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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

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#32551: May 5th 2015 at 11:30:42 AM

Mmm....are there any cuddle "everyday guys" in the Marvel comics? That's the role he plays best, and Marvel rarely casts against type (honestly, I sometimes wonder how many of those actors are actually playing themselves).

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#32552: May 5th 2015 at 11:31:11 AM

[up][up]The closest thing he has to a sidekick is Brother Voodoo, who is who some suspect Chiwetel Ejiofor is playing.

edited 5th May '15 11:31:23 AM by comicwriter

Zarek Rollin' rollin' rollin' from Jakku Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
#32553: May 5th 2015 at 11:35:30 AM

Martin Freeman, eh? Hmm. I don't know much of established Marvel comics stuff; are there any characters who are dragged into being heroes and are just constantly vexed by this unwanted adventure he finds himself in? Because that's basically every other Martin Freeman character, so.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#32554: May 5th 2015 at 11:37:04 AM

Skipped a lot of pages so I have no clue what were talking about.

So who's looking forward to the How It Should Have Ended parody of this movie?

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VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#32556: May 5th 2015 at 11:40:03 AM

[up][up] Marvel cast a new actor for Civil War. So kind of important stuff.

[up][up][up]Or characters with an awful fashion sense?

edited 5th May '15 11:40:25 AM by Swanpride

SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#32558: May 5th 2015 at 11:40:49 AM

I would hope Marvel is a little more creative than casting him to play John Watson 2.0.

Maybe he's MODOK!

Mukora Uniocular from a place Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Uniocular
#32560: May 5th 2015 at 11:47:06 AM

As terrible as that is, you aren't really surprised are you?

"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
#32561: May 5th 2015 at 11:48:38 AM

Martin Freeman for Gravity?

The movie.

Like, his costume is just an enormous dvd case.

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VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#32562: May 5th 2015 at 11:48:56 AM

As a Sherlock fan, that image is incredibly funny to me.

higherbrainpattern Since: Apr, 2012
#32563: May 5th 2015 at 11:49:21 AM

Martin Freeman as a inconsequential jerk who insults a character played by Lucy Liu and gets punched out by her.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#32564: May 5th 2015 at 11:49:52 AM

Is that a statement that exists within a context?

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Wackd Since: May, 2009
#32565: May 5th 2015 at 11:50:29 AM

As terrible as that is, you aren't really surprised are you?
I have to at least pretend to be. Don't want myself to become desensitized.

Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.
Mukora Uniocular from a place Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Uniocular
#32566: May 5th 2015 at 11:51:21 AM

[up] Yeah.

[up]x2 Both Martin Freeman and Lucy Liu have played Watson to a Sherlock.

"It's so hard to be humble, knowing how great I am."
Ninety Absolutely no relation to NLK from Land of Quakes and Hills Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
Absolutely no relation to NLK
#32567: May 5th 2015 at 11:53:00 AM

Watson dick measuring contest, I'd assume.

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#32568: May 5th 2015 at 11:54:19 AM

Oh. I hadn't heard anything about the quality of Elementary and I've never watched Sherlock so uh

it would be cool for Lucy Liu to have a part in the MCU if she wants it.

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XanderCrews Since: Oct, 2010
#32569: May 5th 2015 at 11:57:01 AM

Freeman could be playing a politician involved in the registration act.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#32570: May 5th 2015 at 11:58:03 AM

[up]That's actually what I'm thinking. Especially if it's global. (Though he may not be playing a Brit obvs).

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#32571: May 5th 2015 at 12:03:26 PM

Martin Freeman as Mad Jim Jaspers!

...I'm totally not kidding. That would be awesome.

SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#32572: May 5th 2015 at 12:04:00 PM

Come ooooon, Captain Britain!

My various fanfics.
TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#32573: May 5th 2015 at 12:14:31 PM

No Punisher at all.

...

A black suit for Iron Man wouldn't really fit here. It instantly gives off the vibe of an antagonist and I'm sure they're gonna at least try to make it more balanced.

Really? Aw poo. sad Don't want people chewing me out for parroting stuff I said already, but I totally thought they could've used the black suit as an "in mourning" thing...

It's not a case of Viewers Are Morons, is it?

edited 5th May '15 12:19:52 PM by TargetmasterJoe

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#32574: May 5th 2015 at 12:16:13 PM

So who is Freeman playing?

Also, I just had some Fridge Brilliance on Ultron's Villain Ball moment with the Quinjet. If this one has been brought up, let me know.

So everyone is all like You idiot! You knew they wanted to destroy all your bodies! Why didn't you just fly off safe and re-group? Then you remember the single Ultron robot that was crawling away from the the battle (the one that, according to This Very Wiki was thrown off the city by Steve earlier and was found and destroyed by Vision after the battle, and you suddenly realize he was doing just that.

The edge of multiple bodies: you can multi-task. It didn't work out, but that's not his fault.

Also, there's still a possibility that Vision missed one. But I got another theory from an outside source that there was a place Ultron could have hidden himself....inside the Vision.

They were connected when the latter burned the former out of the net. Maybe Ultron left some of himself inside the Vision and hid deeply to avoid detection. Now how long he stays if this is correct depends on if Vision would be smart enough to check his systems immediately after removing Ultron from the net (which I think he would be admittedly), or if the heat of battle left him with no opportunity to do so. If it's the former, I believe he'd given himself a diagnostic eventually, but if Ultron found a way out before that, he'd be safe until he could make his comeback.

This is a wonky theory though, but I still want to put it out there.

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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#32575: May 5th 2015 at 12:20:19 PM

[up]I don't think that Vision could have missed one...he was basically following Ultron through the net. Even Shield knew exactly where he was the whole time, which was everywhere before Vision shut him off.

I think that's two points a lot of people miss. There is so much talk about Ultron's "minions" but he doesn't have any, all those robots are Ultron, too. And that a large part of the battle happened online, so to speak. In a way Tony got what he wanted in the end, the big almighty AI which would protect the world.


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