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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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#87101: Jun 19th 2018 at 11:29:25 PM

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

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#87102: Jun 19th 2018 at 11:32:10 PM

Unless it's a Mexican or a Honduran.

George Lopez Show reference there. tongue

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comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#87104: Jun 20th 2018 at 1:00:59 PM

Spider-Man is getting a new costume in his upcoming sequel.

I am not actually working on that film, but the costumes will have very big changes because, in the film, Spider-Man becomes more like man and not teenager.

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#87105: Jun 20th 2018 at 1:35:34 PM

[up]How will they clothe a pile of ashes.

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#87106: Jun 20th 2018 at 1:41:54 PM

New costume? Fingers crossed for the Amazing Bag-Man!

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#87107: Jun 20th 2018 at 1:53:14 PM

I would rather have the his regular costume.

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#87108: Jun 20th 2018 at 2:19:00 PM

Getting his costume stolen and having to go Bag-Man is exactly the kind of joke I could see them doing with this version of Peter. Especially if they do the “Mysterio is framing Spidey” bit.

edited 20th Jun '18 2:19:11 PM by KnownUnknown

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#87109: Jun 20th 2018 at 2:49:17 PM

I'd love a scene where Fake Spider-Man Mysterio and the Amazing Bag-Man duke it out.

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#87110: Jun 20th 2018 at 2:50:18 PM

We need multiple Mysterios running around all pretending to be spider man

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#87111: Jun 20th 2018 at 2:51:49 PM

Considering that most of the Marvel movies have the same cheesy jokes, I can see that happening. [lol]

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#87113: Jun 20th 2018 at 4:25:52 PM

I really want to hear more about what kind of movie this is going to be. Bond-esque? Bourne-esque? A spies vs way-out mad science story? A more grounded spy-vs-political-conspiracy story?

I still think that, if this is a prequel, this movie could rescue Strucker (if Strucker is hiding his HYDRA connections, that is) from the absolute waste he was in Ultron. Ever since Earths Mightiest Heroes, I've wanted to see a spies vs Strucker movie.

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#87114: Jun 20th 2018 at 6:12:39 PM

Guess I'm must be really be hungry, because I keep reading Strucker as Smucker.

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#87115: Jun 20th 2018 at 6:34:12 PM

MCU Strucker is so far removed from his comic self that if you want to use a worthwhile Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker you'd basically have to create a whole different character.

If you want a Gambit Roulette spy film using Baron Strucker's master of spies and ruthless player characterization he has in his best appearances (namely Secret Warriors) I'd make him father or grandfather of the Strucker we saw in Age of Ultron. Make him a WWII Wehrmacht veteran like his comics self, probably kept alive by artificial means. You could use this as a opportunity to explore his relationship with his son or grandson that we meet in Age of Ultron.

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#87117: Jun 21st 2018 at 8:41:54 AM

looking forward to Giant man vs Ant man!

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#87118: Jun 22nd 2018 at 10:49:22 AM

Right.so I've finally watched Civil war,I've managed to watch the films harliously out of order, but whatever

Also,I loled at the unsubtle Last Supper symbolism at the end

edited 22nd Jun '18 10:49:38 AM by Ultimatum

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#87120: Jun 22nd 2018 at 12:05:37 PM

Yup

Last supper,behind Jesus

Look behind them

edited 22nd Jun '18 12:06:29 PM by Ultimatum

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#87121: Jun 22nd 2018 at 12:07:45 PM

So, wait, is Cap Jesus or is it Bucky?

Black Panther did have Buck walking around wearing this.

edited 22nd Jun '18 12:08:35 PM by TobiasDrake

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#87122: Jun 22nd 2018 at 12:10:44 PM

I don't believe in Jesus.

I only believe in spaghetti.

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#87123: Jun 22nd 2018 at 12:11:40 PM

I don't thiiiiiiiink that was intentional symbolism. Because what would the symbolism be?

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#87124: Jun 22nd 2018 at 12:13:31 PM

Tony Stark sees himself as being betrayed by Captain Jesus America and Bucky

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#87125: Jun 22nd 2018 at 12:18:24 PM

The symbolism would be that Stark is Judas, who appears in The Last Supper before selling Jesus out to the Roman Empire for thirty pieces of silver.

Just in case it wasn't already clear that despite the film's pretenses of "Whose side are you on?", Stark is pretty much intended to be the unambiguous Bad Guy.

edited 22nd Jun '18 12:19:42 PM by TobiasDrake

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