Before Black Panther : Wakanda Forever released in theaters and became a juggernaut in the waymost Marvel moviesdo , there was plenty of anticipation to see how the film would handleNamor the Sub - Mariner . Now that the film has come out , the case ’s received a raw spate of attention thanks to his portrayal by Narcos : Mexico’sTenoch Huerta Mejíaand his make over rootage as the ruler of theunderwater kingdomof Talokan .
With how Marvel Studios preparesbasically anyoneto stride up for a solo adventure after being aguest starin someone else ’s story , you ’d be right in think we ’re due for a Namor spinoff in the near future . But longtime Marvel Studios executive director producer Nate Moore toldThe Wrapthat Disney remain barred off from giving the case his own standalone feature article on account of Universal Pictures continuing to own the motion-picture show rights to the Sub - Mariner . ( By that same logic , you may assume a Disney+ series is off the tabular array . ) Back in the 90 when Marvel Comics was in danger of going bankrupt , it sold off theatrical role right wing to other studios , likeFoxorSony . Universal get Namor andthe Hulk , and even though they ’ve tried over the decades to get a movie for the underwater antihero off the priming coat , nothing really came of those efforts before the Black Panther sequel .
As it brook , Marvel ’s deal with Universal even affected Wakanda ’s promos : Moore continue that Namor could n’t even be alone on marketing materials unless it was for a poster . You have it away how some Marvel movie havecommercialsthat hype up the danger of its villain ? This was why Wakanda Forever did one for the Talokanil overall and not their loss leader specifically . “ There were n’t really thing we could n’t do from a character perspective for him , ” he explain . “ But we also made some big changes to really ground him in that world in a truth that release never really land on , I would argue , in a big way . ”
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It ’s presently unclear how long Marvel Studios ’ deal with Universal will uphold , or if the studio apartment is actively trying to make a looseness to reacquire Hulk and Namor . Likewise , it is n’t know if it ’s potential for Marvel to use a Namor - next character as a lead and have Namor show up , as we saw withShe - Hulk . Unlike with theNetflix characters , it might not be possible for the studio to just lean the clock until such a time when the rights revert to them . “ Namor will render , ” forebode Moore , but in what capacity will be ill-defined until Marvel straight up enjoin so , or it gets leaked in merchandising cloth .
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