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Marvel Cinematic Universe general stuff

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  • #4202
    ancapailldorcha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,175 ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    We'll always have the one with Wesley Snipes at least.

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



  • #4203
    pixelburp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122256581#Comment_122256581

    Oof, though given that has been the template for 90% of the MCU's various antagonists' forces, I'd not be surprised. As you say a very sterile approach if that's true; I wonder if at this stage they're even contemplating just retooling it as a TV series.



  • #4204
    Brief_Lives
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,782 ✭✭✭Brief_Lives


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122256581#Comment_122256581

    Sounds like the Dark World level of creativity



  • #4205
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,641 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Ha!

    https://twitter.com/wesleysnipes/status/1802140575824789891?t=hDtJrfoeDnywhrNmTsoGfQ&s=19


  • #4206
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,670 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    As a wise man once said "Some Motherf***ers always trying to I've aiste uphill"

    On a MCU-comic note, it looks like they're giving Ms. Marvel in the comics her TV powers.



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  • #4207
    pixelburp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122264987#Comment_122264987

    Wait. Is that Snipes' actual account? Cos that's some shade being thrown if so.



  • #4208
    pixelburp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    Even more Blade fallout: the Hollywood Reporter has run an article on the whole debacle; bet Marvel really regret giving Ali any creative control on this!

    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/blade-behind-marvel-reboot-1235926545/


  • #4209
    EoinMcLovin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,784 ✭✭✭EoinMcLovin


    ___

    https://youtu.be/ARulRbzM7Jw?si=mM25qQB_v_f3wQEV


  • #4210
    Cotts72
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,717 ✭✭✭Cotts72


    It actually looks like it could be entertaining



  • #4211
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61,272 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    Looks like they are going with a straight up horror.

    Hopefully with the Netflix MCU back in the fold and Deadpool there as well they won’t shy away from making more adult content.



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  • #4212
    pixelburp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    I mean, if you haven't watched Wandavision this show may possess next to zero interest given one's first reaction will be Who the F is 'Agatha'?I keep hoping one of these new shows or films triggers something in me, something to wrestle my enthusiasm back from apathy.



  • #4213
    TheIrishGrover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,722 ✭✭✭TheIrishGrover


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122357823#Comment_122357823

    I HAVE seen Wandavision and this still holds no interest to me. The only Marvel series that held any interest to me was Falcon And The Winter Soldier. That was pretty good. But when you are throwing that much money, that many good/great actors, that much backstory at something..... is "Pretty Good" really worth it? Secret Invasion could have been AMAZING. A 70's Cold War paranoia vibe series. Involving a post Blip world and a world where people try to struggle against oppression in a superhero world... nah.

    Just bite the bullet and give a series with no connections to existing films (or next to none).

    Take the Star Wars series. Obi Wan? Initially interesting but lost focus. Boba Fett? An embarrassing joke. Complete with Power Ranger kid Mods like some cheap Sci-Fi rip off of a Quadrophenia poster (not the movie, just the poster). The Mandalorian, their biggest hit? A merchandising dream that makes no sense and relies on cameos to keep people interested.

    Meanwhile.… Andor. Yes, tangentially related to the movies but absolutely fantastic. Understated performances from great actors. No pandering to merchandising (the one main droid having more heart with one line ("she has p-p-pain in the knees") than any of the rest of the movies or series). No lightsabers, no jedi minimal cameos. No comedy generals or robots. And, in 11 episodes, at least three of the best monologues in the entire franchise.

    TThere Is SO much space to have an interesting Marvel series. But there is too much money to be made sowhy bother thinking outside the box?



  • #4214
    TheIrishGrover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,722 ✭✭✭TheIrishGrover


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122270655#Comment_122270655

    Not the most pleasant person to work with apparently and prone to throw out the lack of respect the original Blad trilogy got. Despite the fact that the first two were very popular and well received. Hell, Del Toro made the 2nd one for God's sake!!!

    Put it this way, I don't think he'll be turning up in Deadpool & Wolverine 😁



  • #4215
    The White Wolf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,696 ✭✭✭The White Wolf


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122357061#Comment_122357061

    Maybe camp horror based on that final bit of the trailer!

    Usually these unnecessary spin offs irk me but it looks potentially like a lot of fun. I hope it does well.



