somehow i don't think this potential show will tie in that closely to any of the future films. It'll just be set in the same universe
― Number None, Wednesday, 8 August 2012 23:54 (eleven years ago) link
The fact that Whedon is developing the show gives it that potential though.
― Your sweet bippy is going to hell (WmC), Wednesday, 8 August 2012 23:57 (eleven years ago) link
Runaways, SHIELD, or something along the lines of Damage Control are the ideas people are putting out there. Any of those could work
― Number None, Thursday, 9 August 2012 00:03 (eleven years ago) link
Oh man I will watch Whedon Marvel tv--- plzplzplz astonishing x-men
― Mordy, Thursday, 9 August 2012 00:20 (eleven years ago) link
i'd stop hoping for that to happen right now
― Number None, Thursday, 9 August 2012 00:21 (eleven years ago) link
different studios etc
― Number None, Thursday, 9 August 2012 00:22 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, no X-Men, no Spider-Man.
SHIELD makes sense -- it could be done within tv-budget constraints.
― Your sweet bippy is going to hell (WmC), Thursday, 9 August 2012 00:36 (eleven years ago) link
JOSS WHEDON ALPHA FLIGHT, PEOPLE
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 9 August 2012 00:50 (eleven years ago) link
I am already imagining the crappy accent Eliza Dushku will adopt as Aurora
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 9 August 2012 00:51 (eleven years ago) link
hell, they're already Canadian, why not film it in Vancouver
― Fiendish Doctor Wu (kingfish), Thursday, 9 August 2012 01:02 (eleven years ago) link
lol i was thinking of how i would love to do a 1980s-set alpha flight movie
― Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Thursday, 9 August 2012 01:44 (eleven years ago) link
she-hulk legal drama
― Mordy, Thursday, 9 August 2012 01:51 (eleven years ago) link
would be good if it was a boston legal type show with her as one of the lawyers, the rest who are just regular lawyers
― Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Thursday, 9 August 2012 01:52 (eleven years ago) link
howard the duck love interest. deadpool client
― Mordy, Thursday, 9 August 2012 01:53 (eleven years ago) link
I think the world is ready for a Man-Thing tv show.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 9 August 2012 01:57 (eleven years ago) link
no deadpool
― adam, Thursday, 9 August 2012 02:43 (eleven years ago) link
daredevil, duh
― I dont even know that I think this sucks per se (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 9 August 2012 03:49 (eleven years ago) link
ooo, maybe
http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/7086/342339-106834-echo_super.jpg
― Mordy, Thursday, 9 August 2012 03:57 (eleven years ago) link
Newsroom drama w/Ben Urich covering superhero stufff
― your native bacon (mh), Thursday, 9 August 2012 15:25 (eleven years ago) link
Haha Daer Mr Whedon, you are very nice and all, but could you be more like Brian Michael Bendis?
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 9 August 2012 15:27 (eleven years ago) link
It's not quite "DO NOT WANT" but still not bad.
http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17vvjllrwfohtjpg/medium.jpg
http://io9.com/5934412/poorly-translated-subtitles-from-a-chinese-bootleg-of-the-avengers-are-amazing
― Darren Robocopsky (Phil D.), Monday, 13 August 2012 22:23 (eleven years ago) link
Quite so.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 13 August 2012 22:32 (eleven years ago) link
And good night:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0TZcBjZSNM
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 05:41 (eleven years ago) link
glad i caught it before it was pulled, but Cobie Smulders' "I WILL AVENGE YOU, COULTON" bit will definitely be on the net again.
― da croupier, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 14:40 (eleven years ago) link
As someone said over on io9, if that was also a GalaxyQuest riff then she kinda rules the universe.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 14:42 (eleven years ago) link
Is Tuomas ever not the wrongest dude about this kind of stuff? yes, let's keep the face-codpieces on everybody all the time, also, purple bird flair has never been a bad idea!
― El Tomboto, 25. heinäkuuta 2012 7:49 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
what did Tuomas post?
