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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

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#52301: Mar 1st 2016 at 9:47:25 AM

Wanda isn't present on any of the marketing images.

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#52302: Mar 1st 2016 at 9:55:35 AM

J. K. Simmons as J. Jonah. Jameson is the best casting for any character in any superhero movie ever. The new Spider-Man movie would be immediately made better if he was in it.

wehrmacht belongs to the hurricane from the garden of everything Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
belongs to the hurricane
#52303: Mar 1st 2016 at 10:03:39 AM

It was kind of uncanny how well he fit into the role actually. He had the looks and attitude down so perfectly it was kind of difficult to imagine anyone else doing it.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#52304: Mar 1st 2016 at 10:05:34 AM

I think Stan Lee himself is the only other person I can see playing jolly Jonah at this point.

TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#52305: Mar 1st 2016 at 10:13:58 AM

I don't know if Stan's voicebox could handle all the screaming.

But yes, J.K. Simmons as JJJ is perfect. There's no much I like about the Raimi Spider-Man trilogy, but this fantastic response to Peter's insistence that he's slandering Spider-Man is perfect:

"You take that back! Slander is spoken. In print, it's libel."

edited 1st Mar '16 10:14:51 AM by TobiasDrake

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wehrmacht belongs to the hurricane from the garden of everything Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
belongs to the hurricane
#52306: Mar 1st 2016 at 10:16:28 AM

There's also that one scene I remember where he just laughs in the most condescending manner possible before he realizes Peter is actually being serious about wanting a job (I think? don't remember that context). 100% JJJ.

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#52307: Mar 1st 2016 at 10:19:46 AM

I still say that Keith David would also do a perfect job.

wehrmacht belongs to the hurricane from the garden of everything Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
belongs to the hurricane
#52308: Mar 1st 2016 at 10:21:15 AM

A Race Lift? Interesting. It would be kind of funny because Man of Steel did the exact same thing with their newspaper boss.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#52309: Mar 1st 2016 at 10:26:55 AM

MORALES! GET ME COFFEE!

Oh wait.

czhang from Canada Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#52310: Mar 1st 2016 at 10:29:59 AM

My favourite non-JK Simmons JJJ fancast is Jane Lynch, just because of the sheer insanity. And how hilarious it would be if you think about it.

yellowturtle from Nowhere Important Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
#52311: Mar 1st 2016 at 10:30:16 AM

[up][up][up][up]Oh yeah, I could see that.

If JK is willing to come back... there's really no other choice [lol]

edited 1st Mar '16 10:31:48 AM by yellowturtle

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windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#52312: Mar 1st 2016 at 10:30:56 AM

For me, Movie Jameson's best scene was him refusing to rat Peter out to the Green Goblin.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#52313: Mar 1st 2016 at 10:40:56 AM

I would be fine if they just had Jameson be The Faceless with Simmons doing his voice. Constantly yelling at Peter over the phone.

LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
Wackd Since: May, 2009
#52315: Mar 1st 2016 at 11:03:45 AM

oh my god jane lynch as j jonah jameson is something i never knew i needed until this very moment

Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.
PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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#52316: Mar 1st 2016 at 11:09:14 AM

Jane Jonah Jameson?

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#52317: Mar 1st 2016 at 11:09:33 AM

He beat me by one second.

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alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#52318: Mar 1st 2016 at 11:30:24 AM

Jane Lynch would kill as JJJ. Yes please.

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#52320: Mar 1st 2016 at 11:35:51 AM

Damn, I love Scarlet Witch's outfit.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#52321: Mar 1st 2016 at 12:04:24 PM

Some more early buzz (though it's Devin Faraci who is often full of shit).

What are they saying? That the movie is fully a sequel to The Winter Soldier. I've been telling you this for a while, but now that the film is finished it seems to be confirmed - this isn't Avengers 2.5, but rather Captain America 3, and it truly focuses on Cap and Bucky. I have been told that Spider-Man is great, and that the film doesn't waste time on retelling his origin. We all get it, and the movie just moves along. I've been told that Black Panther is phenomenal, and that Chadwick Boseman is a major addition to the MCU. This movie picks up the pieces of Avengers: Age of Ultron in surprising and human ways and makes us feel the true cost of Sokovia. And I've been told that the last half hour of the film is brutal, both physically and emotionally. One person told me that the last act plays out as an emotional horror movie because the film gives both Tony and Steve solid reasoning, and because it truly makes you feel the depths of this schism.

LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#52322: Mar 1st 2016 at 12:07:11 PM

[up]That all reads like buzzwords. I could make the same post with the synopsis and what info we know about the movie.

edited 1st Mar '16 12:09:50 PM by LordofLore

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#52323: Mar 1st 2016 at 12:11:02 PM

Hence why I said to take it with a grain of salt.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#52324: Mar 1st 2016 at 12:19:01 PM

Scarlet Witch's new costume, I am loving it.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#52325: Mar 1st 2016 at 12:30:49 PM

I like it a lot. It's less busy than her AOU one.


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