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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

Galadriel Since: Feb, 2015
#34301: May 16th 2015 at 1:30:33 PM

Anyone care to take guesses on whether Age of Ultron will manage to pass $500 mil. domestically? (Or, for that matter, pass Furious 7 worldwide?)

It's doing well, obviously, but seems to be doing significantly less well that many people expected; there were tons of predictions that it was going to outgross Avengers.

edited 16th May '15 1:31:08 PM by Galadriel

yellowturtle from Nowhere Important Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
#34302: May 16th 2015 at 1:33:33 PM

Some day this week it reached 1 billion. But... Out-gross the first avengers? I'm going to say no, I think it would be rather unlikely, even though it still has Japan to open in.

edited 16th May '15 1:34:11 PM by yellowturtle

Crow: There's a plot?
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#34303: May 16th 2015 at 2:22:37 PM

[up]Today...or Friday, to be precise. Because when I was looking a few hours ago, it hadn't passed the point yet.

It is difficult to tell, which makes the whole thing so interesting. It doesn't do as good as The Avengers in the domestic box office so far (it could still make more overall by keeping the numbers stable for longer, but I doubt it), but it kills it international. Not just in China (it didn't quite manage Fast and Furious numbers on the opening, but it opened on a Tuesday where the ticked prices are lower, while Fast and Furious opened on the weekend), but in general. It should move past The Dark Knight at the very least after this weekend, and the movie isn't even a month in the theatres and still has to open in Japan.

Fast and Furious made only half of what the Avengers did domestically but is nevertheless directly behind it due to international box office. Age of Ultron is strong domestically and internationally, so yes, I would say it still has a good chance to move past both movies. The next two weeks should paint a clearer picture.

edited 16th May '15 2:35:54 PM by Swanpride

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#34304: May 16th 2015 at 7:18:19 PM

So this is who the funeral scene is for.

http://geekygirlexperience.tumblr.com/post/119145727330/my-buddy-filmed-the-funeral-scene-of-captain

Grain of salt, etc. etc. But even if this particular doc isn't real it's probably who we're expecting.

edited 16th May '15 7:19:12 PM by AlleyOop

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#34305: May 16th 2015 at 8:52:10 PM

She took down the post, so it probably wasn't official.

Actors I can totally see as Carol Danvers:

  • Charlize Theron
  • Anna Torv
  • Gwendoline Christie

SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#34306: May 16th 2015 at 8:53:01 PM

So. I'm up to episode four of Daredevil.

Wilson Fisk. He's the spectrum, isn't he?

My various fanfics.
Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#34307: May 16th 2015 at 9:03:54 PM

[up][up] Seems so.

edited 16th May '15 9:05:52 PM by Tuckerscreator

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#34308: May 16th 2015 at 9:24:44 PM

Emma Stone for Carol Danvers?

...

I...kinda wouldn't mind seeing that to be honest...

edited 16th May '15 9:25:04 PM by TargetmasterJoe

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
Mukora Uniocular from a place Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Uniocular
#34310: May 16th 2015 at 10:06:25 PM

She's 26 years old. I don't think Carol is meant to be much older than that.

edited 16th May '15 10:06:45 PM by Mukora

"It's so hard to be humble, knowing how great I am."
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#34311: May 16th 2015 at 10:10:18 PM

I always figured she was at least 30 if she's an Air Force Captain.

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.
#34312: May 16th 2015 at 10:28:35 PM

Well, give her a few years, and she'll probably do it just fine.

Oh God! Natural light!
stingerbrg Since: Jun, 2009
#34313: May 16th 2015 at 10:34:31 PM

Movies and TV tend to allow slightly younger than is realistic in regards to military ranks. Also actors can portray a character that is not the same age as themselves.

edited 16th May '15 10:34:53 PM by stingerbrg

Nohbody "In distress", my ass. from Somewhere in Dixie Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
"In distress", my ass.
#34314: May 16th 2015 at 10:38:09 PM

^^ Isn't "a few years" the earliest we could get a movie of the character anyway? tongue

All your safe space are belong to Trump
Canid117 Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Hello, I love you
#34315: May 16th 2015 at 11:02:15 PM

Carol is usually depicted as early 30s. Emma Stone wouldn't be too far off.

I wouldn't want her to be Spider-Woman though because I always imagine Spider-Woman as having a posh British accent.

"War without fire is like sausages without mustard." - Jean Juvénal des Ursins
Mukora Uniocular from a place Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Uniocular
#34316: May 16th 2015 at 11:03:32 PM

Spider-Gwen and Spider-woman aren't actually the same character. Or... related at all.

"It's so hard to be humble, knowing how great I am."
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#34317: May 16th 2015 at 11:06:16 PM

I forgot the movie would come out several years from now. I suppose it could work although I'm not sure if I can picture Emma as a soldier in the military.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#34318: May 17th 2015 at 1:49:08 AM

So...who else believes that Age of Ultron will reach the top ten of the highest grossing movies this week?

Falrinn Since: Dec, 2014
#34319: May 17th 2015 at 3:26:15 AM

[up][up][up] I believe that while she's referred to as "Spider-Gwen" in promotional materials and her comic book title, her actual in-universe codename is Spider-Woman.

LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#34320: May 17th 2015 at 3:33:15 AM

Right now there are 3 comic books about women with spiders as their symbol: Spider-Woman(616!Jessica Drew), Silk(616!Cindy Moon) and Spider-Gwen(in universe she's Spider-Woman)(65!Gwendolyne Stacy).

Edit: And of course Black Widow.

edited 17th May '15 4:14:59 AM by LordofLore

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#34321: May 17th 2015 at 3:44:30 AM

How's the new Silk solo? People haven't been raging about it the way they did with Slott!Silk which gives me some hope that the character's been salvaged.

TenebrousGaze Dark Eye from A Shaded Face Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
Dark Eye
#34322: May 17th 2015 at 5:26:02 AM

I didn't read much of Silk previous to Spider-Verse but I'm preferring her in her own solo.

spashthebandragon thebandragoness from USA Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
thebandragoness
#34324: May 17th 2015 at 6:34:03 AM

[up]No, that's Ultimate Jessica Drew. Silk's just some girl from the 616 verse that also happened to get bit by the radioactive spider.

I've got fanfics for Frozen, Spectacular Spider-Man, Crash Bandicoot, and Spyro the Dragon.
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#34325: May 17th 2015 at 7:34:28 AM

Wasn't Gwen the one who got the powers instead of Peter in an alternate reality? While Jessica Drew is ex-Hydra and used to have a slightly different powerset. No web-shooters for starters, I think she kind of flies or glides.....and is poisonous.


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