Stark Tower (Superheroes Off Topic Thread)

Lithium93_ · 13-04-2017 3:39pm

YouTube link to the 40 Years of Star Wars panel below if anyone is interested.

Agent Coulson · 15-05-2017 9:21pm

Just watched Hulu's new documentary about how Bob Kane hoodwinked the world into thinking he created Batman.

A sad story about Bill Finger who died in poverty without getting the credit he deserved.

Batman and Bill.

Nervous Wreck · 15-05-2017 9:42pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Just watched Hulu's new documentary about how Bob Kane hoodwinked the world into thinking he created Batman.

A sad story about Bill Finger who died in poverty without getting the credit he deserved.

Batman and Bill.

Haven't seen this yet, thanks for linking. It's a sad story and only recently have DC begun crediting Bill Finger, with comics and movies now saying "Batman created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger". Far too late now but it's something at least. I'll watch this documentary tomorrow, looking forward to it.

Agent Coulson · 10-06-2017 4:51pm

Adam West have died today aged 88. RIP.

Slydice · 10-06-2017 5:26pm

Doctor DooM · 10-06-2017 8:49pm

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

Haven't seen this yet, thanks for linking. It's a sad story and only recently have DC begun crediting Bill Finger, with comics and movies now saying "Batman created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger". Far too late now but it's something at least. I'll watch this documentary tomorrow, looking forward to it.

I listen to a podcast called heroes and villains that reviewed it and they were really angry at it, mainly because the documentarian was making out no one gave a damn about finger before he rushed to his aid (and it's true I've probably been aware of the shafting of Finger/ Seigel and Schuster/ Peter for probably decades), and stayed away from the real juicy stuff (it was in DC's interest not to acknowledge Finger as doing so would invalidate the deal Kane struck with them).

Agent Coulson · 23-06-2017 9:33pm

Dean Cain wants to revive Lois and Clark for a 5th season.

All I can say is please make it happen.

Nervous Wreck · 24-06-2017 1:27am

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Dean Cain wants to revive Lois and Clark for a 5th season.

All I can say is please make it happen.

YES!!

Agent Coulson · 02-07-2017 6:19pm

Finally got around to watching Blade the series it wasn't great but it also wasn't as bad as I was expecting either.

I really would love to see Marvel reboot Blade either in the film MCU or even better on Netflix.

Nervous Wreck · 02-07-2017 6:24pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Finally got around to watching Blade the series it wasn't great but it also wasn't as bad as I was expecting either.

I really would love to see Marvel reboot Blade either in the film MCU or even better on Netflix.

Weird, I was just talking about this series last night and how I never got past maybe the second episode despite it being fine.

Film or Netflix would be good with me but I'd probably also lean towards Netflix.

Agent Coulson · 02-07-2017 6:30pm

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

Weird, I was just talking about this series last night and how I never got past maybe the second episode despite it being fine.

Film or Netflix would be good with me but I'd probably also lean towards Netflix.

For me Wesley Snipes Blade really doesn't get the credit it deserves for kickstarting the modern *Marvel films and I would love to see Blade given a backing and I would also pick Netflix.

*X-Men seems to get that.

Agent Coulson · 02-07-2017 6:32pm

Next up is the Birds of Prey series.

Nervous Wreck · 02-07-2017 6:33pm

Couldn't agree more. People always credit X-Men and even Spider-Man with kicking it all off but Blade got there first and was, imo, much better than either of them. I tried to go see it in the Savoy when it came out but I was in first year and the guy wouldn't let me in. Ended up having to wait til it was out on video and buying it!

Agent Coulson · 02-07-2017 6:37pm

That opening scene of Blade is still one of the greatest starting points to any movie.

Snipes just got Blade.

NSFW

Sh1t I'm off to watch Blade now.

pixelburp · 02-07-2017 7:26pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Finally got around to watching Blade the series it wasn't great but it also wasn't as bad as I was expecting either.

I really would love to see Marvel reboot Blade either in the film MCU or even better on Netflix.

I dunno how/if it could work but I'd lean towards some form of tier 2 universe, the comics universe always felt a little over stuffed and I worry the same is happening with the MCU. Blade totally deserves another shake but throwing vampires et al into the MCU feels weird. Maybe some parallel universe, ring fencing tone appropriate works together...

Agent Coulson · 02-07-2017 7:42pm

pixelburp wrote: »

I dunno how/if it could work but I'd lean towards some form of tier 2 universe, the comics universe always felt a little over stuffed and I worry the same is happening with the MCU. Blade totally deserves another shake but throwing vampires et al into the MCU feels weird. Maybe some parallel universe, ring fencing tone appropriate works together...

