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Marvel Cinematic Universe general stuff

cloud493 · 2014-08-10 14:08:49

So yeah, MCU. Currently we're in ten films currently available to watch, In a vague order Phase 1 Iron man The Incredible Hulk Iron Man 2 Thor Captain America: The First Avenger Marvel's The Avengers Phase 2 Iron Man 3 Thor: The Dark World Captain America: The Winter Soldier Guardians of the Galaxy The Avengers : Age of…

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#152 19-12-2014 9:14pm

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Couldn't Marvel just buy the rights for Spider-Man outright from Sony?

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#153 19-12-2014 10:28pm

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Couldn't Marvel just buy the rights for Spider-Man outright from Sony?

I would imagine that that would be ridiculously expensive given what Spider Man is worth in terms of box office. I'm sure that idea has already been suggested in the Marvel/Disney boardroom

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#154 19-12-2014 10:34pm

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I read somewhere last week Sony looking for Star Wars money to gives the rights back.

Thats a in the billions so can see Marvel/Disney paying that for Spiderman.

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#155 19-12-2014 10:59pm

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I read somewhere last week Sony looking for Star Wars money to gives the rights back.

Thats a in the billions so can see Marvel/Disney paying that for Spiderman.

I hear the exchange rate between US$ and Tattooine$ is very good at the moment.

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#156 20-12-2014 9:52am

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Lol at Sony if that's true, they must really be in trouble if they're looking for billions for a franchise that has been exhausted under their stewardship.

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#157 20-12-2014 10:31am

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Soft Falling Rain wrote: »

Lol at Sony if that's true, they must really be in trouble if they're looking for billions for a franchise that has been exhausted under their stewardship.

One has nothing to do with the other. Just common sense that they would want massive money for something that is worth...massive money.

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#158 20-12-2014 10:43am

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Here is the thing Spiderman is burned out at Sony 5 films in 12 years and reboot in that time.

Spiderman & The Sinister Six won't get Sony on to the Superhero money train that the MCU, X-Men Universe & The DC/Warner films are on.

If Sony were smart they would sell back the rights to Marvel/Disney for a good cash price and a % backend on each film Spiderman is in for the next 20 years.

Otherwise Spiderman will sit on the shelf for a long time making no one money and probably revert back to Marvel/Disney for free in the end anyway.

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#159 21-12-2014 12:25am

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ANT-MAN rumoured to tie in with Captain America: Civil War

http://www.starlog.com/rumor-how-will-ant-man-connect-to-captain-america-3/

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Really not seeing the point of bringing in Ant-Man and having Stark create Ultron

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#161 21-12-2014 7:05pm

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Really not seeing the point of bringing in Ant-Man and having Stark create Ultron

The character was not introduced in time to have him as such a crucial part of the next Avengers movie. Stark is a well established, massively popular character and fits perfectly with the creation of Ultron. Makes perfect sense to me.

Also, it sounds like we'll be losing an Avenger or two in the coming movies so introducing Ant Man later allows him to slot in and replace the outgoing Avenger without bloating the team member count.

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#162 21-12-2014 7:18pm

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I have a feeling Ant-Man could be introduced in Agent Carter next month with a cameo in one of the episodes.

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An email sent by Marvel president warning Sony about the mistakes of ASM 2

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#164 21-12-2014 9:56pm

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cloud493 wrote: »

An email sent by Marvel president warning Sony about the mistakes of ASM 2

I stopped reading that pretty sharpish. The fact that he says that it was meant to be a prequel to the first trilogy sums up the idiocy. Yes, a prequel, to even ****ing before Spider-Man was Spider-Man. :rolleyes:

The darkness of the storyline wasn't the problem either I'd argue, rather it was the absolute disastrous strategy towards the villains.

The dark ending to TASM2 was the only thing they actually did well as it was something they developed properly from the first film.

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#165 21-12-2014 10:22pm

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Soft Falling Rain wrote: »

I stopped reading that pretty sharpish. The fact that he says that it was meant to be a prequel to the first trilogy sums up the idiocy. Yes, a prequel, to even ****ing before Spider-Man was Spider-Man. :rolleyes:

The darkness of the storyline wasn't the problem either I'd argue, rather it was the absolute disastrous strategy towards the villains.

The dark ending to TASM2 was the only thing they actually did well as it was something they developed properly from the first film.

I agree with parts of this. The notes are ridiculous in some parts because they assume the premise of the films should be somethig they're not (prequels in an existing canon).

The darkness of the story isn't 'the' problem with the movie but it's definitely one of them. Spider-man should be fun and this movie was not at all fun. They tried for grit with a character who is the exact opposite of grit. The fact that Spider-man is NOT gritty is not only his charm, it's his defining characteristic. He's the wise-cracking, happy-go-lucky hero. There's tragedy in his life, sure, but he soldiers on in spite of it and does his best to get past it.

