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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

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#99626: Mar 30th 2019 at 7:43:41 PM

Nothing more sexier than a new Iron Man suit alright. tongue

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LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
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#99627: Mar 30th 2019 at 7:45:13 PM

[up][up][up]Are we counting Peter or...?

This song needs more love.
Discar Since: Jun, 2009
#99628: Mar 30th 2019 at 7:46:58 PM

I was gonna say he's an illegal Avenger, but he's not. Tony was legal, and in Homecoming he apparently had official power to name Peter an Avenger (though that got derailed by Peter being more mature than the adults in the room). So, yeah. Peter is the newest Avenger.

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TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#99629: Mar 30th 2019 at 7:59:39 PM

Random brain fart: Jordan Peele doing a Blade movie in the MCU.

Yay, nay, or "want to see it, but it won't happen."?

Edited by TargetmasterJoe on Mar 30th 2019 at 11:54:34 AM

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#99630: Mar 30th 2019 at 8:05:23 PM

As the director? Hell yes. Of the Blade films, only the second one really leaned into the horror aspect (since it was directed by Guillermo del Toro); Jordan Peele can definitely make a great horror film, while also keeping a sense of humor to it.

As for who should play Blade: John Boyega, totally.

Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#99631: Mar 30th 2019 at 8:24:14 PM

I'd be so there for a Blade movie directed by Jordan Peele and starring John Boyega.

Vampires and Peele's brand of social critique are a match made in a dark, gruesome alley right before a leather-coated man shows up with a sword.

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alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#99632: Mar 30th 2019 at 8:35:24 PM

Ooh, he could even do an adaptation of The Tomb of Dracula. I would love that.

Edited by alliterator on Mar 30th 2019 at 8:35:51 AM

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#99633: Mar 30th 2019 at 8:39:30 PM

You know what? I'm for it.

Peele is good for horror, and I'm sure he could bring something fresh to Blade.

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Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#99634: Mar 30th 2019 at 8:56:08 PM

John Boyega has said he's talked with Marvel about an undisclosed role far down the line, but would rather that Wesley Snipes reprise the role of Blade.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#99635: Mar 30th 2019 at 9:20:08 PM

There's a very non-zero chance he's going to play someone in a future Black Panther movie, for sure. It feels like they tried to get every prominent black actor and actress in Hollywood attached to the first one.

Since he's played a good guy so far, I'd love to see him as a villain.

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#99636: Mar 30th 2019 at 9:22:43 PM

[up][up]Snipes can play Frank Drake, Blade's benefactor.

I could also see him playing Brother Voodoo.

Edited by alliterator on Mar 30th 2019 at 9:24:34 AM

DevilMayhem666 Since: Aug, 2011
#99637: Mar 31st 2019 at 3:51:03 AM

Snipes should play Blade’s dad.

Edited by DevilMayhem666 on Mar 31st 2019 at 6:51:13 AM

HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#99638: Mar 31st 2019 at 5:45:13 AM

[up][up]I know little about Brother Voodoo, but going by the name alone, seems like a character that needs a few touches for him to work in the modern day.

Other than that, hell yes to Jordan Peele, "ehhh" to John Boyega. I don't doubt the man's acting chops, but he just looks too cute and not intimidating enough for someone like Blade.

Or maybe I just have nostalgia googles stuck in me eyes for Snipes' Blade, heavens knows I f*cking love that movie.

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#99639: Mar 31st 2019 at 7:18:44 AM

They would probably want to refrain from actually using the name. Like Man-Ape.

But given their track record, I have confidence that they could probably do really well with Jericho Drumm as a character. Like M'baku.

Mind you, there are holes in Marvel's history with representation, but Jericho isn't Asian so he'll be fine.

Edited by TobiasDrake on Mar 31st 2019 at 8:19:56 AM

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#99640: Mar 31st 2019 at 7:21:35 AM

wild mass guessWill Smith ends up playing Blade

fitting no?I mean,he's been a film before where he was killing vampires so..