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), 25. heinäkuuta 2012 14:14 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I always hated how the Marvel movies have the heroes constantly removing their masks so that you can see the famous actor's face. Iron Man looks cool with the helmet, but not with Robert Downey's head sticking out the suit; Tobey Maguire's face + Spider-Man's suit looks just silly. I wonder if it's because, A) the actors demand their faces should be shown during action scenes too, or B) the movie makers think people can't emphasize with a hero unless he has a human face (completely ignoring the fact that people emphasize with characters like R2-D2 too)?
Can you imagine if they'd done the same thing in the Batman movies?
― Tuomas, Wednesday, February 29, 2012 1:40 PM (4 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― how's life, 25. heinäkuuta 2012 14:17 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
He also wanted Hawkeye to keep his original costume iirchttp://kabooooom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/hawkeye.jpg
― Number None, 25. heinäkuuta 2012 14:19 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I said they could've done a modernized version of his costume, not that they should've used the original, with the tunic and all... Anyway, a lot of people in this thread seemed to think Hawkeye was the lamest hero in the movie, and obviously that's partly because he got the least character development, but I think giving him a more iconic costume would've helped at least a bit. Unique costumes are big part of superhero iconography, so making Hawkeye have pretty much the same S.H.I.E.L.D. uniform as Black Widow made him seem less like a unique character.
With Iron Man, OTOH, I think they handled the mask thing quite well: there was no scene where he pointlessly and stupidly takes of his helmet off mid-battle just to show Robert Downey's face, like he did in IM and IM 2. The only time we see him in armor without the helmet was in the end, and that was well justified. As for Cap, I was actually pleased that he lost the mask in the final battle, because (like I said upthread) the movie version of his mask was kind of a failure. They should've given him a cloth or leather hood like in the comics, the thick helmet made his head look comically big.
BTW, am I the only one who at first thought the mystery villain in the after-credits scene was some kind of a Skrull? I thought the purplish skin was just because of the lighting in that scene, and Skrulls and Thanos both have that jagged jaw. I only got who he was after the subtext in the "court with death" line had properly sank in. Anyway, it was pretty fucked up reading that Jim Starlin interview linked upthread, where he said he didn't know anything about Thanos being in the movie, and that he had to buy his own ticket to see it. Hopefully Marvel at least gets him a ticket to the sequel, if Thanos is the villain in it.
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 08:31 (eleven years ago) link
This is probably linked somewhere else on this thread but it was new to me:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAMgkpQYOSQ
― This cad needs a cordial introduction to Eugene of Oxbow. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 3 September 2012 00:21 (eleven years ago) link
Was impressed by the way it kept all the main characters in play, giving them all enough to do, but this was kind of boring.
― computers are the new "cool tool" (James Morrison), Monday, 3 September 2012 23:40 (eleven years ago) link
http://io9.com/5940888/weird-secrets-of-the-avengers-that-youd-never-have-guessed
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 6 September 2012 21:16 (eleven years ago) link
They recorded the inside of Ruffalo's armpits. "The Hulk has a couple of scars that are straight from the source," says Jason Smith.
damn, he has a titjob
― Newgod joins this board, and quickly he's some dude (goole), Thursday, 6 September 2012 21:53 (eleven years ago) link
Haven't seen this til today, and yeah the hype has been massive. I'm 2/3 of the way through. DAMN this is one awesome popcorn comic book movie!
I love these characters too. They all get a shot in the spotlight. The action is brilliantly directed. There is never a point where it's just blurry shakey cam CGI incoherence. The Hulk is so rad, I just want to hang out with that guy. Captain America is surprisingly a really awesome guy, I didn't think I would enjoy him as much as I am. And ScarJo is supremely hot and a badass at saving the world. You got Samuel Jackson and Robert Downey Jr. action movie-ing the whole thing up and Loki is a great villain. There really isn't a weak link in the cast. Great mix of action, drama, and humor!
