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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

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#71901: Jun 21st 2017 at 7:35:49 PM

That depends on what villains they use, and what kind of stories they want to tell.

Venom has street level battle against his own inner and outer demons, with the villain being Scorpion or Carnage or such? Not much of a problem. Adaptation of Reign or some other symbiotes-invade-the-planet plot? Might be a bit difficult to not-explain.

edited 21st Jun '17 7:36:47 PM by KnownUnknown

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#71902: Jun 21st 2017 at 7:50:58 PM

Well if they did Reign they'd have to do the "MJ killed by semen" plot, so that would probably be the immediate problem.tongue

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#71904: Jun 21st 2017 at 10:52:22 PM

In bringing up Reign I meant "the epic, overarching plot with the symbiotes replacing the mayor, putting the NY under martial law and using it as a stepping stone to invading Earth, that would be difficult for MCU to explain if they have no control over it" rather than "the part of the plot that's involves Peter Parker's personal life, which would be a lot easier for the MCU to ignore and for Sony to just adapt out."

edited 21st Jun '17 10:54:09 PM by KnownUnknown

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#71905: Jun 21st 2017 at 11:43:09 PM

Re: Sony's version of Agent Coulson, I think that's a good idea. Introduce someone who can potentially meet every single character, but not be Spider-Man. I'd recommend Ben Urich, but he's already dead in the MCU, so if they want to connect it that way, they can't. Madame Web, however, might work well — she can reasonably work on both sides and plays the long game.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#71906: Jun 21st 2017 at 11:44:49 PM

So, looking at Defenders photos, does anybody else notice that it looks like Stick has... lost some weight?

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#71908: Jun 22nd 2017 at 4:23:01 PM

[up][up]Why is Colter the only person in that picture who looks he can lift a box?

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ExplosiveLion Since: Mar, 2016 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
#71909: Jun 22nd 2017 at 6:48:29 PM

The perspective of the image make him look bigger than he already is.

Is it just me or there's a nice difference of quality between Danny and Matt's suits?

[up][up][up] If by "lost some weight" you mean "he lost his right arm", then yes, seems that way.

edited 22nd Jun '17 6:52:24 PM by ExplosiveLion

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#71910: Jun 22nd 2017 at 6:56:33 PM

I guess giving Danny a green suit with yellowish-brown shoes is a good way to ease him into his comics color scheme.

And I hope being disarmed won't dimish Stick's badassery.

edited 22nd Jun '17 6:59:41 PM by Anomalocaris20

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ExplosiveLion Since: Mar, 2016 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
#71912: Jun 23rd 2017 at 10:30:14 AM

I hope they tone down how apathetic and wry Jessica is.

edited 23rd Jun '17 10:32:48 AM by ExplosiveLion

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#71913: Jun 23rd 2017 at 11:06:31 AM

Black Panther outside Comic-Con[1]

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#71914: Jun 23rd 2017 at 11:51:58 AM

Rolling Stones jacket, I dig it.

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Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#71916: Jun 23rd 2017 at 12:32:40 PM

[up][up][up][up]But that's the best part about her. She wouldn't be Jessica Jones without it.

I kinda want to see Jessica and Danny commiserate about being orphaned by a vehicular crash. Maybe even teach him to recite street names. tongue

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comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#71917: Jun 23rd 2017 at 1:04:36 PM

Looks like that rumor about Pepper returning in Homecoming was accurate.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#71918: Jun 23rd 2017 at 1:37:50 PM

Thinking back to the Black Panther trailer, based on the line that nobody has seen true Wakanda and lived, I'm guessing this means T'Challa is the kind of hero who not only has zero compunctions about killing like most of the other heroes, but might actively go after it out of pragmatism? If that's the case it will be interesting to have a superhero who favors lethal methods, or at least have an ally (probably Zuri or Okoye) who thinks that way.

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#71919: Jun 23rd 2017 at 1:40:51 PM

I can't think of a single cinematic Marvel hero who even pretends to have a problem with killing except Strange.

edited 23rd Jun '17 1:41:00 PM by MonsieurThenardier

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#71920: Jun 23rd 2017 at 2:26:55 PM

[up]even chararter who should have a problem havent like antman killing yellowjacket.

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comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#71921: Jun 23rd 2017 at 2:56:04 PM

The dude was about to murder his daughter. I cannot see any situation where Ant-Man would feel conflicted about that.

If someone threatened my children and showed they had every single intention of making good on that promise, I'd probably snap their neck. Or beat them with a baseball bat. Or shoot them. Or push them out a window. You get the idea.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#71922: Jun 23rd 2017 at 3:00:35 PM

I got the impression in Civil War that Bucky is going to be the kind of hero who doesn't kill if he can help it, due to his awful past.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#71923: Jun 23rd 2017 at 3:04:26 PM

Bruce Banner obviously displays some compunctions about killing. Even HYDRA mooks, if his reaction to Thor's praise is indicative.

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#71924: Jun 23rd 2017 at 3:11:46 PM

Though I wonder if that's due to a general Thou Shalt Not Kill morality, as Strange has, or whether it's because of the lack of control he has over the carnage he leaves behind as the Hulk.

Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#71925: Jun 23rd 2017 at 3:16:25 PM

Well Strange's reluctance is because he is a doctor ("do no harm" and whatnot). Bruce is also a doctor, so it's possible.

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