Agree again with you that the death at the end is one of the best parts of the movie (because of the acting involved) but completely agree with the notes that it was premature. It should have been planned to happen in the third movie.

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#166 21-12-2014 11:16pm

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I think it would be quite refreshing (and welcomed by audiences) to have one of the MCU movies NOT end with a "hero saves the world" scenario. If the heroes keep on winning every time, audiences will grow weary of the same thing over and over. Their biggest problem right now is their villains, they are disposable and generic. Only Loki has any traction with audiences.

how many films have they mad and he is the only one that I can actually remember

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#167 21-12-2014 11:23pm

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I don't even find Loki to be that memorable of a villain. Hiddleston does a great job but if I compared him to Ledger's Joker he's not exactly the ground breaking character some like to portray him as.

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Soft Falling Rain wrote: »

I don't even find Loki to be that memorable of a villain. Hiddleston does a great job but if I compared him to Ledger's Joker he's not exactly the ground breaking character some like to portray him as.

Thread is " Marvel Cinematic Universe general stuff ". Ledgers Joker is not relevant to this thread

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Bowlardo wrote: »

Thread is " Marvel Cinematic Universe general stuff ". Ledgers Joker is not relevant to this thread

Why not?

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#170 22-12-2014 8:18am

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It was just a comparison to illustrate that Marvel don't put enough into their villains to make them memorable. I'm sure Ultron and Thanks will buck that trend though.

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Soft Falling Rain wrote: »

It was just a comparison to illustrate that Marvel don't put enough into their villains to make them memorable. I'm sure Ultron and Thanks will buck that trend though.

Thanos?

Don't defend the comment (while I disagree so you can defend the sentiment?) it is perfectly valid to use a stand out performane from their competitor as a comparison.

I don't agree though, Red Skull was good as was Redford and the Dude (Tony Stark built it in a cave... With a box of SCRAPS ). Loki's performances all depend on where they are going, they could be outstanding in how subtle things play (or unfulfilling admittedly)

Mandarin was a disaster for anyone wanting a serious Iron Man arc, outside Avengers.

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#172 22-12-2014 9:24am

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Yeah Thanos, bloody auto correct!

Don't get me wrong all the actors do a good job (I actually thought Pace did a great job as Ronan until they made a goof of him towards the end).

I just think that likes of Hiddleston and Pace can be given so much more to do than what they're getting.

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Totally agree with Ronan but he was always on a hiding to nothing. Thanos was the big bad here even though barely there. It was to introduce Guardians and Nebula with a disposable Little Bad.

Still think that Loki is playing the long game that will tie in subtle actions over last few films

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#174 23-12-2014 12:20am

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Soft Falling Rain wrote: »

I stopped reading that pretty sharpish. The fact that he says that it was meant to be a prequel to the first trilogy sums up the idiocy. Yes, a prequel, to even ****ing before Spider-Man was Spider-Man. :rolleyes:

The darkness of the storyline wasn't the problem either I'd argue, rather it was the absolute disastrous strategy towards the villains.

The dark ending to TASM2 was the only thing they actually did well as it was something they developed properly from the first film.

I don't think he meant literal prequel (or that wasn't the tone I read it in), but a prequel for the character as a high school kid, and allowing stories to develop from that setting.

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#175 28-12-2014 10:53pm

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I am Groot...Vin wants another role in the MCU. This is the cover of his Facebook page.

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#176 28-12-2014 11:08pm

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Are the obelisks in AoS anyway related to the infinity stones?

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#177 28-12-2014 11:48pm

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FunLover18 wrote: »

Are the obelisks in AoS anyway related to the infinity stones?

No, they tie in to
The Inhumans movie which is scheduled for late 2017
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#178 02-01-2015 8:34pm

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The trend continues of trailers for trailers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOSgoawQ7DE

Plus an ant man trailer, very cheeky, I have no idea what it shows though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQjhJf1R4k4

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#179 05-01-2015 1:38pm

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Wasn't RDJ's new contract only for Avengers 2 & 3? I wonder does that include 3 part 2

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#180 05-01-2015 2:05pm

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FunLover18 wrote: »

Wasn't RDJ's new contract only for Avengers 2 & 3? I wonder does that include 3 part 2

Most likely it would as they will film 3 part one and two back to back, remember he is signed on to FILM Avengers 3, they could FILM it as one movie and release it as 2.

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#181 05-01-2015 2:50pm

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Loughc wrote:

Most likely it would as they will film 3 part one and two back to back, remember he is signed on to FILM Avengers 3, they could FILM it as one movie and release it as 2.

You're probably right but I think we're all agreed that part 1 needs to end on a downer only for the Avengers to make good in part 2. The direction they're heading with Stark in AoU and CW it would be pretty interesting of they killed him off at the end of part 1. It's never gonna happen but it just occurred to me with the whole contract situation. Again though you're probably right.