They opened the door for it on AoS with Darkhold.

For me Blade really does deserve to have his place in the MCU you could stick him on a Netflix series in the same way the Defenders are there once that run is over.

They are part of the MCU but not directly linked as such.

There was talk of doing a Marvel Knights run on Netflix the same way they did The Defenders and I think that would work.

A Blade series
A Ghost Rider series
A Moon Knight series

They could even do a Man-Thing series

Bring them altogether as a team in the end.

Nervous Wreck · 02-07-2017 7:53pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

They opened the door for it on AoS with Darkhold.

For me Blade really does deserve to have his place in the MCU you could stick him on a Netflix series in the same way the Defenders are there once that run is over.

They are part of the MCU but not directly linked as such.

There was talk of doing a Marvel Knights run on Netflix the same way they did The Defenders and I think that would work.

A Blade series
A Ghost Rider series
A Moon Knight series

They could even do a Man-Thing series

Bring them altogether as a team in the end.

Wouldn't be into Man-Thing but Nighthawk would be a cool fourth to that team...

Agent Coulson · 02-07-2017 8:03pm

Ah I have a soft spot for Man-Thing.

Penn · 02-07-2017 9:31pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Ah I have a soft spot for Man-Thing.

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Doctor DooM · 03-07-2017 8:56am

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

Couldn't agree more. People always credit X-Men and even Spider-Man with kicking it all off but Blade got there first and was, imo, much better than either of them. I tried to go see it in the Savoy when it came out but I was in first year and the guy wouldn't let me in. Ended up having to wait til it was out on video and buying it!

I love going back and watching Blade now. You're both 100% correct never gets the credit it deserves- I love watching it kinda half defining what super hero films would be for the next decade after years out in the cold.

Penn · 07-07-2017 11:42am

Stan Lee's wife Joan died last night at 93. Married for almost 70 years.

Slydice · 08-07-2017 1:06am

Penn wrote: »

Stan Lee's wife Joan died last night at 93. Married for almost 70 years.

Just watched this. Got me in the feels

Nervous Wreck · 15-07-2017 10:44pm

So now that Infinity War footage has been seen publicly, I have to avoid the Upcoming MCU movies thread... does anyone else avoid trailers, footage, news etc like I do? I full on leave my fiancée sitting alone in the cinema when Marvel trailers come on. I just leave the screen. But when the movie roll around and literally every moment is fresh to me, I'm always really thankful for that.

pixelburp · 15-07-2017 10:58pm

Leaving the screen seems a bit much! :eek:

But honestly, I try to find a balance: trailers can be a bit risky, but by and large the MCU trailers don't tend to be as spoilerific as other studios' so I'm happy to watch them. Generally, I like to get some sense of how a film is shaping up, visually tonally etc. anyway and promos / trailers are as good a way as any. The D23 stuff is easily avoided while it's still just written transcripts imo...

Nervous Wreck · 15-07-2017 11:36pm

Yep, most people would likely agree that it's a bit much... I just like to go in with no expectations. For example, the trailers for Civil War apparently showed practically no plot BUT because I avoided all marketing stuff, I went in not knowing Ant-Man was in it, not knowing which side anyone was on (bar the obvious that Falcon would side with Cap and Rhodey would side with Iron Man), not knowing who the villain was etc. A friend told me that the Cap & Winter Soldier vs Iron Man fight was featured in the trailer and, even though it seemingly gave nothing away, he was kinda always waiting for it. By that very fact, it gave loads away because when they arrived at the base, I was convinced that their rivalry was over, whereas he knew there was a fight to come!

IncognitoMan · 16-07-2017 12:04am

It's something I wished I had the will power to do but I watch a lot of YouTube shows and videos and inevitably when a new trailer drops most, if not all the channels will cover those new trailers in their content.

And it's kinda all part of the build up to a big film, the excitement of a new trailer and people talking about what they noticed and speculation about what might happen. So I do enjoy it as well.

I wished at times studios would be more mindful about the stuff they release but at the end of the day it's the marketing teams job to get as many people in the cinemas as possible so they will use stuff that maybe they should hold back.

The Spider-man trailers almost completely showed the

entire boat scene including the fact that IronMan comes to the rescue and then shows Tony asking for the suit back.

Way way too much for a trailer imo.

Nervous Wreck · 16-07-2017 10:41pm

Yeah, I almost wish I could get involved in the hype to be honest. It's a balancing act, I guess!