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PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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#99641: Mar 31st 2019 at 7:34:29 AM

Brother Voodoo would actually be a really cool character to put in the MCU, going by his biography.

Basically, Jericho Drumm is a Haitian native who returned after 12 years of being an accredited psychologist in the USA to find out that his twin brother, the local Houngan (a male voodoo priest) is dying. The person responsible is a sorcerer possessed by a snake god who has snake powers.

Jericho trains under an elder Houngan to become a Houngan himself, and he manages to defeat the sorcerer with the help of his twin brother's spirit. He then becomes Haiti's official Houngan Supreme and gets a sweet mansion.

Brother Voodoo's powers are derived from the Loa, Voodoo gods. He can become immune to fire and control flames. He can create a smokescreen that he can see through. He can control animals and plants with hypnotism. He has super strength and can summon the soul of his brother to increase his strength further or possess someone for him. If the Loa deem it necessary, he can also teleport himself and others with their help.

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#99642: Mar 31st 2019 at 7:51:28 AM

Pleasantly surprised about the positive reception towards the thought of Peele helming a Blade movie. If anything, I was concerned it wouldn't happen for the same reason Guillermo del Toro hasn't done an MCU movie: it'd be too restrictive for his style.

But then again, it's not like anyone's said out loud it wouldn't happen, so... (plus, African-American filmmaker doing a movie on vampires, how often does that happen?)

Anyway, I forget if everyone here was itching for Black Panther and Storm to be an item in the MCU, but the current Storm doesn't think it NEEDS to happen.

Edited by TargetmasterJoe on Mar 31st 2019 at 10:52:39 AM

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#99643: Mar 31st 2019 at 7:56:27 AM

Just in general, I don't think that the MCU should be too dedicated about comic book pairings anyway. In fact, outside of Natasha/Hulk, they have done way better with the pairings which just fell in place as opposed to the romances which were just there because they are part of the lore.

Khfan429 Since: Aug, 2009
#99644: Mar 31st 2019 at 7:59:17 AM

Oh, no idea if it would happen, I just know the prospect gets me incredibly excited. Like, I'm excited for Blade the same way I'm excited for most Marvel characters, in that general "Yeah, that'd be cool if they got a movie, I'm sure Marvel would make it good", but a hypothetical JORDAN PEELE'S Blade? That's a movie I'd be excited for entirely divorced from the larger MCU machine.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#99645: Mar 31st 2019 at 8:03:51 AM

I still have no idea how one would insert the notions of vampires into the larger MCU....

How are they doing it in the comics? Is there any explanation why nobody but Blade even knows about them?

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#99646: Mar 31st 2019 at 8:15:31 AM

> I still have no idea how one would insert the notions of vampires into the larger MCU....

I was going to say "Morbius, the Living Vampire" but thats a Sony film,I could see vampires appearing in a Doctor strange movie since magic is his thing and vampires are typically magical undead things

or there's Sinister..

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HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#99647: Mar 31st 2019 at 8:17:20 AM

They just "live" in hiding, and Blade is the only one who knows of them because he is, technically, a vampire.

Edited by HailMuffins on Mar 31st 2019 at 12:17:33 PM

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#99648: Mar 31st 2019 at 8:20:59 AM

Everyone knows about vampires in the comics. Blade is just better at hunting them anyone else.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#99649: Mar 31st 2019 at 8:32:51 AM

I still can't imagine it. I mean, the idea of the MCU is that it was mostly like other world before Ironman and everything "strange" happened in secret.

Maybe if you say that vampires are really, really careful, there are only a few of them, and they basically blend in with serial killers….

Nightwire Since: Feb, 2010
#99650: Mar 31st 2019 at 8:34:47 AM

Man, remember when Cyclops told Dracula to follow his heart?

No really, that happened.

Edited by Nightwire on Mar 31st 2019 at 8:36:32 AM


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