Is Disney still suffering from Shrek envy? �Over the last two days the blogosphere has generated unconfirmed reports that the House of Mouse is developing a Yoda movie, as part of its Star Wars franchise reboot, and that Marvel Studios, which is owned by Disney, is planning a standalone Hulk movie that would tie together�The Avengers 2 and 3 movies.
Disney's Yoda Movie
The Yoda report, which is a little vague on details, was posted by Ain't It Cool News on Monday.�The story doesn't indicate whether the chartreuse Jedi Master will be the focus of J.J. Abrams' Star Wars Episode 7, but I agree with IndieWire's assessment that, if this report stands up, the Yoda movie will probably complement Abrams' picture and pave the way for other Star Wars movies built around a single character. (AICN claims there's even a Jabba The Hutt idea out there, which sounds preposterous ? and, um, slow-moving, plot-wise ? but maybe fan favorite, Boba Fett, can finally become the star he should have become decades ago.)
If Disney's Star Wars strategy is indeed to develop movies built around key canon characters that link to Episode 7 and upward, it wouldn't be all that different from the game plan that Marvel Studios has been working since around 2008. The comic book publisher's movie arm started with standalone movies ? Iron Man, Captain American, Thor ? then had those characters converge for the extremely lucrative first Avengers movie. Given the richness of the Star Wars universe that George Lucas created, the inverse could work just as well ? or, perhaps, better ? if…
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