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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
#140351: Feb 27th 2022 at 11:32:56 AM

I kinda wanna see the white gloves and boots look.

It’s very superheroy and contrasting with the civvie spandex he’s associated with.

Edited by slimcoder on Feb 27th 2022 at 11:33:15 AM

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Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#140352: Feb 27th 2022 at 12:24:54 PM

Bernthal is as iconic in the role to me as Cox and D'onofrio in theirs. I don't want to imagine anybody else as a live-action Punisher because it wouldn't live up to his.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
jjjj2 from Arrakis Since: Jul, 2015
#140353: Feb 27th 2022 at 12:34:52 PM

If anything I'd love an Inhumans joke in Deadpool 3 with the actual cast hopefully, sort of like the X-men joke in Deadpool 2.

Edited by jjjj2 on Feb 27th 2022 at 4:42:43 AM

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Mizerous Pet Owner from Hell Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: Brewing the love potion
Pet Owner
#140354: Feb 28th 2022 at 1:18:24 PM

Deadpool: Please don't fart me to death with your Inhumans perfume!

Just Makima.
MatthewWayne The Tapestry Weaver from Camp Echo One Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
The Tapestry Weaver
#140355: Feb 28th 2022 at 10:11:11 PM

What exactly would the story of Deadpool 3 be? Yeah, I know his movies aren't exactly something one takes super seriously, but Ryan Reynolds being put into a big new playground to go nuts is pretty huge.

"I'm Mr. Blue, woah-woah-ooh..."
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#140356: Feb 28th 2022 at 10:13:06 PM

Easy. It'll be about Wade dealing with the challenges of being a dad.

Disgusted, but not surprised
MatthewWayne The Tapestry Weaver from Camp Echo One Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
The Tapestry Weaver
#140357: Feb 28th 2022 at 10:16:33 PM

[up] Well, compared to Ego, Wenwu, Howard Stark and Thanos, Wade certainly's got a good head start.

"I'm Mr. Blue, woah-woah-ooh..."
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#140358: Feb 28th 2022 at 10:39:04 PM

The movie will be about Wade trying to get someone to pay for a job he was hired for before the universes merged who now doesn't know what Wade is talking about.

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#140359: Feb 28th 2022 at 11:55:25 PM

It could be Deadpool vs Hit-Monkey.

More seriously, the Deadpool movies haven't done T-Ray yet, and iirc he's a pretty prominent antagonist for Wade (plus he's an immediate in to do Marvel Studios' favorite schtick of Evil Counterpart villains).

On the other hand, I'd love to see them adapt a story from Cable & Deadpool.

I could totally see the "If Looks Could Kill" arc (the one where Cable and Deadpool are Working the Same Case, against a group of crazy geneticists who are trying to turn everyone in the world blue) as a parody superhero-spy thriller, kind of like a pastiche of something like Winter Soldier. Then they could pepper it with a bunch of jokes about the shift in continuities and so on, change Cable's status quo, etc.

Really, a lot of Deadpool arcs could be adapted pretty well as parody superhero-spy movies. Of all the Marvel characters, Deadpool maybe works the best in doing a James Bond style thing where each new movie is a largely new romp rather than necessarily building on top of one another.

Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#140360: Mar 1st 2022 at 6:21:56 AM

Would Cable still be played by Josh Brolin? I can see him now. "I tried to get into the Avengers but they freaked out as soon as they saw me. I don't know why."

The legend has returned.
Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#140361: Mar 1st 2022 at 7:54:18 AM

I'd like to see Deadpool adapt some of Gail Simone's run on the character with the Wicked Cultured psychic assassin Black Swan.

I've also long been a proponent of using Deadpdool to introduce Mojo to the MCU, although the characters have rarely (if ever) interacted in canon, but Mojo is so cosmically absurd a concept that I think this is his best chance and they provide a natural match (as the Fourth-Wall Observer types on opposite moral sides).

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MatthewWayne The Tapestry Weaver from Camp Echo One Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
The Tapestry Weaver
#140363: Mar 1st 2022 at 9:08:57 AM

[up] Good stuff!

