Not to be a kill-joy, but you shouldn't get your hopes up seeing an X-Men crossover any time soon, and sure as hell not Spider-Man. At least, not anything but small easter eggs, like the planned inclusion of the Oscorp tower (from The Amazing Spider-Man) into the New York skyline in The Avengers (which got scrapped due to not being finished in time).
There's just no way Marvel could ever negotiate any large scale crossover with Sony and Fox, even if it would be mutually beneficial.
You guys keep saying this about spiderman, yet you all seem to forget about the disney/marvel animated spiderman series, which in fact features most aspects of the marvel cinematic universe, including the avengers, SHIELD, ect, and fits into the marvel cinematic storyline. It also includes Wolverine and some other mutants.
AKA what you're asking for ALREADY EXISTS. :P
To answer your question Edguy, no, I don't think we'll see proportional growth for the upcoming Phase II sequels. The Avengers was very cleverly designed to be both a sequel crossover, and a starting point for a lot of people who weren't going to watch Iron Man 2.5, but were going to watch the most talked about summer blockbuster. Hell, I know people who went to see Iron Man 3 without seeing the previous 2 - and really, it was again a product of design for its audience. It was a sequel to the Avengers, more than it was a sequel to Iron Man 2.
Thor and Cpt. America don't have the legs that Iron Man does. The original theatrical trailers for The Avengers made it look like Tony Star and Friends. Robert Downy Jr is hands down the most marketable out of the entire league of all involved in the MCU and that's what it really boils down to.
Really? I thought Watchmen kinda sucked.
sooo uh random "conspiracy theory" on why coulson may still be alive for the SHIELD TV show....I doubt it but you never know.....(click to show/hide)
The other day, Joss Whedon revealed that Avengers: Age of Ultron won't feature Ultron's creator, mad scientist Hank Pym. Just now, we were interviewing Edgar Wright about his new film The World's End, and he told us that we will, indeed, meet Hank Pym in Wright's Ant-Man movie
QuoteThe other day, Joss Whedon revealed that Avengers: Age of Ultron won't feature Ultron's creator, mad scientist Hank Pym. Just now, we were interviewing Edgar Wright about his new film The World's End, and he told us that we will, indeed, meet Hank Pym in Wright's Ant-Man movie
Watched a bit of it and I kinda hate it. It's incredibly 90s in its staging and writing. I just don't think it's very interesting.
I'm really enjoying the films (I just had an Avenger's Marathon a few weeks ago when I bought the "Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One" boxed set). Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is fun. It's very reminiscent of Whedon's earlier work in that it'll take a while for it to get up to speed but the more recent episodes are already leagues ahead of the pilot which is exactly what's happened in basically everything but Firefly (which was great all the way through). It's mostly being written by Whedon's brother, who co-wrote Avengers, so there's some differences in style but it's relying heavily on Whedon tropes (young, attractive adventurers kicking the shit out of bad guys while being overly witty) which to be fair, fits in very well with the whole comic book feel.I've watched the three first episodes, I believe, and while I liked it, I find I'm mostly just watching it because it's MCU. The witticism is pulled one step too far for my liking. It's no fun when every character is "the witty and jokey one". Pleased to hear it gets better tho!
You're not alone in this theory :) Time will tell!(click to show/hide)
Mind if I ask how you saw it? Do you work at a movie theater?I live in Europe.
Why does it make any sense to release things later in different countries? It's asking for your stuff to be pirated.
Who the hell downloads cam recordings anyways?
Probably the main problem I had with this one is Jane Foster being a pretty boring damsel in distress. Given that she's also meant to be a physicist with several degrees, she's played kind of dumb throughout and I feel like Portman kind of phoned this one in. Given that she apparently only wanted to do the first one to work with Kenneth Branagh I can kind of see the lack of enthusiasm in her performance. Otherwise, very good.
Actually with the first Thor film it's a similar problem but I didn't read Foster as a damsel in distress in that one. I mean yeah her stuff gets taken by SHIELD but for the most part she is not actually at risk. In the first one she kind of gets swept up in Thor's story but isn't really hugely important aside from teaching Thor some humility (but really she didn't even need to be there which is a different problem). In the Dark World, Foster becomes a plot point which at least makes her important but really again, it could have been anyone.I agree with this, but the film didn't take it's own plot seriously for me to ever care much about plot elements etc. :) It, like The Avengers, walked a fine line between dramatic and silly.
Oh for fuck's sake that means another Spiderman reboot that I don't want to watch.
Oh for fuck's sake that means another Spiderman reboot that I don't want to watch.
Didn't realize I didn't say who it was...my apologies.
It would fit in with the way things are going with the movies, the Amazing Spider-Man franchise should be done by 2018 with him being free to be used in Avengers 3.
Didn't realize I didn't say who it was...my apologies.
It would fit in with the way things are going with the movies, the Amazing Spider-Man franchise should be done by 2018 with him being free to be used in Avengers 3.
