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Marvel Cinematic Universe | We had a good run, and now it's over
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I have never been so disappointed in one person
I think I read that he'd seen the prequels
Yeah, Holland has been working his ass off since he was a kid. Not watching the biggest pop culture films isn't a big deal for someone like him.
I'm not finding a link, but I did find this:
Pretty interesting interview with tidbits I didn't know before.
Markus & McFeely on Kevin Smith's Smodcast
I was thinking about The Fantastic Four earlier. Anyone else kinda hope their MCU debut is a total period piece taking place in the early 1960's? Then they arrive in the present day at the end of the movie for sequels obviously. Also, they should let Doom be a slow build . Use Mole Man for movie 1.
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Man, considering the deluge of questions in the wake of A4, the hypothetical continued use of time travel is really going to rankle some people.
Man.. I'm starting to believe they'll actually do something really different with Mysterio.
https://nordic.ign.com/m/marvel-com...-from-home-set-visit-is-mysterio-truly-a-good
https://nordic.ign.com/m/marvel-com...-from-home-set-visit-is-mysterio-truly-a-good
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I mean, after the swerve with the Mandarin in Iron Man 3 (I know, I know... that was quite a while ago now), I wouldn't totally discount the possibility of Mysterio being "good" - the only question is, who would the actual villain be? It's definitely not the elementals and there doesn't appear to be anyone else in the trailer that could be a "covert" villain.
Remember this thread, when Numan Acar joined the cast last summer. Today Jon Watts confirmed there's a character in the film named Dmitri. Not saying he'll end up being the iconic character we know, since he could be a different interpretation for this movie.
Jon Watts also seem to be confirming that they're playing with that whole "Daily Bugle" thing but modernizing it to fit with the times. He wouldn't deny J.J. Jameson either, which J.B. Smoove could be playing.
Far From Home will also have a very surprising scene apparently:
I feel like they are trying to set us up and surprise us like they did with Homecoming. And I hope they pull it all off, cause after today's set reports I'm very excited for everything in Far From Home.
A second Mysterio? Ah, whatever, we'll know when the movie comes out.
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So one thing I never really got in AOU was what Ultron was. Rewatching it makes it clear it's not Tony or Banner's AI..
Tony: "They deep-sixed the data, but...I gotta guess he was knocking on a very particular door."
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Jarvis: "Our sentience integration trials have been unsuccessful so I'm not certain what triggered your... "
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Tony: "We didn't. We weren't even close. Were we close to an interface?"
And they suggest Strucker was developing AI. So was it Hydra AI? A trojan horse inside the gem? Or was Ultron's personality the mind-stone itself that hydra was trying to use like Tony? Thanos' "I'll do it myself" always made me wonder if he was involved.
Tony: "They deep-sixed the data, but...I gotta guess he was knocking on a very particular door."
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Jarvis: "Our sentience integration trials have been unsuccessful so I'm not certain what triggered your... "
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Tony: "We didn't. We weren't even close. Were we close to an interface?"
And they suggest Strucker was developing AI. So was it Hydra AI? A trojan horse inside the gem? Or was Ultron's personality the mind-stone itself that hydra was trying to use like Tony? Thanos' "I'll do it myself" always made me wonder if he was involved.
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Agreed, it's completely and utterly muddled. Far from the only reason why AoU was a disappointment, but it's definitely one of the bigger ones.
I also half-wondered if Wanda's "you took everything from me" in Endgame means she blames Thanos for Ultron and hence her brother's death, but maybe that's a stretch.
I'm pretty sure that it's intentionally vague. The whole point is that Tony doesn't really have any idea what he's dealing with but decides to screw around with it anyway.
That first line is talking about the Mind Stone research iirc, not AI. I think Ultron is a mix of Tony and Banner's program + the Mind Stone (Banner remarks about the inside of the Mind Stone being like an alien AI).
GQ: Joe and Anthony Russo's favorite moments from Endgame
So for the inevitable new Team-Up series(New Avengers/Ultimates/etc.), you think they're gonna grab long established side characters for the 1 or 2 headline slots, or bring in new characters? Which or who would you want?
Or do you believe the next team will only have members that have their own series?
Or do you believe the next team will only have members that have their own series?
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I've got plenty of room, but no way in hell can I imagine I've got the money for that.
The vague-ness around Ultron is likely one of the many, many results of the tension between Whedon and the Marvel Creative Committee. It's unclear if Whedon was ever going to put a definitive answer on what Ultron was - but it's likely the need to tie in to the infinity saga meant he was trying to shove a round peg into a square hole, and so just fudged some of the details.
Personal head-canon is that Thanos and Maw developed the blue housing shell for the mind stone to both hide the true nature of the mind stone and to trojan horse a malicious AI that would use the gem to subconsciously influence the people around it.
1) Marvel already put out a statement that Loki himself was under the staff's influence, turning his bitterness and need for affirmation into something more malevolent and bloodthirsty.
2) It's stated in the Avengers that the staff is making the team irritable and paranoid - but the stones themselves don't actively influence the world around them unless used (with the possible exception of reality in the Dark World, but Jane touched it so the idea still holds) - so something was actively using the stone.
So, what would be the point? Not only to drive Loki to commit to conquering Earth, but in the event he failed the AI would work to influence the people around it to further destabilize the planet - making it easier for Thanos to send another crony to collect the stones from Earth.
Ultron was the result of Thanos' program co-opting the Ultron program - twisting Tony and Bruce's "protect humanity" into something that was destructive.
Again, just head canon. The Russos (or maybe it was Marcus and McFeely) admitted they had no idea what was up with the Thanos stinger in Age of Ultron.
Any good supercut/refresher videos for Endgame? One condition, they can't be too long. Ten minutes or less. My dad's seeing Endgame tomorrow; he's seen Infinity War and a bunch others, but not Dr Strange, Captain Marvel, the Ant-Man movies, Dark World, etc.
I don't get the confusion about Ultron, or the insistence that the mind stone can't possibly be the one stone able to kinda...use itself. It's the physical manifestation of the universe's mind.
Hell, all the stones are somewhat sentient. It's been stated (in the comics, anyways) that, on some level, they want to be found, utilized, and reunited with one another.
O captain my captain.
This is legendary tier shit.
Hell, all the stones are somewhat sentient. It's been stated (in the comics, anyways) that, on some level, they want to be found, utilized, and reunited with one another.
O captain my captain.
This is legendary tier shit.
I like this, it is shown to be affecting Banner on the Helicarrier in A1, for instance.
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is such a huge upgrade from Christine it's about time. Can't wait to see Dr. Strange 2 since they can go all out now.
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I won.
Wow (he's right by the way). Next thing you know Slayven will like the Amazon adaptation of The Boys.
I can't wait to see Kamala play off of Carol someday too.
Anthony Mackie implied that he's getting a full out Captain America suit for the Disney+ series.
A whole series with Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan is going to be amazing but at the same time I don't like the idea of the new Captain America being relegated to a TV series.
A whole series with Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan is going to be amazing but at the same time I don't like the idea of the new Captain America being relegated to a TV series.
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