SDCC isn't until next week but I've already started the prep for it.
Will you be doing any live coverage of the event through twitter or something like that? The fact that there is no livestream really sucks for us overseas fans.
SDCC isn't until next week but I've already started the prep for it.
Will you be doing any live coverage of the event through twitter or something like that? The fact that there is no livestream really sucks for us overseas fans.
Will live Tweet the panel. They smack down people trying to periscope them. But pictures and live tweets are fine. Some people do film the whole thing (not live) for after the fact, but I'm not going to do that this time since I'll be live tweeting everything.
For that panel, live Tweeting is best since it's the fastest way to get info out. Blog live blogging plugins are too slow in comparison.
No livestream is so 90's.Will you be doing any live coverage of the event through twitter or something like that? The fact that there is no livestream really sucks for us overseas fans.
For the Russo Brothers, Avengers: Endgame was the culmination of an unprecedented four-film, seven-year journey through the Marvel Cinematic Universe that has included some of the most iconic experiences in modern cinema. Come hear directors Joe and Anthony Russo reflect on Endgame and their epic road to it as they segue into life beyond Marvel with their new company, AGBO, which happens to include an exciting array of new and old creative friends. With AGBO, the Russo Brothers aim to nurture talent and create best-in-class content while keeping creative control fully in the hands of the artists. Moderated by Collider's editor-in-chief Steven Weintraub.
Friday July 19, 2019 11:00am - 11:50am
Specifically, you have Aunt May raising money for people that were displaced by the blip. What sort of blip nitty-gritty did you get into as a writers?
Erik Sommers: You spend a lot of time in a room with the team just talking about all this stuff. There were some things we definitely talked about a lot. "Okay, let's say you were in an airplane and you blipped and then you come back, but the airplane is not in the same place anymore, so do you just blip back in the sky? And then is it half of all life? Does that mean, like, cats and animals? And what happens to the bees? They're already having so much trouble, the bees." So we got bogged down in the nitty-gritty.
What answer did Marvel give for the airplane question?
McKenna: We were told that when Bruce [Banner] brings everyone back that he accounted for that, that was part of his wish. Everyone came back safe and sound. We don't have to worry about people falling out of the skies.
And the bees?
McKenna: The bees were fine too. They all came right back to their hives.
But animals did disappear during the blip.
McKenna: All life forms. Even down to the bacteria in your digestive system. We were wondering if we could make a whole plot point about people's digestive systems that were really screwed up.
Because Peter is a hero on the ground level, we wanted to see everything in the most trying part of a person's life in a way which is high school. We really wanted to get into the nitty-gritty of it all, but in the most fun and the most realistic way to deal with these great cosmic things that happened in the previous movies.
Some "Blip" questions answered
Much more at the link!
McKenna: We are currently driving on our way to Marvel, we don't know why or what they want. They don't even show us the menu for lunch.
Hopefully Sony will be reasonable and sign a deal with Marvel Studios for another set of movies beyond the third Spider-man. The state of the MCU right now is perfect for the Dark Reign storyline.
CB: What about a Venom sequel? Just an outright sequel to that movie?
AP: Yes, that is in the works.
CB: That's on the way? Okay, cool. Any time table?
AP: No time table.
It seems like Venom 2 is up in the air right now.
"No time table" is interesting because it was originally going to be October 2020. Woody Harrelson just signed on to a Netflix movie that will keep him tied up through December.
Morbius is coming, but that October 2020 date Sony set is now up in the air?
That's strange. What could it mean? Maybe a Venom integration in the MCU in exchange for a new Spider-man deal, hence a possible need to rework Venom 2? Or the exact opposite, a new plan with Spider-man joining the Venomverse?
Avengers: Endgame smashed box office records in the days following its release, becoming the quickest film ever to break the $2bn barrier and ranking as the second-highest grossing film in history after only 11 days. The Marvel epic is still creeping towards Avatar's top spot and, with the recent announcement of a strategic theatrical re-release including unseen footage, looks very likely to overtake it any time now.
The culmination of the 22-film "Infinity Saga", Endgame represents an impressive accomplishment – not only for Marvel but also for the franchising trend in Hollywood, which shows no signs of slowing down either.
I've been researching how the landscape of Western cinema has been undeniably transformed by a shift towards the production of film sequels. Looking at the raw data, I found that box office takings of the most economically successful films of the past 17 years are a good way to understand the dominance of franchising on the film industry.
Of the 100 highest-grossing films worldwide since 2001, 86 are part of a cinematic franchise (all figures taken from Box Office Mojo). Of this 86, eight were the first instalments of their respective franchises, meaning 78% of the most economically successful films since 2001 have been sequels, follow-ups or new instalments to existing series.
The number of franchises represented among these 86 films is 32, so each franchise has on average two or three episodes to its name within the top 100, though the Marvel Cinematic Universe boasts 12 films, the wizarding world of JK Rowling has nine (Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts) and Middle Earth has six (Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit).
Of the 14 non-franchise films within the top 100, three have sequels in planning or production (Avatar, Frozen and Maleficent), while two have had sequels rumoured (Zootopia and Coco). Three more of this 14 are remakes or live-action versions of existing films (Beauty and the Beast, Alice in Wonderland, The Jungle Book).
This leaves just six of the 100 most successful films since 2001 that are entirely original and not being franchised, extended or added to – Inception, Gravity, 2012, Inside Out, Up and Bohemian Rhapsody.
