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[Edited by Fighteer]
Edited by Fighteer on Dec 15th 2022 at 9:55:58 AM
How does it "work"?
Why does a hispanic Doctor Strange work better? Please explain.
Role Model
In the stuff I've seen him in, he looks vaguely Hispanic. It works for me.
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Dark Eye
I think Strange is pretty much neutral when it comes to ethnicity. So they may as well use him for diversity.
Also, agreeing with the "Iron Fist's actor should actually know Kung-Fu" thing. I'm sure they can find a reasonable martial artist/actor. I think Asian-America would be best for him but with obvious self-awareness as to being an Asian kung-fu guy, although I can see how that might go wrong so I guess American-Not Caucasian is fine for diversity's sake.
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Use that as an argument for why he could be hispanic if you'd like, but it hardly makes anything resembling a strong case for why he needs to be hispanic or why it "just works".
edited 18th Apr '14 4:04:21 AM by TheSpaceJawa
Role Model
I don't really think my opinion or personal preference needs to have strong evidence behind it.
The Permanently Confused
Wait, when was a Black Panther TV show confirmed?
Funny but not helpful
Don't see anything on wikipedia. Just the usual film is in development and apparently they were considering a one-shot short film but decided that the character was too complicated to cover in a short film.
Forever liveblogging the Avengers
African king/superhero, that's a collosal dick to foreigners. Not that complicated.
The Permanently Confused
Ah. Geth Knight's article said that a Black Panther TV show was confirmed.
Funny but not helpful
Yeah, I was confused too but I couldn't find anything.
Forever liveblogging the Avengers
Black Panther had an MTV cartoon show a few years ago.
Aired on BET. There's the problem.
Two-bit blockhead
It was also based on the Hudlin run, so it had that working against it, too.
Weird in a Can (updated M-F)
Queen of Good Things, Honest
I find this idea preferable to Race Lifting Iron Fist. We already have a Chinese Iron Fist. If we want an Asian star to play the kung fu superhero, there is no reason not to use Shang-Chi.
That's like casting Tony Stark with a black actor so that we can get a black man in an Iron Man suit, or making Mahr-Vell female so we can have a female Captain Marvel. There's a perfectly acceptable character who already fits that criteria standing just off to the left. Use that one.
edited 18th Apr '14 8:20:59 AM by TobiasDrake
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Dark Eye
On the subject of black people (worst topic association ever, I'm sorry), do we know whether or not Falcon and Rhodey turn up in Avengers 2?
Queen of Good Things, Honest
Given how many characters the film already has, I wouldn't expect to see much of any component character's supporting cast. Maybe a scene or two, tops.
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Rascal King
Rhodes is confirmed, Falcon is not.
The last hurrah? Nah, I'd do it again.
Ginger Man
Rhodes is going to be in Avengers 2, apparently. Not sure about Falcon though. I wish. XD
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edited 18th Apr '14 8:29:49 AM by Remino52
You're a robot.
Given that Avengers 2 is apparently gonna be RDJ's last movie, I can see Rodney as the guy he hands the keys of the Iron Man franchise over to, or even just the token guy-in-robot-armor for future Avengers films.
edited 18th Apr '14 8:33:01 AM by Wackd
Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.
Queen of Good Things, Honest
No, it's not. While an Iron Man 4 is incredibly unlikely, he's signed a new contract for Avengers 2 and 3.
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Which means he's actually only got one more movie left, so I think my theory still works. They beef up his role here so that way when he becomes the legacy guy in Avengers 3 it goes down easier.
edited 18th Apr '14 8:37:09 AM by Wackd
Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.
Ginger Man
I am OK with that. If we were to finish an arc set up in Phase 1 without the originals intact, it would be weird.
You're a robot.
Clearly Nova should be played by Charlie Sheen.
Samoan Iron Fist would be something that wouldn't bother me.
I still think Steven Strange needs to be Hispanic. It just works.
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