make hugh jackman strange and just pretend wolverine doesn't exist
― Steve 'n' Seagulls and Flock of Van Dammes (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 18:04 (nine years ago) link
hugh jackman's already strange
― da croupier, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 18:04 (nine years ago) link
Guardians of the Galaxy - directed by James Gunn of all people - probably has them thinking they can pull off anything right nowWinter Soldier was directed by the guys who brought us fucking You Me and Dupree, Picking cheaper talent hasn't hurt Marvel, yet
xp By Avengers it seemed like Tony/Pepper were explicitly a thing - iirc that's why he joins the mission at her "urging"
― Nhex, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 18:05 (nine years ago) link
hugh jackman is strange when you're a stranger
― Steve 'n' Seagulls and Flock of Van Dammes (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 18:07 (nine years ago) link
I mean even down to having Wolerine film with him just thinking about Jean Grey. I don think I've ever seen a superhero film without something of that sort. Wondering if they'll bother in a Wonder Woman film because I gather people tend to hate her boyfriend.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 18:08 (nine years ago) link
yeah i've acknowledged they're going for cheaper talent (specifically mentioned the russos re cap 2, that by the sequel the hundreds of CGI wranglers at marvel handle the action scenes and you just need someone who can keep actors interesting) - but gunn was a fanboy favorite known for inspiration and invention (the script that got him into hollywood was The Specials, about an absurd superhero team). derrickson makes murky hit-and-miss ghost movies, and his one big budget flick was a huge dud.
― da croupier, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 18:08 (nine years ago) link
http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/we-live-blog-all-the-details-of-marvels-special-hollywood-event
So far, Cap 3 will be called Captain America: Serpent Society, and Thor 3 is Thor: Ragnarok. Yay?
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 18:26 (nine years ago) link
at its worst it's just tacked on proof that they're straight
Not sure what you're implying about Doctor Stephen ~Strange~ who lives in the West Village with his exotic valet in a house full of exotic objets and had ~adventures~ without ever stepping out the front door.
He has a girlfriend Clea she drops by sometimes.
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 18:30 (nine years ago) link
I think the character and his wacky mystic arts adventures would be best served by unnerving amounts of stillness and quiet to go with the freaky Ditko visuals...
This is v otm and I don't know if marvel's listening but imo their implied choice of which genre to situate this one in offers some cause for hope.
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 18:32 (nine years ago) link
Black Panther, Captain Marvel and Inhumans are go.
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 18:32 (nine years ago) link
Avengers: Infinity War. Part one in 2018, two in 2019. So many movies.
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 18:35 (nine years ago) link
Get Linklater to do Dr Strange Waking Life style.
― Dokken played here for a Ribfest and people were total assholes (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 18:36 (nine years ago) link
sounds like the civil war gossip is all for naught - i wondered how they'd possibly fit that in AND the inevitable guardians/avengers team-up
― da croupier, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 18:37 (nine years ago) link
My impression was always that they were attracted to each other, enjoyed the flirting, but ultimately both chose to avoid a luv'n'sex relationship. I just asked my wife and her impression was that they did have a romantic relationship, more implied than explicit.
Tony and Pepper are dating by the beginning of The Avengers.
― kissaroo and Tyler, too (DJP), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 18:37 (nine years ago) link
Sorry, it was a fakeout. Cap 3 is Captain America: Civil War.
