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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

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#56976: May 13th 2016 at 12:31:26 PM

When Steve and Bucky are flying to stop Zemo int he 3rd Act.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#56977: May 13th 2016 at 12:32:03 PM

[up][up] When they're on the Quinjet.

edited 13th May '16 12:32:27 PM by comicwriter

KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#56978: May 13th 2016 at 12:32:32 PM
Falrinn Since: Dec, 2014
#56979: May 13th 2016 at 1:50:42 PM

Michael B. Jordan cast in an unknown role for Black Panther

Not too surprising since he worked with Black Panther's director in Creed. Any idea who he could be playing?

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#56980: May 13th 2016 at 1:54:08 PM

So he's going from Fant4stic to the MCU.

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kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#56981: May 13th 2016 at 1:55:37 PM

[up][Looks at post.] Michael Jordon?!

[Reads the actual article.]

Oh. Not that Michael Jordan...

edited 13th May '16 1:56:11 PM by kkhohoho

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#56982: May 13th 2016 at 1:56:28 PM

[up][up][up] Obviously not The Human Torch.

An article I read about this said he might be getting a villain role, but the only BP villain I can think of is the Man-Ape, so...

Still, this is a casting I wasn't expecting, alongside Lupita Nyong'o.

Seriously, who's in charge of the casting for the MCU?

edited 13th May '16 1:57:09 PM by TargetmasterJoe

Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#56983: May 13th 2016 at 2:00:43 PM

Not one singular person. I know with Thor Joss Whedon was responsible for Hemsworth as Thor, but Kenneth Branagh cast all the rest.

flameboy21th The would-be novelist from California Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
The would-be novelist
#56984: May 13th 2016 at 2:00:55 PM

Funny that another Human Torch got into the MCU before Jordan.

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AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#56985: May 13th 2016 at 2:06:30 PM

There's gonna be memes about this pretty soon, I can tell you that.

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AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#56986: May 13th 2016 at 2:06:31 PM

No surprise there as he's part of Coogler's Production Posse but that's still a funny piece of trivia. Maybe that guy with the metal arm, or a changed-up Killmonger, though he should be a lot bigger and buffer. Probably not Achebe though, unless they Gonk him up significantly.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#56987: May 13th 2016 at 2:06:32 PM

I'm glad that he got another chance.

I hear he was one of the only decent bits of fan four stick.

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comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#56988: May 13th 2016 at 2:10:43 PM

An article I read about this said he might be getting a villain role, but the only BP villain I can think of is the Man-Ape, so...

I suspect they won't be using Man-Ape for obvious reasons. Possibly Killmonger.

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#56989: May 13th 2016 at 2:11:29 PM

Why wouldn't they use Klaw? I'm still waiting for Andy Serkis to come back.

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TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#56990: May 13th 2016 at 2:15:19 PM

There's gonna be memes about this pretty soon, I can tell you that.

Their love may be unrequited, but Marvel still carries a Torch for the Fantastic Four.

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AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#56991: May 13th 2016 at 2:15:44 PM

[up][up][up]

M'Baku is still an interesting character and Comic-Book Movies Don't Use Codenames. All the stuff about the White Gorilla cult can be replaced with a less tasteless and more sophisticated ASOIAF political power struggle.

edited 13th May '16 2:16:59 PM by AlleyOop

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#56992: May 13th 2016 at 2:16:09 PM

[up][up][up]Because maybe the movie has more than one villain? And in fact Killgmoner's origin is connected to Klaw. He was a Wakandan child who hates the royal family because Klaw kidnapped him when he was a boy.

edited 13th May '16 2:16:32 PM by comicwriter

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#56993: May 13th 2016 at 2:16:38 PM

[up]X5

I'm honestly surprised Earth's Mightiest Heroes used Man-Ape.

I mean, how did they ever think that dude was someone who should be on a kid's show? That's gonna get people raising eyebrows.

Outside of Claw, who does T'Challa have in terms of potential villains?

[up][up]

I don't know man. I'd never heard of the dude before I saw him on EMH, I'll take your word for it.

edited 13th May '16 2:18:41 PM by HandsomeRob

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#56994: May 13th 2016 at 2:16:44 PM

[up][up][up][up] Boooo

edited 13th May '16 2:16:53 PM by Bocaj

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Hodor2 Since: Jan, 2015
#56995: May 13th 2016 at 2:21:06 PM

Glad to hear about Jordan. Hope Kate Mara can get cast in the MCU too.

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#56996: May 13th 2016 at 2:22:34 PM

[up][up][up][up]

In fairness, I didn't know who Killmonger was, I only knew of Klaw and Man-Ape, and I knew they were setting Klaw up with Age of Ultron.

[up]

Isn't she kinda busy with some animated series with Rob Lowe?

edited 13th May '16 2:22:54 PM by AdricDePsycho

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comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#56997: May 13th 2016 at 2:23:02 PM

[up][up][up][up][up][up]He could be. I mostly joking because the writer Ta-Nehisi Coates was on The Nightly Show a while back, and he made a joke about how it always pissed him off as a kid that the other Avengers all got awesome villains, but the lone brother on the team had to fight a dude who dresses up like a monkey.[lol]

[up]Animated shows don't really eat up a lot of time.

edited 13th May '16 2:23:43 PM by comicwriter

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#56998: May 13th 2016 at 2:25:31 PM

Eh, fair enough. I wonder who she'd play, though.

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Lionheart0 Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#56999: May 13th 2016 at 2:44:33 PM

One other possible role for MBJ would be White Wolf, T'Challa's adopted brother and Aloof Ally.

edited 13th May '16 2:45:20 PM by Lionheart0

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