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Marvel Cinematic Universe general stuff

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,298 ✭✭✭✭pjohnson


    I'd be surprised if they do Hydra Cap given how badly recieved that plot was. But Marvel have kept the character knocking about so maybe.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,046 ✭✭✭Dogsdodogsstuff


    so who are the leading goodies gonna be ? Prof x , reeds Richard’s , Howard the duck ?



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




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


    Seemingly its rumoured in Doomsday that Doom will have a team akin to Thanos with the Black Order but made up of multiverse evil versions of the OG avengers to carry out his palns. So far leaks have hinted at Captain Hydra and Maestro as part of this "dark" avengers team who will go up against the current team to steal the 10 Rings, Quantum Bands etc.

    I do agree with previous posts though in relation to the current Avengers and their likeability/star power being flat. Spiderman and Thor being the only exceptions despite the latter being a nullified version of his comic book self. if following Secret Wars, Marvel reboot the MCU they've a huge job on their hands if they do recast OG heroes ie. Iron Man (please recast Black Panther ASAP)



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,046 ✭✭✭Dogsdodogsstuff


    Does he have the feel of a leader though? I mean maybe multi verse Spider-Men ? I just feel like a young Peter Parker leading the entire hero group might not work.


    You have to have somebody with more experience. Maybe even wolverine or somebody with an alpha male feel.



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


    Thats why I cant see Miles Morales entering this MCU for a while as Tom Hollands Spiderman isn't of the age to mentor Miles yet



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


    Yes I can't really see Peter as a leader, no matter which Peter or how many Peters 😄



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,298 ✭✭✭✭pjohnson


    No to recasting Tchalla's Black Panther under any circumstances. Would love a what if style switch where Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan) did become Black Panther. Michael B deserves it if he wants it. No one else.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 49,162 ✭✭✭✭Mitch Connor


    yeah - they had killmonger as BP in WhatIf, so they have the precedent set.



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


    I honestly don't care which iteration it is as long as its not Shuri. Some fan made a great trailer for a black panther prequel movie with Bashenga a few years back



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,697 ✭✭✭The White Wolf


    I really do think this is the best way to elevate the newer heroes while creating a story that will pull in people that may have lost interest.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 35,626 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    I'd be totally fine with Lupita Nyong'o taking it on too, and would fit well enough within the established world too.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,724 ✭✭✭TheIrishGrover


    Well, I would have thought she would have been a great Black Panther in the sequel too. I thought the film was…. fine. Not nearly as enjoyable as the first one. The first one, for me, was one of the best MCU movies (Apart from the typical rushed end battles): An awesome soundtrack. A fantastic antagonist (Who happened to be right). fun action sequences (Apart from the end, as said above. That casino fight and chase is pure hi-action fun). I know the sequel of course HAD TO have a more somber note than the first given the loss of Boseman and had to deal with trauma. But I just never warmed to Letitia Wright as Black Panther. Thought she was always too slight whereas Lupita Nyong'o was just badass.

    I also never warmed to the "What If" series. I LOVE alternative timelines in Sci-Fi if they are planned/described well. If they make sense: This little thing didn't happen so the universe went off in that tangent. But I saw no logic in any of the "What If" stories. Much like Deadpool and Boimler, I am done with the Multiverse unless it's done interestingly.

    Needless to say, this does NOT include Spiderverse



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 37,073 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    Yeah the thing about 'What If' for me was always that the premise was "What if this particular thing happened…" and the knock-on effects of that would have been interesting, but really they change so many unrelated points of history or character motivations that it's far less about "What If…" and more "Here's a fun little aside…" Some episodes have been fine, but a lot of it is just fluff and more based on what actors they can get.

    As for Black Panther, Shuri becoming BP made sense because that's what has happened in the comics, but the film version of the characters just didn't warrant it. Letitia Wright is a decent actress but not one I'd base the BP franchise around, and while obviously her strength and abilities come from the herb, I really think they got it the wrong way around. She should have become Queen of Wakanda, with M'Baku becoming Black Panther as essentially her enforcer. Hopefully after Secret Wars and the likely combining/ending of the Multiverse stuff, we get a new version of Black Panther; either M'Baku, and different good version of Killmonger, or just a new actor playing T'Challa from a different multiverse reality.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,724 ✭✭✭TheIrishGrover


    Regarding Letitia Wright/Black Panther. Agreed. Nothing personal. Fine actor and played her character's loss very well. But just purely physically, she seemed too slight. I never read the comics so I suppose her being Black Panther is probably in-line alright. But, with so many comics and variants out there, I assume many of the main characters have been versions of BP over the years. Like every other comic. I mean, how many people have become Batman over the years? Even if only for an issue or two.

    And yeah, alternative timelines have to make sense (IMHO of course). I mean, one of the most famous of course is Star Trek's City at The Edge of Forever:

    Kirk saves Joan Collins. She leads a pacifist movement. This delays the US entry into WW2. Leading to Germany takeover of Europe. Rise in fascism etc. Leading, eventually to shift in space exploration goals and no Federation.

    Not: Hey, Thor and Loki are best bros throwing a party with, I don't know, Korg and Howard The Duck.

    So, if they do an alternative eeeeeeevil version of the Phase 1 & 2 Avengers they need to do more than just give them goatees.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 37,073 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    I think one of the earliest things in What If which made me realise "Alright they're just f*cking around with this" was What If T'Challa became Star Lord, and they made it that T'Challa was such a good guy that Thanos just chilled out and was friends with the GOTG.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 930 ✭✭✭Xofpod




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5 Mikasonu


    I'd watch anyway. It gets steadily better and by the time things shift, you'll be glad you know the characters a little better.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,688 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    Watching the new episodes of What If, being released daily.

    First episode was

    What If we want people to focus on the characters we want them to be interested in now so we'll kill off the more popular ones at the start

    Looking at episode titles and cast for upcoming episodes the season is also

    What If people wanted to see more about Eternals.



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


    I enjoyed What if season 3 although it's a weaker series than the previous 2. Started off promising but was pretty average from there on in. One thing that sticks out for me is that marvel need to pull the trigger on Captain Carter, what a great character



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,697 ✭✭✭The White Wolf


    Atwell and Evans have been cast in Doomsday so I wouldn't be surprised to see a Captain double act.



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


    I think it's confirmed she's only playing agent Carter



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,788 ✭✭✭EoinMcLovin




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


    Perfect hype trailer, can't wait for this



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,661 ✭✭✭ShagNastii


    I used to devour with passion the MCU but tapped out totally after phase three. Haven't bothered with any of the TV stuff but am tempted to check out Daredevil and Punisher. Are they as good as people make out?



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


    1st season of Daredevil is some of the best TV I have ever seen.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,788 ✭✭✭EoinMcLovin




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


    A bit of chatter on line of Ryan Gosling in talks to play Ghost Rider (Danny Ketch version), could just be fans thinking out loud to manifest, ironic his OH, Eva Mendes, was in Nic Cage's films



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


    I think i'd prefer a younger up and coming actor to play GR. Gosling wouldnt be a long term casting unless they introduce a Johnny Blaze/Danny Reyes as a new host down the line. Then again the hypocrite in me always favoured Keanu Reeves as the next GR 😂



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,697 ✭✭✭The White Wolf


    It looks like we're getting a Fantastic Four trailer tomorrow. I'm looking forward to seeing Galactus in his full glory but I hope they pull back on showing too much.



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