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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

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#85976: Apr 30th 2018 at 12:36:46 PM

[up][up] Still...awwwwww. It's those small gestures which make this an even better experience.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#85977: Apr 30th 2018 at 12:57:03 PM

If we can't think of anything better, Rick Jones is going to end up the Snake analogue and probably nobody wants that

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Brandon Deadly Vu! from Between Thanksgiving and Christmas (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
Deadly Vu!
#85978: Apr 30th 2018 at 1:21:37 PM

Looked up the cast listing for Ant Man and the Wasp on IMBD and cracked up laughing that there's a character identified as "Hot Jogger".

Um. Is that an actual Marvel superhero character, or just a very unfortunate bit part title?

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AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#85979: Apr 30th 2018 at 1:22:06 PM

It's IMDB though so it could just be someone messing around.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#85980: Apr 30th 2018 at 1:27:11 PM

Wanda's mind powers make her close to psycho mantis

edit:I hate trailers for trailers,got me all excited

edited 30th Apr '18 1:28:28 PM by Ultimatum

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Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#85981: Apr 30th 2018 at 1:29:32 PM

So I know he doesn't do it in the MCU, but can General Ross be Senator Armstrong, with Red Hulk as his nanomachines equivalent?

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#85982: Apr 30th 2018 at 1:31:09 PM

Ross isn't cool though.

You need a cool guy to be the Armstrong.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Brandon Deadly Vu! from Between Thanksgiving and Christmas (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
Deadly Vu!
#85983: Apr 30th 2018 at 1:52:47 PM

Speaking of Ross, sincerity hoping he gets an ass whooping eventually.

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Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#85984: Apr 30th 2018 at 2:06:46 PM

But he's just doing his job! tongue

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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
#85985: Apr 30th 2018 at 2:19:28 PM

Hot Jogger was Galactus herald Nova's initial name when the plan was for every herald to have a sports themed name

For some reason they changed their name and now we have to get Dick Rider confused with Hot Jogger

Except not really

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TheAirman Brightness from The vicinity of an area adjacent to a location Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Historians will say we were good friends.
Brightness
#85986: Apr 30th 2018 at 3:05:37 PM

“Dick Rider” isn’t exactly a better name

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CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#85987: Apr 30th 2018 at 3:19:30 PM

Will.I.am could make it a song.

;)

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#85988: Apr 30th 2018 at 3:25:09 PM

I wonder if the ultimate plan for the Ant-Man series is to have his final villain be Crossfire, and the final movie lead into Cassie taking up the sword or something.

Brandon Deadly Vu! from Between Thanksgiving and Christmas (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
Nightwire Since: Feb, 2010
#85990: Apr 30th 2018 at 8:17:54 PM

Heck, the actress playing Ghost even have "Kamen" in her name! Ant-Man & the Wasps are totally Kamen Rider, you guys.

Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#85991: Apr 30th 2018 at 8:24:05 PM

They really do look like Kamen Riders, you know. It's great.

Brandon Deadly Vu! from Between Thanksgiving and Christmas (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
Deadly Vu!
#85992: Apr 30th 2018 at 9:29:27 PM

Hey Laurence Fishburn will be in this! So he'll be the 3rd actor from on of FOX'S failed Fantastic Four films to turn up in the MCU.

edited 30th Apr '18 9:29:46 PM by Brandon

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fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
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#85993: Apr 30th 2018 at 10:51:44 PM

Is Fishbourne the first actor to be on both the DCCU and MCU?

Uni cat
LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#85994: Apr 30th 2018 at 10:56:44 PM

Adewale Akinnouye-Agbaje was the actor for Killer Croc and was also in Dark World as Malekith's right-hand man.

edited 30th Apr '18 10:57:45 PM by LordVatek

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Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#85995: Apr 30th 2018 at 10:58:00 PM

There's also Callan Mulvey in both The Winter Soldier and Batman v. Superman.

edited 30th Apr '18 10:58:13 PM by Tuckerscreator

Luigisan98 A wandering user from Venezuelan Muscat Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
A wandering user
#85996: Apr 30th 2018 at 10:59:08 PM

[up] So, Older Than They Think then.

The only good fanboy, is a redeemed fanboy.
comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#85997: Apr 30th 2018 at 11:00:15 PM

Florence Kasumba ("Move or you will be moved" woman) was also in Civil War, Black Panther and Wonder Woman. And Zachary Levi (Fandral in the Thor movies) will be playing Shazam next year.

If we're not strictly talking DCEU/MCU films but Marvel and DC films as a whole, it's a much longer list. Ryan Reynolds, Idris Elba, Michael B. Jordan, Zoe Saldana, Ben Affleck, Hugo Weaving and Willem Dafoe, just to name a few.

edited 30th Apr '18 11:02:21 PM by comicwriter

fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
Google "big ears"
#85998: Apr 30th 2018 at 11:25:29 PM

[up] The last list should technically include Michelle Pfeiffer

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Brandon Deadly Vu! from Between Thanksgiving and Christmas (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
Deadly Vu!
#85999: May 1st 2018 at 12:21:06 AM

J.K. Simmons: J. Jameson in the original Spider-Man trilogy; Commisoner Gordon in current DCCU.

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Punisher286 Since: Jan, 2016
#86000: May 1st 2018 at 6:04:11 AM

Not the DCEU mind you, but Michael Keaton. Michelle Pfeiffer, and Tommy Lee Jones have all been in both DC and Marvel films as well.


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