I can picture it, Sony being all like: "Oh, yeah, we finished up the planned quadrology by now, so we'll just give you back this multi-billion IP now, because we're such good guys :)"
Yeah, but the thing with Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver is that they're both heavily connected to the X-Men and The Avengers. Thus the contract they worked out goes such that Fox can use them, but not make any mention their of affiliation with The Avengers, while Marvel can use them, but not make any mention of their mutant background, their connection to the X-Men, or Magneto (their father).
Thaid said, it's obviously not impossible that Marvel/Disney and Sony could make a deal to do a crossover, or possibly even merge their franchises; it would most likely be very profitable. I just don't think it's remotely likely. Even though there's profit in it for them both, I can't imagine they could ever negotiate a deal that both parties would be happy about. Besides, to make things fit together, they'd might have to reboot or retcon Spider-Man again, and that wouldn't be very popular or smart.. :laugh:
I haven't looked much into the financhial details, but if something like that were to happen, that would be awesome! How would they handle it though? Would they reboot the character all again? And with that, they'd probably need an own film dedicated to his origin story, considering how major a character he is, and the fact that he's so yound and his origin is a big part of his identity. They could focus and Avengers movie around him, but I don't see that happening. 2018+ is a long time from now, but a third itteration of the same character could be very confusing and off-putting for the general audience. Or they could use the same character? That would cause a lot of continuity problems though, as well as the fact that Andrew Garfield will be the late 30s by then. Not to mention legal problems of using Sony's franchise etc.
Conclusion; I see a lot of problems integrating the web-slinger into the MCU.. :-\
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DC: "Wonder Woman is a difficult character to work out on the big screen." Marvel: "Our next movie has a talking raccoon."
Ladies and gentlebutts. May I present to you: The guardians.
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Michael Douglas has been cast in the upcoming Ant-Man movie as the original Ant-Man, Hank Pym. This should hopefully mean Douglas has a cameo in Avengers 2 since his character created Ultron, the villain of the movie.
Michael Douglas has been cast in the upcoming Ant-Man movie as the original Ant-Man, Hank Pym. This should hopefully mean Douglas has a cameo in Avengers 2 since his character created Ultron, the villain of the movie.
The talk is that Ultron won't be a creation of Hank Pym, but that he instead will be a corruption of Tony Stark's AI, Jarvis..
It's a dark dayWhat happened?
It's a dark dayWhat happened?
Stan Lee won't make his traditional cameo appearance in a Marvel movie?
the other movies involved characters either had a hand in developing, co-created, or wrote for.Yeah, but considering this, wouldn't his not making a cameo make sense?
Where is that from? :o
It's a dark dayWhat happened?
Stan Lee won't make his traditional cameo appearance in a Marvel movie in Guardians of the Galaxy. It is the first non-Blade or Punisher Marvel movie released where he has not had direct involvement in the original works, the other movies involved characters either had a hand in developing, co-created, or wrote for.
the other movies involved characters either had a hand in developing, co-created, or wrote for.Yeah, but considering this, wouldn't his not making a cameo make sense?
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Say hello to the new Fantastic Four¨
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Because the internet is full of racists.
From what I've heard they're going with adoption which is a good, solid explanation that doesn't really cause any extraneous storyline issues. Also given that the FF get their powers externally it doesn't matter, they don't need to be genetically related.
Who's Kate Mara and why is she a problem?
Because the internet is full of racists.
From what I've heard they're going with adoption which is a good, solid explanation that doesn't really cause any extraneous storyline issues. Also given that the FF get their powers externally it doesn't matter, they don't need to be genetically related.
As a side note since Heimdall came up, if any one bitches to you about him being black in the movie, without also bitching about Thor being blonde..
In Norse mythology, largely recorded in Iceland from traditional material stemming from Scandinavia, numerous tales and information about Thor are provided. In these sources, Thor bears at least fourteen names, is the husband of the golden-haired goddess Sif, is the lover of the jötunn Járnsaxa, and is generally described as fierce-eyed, red-haired and red-bearded.
As to what Method said I'm not trying to confuse or muddy the waters, just making a point about canon
That said it would be nice if the Christians got around to screwing with their own mythology instead of messing with everyone else's. Do you think marvel would support Jesus as a character if he was on a quest to defeat the 13 generals of Satan's army and the immortal lich King Solomon? He could totally team up with Dr. Strange
And that's not even counting the many, many times Satan is used in stories, as both a villain or hero.. sometimes both. Whether used by name or by very clear allusions to him.
Also what I was saying was just complimenting the actor, not so much a comment on the plot/character.As to what Method said I'm not trying to confuse or muddy the waters, just making a point about canon
Well, the canon of Norse mythology isn't really relevant to the movie based of a comic book character, just sayin' :]
See a bunch of non christian dominated areas for that sort of thing, GM. Misinterpreting christian mythology is a pretty standard thing in in manga and anime. And even US artist and comic writers borrow heavily from christian sources. Dawn, Constantine, dozens at least movies involving god, angels, demons. And that's not even counting the many, many times Satan is used in stories, as both a villain or hero.. sometimes both. Whether used by name or by very clear allusions to him.
Sure, hitting the copy paste command on a culture's myths and an active religion's faith then changing a few, very minor details
Though it's been out in Europe for a month I believe
Oy, what the fuck? What manner of bullshit is that?
so Captain AMERICA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M5GjeIeDpk) debuted in europe before it did in america then. huh.