IncognitoMan · 17-07-2017 3:37am

For sure though if you can keep away, the experience in the cinema is so worth it.

Some of my favorite films from the last couple of years have usually been ones I've gone in knowing very little to nothing about. I suppose it helps when you aren't sitting there waiting for certain scenes you've seen in a trailer to show up or have over hyped expectations because the trailers were so good. I think you're probably able to make any film look half decent if you cut the right trailer. Actually I think there's a YouTube channel out there that does such things.

Obviously there's little to no chance of this happening, but I'd really like it if studios started working it so that trailers don't show scenes beyond a certain point in a film. Say for example in a 2 hour film only show footage from the first 50/60 minutes. It would be nice knowing you've got so much unseen going into every film but that's dreamland stuff really.

I'll be going to see Dunkirk next week having seen almost nothing of the marketing in the lead up so I'm really looking forward to that.

The superhero stuff is very difficult to avoid. The marketing budgets on the them make sure of that. I'm not sure I could go totally dark on something like Infinity War for the guts of a year.

Lithium93_ · 29-07-2017 2:05pm

Much like Coulson posted at the top of the page, Bosslogic definitely worth a follow on Twitter, really great stuff, seen this on Instagram early this morning.

Agent Coulson · 04-08-2017 5:49pm

A link to the Nerdist website embedded video of the best Batman Kevin Conroy reading “you either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain”

http://nerdist.com/hear-kevin-conroy-read-the-iconic-the-dark-knight-speech/

pixelburp · 04-08-2017 5:54pm

Didn't spot him myself when I saw the film, but seems like James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy 2) is like myself a fan of Farscape, and asked Ben Browder to cameo in the film:

http://screenrant.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-2-ben-browder-farscape-cameo/

Frell!

Agent Coulson · 20-09-2017 11:51pm

A 3 hour cut of Donner's Superman is about to be released on Blu Ray.

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Penn · 26-02-2018 9:59am

Kinda relevant here I guess. Kevin Smith had a massive heart attack last night. He's doing okay though

https://twitter.com/ThatKevinSmith/status/968038297200091136

sky88 · 26-02-2018 1:11pm

thank god hes ok his podcasts honestly help me through work most days.

Tazzimus · 27-02-2018 10:01am

Agent Coulson wrote: »

A link to the Nerdist website embedded video of the only Batman Kevin Conroy

Fixed that for you :cool:

LadySkunk · 18-07-2019 12:13am

Hello fellow superhero lovers! Super excited to have found this forum. Hopefully will bump up this thread

I wanted to share with you guys a game I’m running over on Forum Games. It’s a Marvel Cinematic Universe themed PEEHS game.

https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057996797/1

If you’re more of a DC fan or if you’re like me and you don’t discriminate against universes then we also have a Batman themed Werewolf game starting soon too!

https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057991943/1/#post110544613

I really wanted to share these with like minded folks and after a little digging and assistance from a couple of mods I’ve found the perfect place. I do hope some of you come over and join in on the shenanigans, there’s so much fun to be had!

Thanks for reading and thanks so much mods for allowing me to post, it’s much appreciated

pixelburp · 26-07-2019 5:41pm

Bumping this thread, and slightly quiet forum for an interesting question posed by Patrick H Willems: are the Joel Schumacher Batman films unfairly maligned?

I'm not sure I'm entirely convinced, but Willems puts forward a compelling and genuine argument that they are:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKnGolObx0k

Agent Coulson · 04-10-2019 11:20pm

Slydice · 04-10-2019 11:49pm

Sounds dedicated.

I thought I remembered a Spawn remake/reboot/sequel in the works but there's nothing on his IMDB.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568825/

Sounds like the person you'd want behind the scenes for a spawn film

Brief_Lives · 15-10-2019 1:48pm

https://www.msn.com/en-ie/entertainment/celebrity/jeremy-renner-threatened-to-kill-himself-and-wife/ar-AAIOkDF?ocid=spartanntp

Jeremy renner alleged news, for anyone that's interested..

Lithium93_ · 15-10-2019 7:40pm

Kevin Feige's been promoted to Marvel's Chief Creative Officer.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/kevin-feige-upped-chief-creative-officer-marvel-1247801?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

The move puts the overall creative direction of Marvel’s storytelling and content creation across mediums, including publishing, film, TV, and animation under Feige.

Brief_Lives · 15-10-2019 8:20pm

Come on Daradevil.......
Charlie Cox and Vincent D in the MCU please..

Lithium93_ · 15-10-2019 8:54pm

Brief_Lives wrote: »

Come on Daradevil.......
Charlie Cox and Vincent D in the MCU please..

