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Edited by Fighteer on Dec 15th 2022 at 9:55:58 AM
They're fake. James Gunn just confirmed the other day Stallone is not playing a member of the Nova Corps, and I'm also noticing they misspelled Panther's sister's name as "Suri" instead of "Shuri".
The big screw-up though is saying they have Captain Marvel casting calls for "Monica Rambeau" and "Karla Sofen". Big budget productions like this usually use fake names when casting for roles to avoid leaks or spoilers. That and a script isn't even written yet and the movie probably won't be shooting until 2018, so it's really unlikely they're already looking at actresses for supporting roles.
edited 15th Jan '17 4:11:35 PM by comicwriter
edited 15th Jan '17 8:23:42 PM by alliterator
The last update was in December and was that the treatment for the movie was almost complete. A treatment is also different from a screenplay. It is essentially a very detailed short story describing the plot breakdown, but it's not an actual screenplay.
edited 15th Jan '17 5:09:36 PM by comicwriter
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No wonder Ms. Quill is willing to sleep with a planet 
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Deranged X-Mas Figure
...How the hell is that supposed to be a 'living planet'? Unless it's actually a giant planet that just happens to look like Kurt Russel, which I'm honestly not willing to rule out.
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
I think Ego can transform into a human here.
edited 17th Jan '17 9:35:13 AM by KarkatTheDalek
Oh God! Natural light!
it's a living
Something like that. They're basically having Star-Lord's comic book dad J'son, Emperor of Spartax (yes) also be the human (or rather Spartoi) avatar of Ego. Not sure how much of the former's backstory will make it into the movie, or if we'll actually end up seeing a planet with a beard.
edited 17th Jan '17 10:15:27 AM by Unsung
Karen Gillan confirms to the BBC she has a small part in the next two Avengers movie as Nebula.
So either she goes with the Guardians or stays with Thanos. The first would certainly be more interesting, especially her interactions with Gamora.
I still want to know what she looks like without Karen shaving her head, though.
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
I'm guessing Ego himself is a giant planet with a face, but he can 'bud off' a tiny chunk of himself that looks like Kurt Russell for more personal face-to-faces.
Now that gives me the image of an entire planet that, instead of rocks and crust and ground, is composed of millions of Kurt Russells.
edited 17th Jan '17 10:51:11 AM by KnownUnknown
"The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, paraphrasing Mark Twain.
Love is Love is Love
That is horrifying.
My various fanfics.
She may just be in a bald cap.
edited 17th Jan '17 12:27:33 PM by comicwriter
Could John Kani and his son possibly be joining the Black Panther movie?[1]
Since they're doing flashbacks to the 90's it'd make sense for Kani to show up. I liked what little we saw of him in Civil War.
I wonder if they're going to use the deaging tech on him, or if it's just going to be more recent flashbacks, since his death was fairly recent.
The Judas Bullets have made it into Agents of Shield.
My immediate thought is the son could be playing T'Chaka in 90's flashbacks and then Kani is playing him in more recent ones shortly before his death. Kani is kind of heavy to be playing a Black Panther in his prime 20-something years ago.
Nothing surprising but the production designer says there will be "many new worlds" seen in Infinity War, comparing it to Doctor Strange.
The Lego line for GOTG 2. Possible-ish spoilers you know how these toys are.
Dan Buckley Promoted to President of Marvel Entertainment.
And no, this doesn't mean Ike gets to go away.
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
I don't know. It might mean that maybe Marvel and Fox will finally pull their heads out of their asses figure out some kind of deal.
I know that at this point, it's far too late, especially since Marvel is owned by Disney now, but maybe something can still happen here.
One Strip! One Strip!
As long as the new guy (who isn't that new at all) is good working with Loeb...
Is it just me or is Ike pushed out of the actual day to day business of the company? This sounds a little bit like "yeah, he is totally the chef. Nobody is really listening to him, but he has the title to proof it".
edited 18th Jan '17 10:35:51 PM by Swanpride
Sounds like a certain incoming President...
Sterling K Brown: Black Panther movie is "politically astute" and "socially relevant"
"It is politically astute. It is incredibly socially relevant," Brown told ET at the 2017 Film Independent Filmmaker Grant and Spirit Award Nominees Brunch in Los Angeles on Saturday.
"It’s not just an action film; it addresses the climate today of Africans and African-Americans — across the country and across the world — in a way that people will really be excited about," he added.
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Brown has remained tight-lipped regarding his role in the movie, but did share what he could, explaining, "My character, N’Jobu, is from T’Challa’s past."
Not good, not good. The movie should do more to try to cater to white working watchers. Or do they want 4 more years of Trump.
Seriously though, we totally need this in this day and age of all times.