Oy, what the fuck? What manner of bullshit is that?
The opposite of the usual bullshit that has it the other way round. Also, the reason for the existence of DVD and BD region coding.
Marvel: *makes Avengers*
Marvel: *makes Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, and Captain America sagas*
Marvel: *makes Agents of Shield*
Marvel: *makes Guardians of the Galaxy*
Marvel: *makes Black Widow movie*
DC: hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...... MORE BATMAN.
If DC ever gets off their assess and make a legit attempt at Justice League, I'll be there. But what they're doing with Superman...meh. Not interested.
I fucking loved the latest Captain America.I was the only one in my theater to laugh at that. Just saw it, great movie.(click to show/hide)
@Edguy, you could say exactly the same of Thor (both movies)Meh, the Thor films at least had self-awareness of the cheese, which, at least to me, makes it a lot more tolerable.
if cap3 isn’t called “captain america and falcon: we’re up all night to get bucky”, i’m not watching it
For the benefit of people such as myself who haven't seen the film - and as such thought Bucky was dead, par exemple - can those posts be put in spoilers?
I really don't know what Thor sees in Jane when Sif's running around being an incredible badass.
Wonder if Falcon will show up in Avengers 2.. I mean, him going with Rogers to look for Bucky after the film, and that's probably not gonna go anywhere until Cap 3. So what happens when Rogers gets called in for Avengers 2? "Sorry sidekick-guy, gonna have to go hang a little with the big boys. Ba a good lad, and wait right here for me!"
Also, do any of you have faith in the Netflix series? I can definitely see Luke Cage/Iron Fist working out well, but Daredevil? I fear that his acrobatics and theatrics will look bad on a TV budget.
Re: "Avengers Assemble", I still can't believe they called it that in England. That is just an awful title.
Really? Cause I enjoy Andrew Garfield as Spider-man. He isn't the best Peter Parker, Tobey McGuire beats him there, but he's an amazing Spider-man. I mean just look at the sarcasm in this:
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Skyfall was awesome.
I, like Gareth cannot wait for the MCU box sets.
Idea: Release Box sets chronologically tied to the Avengers movie they're centered around. So MCU box set one has Two Iron Man movies, Thor, Captain America (Fuck Yeah), etc capped off by the Avengers.
MCU 2 will have Thor The Dark World, Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man III, and possibly Hawk Eye/Black Widow/Dr. Strange if they get to those before Avengers 2
and so forth.
hope hulk shows up again in a movie. I rather liked the Edward Norton one. Which also kicked off the avenger's movies. Is the one with Eric Bana not considered part of this cinematic universe's continuity?
Skyfall was awesome.
I, like Gareth cannot wait for the MCU box sets.
Idea: Release Box sets chronologically tied to the Avengers movie they're centered around. So MCU box set one has Two Iron Man movies, Thor, Captain America (Fuck Yeah), etc capped off by the Avengers.
MCU 2 will have Thor The Dark World, Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man III, and possibly Hawk Eye/Black Widow/Dr. Strange if they get to those before Avengers 2
and so forth.
Uh, you know that's a thing that exists (http://www.amazon.com/Marvel-Cinematic-Universe-Assembled-Collectors/dp/B0083SBMGW), right?
I have it. It's great. Can't wait for Phase 2 (which should be Iron Man 3, Thor 2, Cap 2, Guardians, possibly Ant-Man? and Avengers 2).
Oh please be real
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... The whole thing, what Sitwell’s saying is, this algorithm is going to predict if you’re going to become a problem for Hydra or not. So you don’t have to just be Tony Stark, actively plotting to save the world. You could be a kid whose SAT scores and whose essays have indicated that you’re going to be a problem one day. So is Stephen Strange the Sorcerer Supreme? Probably not at that point. Is he an unbelievably talented neurosurgeon who’s opinionated and kind of arrogant? Probably. That might put him on the list.Source: http://www.craveonline.com/film/interviews/670837-kevin-feige-interview-captain-america-the-avengers-2-and-dr-strange
Edgar Wright, the director of Shaun of the Dead and other wonderful Simon Pegg-Nick Frost films, is no longer directing Marvel's Ant-Man. Wright has been tied to the film since 2006, and it's due out on November 6, 2015 – the director change won't impact the launch date, Marvel says.
Wright and Marvel are splitting "due to differences in their vision of the film," a statement reads. Marvel says it will announce a new director shortly, but we find it hard to believe that anyone could adequately replace Wright's wild, manic, witty style. We'll pour one out for Wright's Ant-Man tonight.
Wait, The Avengers isn't an action comedy?
I guess I just don't put as much importance on what the point is. If something seems to run on laughs as much as action, I consider it an action comedy.
Bad news, tho Gareth might be right. It always seemed like Wright's plans for the movie fell a little far away from the rest of the MCU. Wonder if this changes the script in major ways, like making Henry Pym the main character again. (The plans were, that I gathered, that it would feature both Hank Pym (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Pym) and Scott Lang (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant-Man_(Scott_Lang)), but Pym would be just an old scientist, and Scott be the one to actually utilize Pym's technology to become Ant-Man)
About 3 months ago, Marvel had notes. The meat of the notes were about the core morality of the piece, must include franchise characters. etc., These notes came from the big four at Marvel. Joe Cornish and Edgar Wright did two drafts to try and answer the notes without compromising their vision.
