Disney Plus Now Needs Just 3 Movies To Complete Its MCU Collection

When it comes to new streaming services, original content has become the key selling point to luring in subscribers. But when you’re a company as massive as Disney, you can afford to just buy all of the known IP. They have Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar and all of their classic animated films at your fingertips. As such, having just one original show – The Mandalorian – at launch probably wasn’t a major concern for them.

In the case of Marvel, Disney Plus has been slowly acquiring MCU titles. Netflix has always had a deal to stream MCU movies, which is why even after the Mouse House entered the streaming game, stuff like Avengers: Infinity War and Ant-Man and the Wasp were still on Netflix because the licensing contract hadn’t expired yet.

But now you won’t find any MCU pics on Netflix as Disney Plus currently has all but three entries in the cinematic universe on their streaming platform. What three are missing you might ask? Well, that’d be The Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home.

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The Spider-Man films make sense because Sony Pictures owns the rights to the character and the distribution. And you may never see the standalone movies on Disney Plus because it’s the biggest property Sony has going. They used to be able to bank on Adam Sandler and Will Smith, but movie stars no longer sell tickets – superheroes do. So, unless Tom Holland can get in a room with the two studios again and work his magic, you’ll have to settle for animated Spider-Man on Disney Plus.

Hulk not being there is a little more interesting, though. The reason we haven’t seen a standalone Hulk pic in more than a decade is because Universal has owned the rights for many years. Disney‘s reportedly acquired them now, but that doesn’t mean they own the distribution rights to The Incredible Hulk. It’s always been kind of the black sheep of the MCU anyway, so its exclusion is somewhat appropriate. Still, it’s got to bother the Mouse House that they can’t complete the collection and continue their goal of movie world domination.

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A Surprising Benedict Cumberbatch Movie Continues To Dominate Netflix

Who wants to watch a Christmas movie in August? Apparently, a lot of Netflix subscribers do, because the 2018 animated film The Grinch is currently occupying a spot on the top 10 most-watched movies chart, hanging on to that snowy ledge at number 10 after floating in and out of the list for the past few weeks.

Benedict Cumberbatch lends his voice to the notoriously grumpy green guy who’s hatred for Christmas is all consuming. So when the holidays roll around, he intends to make the residents of Whoville share in his bitterness by stealing all of their presents.

The famous Dr. Seuss story has been told many times, of course. The most notable incarnations include the original 1966 animated short directed by Chuck Jones and the 2000 live-action remake starring Jim Carrey with Ron Howard behind the camera.

There was a whole generation of kids who grew up on the Carrey version and now we’re seeing the next wave embrace the 2018 film. Which probably explains why it’s still doing so well even in the heart of summer. Children are home now more than ever due to the pandemic, after all, so mom and dad are trying to keep them occupied by putting on The Grinch for the seventh time.

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Then again, when it comes to Netflix’s Top 10 lists and the titles that sometimes show up on them, there’s often no rhyme or reason behind it. Why else would a forgotten Martin Lawrence comedy, National Security, make it into a spot on the most-watched movies list this week? In fact, the only trend I’ve been able to see is that people really like mediocre Gerard Butler films. Maybe that’s why he keeps making them, because they earn just enough to warrant more of them. Bring on the fourth Fallen, I say.

And bring on more of Benedict Cumberbatch, too, please. He’s terrific in everything he’s in and while The Grinch obviously appeals to a different demographic than say Sherlock or his MCU work, it’s still worth a watch.

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