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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
The thing that's become clear is that as much as the Black Panther push was meant to promote Black Panther the character it was also meant to promote Chadwick Boseman the actor, taking pride in his rise to superstardom and expanding it further as the face of the MCU's future. I've generally been vocal about wanting T'Challa recast but even then I will acknowledge that recasting wouldn't address this issue because nothing will. It was a vehicle for a now-dead actor, and you can't just hand that wheel off to someone else.
What makes this suckier is that Wakanda was effectively being charioted off Boseman's star-power and now that he's gone so too is that chariot. So it's only natural that no matter what happens with Black Panther that that prominence fades back into the background, with Marvel once again in the process of star-building.
I think you're overblowing things. For better or for worse, Pris Chratt is still a very popular and well-liked actor in the general pop culture zeitgeist, it's mostly just this thread and a Vocal Minority on twitter who hate him.
As it currently stands there's not gonna be a shitstorm over him continuing the role.
You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!Yeah, we've had no proof that Fury is empowered in anyway. From what we've seen of him over the years, he's just a regular Badass Normal.
Edited by chasemaddigan on May 1st 2022 at 9:01:24 AM
We have a pretty clear timeframe for his early career too (iirc Winter Solider places him as a young agent in the 70’s or 80’s, and Captain Marvel puts him on the ride in SHIELD during the 90’s), so the MCU can’t easily retcon in the “Fury is immortal and was active during WW 2” stuff from the comics.
Plus, if Fury was immortal and pulling strings back in The '40s, you'd think that he'd try and recruit Phastos at some point.
"I'm Mr. Blue, woah-woah-ooh..."I ask because I saw some interesting posts on when Punisher returns whether he might interact with Fury since they have a well known dynamic especiall in the famous Punisher Max series.
Which wait do we know which tours Frank was on during his time as a soldier?
Edited by slimcoder on May 1st 2022 at 6:33:12 AM
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."Recently, the comics retconned Frank (and I think Fury, Reed, and Ben Grimm as well) as being a veteran of the fictional "Siancong War" as a way around having to keep up with the sliding timescale. Granted, the MCU actually moves in real time with real aging actors, so tying Frank and Fury to specific wars isn't as big an issue here.
Disney100 Marathon | DreamWorks MarathonMan, it's a shame China's really shooting themselves in the foot when it comes to new MCU releases. I know that there's a bit of a crackdown on Western content coming into the country over there, but given how much mainland Chinese folks seem to like the movies, it's still kind of a shame.
That said, this definitely proves that making changes to cater to China isn't exactly important in the long run, which I'm okay with.
"I'm Mr. Blue, woah-woah-ooh..."From what I hear their specific aversion to the Statue of Liberty may be because it looks similar to the Goddess of Democracy
statue built after the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
Edited by slimcoder on May 2nd 2022 at 12:30:42 PM
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."

It's rumored to introduce Namor, I think that's the only other bit of info.