Kinda wish I was 13 instead of 31, I would be so obsessed with this movie.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Saturday, 8 September 2012 00:35 (eleven years ago) link
you're my bro Adam
― Number None, Saturday, 8 September 2012 00:50 (eleven years ago) link
biggest failing was the sudden + inexplicable turnaround of hulk from uncontrollable rage monster to valuable team player, but obv the movie is v rewarding if you just go with it so
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Monday, May 7, 2012 10:26 AM (4 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
he probably just talked things out with Harry Dean Stanton, got a whole new perspective on shit
― Number None, Monday, May 7, 2012 10:27 AM (4 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Saturday, 8 September 2012 01:57 (eleven years ago) link
Also there was never any moment where the villain has the good guy trapped for no real reason and you know they are going to get out but they just drag it out and you start thinking "This is BS why doesn't superhero just flying away and shoot fire at the bad guy?" that so many movies do. So often in superhero or action movies have these faux-suspenseful parts that are obvious and forced and here it felt like they knew the audience was aware of how awesome The Hulk is and just let him do his thing.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Saturday, 8 September 2012 02:01 (eleven years ago) link
I thought it was pretty obvious in the movie why there was such a difference between his two metamorphoses... Banner has learned to control him changing to Hulk to some degree (see his "I'm always angry" comment), but the first time he transforms he's shocked by the attack to the helicarrier, plus he doesn't trust Black Widow and the other S.H.I.E.L.D. folks, feeling that they've lured him in to use him – hence Hulk's angry at everything and everyone around him. The second time, however, Banner transforms at will, not because of some shock, and he trusts the good guys and knows who the bad guys are, so Hulk goes to attack the latter.
― Tuomas, Monday, 10 September 2012 20:33 (eleven years ago) link
So it isn't random or inexplicable, it's part of his character arc.
― Tuomas, Monday, 10 September 2012 20:34 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah that's a good point. His mindset going into the transformation affects the direction of Hulk's rage. And of course talking with Harry Dean Stanton.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 10 September 2012 23:15 (eleven years ago) link
Ta-da
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDajL441mZc
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 25 September 2012 19:35 (eleven years ago) link
lol @ the repair scene, good call
― Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Tuesday, 25 September 2012 19:58 (eleven years ago) link
"gay bane"
― WARS OF ARMAGEDDON (Karaoke Version) (Sparkle Motion), Monday, 8 October 2012 17:11 (eleven years ago) link
leather boobs
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 8 October 2012 17:17 (eleven years ago) link
"which doesn't matter, because that shot was awesome" does sum it up
― da croupier, Monday, 8 October 2012 17:19 (eleven years ago) link
Q: What’s most important in shooting a film?A: What’s really important is storytelling. None of it matters if it doesn’t support the story.I thought “The Avengers” was an appalling film. They’d shoot from some odd angle and I’d think, why is the camera there? Oh, I see, because they spent half a million on the set and they have to show it off. It took me completely out of the movie. I was driven bonkers by that illogical form of storytelling.
A: What’s really important is storytelling. None of it matters if it doesn’t support the story.
I thought “The Avengers” was an appalling film. They’d shoot from some odd angle and I’d think, why is the camera there? Oh, I see, because they spent half a million on the set and they have to show it off. It took me completely out of the movie. I was driven bonkers by that illogical form of storytelling.
Wally Pfister on The Avengers
http://arts.heraldtribune.com/2012-10-16/section/home/q-a-with-oscar-winning-cinematographer-wally-pfister/
― Alba, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 09:25 (eleven years ago) link
why do they keep referring to Inception as The Inception
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 15:16 (eleven years ago) link
i was going to rofl at dude who shot batfilms complaining about an "illogical form of storytelling" but it sounds like he didn't care for the batshit either in that interview
― da croupier, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 15:26 (eleven years ago) link
he still shot them though
― Number None, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 15:29 (eleven years ago) link
oh if he was the bateditor i'd definitely be roffling
― da croupier, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 15:30 (eleven years ago) link
instead of showing off the set like a hack, batcarvaggio was more interested in making sure the lighting on the turdmobiles looked natural
― da croupier, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 15:35 (eleven years ago) link
article buries the lede imo
On Tuesday, dressed in jeans, and a black polo shirt with several silver rings on each hand (the two on the right are skulls), he addressed everything from his many projects with award-winning director Christopher Nolan to a recent feature he considered “appalling.”
― da croupier, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 15:40 (eleven years ago) link
"Black polo shirt" with all the Affliction stuff on the back.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 15:43 (eleven years ago) link