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#182 07-01-2015 2:26am

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ANT-MAN Official Poster

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#183 07-01-2015 9:11am

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Lithium93_ wrote: »

ANT-MAN Official Poster

Ha! As I scrolled down, my first thought was "the image link is broken"

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#184 07-01-2015 9:18am

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Hope they make a full cut out poster/stand exactly like that with him right in the middle, the size of an ant. Would draw so much attention and curiousity to it.

Like one of these

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#185 07-01-2015 5:01pm

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ANT-MAN Trailer #1

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#186 08-01-2015 5:33pm

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A bit disappointing that the netflix shows are gonna be released so far apart. 8 to 15 months. Was hoping that they would be along every couple of months.

Have to wait till 2019 now for Defenders

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#187 08-01-2015 8:52pm

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Mandarin was a disaster for anyone wanting a serious Iron Man arc, outside Avengers.

The All Hail the King easter egg has meant that this could well still materialize down the line.

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#188 08-01-2015 11:31pm

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DoYouEvenLift, did you make that picture ridiculously humongous on purpose given the context?

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#189 09-01-2015 1:35am

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FunLover18 wrote: »

DoYouEvenLift, did you make that picture ridiculously humongous on purpose given the context?

Haha no, I'm on mobile so it's cropped to fit the screen

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#190 13-01-2015 3:29am

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Not as underwhelming as the Ant-Man teaser, but still somewhat meh/alright.

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#191 13-01-2015 1:14pm

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McDermotX wrote: »

Not as underwhelming as the Ant-Man teaser, but still somewhat meh/alright.

I don't get the hate for the ant man trailer. I liked it, somewhat epic with 2 funny lines well delivered by Paul Rudd. Ant man was always going to be one of the smaller MCU movie releases, the trailer reflected this...

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I don't get the hate for the ant man trailer. I liked it, somewhat epic with 2 funny lines well delivered by Paul Rudd. Ant man was always going to be one of the smaller MCU movie releases, the trailer reflected this...

Badum Tish

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#193 14-01-2015 12:36pm

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Guardians of the Galaxy - 8 Bit Cinema: http://youtu.be/YBu41wFSCnI

Seen this and had to post dont watch if you havent seen the movie spoilers haha

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#194 14-01-2015 7:47pm

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Rumours that spidey will be showing up in Avengers 2 part Infinity Wars. Seems it was too late to put him into Civil War. Who knows if true but would be class!! Id squeeze the shyte out of him to get him into Civil War

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#195 14-01-2015 8:10pm

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Rumours that spidey will be showing up in Avengers 2 part Infinity Wars. Seems it was too late to put him into Civil War. Who knows if true but would be class!! Id squeeze the shyte out of him to get him into Civil War

http://comicbook.com/2015/01/14/spider-man-rumored-to-be-in-avengers-infinity-war/

The image wasn't showing up properly there

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#196 14-01-2015 8:17pm

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The image wasn't showing up properly there

Thanks, was showing up fine on my phone. Fixed it now

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#197 14-01-2015 8:30pm

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Latino review (for the amount of scoops they get must have a high up insider at Marvel) literally posted what's gonna happen in Phase 3 when also posting about Spider-Man in the MCU.

****WARNING MAJOR SPOILERS (Don't blame me if you read possible spoilers)****

http://www.latino-review.com/news/marvelous-da7e-78-the-fates-of-cap-thor-and-spidey

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Sounds like a whole load of educated guessing based on what has happened in the comics and pre-existing rumours.

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Soft Falling Rain wrote: »

Sounds like a whole load of educated guessing based on what has happened in the comics and pre-existing rumours.

They get so much right, someone literally posted like 15 articles from the last 5 years where their rumours turned out to be true. Marvel got mad at them directly when they literally spoiled what was gonna happen at Comic Con in 2012

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I shall just leave this here..

Kristen Stewart is Interested in Joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe..

“I love watching those movies. I would love to show people that I can do more than just be ‘Kristen Stewart’ in a different movie, in a different circumstance.”

Stewart pointed out that her headlining role in the big-budget fairy tale update Snow White and the Huntsman is similar to a Marvel role and as for which franchise in particular she’d be interested in, Stewart stated:

“I’m sure I could get on board with Captain America, you know what I mean?… It would just have to be the right thing.”

http://screenrant.com/kristen-stewart-captain-america-3-marvel-movies/

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#201 20-01-2015 1:02am

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Agent Coulson wrote: »

I shall just leave this here..

Kristen Stewart is Interested in Joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe..

Stewart pointed out that her headlining role in the big-budget fairy tale update Snow White and the Huntsman is similar to a Marvel role and as for which franchise in particular she’d be interested in, Stewart stated:

http://screenrant.com/kristen-stewart-captain-america-3-marvel-movies/

This could be interesting. Marvel could create a new villain around Stewart, the name "Lead-Face" is springing to mind.

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