The more I think about it, the more I'm leaning towards him clearly playing a villain. Have we ever seen Bale do a role that requires that signature Marvel quippy humor? It would seem so out of character for him.
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I'm not sure re: your question about Bale, but wasn't Hela played fairly straight by Cate Blanchett in Ragnarok? It's not a given that the villain in Blood & Thunder is gonna be telling jokes left and right.
Sorry, I didn't mean he'd be playing a quippy funny villain, more so that it's more likely he's playing a villain because it makes more sense than him being a good guy delivering funny quips. I worded that poorly.
Blanchett may not have been throwing out zingers every second, but she absolutely was hamming it up something fierce. Bale isn't going to go Oscar method.
Oh, no doubt! She looked like she was having a great time, and if they cast Bale, I expect no different!
Give Taika, Rian Johnson, Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau the reins to Star Wars
Considering they're apparently spending like $25 million per 25-minute episode of the D+ shows, it seems like money is just no longer a concern for Marvel Studios. If he's limited to one movie, I would say that choice is Bale's.
Monkey Paw wish: Christian Bale is cast BUT it's as Groot's father.
He only speaks using his Batman voice.
He only speaks using his Batman voice.
Rumblings he will be paying the villain:
It's been shared by a couple of the more reputable social media accounts 🤷♂️
I hope he gets his biggest yet, but after his words about using a combination of body suits and latex in that dick cheney film I don't think he is as willing to do extreme body transformations.
His lips are already perfect for Gorr, hope that is who we are getting out of this!
Nice character design.Yoooo we might actually get Gorr?
Based Taika
Who did that piece of art?
Quick glance at his other work, I'm digging it.
Thanks for the info.
Oh man, there needs to be a call back to BB if he's the baddie
I swear to GOD
SWEAR TO MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Would be a waste.Yoooo we might actually get Gorr?
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Illuminerdi is a site that seemingly sprung up at our nowhere a couple weeks ago and is getting there stuff posted everywhere on Reddit and has started showing up on Era. There's no reason that I know of to believe any of their reporting.
He hasn't shown up much because he is INSANELY OVERPOWERED. First a villain of the original Guardians of the Galaxy, then traveled back in time and tangled with the Avengers. The Korvac Saga actually has a controversial ending, because the Avengers come across as dickholes, so in some subsequent graphic novel collections, they amended the conclusion. He's popped up in a couple things since, and last year's Marvel 1000 introduced him back into the universe following a long absence. That could point to them bringing him back into the comic consciousness and prepping him for an MCU appearance.
Man, that would be pretty disappointing if true. I always found Korvac pretty forgettable overall. A near-ominpotent cosmic baddie with no real visual or conceptual hook to him. At least the Beyonder has the sweet white jumpsuit!
Korvac?
Eeehhhhh
I would love that idea but they'll nerf him HARD like they did the InfinityGems Stones.
Eeehhhhh
I would love that idea but they'll nerf him HARD like they did the Infinity
I don't know where it originated, honestly. Prices of Korvac's first appearance have spiked hard in the last few weeks, and when I looked into it, collection speculator sites are saying it's because word leaked that Bale would be playing him. Not an incredibly solid source, but I know from experience that speculators have been ahead of things with other properties in the MCU. I'm not vouching for its truthworthiness, I just thought it would be a fun thing to discuss. Korvac is a weird and little-known villain (who incidentally is also partly created by Jim Starlin, like Thanos), extremely overpowered, and central to one of the more fun and crazy Avengers storylines.
They would be crazy not to do Kang to follow a big time travel story, but it would be hard to build a whole multi-phase saga around him. I would be shocked if he doesn't pop up in the next 2-3 years
Ideally, Doom is in the MCU for many years before becoming the big bad whenever they get around to Secret Wars
Korvac isn't really that compelling of villain, especially if you compare him to the other options in the toy box.
Yo, that site is clickbait nonsense trash. Unless it's one of the trades it is not worth sharing.
The only reason the Korvac speculation is interesting to me is the Korvac Saga itself which is pretty wild, not the character. And this is kinda devil's advocacy but the thing that is nice about Korvac is they could really do whatever they want with him, he isn't nearly as iconic as Thanos
That said, you're right, there are so many better options, it is hard to understand why they would go that direction, especially right after getting the FF toys back.