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Since Thor and now Captain America came out this year, I wanted to get what Tropers thought of the concept and execution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general. Personally I love the idea and wonder why this idea hasn't been seriously tried before. It sorta seems to me like the DCAU in movie form (And well, ummm, with Marvel), and really 'gets' the comic book feel of a shared universe while not being completely alienating.

Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM

Whowho Since: May, 2012
#29976: Mar 31st 2015 at 3:24:34 AM

MARVEL now has a bankable fan base and it's going to take an awful lot of effort to alienate that fanbase. If there's a flop in one franchise, they can just continue others (Like they did with Incredible Hulk) The general audience might loose interest, but all that will do is mean the films with have a smaller budget.

Really, the only thing I can foresee breaking MARVEL's business model is the industry changing; either by new distribution methods or new technology changing the plausibility of what they're currently doing.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#29977: Mar 31st 2015 at 4:42:28 AM

Awful video...it doesn't even bother to cast a critical eye on the oh so golden time of the first Superhero movies, and the double standard in the analyses is obvious.

I'll predict something: As long as Marvel keeps up the current quality, the craze won't die. Because they don't just make Superhero movies. They make movies for the general audience. They make movies which are good, independent from the question of the are a good adaptation or not. You don't need to know the comics to enjoy Guardians of the Galaxy. You don't even need to know the other Marvel movies.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#29978: Mar 31st 2015 at 4:45:10 AM

The other companies are another matter, though. My prediction is that both, DC and Fox will fall out of the competition first now the Sony teamed up with Marvel. One has to start a franchise late and the other is late in the franchise and has by this point a construct only the people who have been fans of the X-men from the get go can follow. It only depends on the quality of Batman vs Superman who will have to give up first.

LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#29979: Mar 31st 2015 at 8:10:30 AM

Comic Book Movie has a transcription of Andy Serkis' appearance on the red carpet at the Empire Awards where the actor revealed that he is indeed playing Ulysses Klaw in "Age of Ultron."

"Well, I think I can absolutely confirm it's Ulysses Klaw now because I think the news is out," said Serkis. "I sort of noticed that people [on the red carpets] sort of knew that I was Ulysses Klaw, so I thought 'It must be out then'... [My part] was really minimal, but I just loved doing it; it's a great character."

Collider has posted interviews with Elizabeth Olsen and Aaron Taylor-Johnson where the Maximoff twins discuss their characters' accents and point of origin.

"Can I talk about it? It’s something we got to create because it’s a make believe place," said Olsen. "So it’s something that Aaron [Taylor-Johnson] and I with the dialect coach got to create together." When asked about the name of the made up place, Olsen responded, "That I can’t talk about. But I got to make it up, so yeah."

"Me and Lizzy [Elizabeth Olsen] have been doing dialect coaching together and trying to get that to sound similar considering that we’re playing twins, brother and sister," said Taylor-Johnson. "But you know, her being American and me British. But yeah, it’s fun, when I spoke to Joss [Whedon] about it a lot time ago and he approached me for the role, it was one of the things I kind of wanted to keep, you know…one of them was I wanted to have white silver kind of hair to look like the character and the other one was that I could kind of embrace the roots of where he’s from, you know, being Eastern European, it would be great to do some kind of accent to enhance that kind of feeling so I’m glad that we’re doing it. But like I said [laughs], they might screen it and they might go 'what are they saying?' so you never really know. So I’d like to think they’ll keep it that. But with the Marvel guys, they understand, when it comes down to the characters, you know, they’re a studio that really cares about their characters, and they have real creative input, and are totally for that, but at the end you always want what’s best, so we’ll see. Hopefully we’ll continue on that route."

higherbrainpattern Since: Apr, 2012
#29980: Mar 31st 2015 at 10:18:20 AM

Can the movie be released already? Like, I'm at complete hype capacity and can't take much more.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#29981: Mar 31st 2015 at 10:26:52 AM

Well if you go to England it should be out first.tongue

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#29982: Mar 31st 2015 at 11:11:07 AM

EDIT

edited 31st Mar '15 11:26:56 AM by comicwriter

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#29983: Mar 31st 2015 at 11:11:17 AM

Hodari Coker (Southland and Ray Donovan) will act as showrunner for the Luke Cage series.

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#29985: Mar 31st 2015 at 11:23:09 AM

Whatever it is, it's worth posting twice.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#29986: Mar 31st 2015 at 11:24:50 AM

Well, yes. Not everyone may visit the live-action TV thread and vice versa.

Mukora Uniocular from a place Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Uniocular
#29987: Mar 31st 2015 at 11:26:03 AM

No, they mean you posted it twice in this thread.

"It's so hard to be humble, knowing how great I am."
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#29988: Mar 31st 2015 at 11:27:04 AM

A showrunner's duties often combine those traditionally assigned to the writer, executive producer and script editor. Unlike films, where directors are in creative control of a production, in episodic television, the showrunner outranks the director.

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#29989: Mar 31st 2015 at 11:27:11 AM

[up][up]Ah, I see. Damn lag.

edited 31st Mar '15 11:27:20 AM by comicwriter

LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#29991: Mar 31st 2015 at 12:30:00 PM

The blue trace lines on Quicksilver are a nice touch.

ultimatepheer Since: Mar, 2011
#29992: Mar 31st 2015 at 12:38:35 PM

I like how they managed to get Thor shirtless in the commercial.

Not that there's anything weird about that, right? Just a ploy to get fangirl ticket sales.

Obviously.

edited 31st Mar '15 12:39:15 PM by ultimatepheer

Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#29993: Mar 31st 2015 at 12:42:42 PM

"Wait, where we selling something? Oh, RIGHT. CAR."

KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#29994: Mar 31st 2015 at 12:47:32 PM

"Wait, that was a car commercial?"

Oh God! Natural light!
TenebrousGaze Dark Eye from A Shaded Face Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
Dark Eye
#29995: Mar 31st 2015 at 12:48:29 PM

Well, I'm certainly not complaining about shirtless Thor.

Not quite sure why Audi are promoting using Ao U though.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#29996: Mar 31st 2015 at 12:49:19 PM

There's supposedly product placement out the wazoo in this one.

ultimatepheer Since: Mar, 2011
#29997: Mar 31st 2015 at 12:50:24 PM

Because Audi clearly paid top dollar to have their car in the same commercial as Thor's Abs.

edited 31st Mar '15 12:56:43 PM by ultimatepheer

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#29998: Mar 31st 2015 at 12:52:50 PM

Thor abs are a powerful economic force.

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#30000: Mar 31st 2015 at 1:04:34 PM

I still don't know if I like the Tron Lines on Natasha's costume or not. On the one hand they make her look more like a proper superhero. On the other hand, as with Hawkeye she's also not necessarily the kind of character a more "campy" look like that fits.

edited 31st Mar '15 1:30:51 PM by AlleyOop


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