However, revolutionary special effects (the ones that would "Make You Believe a Man Can Fly") were not cheap - resulting in a relatively small pool of studios willing to bankroll major superhero projects. Back in the 1980s, comic book movies may not have been nearly as bankable as they are now yet, there were still plenty of heroes hitting the big screen. The current Marvel and DC movie boom isn't the first time that Hollywood has invested heavily in the superhero genre. With a new version of Quicksilver appearing in Marvel Studios' Avengers: Age of Ultron less than one year after a different version of the character appeared in 20th Century Fox's X-Men: Days of Future Past, we decided to revisit the complicated history of Marvel movie copyrights - to help explain differences between the two Pietro Maximoffs (aka Quicksilver) and what those differences could mean for future appearances by the character. While some characters are clearly aligned at specific studios (Wolverine, Captain America, etc), others are split between owners - including Avengers newcomer Quicksilver. Despite over $7.5 billion at the global box office to date, Marvel Studios is still beholden to agreements they signed in the '90s - resulting in a complicated Venn diagram of merchandising, licensing, and copyright ownership. It wasn't until 2008 that Marvel stepped into live-action feature production with the release of Iron Man - laying the foundation for a multi-picture shared universe that, by 2020, will include over 20 films and multiple television series.
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