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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

Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
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#128251: May 13th 2021 at 8:53:44 PM

Think Storm could have her own movie?

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
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#128252: May 13th 2021 at 8:57:06 PM

She prolly could.

Its the most we can give her after Fox completely wasted her.

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#128253: May 13th 2021 at 9:01:55 PM

Scarlet Witch could headline her own movie. Sure, she's had a show but so has Sam and he's getting a movie

In terms of new slash in-canon, Patsy Walker Hellcat.

Edited by Bocaj on May 13th 2021 at 12:08:14 PM

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#128254: May 13th 2021 at 9:25:30 PM

Scarlet Witch standalone without Quicksilver feels kind of sad in a way... can Loki grab Aaron Johnson’s corpse fron ‘15 real quick

fredhot16 Don't want to leave but cannot pretend from Baton Rogue, Louisiana. Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
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#128255: May 13th 2021 at 9:27:05 PM

[up]For what? "Ah, this bullet-riddled corpse will provide a wonderful inhaler."

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Ayasugi Since: Oct, 2010
#128256: May 13th 2021 at 9:32:33 PM

"Unlike you supposed heroes, I am using time travel to save all lives from your failures, not merely the biggest one."

Honestly that's the sort of anti-hero I hope Loki grows into with the TVA. He starts out selfishly only caring about undoing his mistakes, then tries to make things better for everyone, but he just has very little concern for "preserving the timeline".

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#128257: May 13th 2021 at 9:33:25 PM

Weird but true, Wanda actually spent most of her career in the comics independent of her brother after he ran into a wall, forgot to call, got engaged, and then disowned Wanda for dating a robot.

The bigger problem is that they've already used most of her best material.

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#128258: May 13th 2021 at 9:47:48 PM

Female-led MCU stuff coming up:

  • Ms Marvel

  • The Marvels

  • She-Hulk

  • Ironheart

  • Potentially Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

JoLuRo075 Since: Jan, 2019
#128259: May 13th 2021 at 9:58:30 PM

I would add that at least one episode of What if will star a woman. (Peggy Carter as Captain America)

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#128260: May 13th 2021 at 10:00:36 PM

Captain Britain actually,her shield has the Union Jack.

Edited by Cortez on May 13th 2021 at 1:08:51 PM

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
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#128261: May 13th 2021 at 10:16:08 PM

It’s weird how her not having a helmet bothers me.

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JoLuRo075 Since: Jan, 2019
#128263: May 13th 2021 at 10:24:00 PM

From what can be seen in promotional images, Peggy will apparently be muscular so they will avoid double standards in that regard.

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#128264: May 13th 2021 at 10:26:12 PM

How muscular, though? If it's anything less than body-builder level, it's still a double-standard.

JoLuRo075 Since: Jan, 2019
#128265: May 13th 2021 at 10:44:34 PM

From what was seen in the trailer, very muscular.

The character that will surely be less muscular than her male version will be She-Hulk.

Ohmknight _(o)_ from the End Since: Jul, 2020 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#128266: May 13th 2021 at 10:46:07 PM

[up][up]From the trailer,she looks pretty muscular to me. I can't necessarily compare sizes between live-action steve rogers and animated captain britain, but I don't really see a big difference

Edited by Ohmknight on May 14th 2021 at 1:46:18 AM

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
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#128267: May 13th 2021 at 10:46:51 PM

Really curious how the She-Hulk form will be portrayed.

Also can we actually make Hulk movies now?

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#128268: May 13th 2021 at 10:48:45 PM

[up]I imagine her looking like a somewhat more muscular gamora in terms of looks.

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#128269: May 13th 2021 at 10:51:22 PM

Shulkie's typically not as big as Hulk, but still pretty big, so I think maybe some combination of makeup and a bit of CG to make her seem larger in She-Hulk form, but not to the extent of Hulk being entirely motion-captured.

Edited by lbssb on May 13th 2021 at 10:51:52 AM

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#128270: May 13th 2021 at 10:53:47 PM

[up]Is it possible for the actor to just get in shape and then just have her put on some green make-up?

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#128271: May 13th 2021 at 10:54:47 PM

She-Hulk tends to be around 7 feet tall, so unlikely.

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#128272: May 13th 2021 at 10:55:56 PM

[up]Ah. So thats a bust. Shame.

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#128273: May 13th 2021 at 10:56:57 PM

I imagine she would probably get into superhero shape, but to be She-Hulk there'd need to be a little more added to that. I'm imagining not any major CG work, just some touching up to make "fit" into "Amazonian". And I imagine the greenness would probably be makeup, the extra muscle mass is what needs to be added in.

Edited by lbssb on May 13th 2021 at 10:59:11 AM

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fredhot16 Don't want to leave but cannot pretend from Baton Rogue, Louisiana. Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
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#128274: May 13th 2021 at 10:58:59 PM

...Do we not already have ways of making actors seem taller?

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JoLuRo075 Since: Jan, 2019
#128275: May 13th 2021 at 10:59:18 PM

Even as a child I was amused by the enormous difference.

Hulk: Monster with inhuman musculature.

She-Hulk: Physique of a female fighter, but taller.


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