  • #4216
    EoinMcLovin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,784 ✭✭✭EoinMcLovin


    ____

    https://youtu.be/O_A8HdCDaWM?si=ggdUaAKlYbiLcBkj


  • #4217
    Penn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 37,053 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122371910#Comment_122371910

    Have to say that looks pretty good. Obviously the flying and Red Hulk stuff could push it too far into CGI nonsense in the end, but looks pretty interesting so far anyway.



  • #4218
    pixelburp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    Well, it looks like absolute digital garbage as all MCU films must do, without an ounce of flair or craft while the FX are as weightless and CGI as ever … buttttttt as a trailer and story, I'm intrigued & can't deny it. It's the first bit of MCU output that has turned my head enough to be genuinely interested to know what's gonna happen.

    Could do without the bit at the end basically tipping its hand - barring a bait n' switch of those in the know re. Red Hulk.



  • #4219
    FortuneChip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,900 ✭✭✭FortuneChip


    "You may be Captain America, but you're not Steve Rogers"

    "You're right, I'm not"

    Yup, that's a problem mate. Not a bad ass moment.



  • #4220
    ancapailldorcha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,175 ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    So, anyone who hasn't seen the series on Disney Plus won't know the background and has one fewer reason to bother with this in the cinema. Not a great move on Marvel's part IMO.

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



  • #4221
    Mitch Connor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 49,144 ✭✭✭✭Mitch Connor


    Like the look of the trailer to be honest. Looks promising - but the movie has an uphill struggle to prove itself.

    Replacing Chris Evans is as big a deal as Captain America.

    I actually liked Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and I liked Sam Wilson's character in it - but it did get mixed reviews iirc. This movie will be taking on those mixed reviews, plus the people who weren't bothered to watch it, plus the people who will be uninteresed because its not Steve Rogers.

    I love all the 'original' Captain America movies, Winter Soldier is my fave Marvel movie. I'm hoping this lives up to the legacy. But not only is it battling the legacy, its battling the 'creative direction' Marvel has done in. I doubt this feels as grounded or physical as the originals.



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  • #4222
    pixelburp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122372488#Comment_122372488

    I dunno: it was nodded towards in EndGame that Sam would be the next Captain America and Harrison Ford's character wasn't in the TV show.

    This film has undergone large than normal reshoots and I'd not be surprised if some of those included sanding off connections with the TV series, lessons learned from Captain Marvel 2.



  • #4223
    ancapailldorcha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,175 ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122372505#Comment_122372505

    Yeah, it was fairly obvious that Mackie would be replacing Evans. No worries there. I just meant that it may involve a lot of background from the show that most people won't have seen. Might be nice if Disney would allow the show to be free for a while to encourage people to look at it (and their platform).

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



  • #4224
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61,272 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    Feels like they are trying to give a Winters Soldier feel and vide to it.



  • #4225
    The White Wolf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,696 ✭✭✭The White Wolf


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122372467#Comment_122372467

    Yeah that didn't land like they thought it would...but all things considered that was a good trailer overall.

    The odds is still against it being in any way coherent, but they passed the first hurdle which is to entice.



  • #4226
    Mitch Connor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 49,144 ✭✭✭✭Mitch Connor


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122372516#Comment_122372516

    I reckon it will basically be ignored.

    The Flag smashers won't be in this.

    It seems like Sam isn't Steve will be a core part of this movie, which was basically the entire point of the show - so that aspect is being redone? Show ignored.

    Unless Wyatt Russel is in it, I don't think you will need to have seen a minute of the show. You might have more context, but I don't think you'll be lost at all.



  • #4227
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92,394 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122361553#Comment_122361553

    And Ryan is in Blade 3



  • #4228
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92,394 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122371910#Comment_122371910

    I think Air Force One president needs Bucky 😄



  • #4229
    speedboatchase
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,867 ✭✭✭speedboatchase


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122372517#Comment_122372517

    Not really possible when a giant hulk is going to show up. I've seen some tweets saying how it feels like one of Ford's 90s thrillers, but those were made for adults.



  • #4230
    eightieschewbaccy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,357 ✭✭✭eightieschewbaccy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122372516#Comment_122372516

    Honestly doesn't seem to relate to the show at all, say they don't want to repeat the mistakes of Dr Strange.



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  • #4231
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,670 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122372467#Comment_122372467

    Was half expecting him to say he's better but at least they realised Sam has too much respect for Steve to say that.



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