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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

MousaThe14 Writer, Artist, Ignored from Northern Virginia Since: Jan, 2011 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
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#56301: May 4th 2016 at 12:10:24 PM

I feel like the GOTG are going to be either in the race in part one or a cavalry in part two.

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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#56302: May 4th 2016 at 12:26:46 PM

I think what I always expected, that Infinity War Par 1 will be about tying up loose ends from Civil war (those who have seen the movie know what I mean), and Part 2 will be about the actual battle with Thanos.

Concerning Doctor Strange, I think Marvel should stick to their guns because no matter what they do, it will only lead to more complains. And don't expect any reshoots. I think we can expect that most of the scenes of the Ancient One are with Benedict Cumberbatch, and he will be busy shooting Sherlock for the rest of the year. There is no way that they can make any big changes to the movie now, especially since all the CGI work still has to be done.

edited 4th May '16 12:29:30 PM by Swanpride

yellowturtle from Nowhere Important Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
#56303: May 4th 2016 at 12:29:07 PM

I wonder if they will still be part 1 and 2, or separate movies.

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comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#56304: May 4th 2016 at 12:47:17 PM

[up]They've been adamant from the beginning that they're more or less separate movies, so I imagine the reason they're changing the name is to get rid of the "Part 1" and "Part 2" subtitles.

Most rumours I heard involve the first one being very Thanos centric, to set him up as a credible threat for all the Avengers to face in the second one.

The person I've seen saying that is Devin Faraci, who has an extremely spotty track record. I don't doubt that Thanos will have a big role, but I cannot imagine them making an Avengers movie that's actually Thanos: The Movie. Unless that's why they're retitling it.tongue

edited 4th May '16 12:49:09 PM by comicwriter

FictionWriterKing Since: Apr, 2016
#56305: May 4th 2016 at 12:51:26 PM

[up]Devin dislikes the MCU's Thanos. He said previously Thanos has no credibility to be considered a threat. That Thanos is a waist. Anything about Thanos DD or IF don't always believe him because his biases get in the way. He hated DD season 1 cuz it wasn't like the new DD. He spread a whole bunch of assumptions about IF in trouble cuz he thought Marvel wouldnt embrace mysticism, yet once season 2 of DD did he shut up. I already said Thanos. That's it. Everything else he writes is good.

edited 4th May '16 1:00:49 PM by FictionWriterKing

higherbrainpattern Since: Apr, 2012
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#56307: May 4th 2016 at 12:57:56 PM

His articles tend to be hit or miss for me. His Revenant ones spot on, his Zootopia ones missing the point.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#56308: May 4th 2016 at 1:00:09 PM

Considering the writers involved, I think we can trust that Thanos will at the very least serve the story. I know that characters like Pierce and Zemo are not as flashy as for example the Red Scull, but I have no problems with the way any of those characters are written. In fact, I consider Hydra as a whole the best villain in the MCU (followed by Loki, naturally).

FictionWriterKing Since: Apr, 2016
#56309: May 4th 2016 at 1:02:10 PM

Well Hydra has the most screen time and so does Loki lol. When you recur as a villain your gonna leave a bigger impact. At least the verse doesn't revolve around them for almost every conflict uhuhmMagento

edited 4th May '16 1:04:07 PM by FictionWriterKing

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#56310: May 4th 2016 at 1:13:55 PM

[up] But Hydra has it with different villains, and they all have been very compelling. Other than Strucker, who got wasted to fast.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#56311: May 4th 2016 at 1:16:27 PM

Well, yeah. Strucker doesn't have the Super Soldier serum, of course he'll get totally wasted faster.

Not sure why he thought challenging Steve to a drinking contest was a good idea at all, but it cost him.

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Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#56312: May 4th 2016 at 1:20:11 PM

He better stay away from Thor, then.

Whowho Since: May, 2012
#56313: May 4th 2016 at 1:20:41 PM

I want the first film to have the masters of evil all up in it .

MadSkillz Destroyer of Worlds Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: I only want you gone
Destroyer of Worlds
#56314: May 4th 2016 at 1:30:46 PM

Thanos: Infinity War

The Avengers: Infinity War

higherbrainpattern Since: Apr, 2012
#56315: May 4th 2016 at 1:39:28 PM

Marvel Presents: Marvel's The Avengers: Also Works As A Civil War Sequel If You Squint: Possibly As An Iron Man 4 As Well: Infinity War: Thanos, Part 1.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#56316: May 4th 2016 at 1:41:34 PM

Alternatively one is Infinity Gauntlet and the other is Infinity War. Or one is Infinity Quest and the other is Infinity War.

MadSkillz Destroyer of Worlds Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: I only want you gone
Destroyer of Worlds
#56317: May 4th 2016 at 1:59:00 PM

Thanos: Infinite Skirmish

The Avenger + The Guardians of the Galaxy: Infinite War

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#56318: May 4th 2016 at 1:59:36 PM

Infinity Kerfuffle.

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Rvdz Don't mock the shocker from in a bar, under the sea Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Don't mock the shocker
#56319: May 4th 2016 at 2:02:42 PM

@this post Well, I don't think IW 1 is going to be Thanos: The Movie either (though that would probably rock) I do think using the first film to set him up as a threat and give him some depth and saving his all-out assault on the Avengers for the second film would be a smart move.

Re: Faraci, I'm not a huge fan either. He seems like a bit of an arse and his track record is spotty, but I do think he is at times a very good writer. (It's a shame there are some spoilery things in it, but I think his Civil War review is great, for example). I do like the BMD community, as well as most of the other writers on there.

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unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#56320: May 4th 2016 at 2:08:26 PM

Nah, for me Thanos have to make a HUGE impact in part 1 because he have been so many time in that chair doing nothing while the stones slip from his finger that he is kind of a joke a this point, so let him unleash his power to the avengers

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comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#56321: May 4th 2016 at 2:19:48 PM

You can have Thanos shown to be impressive and menacing without going all out in Part 1.

Rvdz Don't mock the shocker from in a bar, under the sea Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Don't mock the shocker
#56322: May 4th 2016 at 2:34:16 PM

[up][up] I hear this argument all the time, but he has basically had just about 5 minutes of screen time at this point. He hasn't had a chance to prove himself yet, he barely even qualifies as a character. I have faith that the Russo's will make him interesting and I'm pretty sure they can do that without having him completely overshadow everything else in IW Part 1.

Sing the song of sixpence that goes burn the witch, we know where you live
comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#56324: May 4th 2016 at 4:21:48 PM

End Thor: Ragnarok with Thor and Hulk saving the day and reveling in their victory. Then as they're leaving Odin's treasure room, they hear a menacing "Gentlemen, I believe you have something that belongs to me."

Sounds of violence and screaming are heard and then Thanos steps over their unconscious bodies and walks off with the Tesseract.

End movie.


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