The Academy Award Winning Marvel Cinematic Universe

jph139 · Feb 4, 2019

Captain Marvel is the first movie since Ant-Man/Dr. Strange to have a completely unproven, unknown character as the centerpiece. She doesn't have a strong comic presence, and her "gimmick" - space fighter with a vague cosmic powerset and amnesia - is hard to click with immediately.

I probably would have leaned hard into the 90s stuff for early ads. Something that makes it feel special, like the goofiness of Ant-Man or the pure, unadulterated blackness of Black Panther. Right now it has a sort of "what are you bringing to the table that the MCU hasn't already done?" vibe. You can say first female lead but that doesn't feel like it's in focus.

I do really like the Superbowl ad though. "Higher, further, faster." is a great tagline, and it makes those feminist vibes more explicit.

Deleted member 1248 · Feb 4, 2019

Nakenorm said:
Yea people have been down on Cap Marvel since day one, I don't get it.

It's just that after so many failures and disappointments, I can't get excited anymore.

One day, Marvel will get their mojo back. Believe.

Lashley · Feb 4, 2019

The Kree said:
It's just that after so many failures and disappointments, I can't get excited anymore.

One day, Marvel will get their mojo back. Believe.

They need a Zack Snyder

luca · Feb 4, 2019

If there was any doubt, Taika don't wanna do Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. And he wants to do another Marvel movie.

Lashley · Feb 4, 2019

Shame

doinkies · Feb 4, 2019

Pachimari said:
If there was any doubt, Taika don't wanna do Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. And he wants to do another Marvel movie.

Taika also clarified that he was never asked about doing GoTG 3 in the first place.

fallengorn · Feb 4, 2019

Glad he's still hanging around Marvel.

Imagine a Superior Foes Taika movie.

demosthenes · Feb 4, 2019

The Kree said:
It's just that after so many failures and disappointments, I can't get excited anymore.

One day, Marvel will get their mojo back. Believe.

What kind of nonsense is this.

Buttchin-n-Bones · Feb 4, 2019

demosthenes said:
What kind of nonsense is this.

Pretty clear sarcasm

Especially considering he's the OP of this thread

demosthenes · Feb 4, 2019

Buttchin-n-Bones said:
Pretty clear sarcasm

Especially considering he's the OP of this thread

Fair.

Watched dr. Strange last night instead of the super bowl for our mcu rewatch and I was really happy with it. Sad about mads of course but I'm excited about the possibility of a strong trilogy out of hin and excited to see his powers get stronger after infinity war.

Lashley · Feb 4, 2019

demosthenes said:
What kind of nonsense is this.

Dude...

Punished Goku · Feb 4, 2019

So how about Amy Adams as the Invisible Woman?

Wingfan19 · Feb 4, 2019

https://www.slashfilm.com/x-men-in-the-mcu/

X-Men in the MCU

Shuler Donner confirmed that all future X-Men decisions would be up to Disney and Feige.

"That would be between Fox and Disney," Shuler Donner said. "Obviously, Kevin and I started the first one. He worked for me. He's got a great story sense. He's got a great ability to weave each world and weave those worlds together. I trust him and I trust that he will take care of the X-Men."

The X-Men Spinoffs In Flux

The success of Wolverine movies and Deadpool put lots of X-Men spinoffs in various stages of development. The longest influx has been Gambit, which now will definitely not get made unless Disney wants to.

"That is up to Disney," Shuler Donner said about Gambit. "That really is up to Disney. I hope so, but that's up to them. The problem is you can't have too many Marvel, X-Men superhero movies out there because we will cancel each other out. Each one has to be distinctive and yet you've got The Avengers to follow through. You've got so many distinctive story canons to follow through and yet we want new ones, but I don't think you can have more than four. Four is a lot because people are going to get sick of them so we have to be careful. He has to be careful."

There's a little more in the article about recasting Wolverine and the Deadpool/X-Force movies as well.

Lashley · Feb 4, 2019

Can't even think of who could replace Hugh

Deleted member 5853 · Feb 4, 2019

Schuler-Donner knows nothing about anything post-merger.

She doesn't even know if "New Mutants" will get a theatrical release, since that too is a post-merger decision.

Anth0ny · Feb 4, 2019

Four is a lot because people are going to get sick of them so we have to be careful. He has to be careful."

So you're saying... superhero fatigue is setting in.

Hmm. Not like they grossed $5 billion+ at the box office in 2018 or anything

Deleted member 1248 · Feb 4, 2019

Lashley said:
Can't even think of who could replace Hugh

Jessica Biel, Lena Heady, or Noomi Rapace.

Deleted member 5853 · Feb 4, 2019

I think she's not wrong about worrying about superhero fatigue. Like most things, it's a matter of "when", not "if." There'll eventually come a day where people tire of superheroes, so I'd imagine the prospect of this fatigue, whether in 2 years or 20, is a worry of Disney considering how far out Feige tends to plan.

MHWilliams · Feb 4, 2019

In regards to the rumors of New Mutants heading to Hulu, Shuler Donner, who yielded production oversee of the project to Simon Kinberg, says that she's "hopeful" that the teen-horror pic will receive a theatrical release. The pic is currently scheduled to hit theaters on Aug. 2. "They worked hard on it," said Shuler Donner about the film's production team, "I want to see it released (theatrically), I'd hate to see it thrown at Hulu."

Yeah, man. Hulu all the way.

Deleted member 1248 · Feb 4, 2019

I thought they stripped away all the horror parts and were going to reshoot to put them back in.

Wingfan19 · Feb 4, 2019

Either way, it's being sent to die on Aug 2 when Hobbs and Shaw releases the same day.