6 weeks ago Marvel took the script off them and gave the writing assignment to two very low credit writers. One of the writers were from Marvel's in house writing team. Edgar stayed cool, agreed to stay on the project, and read the draft.
The script came in this week and was completely undone. Poorer, homogenized, and not Edgar's vision. Edgar met with Marvel on Friday to formally exit and the announcement went out directly after.
Edgar & Joe were upset by the sudden, out of nowhere lack of faith in them as filmmakers. Fiege had always batted for them but this felt like it came from the higher ups.
"Sometimes you have friends in a relationship. You love each of them dearly as individuals and think they're amazing people. When they talk to you about their troubles, you do everything you can to support them, to keep them together, because if you love them both so much doesn't it make sense they should love each other? But little by little you realize, at heart, they aren't meant to be together – not because there's anything wrong with either of them, but they just don't have personalities that mesh in a comfortable way. They don't make each other happy. Although it's sad to see them split, when they do, you're surprisingly relieved, and excited to see where their lives take them next.
It's easy to try to make one party "right" and another party "wrong" when a breakup happens, but it often isn't that simple. Or perhaps it's even more simple than that – not everyone belongs in a relationship together. It doesn't mean they're not wonderful people.
And that's true of both Edgar Wright and Marvel. One of them isn't a person, but I think you get what I mean."
Also, I hate the term nerd culture.
What'd they do?
Also I never really got into comic books because there's just too much to catch up on, although I've read some self-contained universes that I liked a lot (Ex Machina and Preacher come to mind, not to mention Sin City and Watchmen if you count those).
Okay, I'll try to condense my rant.
My issue was Ted Kord. Blue Beetle and Booster Gold were my favourite comic book team up, I loved them both for their adorable crapness at basically everything but that both had hearts of gold (pun not intended) deep down. They were fun and entertaining and like the Edge and Christian of DC.
Then Ted got shot in the face. Which I hated because I loved the character and Maxwell Lord turning heel kinda shat all over a number of comic series that I liked (JLI, Super Buddies). But unlike basically every comic book character ever, Ted pretty much stayed dead. His death meant something. His death triggered one of DC's events, which have become more common since but weren't so much back then. He mattered, and while I missed his character, at least his death was significant.
And then there was the new 52, he was retconned to have never f***ing existed and nothing ever f***ing mattered, basically telling me that as a fan, I was an absolute dumbass for ever caring about a character or a storyline that didn't amount to BATMAN WINS LOL.
f*** DC, man.
You're right though, having the new 52 as an alt universe would've been fine. Man the original 52 was good, wasn't it? Remember that? When DC made good comics?
Me f***ing neither.
I don't think I could do that.
Why?I dunno. I'm not criticizing anyone else for doing so, and I'm on Facebook and sometimes Twitter. I just can't see myself going to another forum. Why would I need to?
F.A.N.?
Why?I dunno. I'm not criticizing anyone else for doing so, and I'm on Facebook and sometimes Twitter. I just can't see myself going to another forum. Why would I need to?
Also if any one wants to see that dead pool test footage that got allegedly leaked, that is being clamped down hard on, I may or may not have a source. PM me.
It is, but it's being taken down just as much.
Which is why I'm sending it out to whoever wants it el hog of hedgesI messaged you and you didn't reply! :psyduck:
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Sadly I felt Gamora was the weakest character on the team, and Nebula was even worse.
Pic is broken.
Drax has not so much tattoos in the movie, it looks more like scarification. Awesome scarification.
Captain America Beats Up Batman, WB Changes Dawn of Justice Release Date (http://www.themarysue.com/captain-america-beats-up-batman-wb-changes-dawn-of-justice-release-date/)
WB flinched. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is no longer sharing a release date with Captain America 3. Anyone surprised?
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I thought up some grips, but these are nitpicky at best.
-I wish that Drax was a lighter green. I felt that his being a darker green it was harder to see his tattoos, and in the comics he and Gamora are close to the same color
I'm still bummed out that the dog wasn't Laika.
Yup, Snyder noticed that Americans love the idealized, heroic Superman, and his response is to give us the exact opposite thing. He actually said that Superman is not supposed to be fun
When Tony Stark tries to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program..I'm guessing this means Hank Pym is the original creator after all, meaning he'll probably mentioned or referenced somehow. I'd imagine Marvel would use this opportunity to promote their next film, Ant-Man.
I just hope they don't make a Planet Hulk movie.
My question is... is this really Civil War they're teasing... or Captain America vs Iron Man? I feel like they'd have to bring back a good portion of the Avengers cast to do Civil War would be hella expensive. It may as well be Avengers 3 if that were the case.
having the hulk just fuck up a bunch of alien gladiators for 90 minutes? with the right director, that could certainly work.
snarkyone uses snark...
It's Super Effective!
