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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
In the wake of Feige directly working with Disney, I figure actors will have an easier time getting more lucrative contracts.
Edit: Also, I feel like we do need less Avengers, but not right now, but after Infinity War.
Like, focus on other superhero teams.
edited 4th Sep '15 3:38:21 PM by higherbrainpattern
civil war would end Robert's contract because it only goes up to six movies and this is his sixth though marvel told him to co-star so i guess it doesnt count if he's also in IW.
evan's contract ends with CW because that's 6 films.
hemsworth's contract ends after IW 2 cuz that's 6 films.
hiddleston ends IW 2 as well. 6 films
samuel has 2 more films. hes not in civil war.
scarlett has a 3 avenger deal, so IW marks the end.
blah blah blah. yea all the old avengers are about to go bye bye if their actors don't renew. however its interesting Sebastian has a 9 contract deal... hnmmm
yes the MCU after IW 2 will be interesting especially when black bolt shows up. i hope Drew returns for RA. we got AM 2 DS 2 BP 2 SM 2 IH 2 GOG 3 MS 2 for sequels during phase 4... new franchises? well i can think of BLACK WIDOW AND HAWKEYE for now lol but only because i really want their freaking solo movie. do you think by then marvel can get back F4?
edited 4th Sep '15 3:49:24 PM by xbimpy
Like, focus on other superhero teams.
That would be interesting. What teams do you guys think would work best in the MCU? So far we've got the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Inhumans, and the Defenders on Netflix. We can't use the X-Men or the Fantastic Four, so that leaves:
- Eternals (more cosmic/god-type characters, although they might skew a little too close to Asgard/Inhumans).
- Invaders (if they want to go the flashback routine, although I guess this all depends on if they can get Namor's rights)
- Runaways and Young Avengers (for a more teen-oriented movie/series)
- Thunderbolts (probably the best chance for getting made in Phase 4)
- New Warriors (...eh, probably not)
- Nextwave, Agents of H.A.T.E. (I WILL GIVE THEM ALL OF THE MONEY)
The way to do a Nextwave movie would probably be like Vs.
Just ludicrous action and a plot that doesn't really matter because there are zombies to punch.
Forever liveblogging the AvengersNextwave would like to remind the audience that dragging insane, corrupt police officers who change into giant killer robots into an alleyway and shooting them a lot is very bad and not the Marvel way. And also still illegal in most states.
Nextwave: A tale of five pirate superheroes stopping the terrorist cell S.I.L.E.N.T. today masquerading as the Beyond Corporation from product-testing WMDs on American cities and if that actually made sense to you tell mommy or daddy to get you the special pills.
edited 4th Sep '15 4:08:47 PM by alliterator
I wonder if they're going to use A-Force in anything. Would be a good way to debut a whole bunch of female superheroes at once and test the waters for them before launching solo films. Only thing is it's recent, probably too recent, and runs the risk of pushing them too hard when it's still too early to tell if people like them or if they're a Dork Age. The movies have done as well as they have because they've got hindsight to help out with 70 years of storylines.
edited 4th Sep '15 4:42:40 PM by AlleyOop
I blame Whedon and his weird insistance on having the movie be one minute shorter than the first Avengers
I mean, that's not the whole problem but it sure is a goat
Forever liveblogging the Avengers@xbimpy: For the record, Cap did have such a moment in the original Infinity Gauntlet story.
It was pretty badass.
edited 4th Sep '15 5:54:03 PM by KarkatTheDalek
Oh God! Natural light!@Maple Samurai: How do you think I felt at the lack of "Ultron, we would have words with thee"?
My various fanfics.Shoehorning the Masters of Evil into Age of Ultron seems like a recipe for disaster, with one of two outcomes. Either the Masters of Evil as a group overshadow Ultron, who can and should (even if he arguably wasn't) be a threat all on his own (and in which case they might as well make the movie "Avengers: Masters of Evil" instead), or what should be a fleshed out collection of villains with grudges against the Avengers just turns into a slightly more colorful mook squad for Ultron.
In either case, one party isn't being done justice.
I think they meant making the Masters of Evil the villain instead of Ultron.
I've got fanfics for Frozen, Spectacular Spider-Man, Crash Bandicoot, and Spyro the Dragon.Hiddleston's contract is only fulfilled in Infinity war 2 if he is actually in both infinity war movies. And we have no idea how the contract of Scarlet Johansen lucks like. She is very tight lipped in this regard. I would like to keep The Avengers around...that doesn't mean that I necessarily want to see a Thor 4 or Iron Man 4, but if they, for example, decide to tell the secret invasion storyline, I really want Cap in there.

"What I really want to see in Civil War is Steve telling off Thanos. I can see it, Thanos standing there, almighty and Steve being all "But we will never stop fighting you!"
then he meant Infinity War.
edited 4th Sep '15 3:24:26 PM by xbimpy