Could get your wish.. IF this is true that is.

https://twitter.com/ManaByte/status/1184181516911251456

Just a rumor, but it sounds like the unpopular Marvel TV stuff will definitely be rebooted (like Inhumans and possibly Iron Fist), while the more popular characters could live on in the MCU either in movies or on Disney+...

Agent Coulson · 01-07-2020 10:17pm

It’s a Comic-Con first: This year, fans worldwide will be able to partake in the pop culture extravaganza for free and from the comfort of their couches, as the annual event shifts to an at-home virtual edition as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic. Instead of having to flock to San Diego, TV aficionados will be able to watch a series of streaming panels via YouTube, taking place Wednesday, July 22 through Sunday, July 26.*

https://www.youtube.com/user/ComicCon

https://tvline.com/2020/07/01/comic-con-2020-streaming-schedule-tv-show-panels-dates/

Doctor DooM · 02-07-2020 11:43am

Agent Coulson wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/user/ComicCon

https://tvline.com/2020/07/01/comic-con-2020-streaming-schedule-tv-show-panels-dates/

I assume we'll not be getting any big films announced this year, with the aul' codemic dragging on...

Agent Coulson · 08-07-2020 10:44pm

Comic-Con@Home: This Year’s Schedule Of Key TV & Film Panels (Updating)

Truth Seekers (Amazon Originals), noon
Panelists: Creators Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, James Serafinowicz and Nat Saunders join for Q&A. Moderator: Chris Hewitt

Utopia (Amazon Originals), 1 PM
Thursday, July 23 at 1:00 p.m. PST
Panelists: Writer/executive producer Gillian Flynn and stars John Cusack, Rainn Wilson, Sasha Lane, Ashleigh LaThrop, Dan Byrd, Desmin Borges, Javon “Wanna” Walton and Jessica Rothe in Q&A. Moderator: Christian Holub.

Upload (Amazon Originals), 2 PM
Panelists: Creator/executive producer/director Greg Daniels and stars Robbie Amell, Andy Allo, Kevin Bigley, Allegra Edwards and Zainab Johnson. Moderator: Cherlynn Low.

The Boys (Amazon Originals), 3 PM
Panelists: Executive producer Eric Kripke joins stars Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capon, Karen Fukuhara and Aya Cash offer look at upcoming Season 2. Moderator: Aisha Tyler, with special appearances by executive producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.

FRIDAY, JULY 24

Archer (FX Networks), 5 PM
Panelists: Castmembers Aisha Tyler, Chris Parnell, Judy Greer, Amber Nash and Lucky Yates and executive producer Casey Willis discuss the upcoming Season 11.

SATURDAY, JULY 25

Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe (Disney+), 12 PM
Panelists: Creators & executive producers Dan Povenmire and Jeff “Swampy” Marsh, director Bob Bowen and castmembers Ashley Tisdale, Vincent Martella, Maulik Pancholy and Dee Bradley Baker. The panel will include an exclusive sneak peek of the movie.

What We Do In The Shadows (FX Networks), 5 PM
Panelists: Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, Kayvan Novak, Mark Proksch and Harvey Guillén discuss series. Moderator: Haley Joel Osment

TBAs

A Conversation With Nathan Fillion (Disney TV/ABC)
Showrunner Alexi Hawley talks with Fillion about his career in film and television. Special appearances: Joss Whedon, Alan Tudyk, Gina Torres, Mekia Cox, Molly Quinn, Seamus Dever and Jon Huertas.

American Dad! (20th Century Fox Television/TBS)
Panelists: Supervising director Brent Woods teaches cast members Rachael MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes and Dee Bradley Baker and executive producers Nic Wegener and Joe Chandler to draw Roger as they discuss the current season the series’ upcoming 300th episode.

Bless The Harts (20th Century Fox Television/Fox)
Panelists: Cast members Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Ike Barinholtz, Jillian Bell and Fortune Feimster along with executive producers Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Andy Bobrow discuss Season 1 and upcoming Season 2 painting and drinking boxed wine.

Bob’s Burgers (20th Century Fox Television/Fox)
Panelists: Creator/executive producer Loren Bouchard is joined by cast members H. Jon Benjamin, John Roberts, Kristen Schaal, Eugene Mirman, Dan Mintz and Larry Murphy to show never-before-seen footage followed by a panel discussion and fan Q&A.

