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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

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#106501: Aug 5th 2019 at 10:16:57 AM

All the vampires will say “aw poo” instead of swears and will spew confetti instead of blood when Blade stakes them

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#106502: Aug 5th 2019 at 10:23:38 AM

Also Blade will no longer use a sword,instead he'll his fists to punch vampires

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TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#106503: Aug 5th 2019 at 10:26:07 AM

Speaking of John Wick, its producer (aka director of Deadpool 2 and Hobbs & Shaw) David Leitch wants a stab (pun intended) at MCU!Blade.

It'd also be significant because Leitch was a stuntman in the first Blade movie.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#106504: Aug 5th 2019 at 10:29:30 AM

Not going to lie. It would actually be more impressive if Blade could punch vampires to death

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Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#106505: Aug 5th 2019 at 10:32:56 AM

[up][up]Do it. There’s talent and he knows the character.

[up]He did have that punch gauntlet that would deliver a concentrated dose of garlic into a vampire and make them pop, but he only used it once in Blade II and that was on a Reaper immune to garlic.

Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#106506: Aug 5th 2019 at 10:42:20 AM

Blade has a mild leg-up in that because in those movies, the vampires turn to fiery skeletons (and then ash) when they're slain, which is a fairly pg-13 effect.

Where we really head into trouble, though, is with the blood. They're vampires, they need to have copious amount of blood involved, and that's a no-no for PG-13.

Honestly, the closest to a PG-13 Blade that has been attempted was the Blade anime:

It was noticeably less violent than the movie (and used no foul language, to my recollection) but it was still violent. If they can do something along the lines of that anime, I'll be satisfied.

EDIT: Also all of my yes for David Leitch. Personally, Chad Stahelski (the other half of the first John Wick's duo and the head of the franchise since) seems to be the stronger director of the two so far, but Leitch is great.

Edited by Gaon on Aug 5th 2019 at 10:44:43 AM

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HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#106507: Aug 5th 2019 at 11:06:19 AM

[up]He could just be picked as a stunt cordinator, it being his original job and all, and someone else directs.

Now, going on the assumption that my wet dreams won't become reality and Del Toro won't come back to this franchise, and now that we know Jordan Peele is not interested, which director would be a good pick?

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#106509: Aug 5th 2019 at 3:04:09 PM

Gemma Chan is in talks to join The Eternals. Variety notes this would be a completely different character than the Kree she played in Captain Marvel.

Akirakan Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#106510: Aug 5th 2019 at 3:12:56 PM

Good for her. She was wasted in CM.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#106511: Aug 5th 2019 at 3:44:51 PM

That's... interesting. Does that mean they don't plan to do anything with Minn-Erva's Never Found the Body after all?

HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#106512: Aug 5th 2019 at 3:51:40 PM

[up]x4 How good were the action scenes in Fast and the Furious 8? I never watched a single movie of that franchise.

JoLuRo075 Since: Jan, 2019
#106513: Aug 5th 2019 at 4:12:14 PM

I can't help thinking that people exaggerate with the PG 13.

For a strange reason they believe that just because a movie is PG 13 means that Blade is going to kill vampires using a balloon sword.

Edited by JoLuRo075 on Aug 5th 2019 at 4:14:24 AM

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#106514: Aug 5th 2019 at 5:09:39 PM

Speaking of actors playing multiple roles, it occurred to me that if they really do keep Deadpool more or less the same as they hinted they might, Josh Brolin could continue to be in the MCU as Cable.

Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#106515: Aug 5th 2019 at 5:13:36 PM

[up][up] Still having freedom to use as much blood as possible would be a plus on that movie.

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AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#106516: Aug 5th 2019 at 5:20:46 PM

More liberties with certain swear words, plus looser stipulations on sexual content means more breadth for LGBT interactions (because it'll be Banned in China anyway and because homosexuality is unfortunately seen as inherently more sexual). Also, it's vampires. It's expected that there will be a lot of blood flying about.

Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#106517: Aug 5th 2019 at 5:21:03 PM

[up]Have to agree. Don’t fear an R rating.

HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#106518: Aug 5th 2019 at 5:48:23 PM

Vampires are like zombies: you need some gore to fully sell the story, to an extent a PG-13 rating wouldn't allow it to.

It's like how Wolverine could never be used to his fullest extent until he was put into a R-Rated film.

AyyItsMidnight Look, just be decent to one another ok? Since: Oct, 2018
Look, just be decent to one another ok?
#106519: Aug 5th 2019 at 7:11:09 PM

I'm down for more Gemma Chan. I guess this franchise is long enough in the tooth that they can bend certain rules anyway.

Edited by AyyItsMidnight on Aug 5th 2019 at 7:14:34 AM

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alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#106520: Aug 5th 2019 at 8:29:36 PM

ABC is lining up a new Marvel superhero show, probably for when AOS goes off the air. ABC President Karey Burke has stated the show will be female-focused and the character would be "something brand new, mostly." It's the "mostly" part that is interesting; it could mean that they've tried to use this character before and it didn't take — which means we could possibly have an Unbeatable Squirrel Girl show in the making — or it could mean something else completely.

Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#106521: Aug 5th 2019 at 8:41:24 PM

[up]It's a shame New Warriors never went anywhere, I think Squirrel Girl would be great as an ensemble team leader, less so carrying her own show alone.

Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#106522: Aug 5th 2019 at 8:46:02 PM

I'd love it if Squirrel Girl's schtick is that she's basically Saitama but only when she's not on screen like in the comics.

The legend has returned.
alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#106523: Aug 5th 2019 at 9:13:57 PM

I will admit that I would love a She-Hulk series. But only if they get Alison Brie to play Jennifer Walters.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#106524: Aug 5th 2019 at 9:22:37 PM

That could work: it'd probably be our only way of getting a She-Hulk anything given what the film rights are like right now.

That or have her appear in Fantasic Four, but that's not happening anytime soon regardless.

Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#106525: Aug 5th 2019 at 9:25:51 PM

She-Hulk?

Sensational, not the Hickman one, right? Because the superhero/lawyer with a more comedic bent could be good, but I wonder if people will compare it to Daredevil.


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