Punished Goku · Feb 4, 2019

Wingfan19 said:
https://www.slashfilm.com/x-men-in-the-mcu/

X-Men in the MCU

Shuler Donner confirmed that all future X-Men decisions would be up to Disney and Feige.

The X-Men Spinoffs In Flux

The success of Wolverine movies and Deadpool put lots of X-Men spinoffs in various stages of development. The longest influx has been Gambit, which now will definitely not get made unless Disney wants to.

There's a little more in the article about recasting Wolverine and the Deadpool/X-Force movies as well.

So Spidey is the only franchise Marvel doesn't own?

ratcliffja · Feb 4, 2019

Punished Goku said:
So Spidey is the only franchise Marvel doesn't own?

They still don't have distribution rights for Hulk solo movies and Namor rights are ambiguous.

DMVfan123 · Feb 4, 2019

Captain Marvel gonna be 🔥🔥🔥🔥 all fax not one opinion

MHWilliams · Feb 5, 2019

Punished Goku said:
So Spidey is the only franchise Marvel doesn't own?

Spider-Man, Hulk solos, and they can make Namor but Universal get the distribution rights or something weird like that.

Ichthyosaurus · Feb 5, 2019

Wingfan19 said:
Either way, it's being sent to die on Aug 2 when Hobbs and Shaw releases the same day.

Oh shit. Just put it on Hulu, it'd be less sad.

Khanimus · Feb 5, 2019

Cocamantis · Feb 5, 2019

That Captain Marvel hoodie looks great. Need both of them. Nauw.

Cocksman · Feb 5, 2019

Punished Goku said:
So how about Amy Adams as the Invisible Woman?

Emily Blunt and hubby for Sue &Reed.
Taron Egerton as Johnny.
Chris Meloni as Thing.

Punished Goku · Feb 5, 2019

ratcliffja said:
They still don't have distribution rights for Hulk solo movies and Namor rights are ambiguous.

MHWilliams said:
Spider-Man, Hulk solos, and they can make Namor but Universal get the distribution rights or something weird like that.

So in other words Marvel did a dumbass deal in the 90's.

Punished Goku · Feb 5, 2019

Cocksman said:
Emily Blunt and hubby for Sue &Reed.
Taron Egerton as Johnny.
Chris Meloni as Thing.

Onboard with everything except Meloni.

mjc · Feb 5, 2019

Cocksman said:
Emily Blunt and hubby for Sue &Reed.
Taron Egerton as Johnny.
Chris Meloni as Thing.

I'll allow it. Egerton as Johnny is especially interesting casting.

Sulik2 · Feb 5, 2019

Pachimari said:
If there was any doubt, Taika don't wanna do Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. And he wants to do another Marvel movie.

Probably need to get through endgame so they can negotiate a new contract with a Hemsworth for Thor and then bring back Taika for Thor 4 IMHO.

Wingfan19 · Feb 5, 2019

Zero-ELEC · Feb 5, 2019

Wingfan19 said:

Cloak And Dagger was so good~

manchego obfuscator · Feb 5, 2019

Sai · Feb 5, 2019

'he not real' is killing me for some reason

manchego obfuscator · Feb 5, 2019

ABC's inability to get new Marvel shows off the ground continues.

jph139 · Feb 5, 2019

Which makes it baffling that AoS is still somehow alive... double alive, even.

Lashley · Feb 5, 2019

manchego obfuscator said:
ABC's inability to get new Marvel shows off the ground continues.

What was it?

manchego obfuscator · Feb 5, 2019

Lashley said:
What was it?

Beyond that it was about superheroines? No one outside Marvel Television or ABC knows, and as with the John Ridley show, it's unlikely anyone ever will.

Zero-ELEC · Feb 5, 2019

Fuzzy · Feb 5, 2019

manchego obfuscator said:
ABC's inability to get new Marvel shows off the ground continues.

Inability or unwillingness? After papa Disney forced AoS to stay on the air maybe ABC is purposefully sabotaging these things so they're not stuck with another ratings dud.

Cocksman · Feb 5, 2019

Honestly I bet it was Squirrel Girl.

manchego obfuscator · Feb 5, 2019

Cocksman said:
Honestly I bet it was Squirrel Girl.

she's (was?) the lead in New Warriors so no

though given that it's been well over a year since Freeform dropped that show, I'll believe it isn't dead when I see it. Disney+ would seem like the obvious home for it, but I don't understand why it wouldn't have been announced by now if that were the case

EvilChameleon · Feb 5, 2019

*insert Wolverine meme with a picture of the New Warriors logo in the frame*

JayCB64 · Feb 5, 2019

'Avengers: Endgame' Runtime Still At 3 Hours; Russo Brothers Talk Test Screenings

I don't know about you all, but I am A-OK with them seemingly sticking to the 3 hours that they mentioned a little ways back.

Deleted member 5853 · Feb 5, 2019

JayCB said:
'Avengers: Endgame' Runtime Still At 3 Hours; Russo Brothers Talk Test Screenings

I don't know about you all, but I am A-OK with them seemingly sticking to the 3 hours that they mentioned a little ways back.

Will this be the first mainstream American blockbuster to have an intermission in a very long time?

JayCB64 · Feb 5, 2019

torre_avenue said:
Will this be the first mainstream American blockbuster to have an intermission in a very long time?

Haha, maybe!

From the article

"We have screened the movie four times for audiences now," Anthony Russo told us. "For the first three screenings, not a single person got up to go to the bathroom."

..I'm hoping thats because they didn't wanna miss a thing.

Buttchin-n-Bones · Feb 5, 2019

JayCB said:
Haha, maybe!

From the article

..I'm hoping thats because they didn't wanna miss a thing.

They soiled themselves, Jay.

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