But will this Quicksilver be as good as Day's of Future Past Quicksilver?You might say he'll kick ass. (Not sure if RedWolf was making the same joke or just talking about the trailer in general)
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Wait, Captain Marvel and Ms. Marvel are the SAME PERSON? Cool.
And honestly the only DC Captain Marvel I know offhand is the one episode of JLU he was in. Great episode.
Both Marvel and DC have Captain Marvels. Which is why DC's Captain Marvel series was actually called Shazam! And last I checked DC's Captain Marvel is now actually going by Shazam in the New 52.... probably because that's what people who didn't know better probably called him, anyway.
Ahh. Either way, I didn't know Captain Marvel was a woman. That's pretty cool. I wonder why no Black Widow movie though.
Both Marvel and DC have Captain Marvels. Which is why DC's Captain Marvel series was actually called Shazam! And last I checked DC's Captain Marvel is now actually going by Shazam in the New 52.... probably because that's what people who didn't know better probably called him, anyway.
Marvel's Captain Marvel used to go by Ms. Marvel aka Carol Danvers. She got her powers through some crazy accident involving the original Captain Marvel, Mar-Vell, who I barely know anything about besides him being a Kree that actually allies with Earth.
What to take away from this is HOLY SHIT A CAROL MOVIE!!!!! I really like her last comic run and her current series is pretty awesome too, especially since she's hanging out with the Guardians on and off.
I think they would introduce the first Captain Marvel and then later introduce Carol. Heck, if they do it right they could possibly do it in the same movie, ie him dying and passing on his powers to her
Now, I could see Black Widow and Hawkeye getting something like the Netflix series that are in production, or maybe a spin off TV mini series like Agent Carter. But a full AAA movie release I don't see happening.
captain marvel movie means
first, it’s captain marvel and not ms. marvel. marvel is fully embracing this and there will be no more fanboys calling her “ms marvel” out of bitterness
captain marvel and inhumans come out the same year = kamala you can’t convince me other wise
the current marvel cinematic universe’s first female lead movie, starring carol danvers as captain marvel
people calling carol ‘cap’ in the movie
captain marvel TRAILERS
captain marvel PREMIERE
captain marvel MOVIE
captain marvel MERCHANDISE
CAPTAIN MARVEL
I have literally never watched Benedict Cumonmytits in anything and I'm already sick of him just because of the sheer rabidity of his fanbase.
But I'm reactionary like that.
if you've seen the Hobbit
Kat Dennings should be in everything.
Kat Dennings should be in everything.
Can I be in Kat Dennings?
Kat Dennings should be in everything.
Can I be in Kat Dennings?
That's up to her.
Kat Dennings should be in everything.
Can I be in Kat Dennings?
That's up to her.
You got her number? I mean you know if she's not busy...
In the recent Avengers cartoons the crew were part of her origin story, so at least there they knew her identity. I think generally there are very few people with secret identity in the Marvel universe, at least to the other characters, compared to DC.
Do people in universe know she's Captain Marvel, or is she Captain Danver when she's not in costume?
It's interesting to note that the art they showed for Black Panther is very close to his usual comic book appearance, which is a full body suit and face mask. Something that's kind of a no-go for movies and television usually. It's considered a bad idea to cover up an actor's face because it make it harder for them to express and emote. It's easier to get away with in comics because they are a partly written form of storytelling.
try to find someone who says Darth Vader wasn't expressive and memorable...
Karl Urban and Dredd proved that while that theory is industry standard, it is in fact bullshit with good actors.
It's interesting to note that the art they showed for Black Panther is very close to his usual comic book appearance, which is a full body suit and face mask. Something that's kind of a no-go for movies and television usually. It's considered a bad idea to cover up an actor's face because it make it harder for them to express and emote. It's easier to get away with in comics because they are a partly written form of storytelling.
Karl Urban and Dredd proved that while that theory is industry standard, it is in fact bullshit with good actors.
It's interesting to note that the art they showed for Black Panther is very close to his usual comic book appearance, which is a full body suit and face mask. Something that's kind of a no-go for movies and television usually. It's considered a bad idea to cover up an actor's face because it make it harder for them to express and emote. It's easier to get away with in comics because they are a partly written form of storytelling.
Karl Urban and Dredd proved that while that theory is industry standard, it is in fact bullshit with good actors.
V for Vendetta is probably my favourite example of this.
After Agent Elrond, I wasn't too sure about Weaving. But when he isn't channeling his breakout role, he's awesome. Actually he's awesome when he is, but seeing it in two different characters takes some of the shine off.
Welcome to Rivendell, Mr Anderson.Mixing up Hugo Weaving's lines.. there's a tumblr in this, I'm sure.
Oh man, Hugo Weaving is the boss. By the end, he made the audience forget that it was even a mask, he's that awesome. It had actually become his face, and I can't think of any other actor who could make that happen.
So who's ready for Big Hero 6?
Linking to said casting would be nice.It's exactly who it's been for months :roll:
If you don't like it, you don't like it. I could never get through any of the Hulk films. I just find the character to be very boring, personally.
Worst that can happen is that it'll be least-good film in a series of above average films, and it won't make as much money.It'll probably be better than Norton's Hulk.
