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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

Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#36876: Jun 24th 2015 at 8:50:22 AM

I wondered where she was in Iron Man 3. Apparently she was once going to be in The Avengers.

stingerbrg Since: Jun, 2009
#36877: Jun 24th 2015 at 11:14:53 AM

Is she going to be the one with the "People just car about mp3s and NASCAR" or something page?

jdj42 Since: Oct, 2012
#36878: Jun 24th 2015 at 11:17:06 AM

[up]As long as someone punches her in the face for being so fucking stupid.

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#36879: Jun 24th 2015 at 11:18:27 AM

She was only a little stupider than everyone else involved in Civil War was being.

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jdj42 Since: Oct, 2012
#36880: Jun 24th 2015 at 11:25:44 AM

[up]If any other characters act like they did in Civil War they should be punched in the face, too.

edited 24th Jun '15 11:26:05 AM by jdj42

The world will look up and shout "Save us", and I'll look down and whisper "Too bad, Waluigi Time" Vote Loki 2016
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#36881: Jun 24th 2015 at 11:26:52 AM

Full round of face punchings all around then!

Tony gets an extra one because its his birthday

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higherbrainpattern Since: Apr, 2012
#36883: Jun 24th 2015 at 11:43:56 AM

Christine Everheart? I liked her. Nice to know that she's back.

TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#36884: Jun 24th 2015 at 12:58:38 PM

...Was that really necessary?

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Zarek Rollin' rollin' rollin' from Jakku Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
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#36886: Jun 24th 2015 at 1:43:32 PM

Cautiously hopeful, but still, I'll believe it when I see it.

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spashthebandragon thebandragoness from USA Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
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#36887: Jun 24th 2015 at 1:48:04 PM

[up]What, are you expecting Black Panther and Carol Danvers to be cast as white men?

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Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#36888: Jun 24th 2015 at 1:50:15 PM

[up]BREAKING NEWS: Vanilla Ice recently cast as Black Panther.

edited 24th Jun '15 1:50:22 PM by Gaon

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Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#36889: Jun 24th 2015 at 1:52:57 PM

Didn't we just get word the Ancient One was changed to white? Marvel could still racelift someone.

Zarek Rollin' rollin' rollin' from Jakku Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
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#36890: Jun 24th 2015 at 1:53:06 PM

What, are you expecting Black Panther and Carol Danvers to be cast as white men?

...Listen, nothing surprises me after the Last Airbender movie.

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#36891: Jun 24th 2015 at 1:56:27 PM

BREAKING NEWS: Vanilla Ice recently cast as Black Panther.

Eminem to play Captain Marvel?

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#36892: Jun 24th 2015 at 1:56:48 PM

Corey Danvers, Captain Marvel

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comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#36893: Jun 24th 2015 at 2:00:47 PM

It turns out the movie will actually be about the DC Captain Marvel.

But in all seriousness I think they were saying they were skeptical of the claim that Marvel is planning a "big shift" towards diversity not that BP or CM movies are happening.

edited 24th Jun '15 2:04:25 PM by comicwriter

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#36895: Jun 24th 2015 at 2:06:19 PM

Paul Rudd talking about Civil War, apparently he was very intimidated to be sharing scenes with Chris Evans and RDJ.

Kevin Feige also says the Ant-Man movie gets Scott "On the Avengers' radar" and that some of the stuff in the movie about dimensions and other realms will be important to the MCU down the line.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#36896: Jun 24th 2015 at 2:10:35 PM

They were only looking at Tilda Swinton. Haven't formally cast her yet and it may go to someone else entirely. But I believe Chiwetele Ejiofor's casting was definitive. I still wonder how that's going to turn out since Baron Mordo was a Romanian, well, baron. They certainly can't keep that aspect 1:1.

From what I can tell Romania doesn't have many black citizens, let alone any black aristocrats either now or then. There is a significant Roma population, and they could try to finagle him into the iffy situation of playing a character of Roma descent, or that he's half Romanian, but that would probably just cause a whole mess of other problems.

I'm thinking they're going to either combine Mordo with Brother Voodoo if he's going to be a more heroic figure (although I'd rather they leave that role separate for another aspiring black actor) or they'll combine him with some aspects of Baron Samedi.

edited 24th Jun '15 2:18:30 PM by AlleyOop

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#36897: Jun 24th 2015 at 2:28:33 PM

I'm not sure they'll answer if one way or another but if they really had to wank an answer, they could go with the time-honored tradition of just saying he was adopted. Some wealthy Romanians adopted an African boy or something, which is hardly unheard of in the real world (well maybe not Romanians specifically but the trend of wealthy people adopting babies from foreign countries).

Or he just tells Doctor Strange he spends a lot of time sunbathing.

Zarek Rollin' rollin' rollin' from Jakku Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
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#36898: Jun 24th 2015 at 2:30:49 PM

I mean I don't think we really have to worry much about realism in this universe, what with the alien gods and the sapient plantlife and the snarky AI.

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Hodor2 Since: Jan, 2015
#36899: Jun 24th 2015 at 2:32:43 PM

I'd guess that they'd remove the aristocracy thing entirely. Like note similarly how Strucker is just a HYDRA scientist in the MCU. I'm sure that's partly to downplay him specifically being a Nazi Nobleman, but I think it's a good parallel.

edited 24th Jun '15 2:32:57 PM by Hodor2

Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#36900: Jun 24th 2015 at 2:37:57 PM

Which was a bloody shame because being a Nazi Nobleman is more or less the entire crux of the character.

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