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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
#55201: Apr 13th 2016 at 7:44:18 PM

I'm very much liking that they're saying the climax is smaller and personal. Reminds me of The Empire Strikes Back.

SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#55202: Apr 13th 2016 at 7:48:58 PM

[up][up]THAT MEANS I HAVE TO WATCH IT NOW. DAMN IT.

My various fanfics.
AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#55203: Apr 13th 2016 at 7:50:03 PM

I'm kinda surprised he's in the movie too. He doesn't exactly scream "Apocalypse" when I saw him in The Force Awakens. I hear that he's got a really wide range, though, so he might actually work.

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
LDragon2 Since: Dec, 2011
KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#55205: Apr 13th 2016 at 8:13:15 PM

If I could see Keaton as any Spider-Man villiain, it'd be Norman Osborn.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#55206: Apr 13th 2016 at 8:17:29 PM

His face has gotten rather craggy, so I actually cold see him as the Vulture with the right makeup.

If that is the villain of course. Maybe they'll throw a curve ball and make him the Rhino!tongue

Ekuran Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
#55207: Apr 13th 2016 at 8:18:53 PM

Could be the new J. Jonah Jameson.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#55208: Apr 13th 2016 at 8:26:11 PM

Ooh, that could be interesting. They'd be going for a rather different take on him.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#55209: Apr 13th 2016 at 8:36:48 PM

Only J.K. Simmons is acceptable though.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#55210: Apr 13th 2016 at 8:40:08 PM

Speaking of Spider-Man, another thing I want is for Andrew Garfield to appear as somebody. Eddie Brock would make the most sense, but if they ever decide to brave the Clone Saga (and hell, if they're brave enough to try Civil War...) he'd be an awesome Ben Reilly. I could even see him as one of the many, many Goblins.

Granted, it's a different medium and across different companies, but I really liked how Young Justice cast Josh Keaton as a Spider-Man expy villain after Spectacular was cancelled - it was a really cool touch.

And with the news of both coming at the same time, another thing I want even though its definitely never going to happen is one of those Spider-Man / Dr. Strange crossovers. Besides his adventures with Daredevil, those have always been my favorites - especially the Straczynski ones.

Wackd Since: May, 2009
#55211: Apr 13th 2016 at 8:47:08 PM

there is no way batman v superman contains a scene in which lex luthor starts waxing philosophical about a jar of piss

i refuse to believe it

Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.
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
#55212: Apr 13th 2016 at 8:47:56 PM

[up]he doesn't wax philosophically about it, no. that much is inaccurate.

Wackd Since: May, 2009
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
#55214: Apr 13th 2016 at 8:49:29 PM

it does have jokes and levity in it, just not that much. you might wanna talk about it in the proper thread :'p

Nightwire Since: Feb, 2010
#55216: Apr 13th 2016 at 8:53:05 PM

I kind of want "X is about as authentic as a jar of grandma's peach tea" to be a meme now.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#55217: Apr 13th 2016 at 8:53:12 PM

Andrew Garfield can cameo as a guy in the crowd who upon seeing Spider-Man in action remarks "Eh, it's been done."

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#55218: Apr 13th 2016 at 8:56:00 PM

Maybe Garfield as Kaine? He's probably burned his bridges with Sony too hard for any chance of that though.

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
#55219: Apr 13th 2016 at 8:56:06 PM

he'd be a pretty good ben reilly, i agree with that much. would be a great gesture on marvel's part imo.

[up]did something happen between him and sony?

edited 13th Apr '16 8:56:47 PM by wehrmacht

Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#55220: Apr 13th 2016 at 8:56:19 PM

Andrew Garfield can cameo as a guy in the crowd who upon seeing Spider-Man in action remarks "Eh, it's been done."

He'll play a "Steven Kmith" who remarks that Spider-Man fighting a giant Superman robot is "lame".

edited 13th Apr '16 8:56:44 PM by Tuckerscreator

Nightwire Since: Feb, 2010
#55221: Apr 13th 2016 at 9:00:21 PM

[up][up]It would be great, except, you know, Garfield and Tom Holland are not exactly lookalikes...

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#55222: Apr 13th 2016 at 9:04:41 PM

A random cameo by Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire just being Those Two Guys would be enough for me.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#55223: Apr 13th 2016 at 9:05:06 PM

Peter's "clones" only rarely look like him anyway.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#55224: Apr 13th 2016 at 9:13:22 PM

did something happen between him and sony?

He apparently bailed on some sort of big banquet for the company (which is a serious no-no in Japanese business culture) and then when ASM 2 got terrible reviews, he blamed it on the studio and said the original script was great before the executives ruined it by adding in a bunch of other shit.

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
#55225: Apr 13th 2016 at 9:16:30 PM

from what i saw of ASM 2 I would be tempted to believe him, but yeah that's defs a huge bridge burn there.


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