Crossing Swords (Sony/Stoopid Buddy Stoodios/Hulu)
Panelists: TBA

Duncanville (20th Century Fox Television/Universal Television/Fox)
Panelists: Cast members Amy Poehler (also and EP), Ty Burrell, Riki Lindhome, Joy Osmanski, Yassir Lester, Betsy Sodaro and guest stars Rashida Jones and Wiz Khalifa join executive producers Mike and Julie Scully for an exclusive first look at the upcoming Season 2.

Family Guy (20th Century Fox Television/Fox)
Panelists: Voice cast Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis, Seth Green and executive producers Rich Appel, Alec Sulkin and Kara Vallow celebrate 350 episodes with a virtual table read.

Fear The Walking Dead (AMC)
Panelists: Cast members Lennie James, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Colman Domingo, Danay Garcia, Karen David, Jenna Elfman and Rubén Blades along with TWDU chief content officer Scott M. Gimple and executive producers Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg discuss Season 6. Moderator: Chris Hardwick

Helstrom (Marvel Television/ABC Signature Studios/Hulu)
Panelists: TBA

Hoops (20th Century Fox Television/Netflix)
Panelists: Voice cast Jake Johnson, Rob Riggle, Ron Funches, Natasha Leggero, Cleo King and A.D. Miles and creator/executive producer Ben Hoffman join for Q&A and first look at footage. Moderator: Max Greenfield

NeXt (20th Century Fox Television/Fox)
Panelists: Creator/executive producer Manny Coto and cast John Slattery, Fernanda Andrade, Michael Mosley, Jason Butler Harner and Eve Harlow. Moderator: Esther Zuckerman.

The Simpsons (20th Century Fox Television/Fox)
Panelists: Al Jean, Matt Selman, David Silverman, Carolyn Omine and Mike B. Anderson talk Season 32. Moderator: Yeardley Smith

Solar Opposites (20th Century Fox Television/Hulu)
Panelists: Voice cast Justin Roiland, Thomas Middleditch, Sean Giambrone, Mary Mack and executive producers Mike McMahan and Josh Bycel talk Season 2 with exclusive clip.

Stumptown (ABC Studios/ABC)
Panelists: Cast Cobie Smulders, Jake Johnson and Michael Ealy joined by executive producers Jason Richman, David Bernad, Ruben Fleischer and graphic novel author Greg Rucka.

The Walking Dead (AMC)
Panelists: Cast members Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lauren Cohan, Josh McDermitt, Ross Marquand and Paola Lazaro along with TWDU chief content officer Scott M. Gimple, showrunner/executive producer Angela Kang and executive producer Greg Nicotero who directed the Season 10 finale, which will be spotlighted. Moderator: Chris Hardwick

The Walking Dead: World Beyond (AMC)
Panelists: Cast members Aliyah Royale, Alexa Mansour, Hal Cumpston, Nicholas Cantu, Nico Tortorella, Julia Ormond and Joe Holt along with Gimple and showrunner/executive producer Matt Negrete discuss new series. Moderator: Hardwick

FILM
SATURDAY, JULY 25

Antlers (Searchlight Pictures), time TBA
Panelists: Producer Guillermo del Toro and director Scott Cooper discuss the movie and filmmaking.

TBAs

Bill & Ted Face The Music (Orion Pictures)
Panelists: Cast Alex Winter, Keanu Reeves, Samara Weaving, Brigette Lundy-Paine and William Sadler, director Dean Parisot and writers Ed Solomon and Chris Matheson. Moderator: Kevin Smith

https://deadline.com/2020/07/comic-con-2020-at-home-panel-schedule-film-tv-1202979901/

Agent Coulson · 22-08-2020 8:18pm

FanDome if anyone is interested.

https://www.dccomics.com/dcfandome

Agent Coulson · 01-03-2021 10:38pm

San Diego Comic-Con cancelled again this year due to Covid.

Doctor DooM · 02-03-2021 10:51am

Agent Coulson wrote: »

San Diego Comic-Con cancelled again this year due to Covid.

I would say they importance of SDCC is really going to take a hit post covid, everyone is going to be used to just doing their own events.

pixelburp · 02-03-2021 11:03am

Doctor DooM wrote: »

I would say they importance of SDCC is really going to take a hit post covid, everyone is going to be used to just doing their own events.

Across the globe, convention and office spaces are going to find themselves in trouble once they realise all those departments and companies aren't coming back; just in Dublin the Docklands and environs might suddenly find themselves without a plethora of tenants (those that can break contracts that is).

As to the topic? Big fat meh. At the risk of coming across all Hipster, I fell out of love with Comic-Con years ago, once taken over by the corporations and became a bit of a Disneyland for nerds. Kinda lost its lustre a little once studios took it over.

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