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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

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#59676: Jun 20th 2016 at 10:02:55 AM

[up][up][up][up]It would be better if they show Wanda controling him but that would make her look bad, and we cant have that, dont we?

edited 20th Jun '16 10:03:42 AM by unknowing

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#59677: Jun 20th 2016 at 10:04:07 AM

I would not want to see Kevin Smith directing an MCU film. Don't get me wrong, Kevin Smith is good at what he does, but what he does wouldn't be compatible with the MCU unless somebody forces the executives to allow an R-rated film finally.

And of course I wouldn't want to see Michael Bay, for obvious reasons.

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#59678: Jun 20th 2016 at 10:08:12 AM

Kevin Smith presents: The Loners, a comedy about a therapy group for ex-superheroes meeting to discuss how retirement is treating them since the international crackdown on vigilantism began.

Michael Bay presents: Skrull Kill Krew. Skrulls are hidden among the population. They're gonna kill 'em. EXPLOSIONS YEEEEAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!

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Guy01 Since: Mar, 2015
#59679: Jun 20th 2016 at 10:08:20 AM

Marc Guggenheim. [lol]

edited 20th Jun '16 10:09:01 AM by Guy01

Ok, who let Light Yagami in here?
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#59680: Jun 20th 2016 at 10:10:20 AM

Marc who? Never heard of him.

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alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#59681: Jun 20th 2016 at 10:12:25 AM

Marc Guggenheim is a TV/comic book writer who writes for Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow. He is not, on the other hand, a director.

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#59682: Jun 20th 2016 at 10:14:51 AM

He produced the TV series Arrow as well as writing the Green Lantern film.

He was also a writer for the atrocious Young X-Men comic that reconfigured an upbeat school dramedy at the X-Mansion into a gritty action series by butchering half the cast, but he wasn't responsible for that; he picked it up later.

And he wrote the X-Men Origins: Wolverine game which was actually a really good, serviceable Wolverine game miraculously salvaged from the godawful mess that was the film. A rare case of an Adaptation being infinitely superior to what it came from.

edited 20th Jun '16 10:15:50 AM by TobiasDrake

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FictionWriterKing Since: Apr, 2016
#59683: Jun 20th 2016 at 11:00:52 AM

I want Tom Abernathy in the MCU. He wrote Destroy All Humans video game and is a master of social critique mixed with satire. or Eric Wolpaw, writer of Psychonauts. he can pull off humor in progressive and unusual ways you wouldnt normally receive from hollywood

edited 20th Jun '16 11:04:33 AM by FictionWriterKing

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#59684: Jun 20th 2016 at 11:15:14 AM

What if Quentin Tarantino made an MCU film?

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alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#59685: Jun 20th 2016 at 11:18:44 AM

I can see Tarantino making in Invaders film set in World War II - but it would have to be rated R. And he would probably make Spitfire barefoot through most of it.

edited 20th Jun '16 11:18:56 AM by alliterator

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#59686: Jun 20th 2016 at 11:20:24 AM

And it would involve a lot of shout outs to obscure old movies and lots of blood and gore.

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#59688: Jun 20th 2016 at 11:24:30 AM

Damn. Tarantino making Spider-Man. Just...there is no way that idea wouldn't be so goddamn awful but at the same time so goddamn good.

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#59690: Jun 20th 2016 at 11:33:37 AM

My point is that it'd be so stupidly awesome.

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#59692: Jun 20th 2016 at 11:51:50 AM

Luke Cage and Iron Fist are in Tarantino's genres anyway, I could see why he'd be considered. It'd be interesting to see how he'd do it.

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shatterstar Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: I wanna know about these strangers like me
#59693: Jun 20th 2016 at 12:28:02 PM

I'd love to see a western / Spaghetti Western movie from Marvel. Can you imagine the usual flashy Marvel cinematography on top of the atmospheric sunset of the West? And set in the past to flesh out the setting.

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#59694: Jun 20th 2016 at 12:36:57 PM

But what 'western' characters do they have? No-one comes close to even someone like Jonah Hex over at DC (and he's B-list on his best of days) and a western is just as much about the characters as the setting.

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#59696: Jun 20th 2016 at 12:39:16 PM

Hawkeye hung in the Old West for a while until he got bored of it.

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shatterstar Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: I wanna know about these strangers like me
#59697: Jun 20th 2016 at 12:40:19 PM

[up][up][up], [up][up] They can make an ensemble cast. That way Marvel won't get complain about diversity and would be the third ensemble to add to the mix in wait of a crossover.

edited 20th Jun '16 12:40:31 PM by shatterstar

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#59698: Jun 20th 2016 at 12:55:03 PM

We could always use Two-Gun Kid and Phantom Rider for a western.

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#59699: Jun 20th 2016 at 1:10:51 PM

I said that on the other page[up]

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#59700: Jun 20th 2016 at 1:21:39 PM

Would be possibly the best way to have Native American representation since I can't think of much opportunity otherwise. Native Americans really get the short end of the stick when it comes to respectful representation. Even the heroes they do get tend to be extremely stereotypical.


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