Renner, Hemsworth and Evans)
Fox-6 dragons (Jackman, Stewart, McKellen, Fassbender, Lawrence and McAvoy)
Sony-1 annoying dragon (Garfield)
TheBeard
TheBeard - 5/1/2014, 3:32 PM
Fox is more like Hoder, strong but retarded.
TheBeard
TheBeard - 5/1/2014, 3:33 PM
*Hodor
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 5/1/2014, 3:37 PM
Clever article.
Abary
Abary - 5/1/2014, 3:44 PM
'Kay.
gamecreatorjj
gamecreatorjj - 5/1/2014, 3:44 PM
People are already so upset lol
Ignition
Ignition - 5/1/2014, 3:59 PM
lmao @ Sony
GinjaNinja
GinjaNinja - 5/1/2014, 4:36 PM
lol three dragons............ Lets be honest the three dragons of comic book movies would be Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, and Chris Hemsworth. Other than that sure I agree with what you say.+
GoldSlayer1
GoldSlayer1 - 5/1/2014, 6:32 PM
I see marvelites are mad that they dont have dragons lol.
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 5/1/2014, 7:13 PM
Hilarious article. Nicely thought out. I would only disagree with the three dragons, only because Gadot is not even close to being proven as the Wonder Woman. However I enjoy the reference to Trinity.
WYLEEJAY
WYLEEJAY - 5/1/2014, 7:15 PM
Lol at these comments.
LEOSTRATOR
LEOSTRATOR - 5/1/2014, 7:16 PM
I just wish they all make good movies. Who cares about who is the strongest or weakest, just don't make crappy movies.
WYLEEJAY
WYLEEJAY - 5/1/2014, 8:03 PM
So if Fox is house Tyrell.........does that make Singer the equivalent of Sir Loras?






Too soon? Damn.
GoldSlayer1
GoldSlayer1 - 5/1/2014, 8:17 PM
Thing about dragons is, they'll grow.
They just need more time.
ruadh
ruadh - 5/1/2014, 8:30 PM
This should get the nerdiest editorial award.
QuestionDAnswer
QuestionDAnswer - 5/1/2014, 9:05 PM
@BenderBendingRodriguez @PAF @pussymonster




Marble Stoodios fanboys
cimmerian
cimmerian - 5/2/2014, 1:54 AM
Great Article! I like it! Had fun reading this!

DC Entertainment can also be House Stark, because they lost a lot:
What happened with the once highly anticipated Green Lantern movie was exactly that of The Red Wedding.
Batman and Robin was the beheading of Ned Stark.
Superman Returns incapacitated Superman as when Bran was pushed out the window.
John Snow and Arya are like Batman and Superman, because they're the only Starks living and at large. Rickon is maybe Arrow. While Sansa, like Wonder Woman, is a prisoner of WB producers' uncertainty.
Kurne
Kurne - 5/2/2014, 2:26 AM
WarrenByron
WarrenByron - 5/2/2014, 2:38 AM
@cimmerian Warner Bros could totally be the Starks, too, but the Targaryen suffered tragedies as well. They lost the throne, Aerys the Mad and Rhaegar were killed, Daenerys and her brother had to abandon their own kingdom and become fugitives, and except for them the entire Targaryen bloodline was extinguished.
cimmerian
cimmerian - 5/2/2014, 4:40 AM
@WarrenByron

Yes. DC/WB is like both houses: Targaryen and Stark.

Then again, they can also be viewed as House Baratheon!
They were once the dominant force in Westeros when Robert was crowned King after leading the rebellion against the Targaryen. That's the time of Donner's Superman 1 & 2 & Tim Burton's Batman & Batman Returns. Then everything collapsed around them when Robert died of his wounds from a hunting trip. That was when Superman 4 and Schumacher's Batman & Robin killed both franchises. His brothers Stannis and Renly could not come to an agreement during the War of 5 Kings. This was during the times when WB could never get new Superman & Batman movies off the ground. Instead, they produced bad DC adoptations like Steel, Catwoman, Swamp-Thing, Jonah Hex, etc.
Renly's death was like Superman Returns. Imagine my reason. Hehehe!
And Stannis is the only one remaining living Baratheon. Like DC's most popular franchise: The Dark Knight.
avo
avo - 5/2/2014, 4:58 AM
Do you mean Warner Brothers...?
inkslinger616
inkslinger616 - 5/2/2014, 10:39 AM
Lol
EXODUZ
EXODUZ - 5/2/2014, 12:03 PM
Wow so many upset Marvel Fans.. jeez. I thought this article is pretty spot on. I'd say the house of Stark are independent houses like the guys who did Dredd. Keep getting Axed though the fans love'm. ;)
Klone
Klone - 5/2/2014, 4:30 PM
Accurate. Marvel (Lannisters) are arseholes, Fox (Tyrells) are dicks that [frick] arseholes (Fox Quicksilver), Sony (Freys) are [foo foo]s that everyone hates and WB/DC (Daenerys) are annoying bitches.
Klone
Klone - 5/2/2014, 4:32 PM
@BatManiac

...Why reiterate everything the article is saying except with some gifs?
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