I liked Norton's. I didn't give Bana's the time of day though.Worst that can happen is that it'll be least-good film in a series of above average films, and it won't make as much money.It'll probably be better than Norton's Hulk.
The teaser trailer for Ant-Man has been released:For fuck's sake...a teaser trailer for a teaser trailer?
Doesn't show much, but hey, we (sort of) get a glimpse of his suit when he's running :mrgreen:
Spidey confirmed to be headed to the MCU. (http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/408299-its-official-spider-man-enters-the-marvel-cinematic-universe)
So that is finally happening. Glorious victory or the start of Marvel's decline?
Spidey confirmed to be headed to the MCU. (http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/408299-its-official-spider-man-enters-the-marvel-cinematic-universe)
So that is finally happening. Glorious victory or the start of Marvel's decline?
Sony Pictures will continue to finance, distribute, own and have final creative control of the Spider-Man films.
Re: Benergy- Is it reboots you don't like or origin stories?
An artist’s impression of how the deal went down:(http://i.imgur.com/2OiAyrO.jpg)
Quote from: the articleSony Pictures will continue to finance, distribute, own and have final creative control of the Spider-Man films.
Emphasis mine and...god damn it.
Donald Glover's just awesome in general and he mentioned wanting to play Spider-Man in a stand-up special, I didn't even know he voiced Miles!
American movie ratings are bullshit and the people who decide them are also bullshit.
The number of horror movies I've seen where I can watch someone get sawn in half uninterrupted but every sex scene has the girl wearing a bra. It really is ridiculous.
I'm iffy on censorship as a concept, but not dead against it - I just hate hypocrisy in censorship. I mean surely if we're going to be lax on one thing and hard on the other, the natural human bodily function (fucking) is probably a better choice to be lax on than the horrifying violence, right?
Typical of the YanksSouth park did an entire episode that lead up to that fact. "Fun times with weapons"
Show as much violence, death, slaughter and mayhem as you want
But show a pair of Breasts and hear them cry foul
Jeeze
Typical of the Yanks
Show as much violence, death, slaughter and mayhem as you want
But show a pair of Breasts and hear them cry foul
I never understood it. Wouldn't a widower widow people? As in kill husbands?
This would be a Cartoon/TV Series/Movie I'd watch
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You'll notice too that they left Sam Jackson as Fury.
You don't fuck with Samuel L. Jackson
You'll notice too that they left Sam Jackson as Fury.
You don't fuck with Samuel L. Jackson
Look again. Fury is a woman in the picture. Nicole Fury?
La Fury Nikita
Nicola Fury - Badass Head of S.H.I.E.L.D
Antonia 'Toni' Stark - Billionaire philanthropist, Playgirl, all around genius and Iron Woman
Brenda Banner - Physicist, Biologist and She-Hulk
Francis Barton - Covert Agent, Master Archer. Likes to be called Hawkeye
Thor Odinsdotter - Asgardian Demigodess
Stephani 'Stevie' Rodgers - First female Supersoldier, Codenamed 'Captain America'
Nickolai 'Nicky' Rominova - Ex KGB Agent, freelancer. Codenamed 'Black Widow' after the Spider and as a bit of 'Black Humor' by former KGB bosses.
With me, once an idea takes hold, it's hard to shake it. I can be a Dog with a bone creatively when an idea takes hold. Take what I came up with last night as I was lying in bed
Fury - Straight, but married to the job
Stark - Lesbian playgirl, but has feelings for her Chief Assistant Miss Pepper Potts
Banner - Considers herself straight, but admits she can sometimes be attracted to her own sex.
Barton - Straight and interested in Rominova
Thor - Bi. Likes Rodgers but .......
Rodgers - Straight. Had a boyfriend before being frozen.
Rominova - Straight, hides his feelings well, but secretly reciprocates Bartons interest.
Shouldn't Potts be a dude?
Olivia Munn has been cast as Psylocke in X-men: Apocalypse
Why not? Everyone else is flipped.
Hey people in the US, I'm gonna see Age of Ultron this Thursday. Who's jelly?
Hey people in the US, I'm gonna see Age of Ultron this Thursday. Who's jelly?
I'm not, cuz I'm watching it on Thursday too
I don't know whats more fantastic. The fact that they plan to have a long series of movies about different superheros in the same continuity, or the fact that at the same time they are doing it with netflix series, to eventually culminate in The Defenders series throwing all of them together...only then to pick them up and put them in the movies too?
Also, I saw Guardians, and it's good fun, but I wouldn't put it on the same tier as Avengers at all.
Regarding Thor and the Infinity Stones:
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There really wasn't an end-credits scene? I should leave after that mid-credits scene? (I'm seeing it tomorrow)
God damn it, Jimmy, why would you say what it was?
Remember when Quicksilver was friends with Quicksilver and they both had dark curly hair and loved comic books.
“Captain America: Civil War” picks up where “Avengers: Age of Ultron” left off, as Steve Rogers leads the new team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. After another international incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability and a governing body to determine when to enlist the services of the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers while they try to protect the world from a new and nefarious villain.
I wonder if Steve dies in this Civil War as well?
