Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige isn't backing out of the "Captain America 3" release date because of "Batman vs. Superman."
Feige told Empire magazine Marvel isn't concerned about what Warner Bros. is planning for "Batman vs. Superman," but bringing quality entertainment to their audiences.
"We had the flag there first," Feige said. "What other people do and where has always been less of our concern. It's about keeping our head down and doing what we would believe would be cool for an audience to see. I wouldn't say that necessarily."
However, Disney exec Alan Horn recently revealed to Variety reporter Brent Lang the production is "struggling" with the May 6, 2016 release date for "Captain America 3."
"We'll see. We're struggling with it" Alan Horn on #CaptainAmerica3 debuting against #BatmanvsSuperman
— Brent Lang (@BrentALang) April 22, 2014
Though a major superhero showdown at the box-office sounds exciting, Forbes film blogger Mark Hughes speculated studio executives wouldn't risk profit loss by pinning two of the biggest money makers together.
"Well, the reality is that of course there isn't going to be any true May 6th confrontation between these films. And I don't believe anybody at either studio ever seriously thought there would be," Hughes wrote in a feature for Forbes. "More to the point, though, despite the fact that of course there's competitiveness and trash-talk, and despite the fact both studios want their own films to be the best and highest grossing, neither studio actually wants the other to fail wants to sink one another's films or franchises."
"Fans think that way," he added. "The press thinks that way. But businesses with hundreds of millions of dollars invested in the assumption this genre will continue to be popular, and that audiences will continue feeling happy with superhero movies, do not feel that way."
Which movie would you choose to see on May 6, 2016: "Batman vs. Superman" or "Captain America 3" ? Leave your answer in the comments section below!
