I guess in terms of cinematic universes, on a scale of Marvel's and DC's, Fox's lies somewhere closer to DC in terms of films, timeline issues, and creative forces. I think all 3 of their 2018 films are shooting right now, but it's interesting what directions they're heading.
X-Men: Dark Phoenix is going cosmic with the introduction of the Shi'ar and the Dark Phoenix itself, while New Mutants is supposed to be a horror flick that seems to be skewing lower budget. I'm guessing the reason there are barely any set photos are out for either of these films are because of the large amounts of green-screen work for Dark Phoenix and the fact that New Mutants is supposed to be a "break out" film.
In any case, I don't know how Fox is going to fare with 3 X-Men films next year. Out of the three, I definitely think "Dark Phoenix" is going to be the worst. "Apocalypse" felt like it came and went, and basically got critically mauled. "Dark Phoenix" not only has Kinberg at the helm but has the entire story predicated on the character that got a lot of harsh criticism. It's definitely going to be a make or break moment for the mainline X-Men series.
Considering there are no X-Men films slated past 2018 and no mention of properties that are being developed, Fox might be in trouble. If DP fails, I can imagine Kinberg getting the boot and another reboot happening for the franchise.
Do you guys think Marvel could make a Nextwave movie that lampoons the common tropes of the MCU or is that too complicated to do since apparently one member's a mutant? Or is there another series that could do that kind of thing better? I haven't read a Nextwave comic yet, but I hear some fans suggesting it
Could Marvel do a Nextwave movie? Hell yeah, and it would fit well in their current genre of action-comedy. I can easily imagine a Nextwave film having no impact on canon or the continuity of the universe while just being outlandish silly fun.
Will Marvel do a Nextwave film? Probably not. Marvel's not at the stage yet where they can say "Our universe is fully formed, now let's poke fun at it." We've only just gotten magic introduced into the MCU as well as more detail on the Celestials. We haven't even touched the supernatural part of the comics where Elsa Bloodstone comes from. The tone of such a film would also be at odds with the more grounded dramatic elements of the MCU because Nextwave has no such dramatic points throughout its run.
In short, "Nextwave" would be a cool film, but considering characters like Nova, Adam Warlock, Moon Knight, etc who are arguably more famous don't have representation in the MCU, I'd say it'll be a long time before it happens.