"I'm Mr. Blue, woah-woah-ooh..."
TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#140364: Mar 1st 2022 at 9:19:10 AM

[up][up] Well. This is a twist. You'd think most of those Marvel Netflix shows would be more at home in Hulu. (*winces as he thinks about the end of JJ's first episode, Killgrave, and Cottonmouth's no-holds barred beatdown*)

Like, wow!

Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#140365: Mar 1st 2022 at 9:20:12 AM

Kinda fun to see the parents reactions to kids just watching that stuff.

Wake me up at your own risk.
EmeraldEmperor Lies and Violence! Since: Oct, 2020
Lies and Violence!
#140366: Mar 1st 2022 at 9:26:11 AM

It mentions that they're updating parental controls.

TrashJack Confirmed Doomer from beyond the Despair Event Horizon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Confirmed Doomer
#140367: Mar 1st 2022 at 9:47:28 AM

[up][up][up] I think it's safe to say that with this move, Hulu's approaching the end of its life. Once the existing contracts expire (particularly Comcast's minority stake in the company, which they are officially set to sell to Disney a few years from now, thus granting the Mouse 100% ownership of Hulu), I expect all of the original programming to be moved over to Disney+ (much like how the rest of the world has the "STAR" section for stuff that's on Hulu over here, like Family Guy, Solar Opposites, and The Handmaid's Tale), and Hulu itself would only be kept around as a cable-cutting service to get online live TV and/or a name for the not-kid-friendly section of D+, at most.

Edited by TrashJack on Mar 1st 2022 at 12:56:45 PM

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XMenMutant22 The Feline Follies of Felix the Cat Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#140368: Mar 1st 2022 at 10:25:13 AM

Genuinely surprised, but another case of "never say never". It never made any sense why the US version couldn't add parental controls at any point prior, so I'm glad they're updating it now.

I wonder if this will allow for even more leeway on the type of content Marvel Studios can produce for the platform now?

dmcreif Vault Dweller from Vault 33 (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Robosexual
Vault Dweller
#140369: Mar 1st 2022 at 10:58:56 AM

I would hope so, considering that I feel the TV-MA rating was necessary for shows like Jessica Jones and The Punisher to tackle some pretty heavy subjects that they otherwise wouldn't be able to cover.

Okey Dokey!
lbssb The sleepiest good boi Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
The sleepiest good boi
#140370: Mar 1st 2022 at 11:07:28 AM

Wonder if this means the Deadpool movies and Logan might also move to Disney+?

Edited by lbssb on Mar 1st 2022 at 11:07:41 AM

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jjjj2 from Arrakis Since: Jul, 2015
#140371: Mar 1st 2022 at 11:11:57 AM

Those had f-bombs and nudity. It's stupid, I know, but there's plausible deniability with Jessica Jones and Daredevil, which probably could've gotten a tv-14 with the extra supplemental ratings if they lobbied for it. I've seen gorier stuff on Bones. I learned a couple of years ago the rating you get is partially driven by what a creator asks for.

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#140372: Mar 1st 2022 at 11:12:41 AM

I can't remember if Jessica Jones had sex scenes, but Luke Cage definitely did.

MatthewWayne The Tapestry Weaver from Camp Echo One Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
The Tapestry Weaver
#140373: Mar 1st 2022 at 11:17:59 AM

I mean, we've seen the Hulk's bare ass in Ragnarok...

"I'm Mr. Blue, woah-woah-ooh..."
jjjj2 from Arrakis Since: Jul, 2015
#140374: Mar 1st 2022 at 11:18:13 AM

Yes but they had no real nudity. Iron Man is on disney plus. Certainly the scenes were more risque than Iron Man, but I could see a TV-14 show airing similar scenes on network television.

Edited by jjjj2 on Mar 1st 2022 at 2:27:43 PM

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AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#140375: Mar 1st 2022 at 11:23:20 AM

One of the first episodes has Luke and Jessica fucking, yes.


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