[...] Chris Evans wasn't contracted for any more films after Cap 3 [...]
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Is Ant-Man considered Phase 2, Phase 3, or not connected since it's a standalone?
I've heard that, but it doesn't make sense. I thought the Avengers movies were always the end of phases.
I'm pretty sure he's going to be featured/referenced in Cap 3 and Infinity War despite being a pretty small character by comparison (I am so proud of that).*rattles pun jar at Jimmy*
Really need to start watching Agents of Shield. Don't know if I should bother though.
Edit: Just actually finished and OH GOD WHAT THE FUCK.
I don't want a fucking cockney Bullseye.
You have a Brit playing Daredevil.... Also he's a big step up from Colin Farrell, come on now. Especially if he doesn't have that stupid scar thingy on his forehead.
You say you don't want one...but not why not.
Statham is a joke.I remember liking him a lot in The Bank Job (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bank_Job). Then again, I haven't seen it in seven years.
Rumor has it Jason Statham might be Bullseye in Dardevil's second season
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GotG2 title confirmed: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/454947-guardians-of-the-galaxy-2s-official-title-is#/slide/1)
Yeah, not every title can Ragnarok you like a hurricane.(http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/epicrapbattlesofhistory/images/8/89/500px-Oh-you-show.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150123021911)
Yeah, not every title can Ragnarok you like a hurricane.
So I have very mixed feelings about Ant-Man's upcoming release. But whenever I start feeling negatively about it, I keep thinking that with Ant-Man added, there's a chance he and Hawkeye will execute their version of a Fastball Special during Civil War:
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I doubt it. Fox still has the rights to the X-Men in movies, last I heard. Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver were okay because they weren't called 'mutants', but I imagine that Wolverine would be too close.
Eh, I dunno. They didn't tease his scene in First Class.
Either way I am cautiously optimistic about this film, enough to even give TJ Miller a pass (fuck that guy).
Ok, has the Deadpool version been actually put online yet? (As opposed to someone filming the video with a phone)Nope, Fox is waiting for like 2 weeks for when they release the trailer in theaters from what I've been told.
Fuck! Ant-Man apparently had a second credits scene, but I'd left because it was super late (after midnight with work the next day) and fucking AoU didn't have one so I didn't think this one did. I know, partly my fault for leaving but mostly AoU's fault because how the fuck did that not have one.
YOU HAVE FAILED THIS CITY.
So. Who else is sick of the sheer writhing mass that is the MCU?
Let's just hope they don't wind up becoming the Justice Lords
Let's just hope they don't wind up becoming the Justice Lords
Two words: Civil War.
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...Is that meant to be Scarlett next to Renner?
So...how about Agents of SHIELD? Anyone watching this season?
Especially since Marvel wanted a very young Spider-Man, and a TV show would give Tom Holland more time to play young high school-aged Peter Parker before "aging out" of the role. Not that he can't age, it's just that being a teenager is kinda Spidey's thing, innit?
Especially since Marvel wanted a very young Spider-Man, and a TV show would give Tom Holland more time to play young high school-aged Peter Parker before "aging out" of the role. Not that he can't age, it's just that being a teenager is kinda Spidey's thing, innit?
Not a reader of superhero comics myself, but I was under the impression that Spiderman hasn't been a teenager in the comics for decades.
It's surprising to me that they are letting Marvel use him for the Avengers film franchise.Not that surprising, if memory serves they still are the ones making the Spider-Man movies, and are allowed to use MCU characters in those movies.
Just watched Winter Soldier for the first time yesterday, it kinda went past me when it came out. It confused me that Black Widow looked so different compared to Avengers, even though it's still Scarlett Johansson. Longer hair and a lighter shade of red. Confusing. In the beginning I wondered if it was a different actress.
Just watched Winter Soldier for the first time yesterday, it kinda went past me when it came out. It confused me that Black Widow looked so different compared to Avengers, even though it's still Scarlett Johansson. Longer hair and a lighter shade of red. Confusing. In the beginning I wondered if it was a different actress.
We've been sort of marathoning them and her hairstyles are different in every movie, except that they're the most similar in the two Avengers movies. Women change their hair. A lot. Yes, she's a character, but it's a thing women do.
HOW DO THE EYES WORK?!I'm assuming its a neural interface that allows him to zoom in his vision...maybe something Tony put together for him.
HOW DO THE EYES WORK?!I'm assuming its a neural interface that allows him to zoom in his vision...maybe something Tony put together for him.
I like what they're doing with crossbones. :-D
Just watched the trailer and man Spider-man's voice is underwhelmingI think that's intentional. He's a kid, after all.
Yay for unrealistic spider man! I just don't get why they're going that route, seeing as they went with "hyperrealism" for the rest of the Mcu.Wait, how is Spider-Man any less realistic than...anything in the MCU?
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Yay for unrealistic spider man! I just don't get why they're going that route, seeing as they went with "hyperrealism" for the rest of the Mcu.
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Matt Murdock, gets blinded by chemicals and gets sonar-like powers, becomes a Hell's Kitchen ninja.
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Completely agree with Aimless' points, but I still loved the movie.