Yes. Definitely go watch it. It wrapped the series nicely too.
Thanks, it's pretty good so far and I'm glad I finally got myself to watch it. My main take is that he's a better Batman that Batman.
No, it's time for the "well, maybe Avengers: Endgame will top Avatar after all" by Scott Mendelson. A classic.Ah, it's already time for the 'cinema is dead' clickbait think pieces I see.
No, it's time for the "well, maybe Avengers: Endgame will top Avatar after all" by Scott Mendelson. A classic.
Some assembling and rocking the box office up this weekend is required, so I thought that with July 13th it only makes sense that the theme of my countdown update it's...
THIS:
It's a staggered re-release, which makes for some slow numbers overseas, but this weekend and the next should be good, since it's getting an widespread re-release in a lot of markets that are big for Endgame: Brazil, Argentina, India, Indonesia, Philippines and I'm probably forgetting some other locations. It's holding extremely well in the domestic market, and it should have at least $7m more in the tank from the domestic market alone, if not more. With the film only $13.8m away from the worldwide record, it's only a matter of time.You make it sound very exciting, and in one way of viewing, it is remarkable to see how close to the long-standing worldwide box office record this film is creeping. It's still a long way off, though, at the current rate of progress. Any prospects of a bump from the Spider-Man marketing must be over by now, so who is estimating that the film will eventually overtake that film with the blue aliens, Papyrus?
I definitely think it's exciting and something that it should be celebrated by MCU fans, it's absolutely absurd what Marvel Studios has accomplished with these 23 films, and having Endgame to get to claim the title of biggest film of all time seems like the perfect accolade for what is arguably the best and biggest cinematic franchise of all time. We truly take for granted how fucking amazing these times are for fans of superheroes or comics, and I'm thankful I'm getting to witness it first hand.
We truly take for granted how fucking amazing these times are for fans of superheroes or comics, and I'm thankful I'm getting to witness it first hand.
Yet Endgame fails to take (even get near) TFA's domestic record.Amen to that. When people ask if this could be the Star Wars of this generation, my response is "Why aim so low?" The MCU as an achievement in cinema is much bigger than that.
the world is a bit bigger than the us thoughYet Endgame fails to take (even get near) TFA's domestic record.
Yeah but saying "MCU is bigger than Star Wars everywhere" is wrong, at least for now.
It's not a Christmas release, neither needs the domestic record to become the biggest film of all time. And this is coming from someone that loves Star Wars as much as Marvel.Yet Endgame fails to take (even get near) TFA's domestic record.
Nothing is bigger than the MCU when it comes to a cinematic universe. Absolutely nothing, not even Star Wars. The scope that the MCU is going for is just too big to get matched, and probably nothing in our lifetime will. And it's okay for Star Wars to have a smaller scope, it doesn't make it less important, maybe the opposite: every chapter matters more.Yeah but saying "MCU is bigger than Star Wars everywhere" is wrong, at least for now.
I am 100% in agreement with this post. FFH was really enjoyable but not top-tier MCU, and I'd rather them select another director for X-MenI don't see a reason to assume Gunn would do a good job with Avengers, nor would Watts. Plus, there is little assembly about Homecoming or FFH. Only Peter and MJ had anything of significance to do in FFH, with Ned turned into a (fun) running gag and Flash being pretty close to absent. A far cry from the likes of Avengers, AoU, IW, Endgame or GotG 1 & 2.
Anyway, I really enjoyed FFH, but I still don't think Watts is that special a director. Another Spider-Man film? Sure. X-Men or Avengers? No thanks.
In my modest opinion, Far From Home is not only the best Spider-Man film of all time, but top tier MCU, both in story, heart, relentless action and I just see a lot of what I saw in The Winter Soldier with the Russo Brothers. Jon Watts is going to be fucking HUGE. I love James Gunn like it is extremely well documented here, but I do think that Watts if he keeps proving and outdoing himself should be considered for either X-Men or the next Avengers film.I don't see a reason to assume Gunn would do a good job with Avengers, nor would Watts. Plus, there is little assembly about Homecoming or FFH. Only Peter and MJ had anything of significance to do in FFH, with Ned turned into a (fun) running gag and Flash being pretty close to absent. A far cry from the likes of Avengers, AoU, IW, Endgame or GotG 1 & 2.
Anyway, I really enjoyed FFH, but I still don't think Watts is that special a director. Another Spider-Man film? Sure. X-Men or Avengers? No thanks.
Same. But I do think Feige realizes the potential there. FFH is special. Also elevated Homecoming which already was fucking amazing into a whole new level.Whoever he picks, I have complete trust in Feige at this point.
Yeah but saying "MCU is bigger than Star Wars everywhere" is wrong, at least for now.
Some assembling and rocking the box office up this weekend is required, so I thought that with July 13th it only makes sense that the theme of my countdown update it's...
THIS:
We probably know most/all of the new film announcements, but I hope they have a couple of mind-blowing surprises up their sleeve
Is it true that the extra edition hasn't been released in some countries as of yet?
Hear me and rejoice: this is the kind of shit we will NEVER have to endure again since we are done with Singer and Kinberg shit:
Jonathan Hickman said:OK, so one of my big rules is that mutants wear mutant clothes and not human ones.
Crossbone is dead.Frank Grillo off handedly mentioned that he has five Marvel movies left on his contract. I LOVED Crossbones and now I'm crossing my fingers he's a Dark Avenger.