article_snippet.sent: Faced with the daunting prospect of topping the surprise and excitement of 2012's The Avengers, the third highest-grossing film of all time, writer-director Joss Whedon mixes some brooding down-time in with the abundant spectacle.
article_snippet.sent: Hands-on producer Kevin Feige and Kevin Feige associates have built a cinematic empire quite unprecedented in Hollywood history, a veritable solar system of staggeringly profitable individual franchises unified by the overpowering collective force of the Avengers.
article_snippet.sent: So while sideline enterprises like the new "Daredevil" TV series continue to pop up, the company can be so confident in the enduring appeal of the company theatrical mainstays that the company recently published a release schedule for the company remaining big-gun commercial titles from now through the end of the decade.
article_snippet.sent: Last summer, "Guardians of the Galaxy" showed that Marvel could play Marvel a bit more fast and loose than Marvel generally does, but the big-name franchises still seem sacrosanct.
article_snippet.sent: What's behind Warner Bros.' risky move to release nine movies .
article_snippet.sent: Galaxy Quest' TV series in the works .