Biggest problems:
- Too many characters for one movie.
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The harm seen always trumps the potential harm averted in the mind of the short-sighted and, regrettably, the vast majority of leaders are short-sighted.
The harm seen always trumps the potential harm averted in the mind of the short-sighted and, regrettably, the vast majority of leaders are short-sighted.
Yes. Good words.
The tipping point for making the situation more grey for me was when Vision made their point. It helped me click out of just being a viewer being like, "Hell yeah, superheroes are great and they should just do their thing." into, Empathising With The Fictional Lives Of The Mostly Unseen Masses In The Marvel World.(click to show/hide)
So any of you guys watching Luke Cage?Yep! I'm five episodes in and it is excellent.
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I'm loving it so far, I'm only 3 episodes in. I think the music is spot on - it gives the 70s nostalgia factor but does so in a contemporary way and I think they blend nicely. No, the fight scenes aren't that great, but then again, Luke Cage doesn't seem to be a fighter in this series, just a dude with impervious skin and super strength. Also the scene that was basically a reinactment of Terminator made me giggle.
Reviews for Doctor Strange (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/doctor_strange_2016) are coming out, and it's looking like it's another good Marvel movie!
Tilda Swinton, Benedict Cummerbund, and Mads Mikkelson are in it, there are going to be some terrific performances no matter what (hopefully Mads will break the "forgettable villain (except Loki) curse" that the MCU seems to have.
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This Hela is on pointAs a woman of half Icelandic descent, Hel is kinda my jam. I'm interested in seeing an interpretation of her on screen(click to show/hide)
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Milana Vayntrub = Squirrel Girl
Your data caps and pricing over there never cease to amaze me.I've had a smartphone since 2008, and I've never not had unlimited data. Grandfathered with AT&T until 2014, then I switched to T-Mobile when AT&T started throttling. Now they all offer unlimited again.
Wait, an MCU movie that doesn't take place the year it came out? Interesting. Even The First Avenger ended in 2011.
Edit: Ahh, it's gonna come out between Avengers 3 and 4, so I guess that makes sense.
Captain Marvel movie is going to be set during the early 90s with Carol fighting the Skrulls and Nick Fury will have both eyes.
Captain Marvel movie is going to be set during the early 90s with Carol fighting the Skrulls and Nick Fury will have both eyes.
That in itself creates a problem for the script-writers to resolve. If Carol has had her powers since the 1990s (meaning she became active at about the same time as Tony Stark became Iron Man), then why was she not involved with hunting down The Hulk or repulsing the Chitauri?
So...anyone else watch The Defenders yet?Not as of yet. I had not watched "Iron Fist" yet because of some of the reviews, but am starting it now. I will go on to "The Defenders" when I finish. (The first episode so far isn't bad, but it's not anywhere near as gripping as Daredevil S1, Jessica Jones, or Luke Cage were.)
Thor: Ragnarok is amazing. It’s a superhero movie with the sub-genre ‘comedy,’ and it’s more a comedy than it is a superhero flick. The exact mix is indeterminable, but I laughed my ass off more than I have in any Marvel movie to date, and that’s comparing to how I lost probably 7% of my booty meat from Guardians of the Galaxy.
Solid performances all around, especially considering the CGI element.
The best Thor movie by a massive amount. Better than most MCU installments by a fairly large amount, also.
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Well, they didn't use that title, but that's essentially what Civil War actually was. :lol:Quoteif cap3 isn’t called “captain america and falcon: we’re up all night to get bucky”, i’m not watching it
You mean, like in ASL? Very considerate of her to not annoy the other viewers by singing aloud. :-P
My wife was signing along with all the 90's music in it
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oh, hai, Discovery!
I'm going to be honest here: I have heard enough about Endgame to realize that there was a reason why I really stopped following Marvel Comics back in the 1990's.
The way they deal with multiverses and Alternate Timelines...
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Disney are making a final push to make Endgame the highest grossing film of all time. They're doing this by rereleasing Endgame in selected theatres with a deleted scene after the credits. Considering they're 30 million dollars off, they might just do it.
That is a kind of marketing genius, but they could take this a lot further.
They ought to have, say, three different “deleted” scenes, and show just one of them after the credits of each screening so you need multiple viewings to see them all.
And one of them should be rare.
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Don't forget thisTrue story: a few months ago I picked up the first couple volumes of Unbeatable Squirrel Girl and no sooner do I say "OMFG this is the BEST THING EVER" than I discover Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, falsifying my previous statement.
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I know Kamala Khan is going to appear, either in an animated form or in a live-action show. However, I really, really want it to be a Miss Marvel/Squirrel Girl team-up.
But are we meant to believe that they wrote Infinity War and Endgame at different times?
And if so... HOW could they be ALLOWED to write themselves into a bloody corner?
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they just dropped Gamora and Sakaar Tony Stark into it
So what'd people think of What If? and Shang-Chi?
Hawkeye went with the look of the amazing Matt Fraction and David Aja run of comics and I love them for it. Also it seems to be less about Clint and more about Kate, which is good cause Jeremy Renner can't really carry anything.
Here's the roadmap for the the next phase of Marvel movies
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