Revenge of the 5th: A Marvel-'Star Wars' crossover would decimate box-office records if it were to happen
Here's a fun fact: 'The Avengers', the movie that truly brought the Marvel Cinematic Universe together for the first time, was released on Star Wars Day, May 4, 2012. An interesting coincidence perhaps, but could it be a sign of something more?
Disney does own both Marvel and the 'Star Wars' franchise so putting together a crossover between the two would be a piece of cake. And after the success of 'Avengers: Endgame', it's pretty clear that crossovers are the MCU's forte.
Marvel has a long history of collaboration with LucasFilm on the 'Star Wars' comics, though there hasn't really been any significant crossover between the two to speak of. But boy, wouldn't that be cool?
Just imagine, the Avengers teaming up with the Rebel Alliance, Chewbacca and Han Solo meeting the Guardians of the Galaxy, the possibilities are endless. We could even have Darth Vader and Doctor Doom bonding over their shared love of capes and metal masks that simultaneously make them look like cyborgs and hide their horrifying scars.
We can almost imagine Magneto being mistaken for a Sith Lord and the Emperor trying to manipulate the Phoenix (which does seem to happen to her quite a lot). Besides, just think about the sheer joy Spider-Man would feel if he could get access to cool weapons like blasters and lightsabers.
One major reason why Disney might consider doing this crossover is the sheer popularity of either franchise. The MCU and 'Star Wars' both command loyal legions of fans, some of whom devote their whole lives to the franchises.
If Disney were to hatch a Marvel-'Star Wars' crossover, it would probably unite the fandoms and break any and all box office records, instantly become the most successful movie of all time. It would probably also demolish the suspension of disbelief, if not done right, so maybe this is one card Disney's going to be a bit hesitant to play.
The chances of such a crossover happening are quite slim but ten years ago, the chances of us getting a crossover on the scale of 'Endgame' were slim too. And if there's anything the two franchises have taught us, it's that there's always hope that things could work out in the end.