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 18:38 (nine years ago) link
well whaddya know, sony may still get spidey up in there
― da croupier, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 18:40 (nine years ago) link
also, given Wolverine's comic book history/representation, any movie that doesn't have him spending half of it pining over an old lover (whether it be Jean, Mariko, Silver Fox, or whomever) doesn't understand the character
― kissaroo and Tyler, too (DJP), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 18:44 (nine years ago) link
so in order (after avengers 2 and ant-man in 2015)
May 2016: Captain America - Civil WarNovember 2016: Dr StrangeMay 2017: Guardians Of The Galaxy 2July 2017: Thor - RagnarokNovember 2017: Black PantherMay 2018: Avengers - Infinity War Part 1July 2018: Captain MarvelNovember 2018: The InhumansMay 2019: Avengers - Infinity War Part 2
― da croupier, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 18:45 (nine years ago) link
okay they're going pretty balls-out here
― kissaroo and Tyler, too (DJP), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 18:46 (nine years ago) link
Jean's not even a plot-relevant character in The Wolverine though - you can't say that for Silver Fox in Origins or Jean in X2. His haunting is from an in-universe decade past! That is pretty out of the ordinary for most action movies, let alone superhero movies
― Nhex, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 18:47 (nine years ago) link
so leaving out all the spidey business, which is the least defined and most likely to be nuked anyway
Feb 2016: DeadpoolMarch 2016: BatSupes: Justice A-Comin'May 2016: Captain America - Civil WarMAy 2016: X-Men ApocalypseAugust 2016: Suicide SquadNovember 2016: Dr Strangemarch 2017: Wolverine II(I)May 2017: Guardians Of The Galaxy 2June 2017: Wonder WomanJuly 2017: Fantastic Four 2July 2017: Thor - RagnarokNovember 2017: Black PantherNovember 2017: Justice League Part 1March 2018: The FlashMay 2018: Avengers - Infinity War Part 1July 2018: Captain MarvelJuly 2018: AquamanNovember 2018: The InhumansApril 2019: ShazamMay 2019: Avengers - Infinity War Part 2June 2019: Justice League 2
With Cyborg and Green Lantern ringing in the next decade
― da croupier, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 18:51 (nine years ago) link
plus there's turtles and jedis and hogwarts alumni and legos and shit
― da croupier, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 18:53 (nine years ago) link
universal also believes they're brewing a "monsterverse"
― da croupier, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 18:54 (nine years ago) link
i would totally be down with a retconning/rethinking of stephen strange as a gay character; the character's a womanizer, just genderflip ithell, get the guy from How To Get Away with Murder; he's got the right look.http://cache4.asset-cache.net/gc/450145620-actor-jack-falahee-of-how-to-get-away-with-gettyimages.jpg%3Fv%3D1%26c%3DIWSAsset%26k%3D2%26d%3DGkZZ8bf5zL1ZiijUmxa7QSYRROvz9bDySMiO3BIMOvhPRLqVwzFNLIIMfwnaqyUH
― Steve 'n' Seagulls and Flock of Van Dammes (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 18:55 (nine years ago) link
presumably fox won't let 2018-2019 go without gambit and/or another x-movie as well
― da croupier, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 18:55 (nine years ago) link
xp http://static.episode39.it/artist/47433.jpg%3Ft%3D1410790107
― Steve 'n' Seagulls and Flock of Van Dammes (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 18:56 (nine years ago) link
here? http://www.google.com/url%3Fsa%3Di%26rct%3Dj%26q%3D%26esrc%3Ds%26source%3Dimages%26cd%3D%26cad%3Drja%26uact%3D8%26ved%3D0CAcQjRw%26url%3Dhttp%3A//www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jack_falahee/%26ei%3DLOdPVJfiIaXIsASs8YLQBA%26psig%3DAFQjCNHg121oDH3HaIHIcjzaB4Rh7HVQGg%26ust%3D1414609008526325
― Steve 'n' Seagulls and Flock of Van Dammes (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 18:58 (nine years ago) link
i give up, gis "jack falahee"
I'd be very surprised if they did Shazam even halfway right. He's one of the most notorious characters for being done badly.
Wondering if that line-up (from all film studios) is a big risk and if they have a plan B? What will they do if the trend loses a large part of its audience?
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 19:00 (nine years ago) link
judging from what happened with sony after amazing spider-man 2 it's clear they can curb things fairly quickly, and only fox has to worry about losing rights if they don't produce - if dc or marvel scales back they only lose face.
― da croupier, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 19:02 (nine years ago) link
it's not the first time a genre's been inescapable at the box office
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Western_films_1950%E2%80%9354
― da croupier, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 19:03 (nine years ago) link
who knows maybe in the 2020s the "singing superhero" movie will become a thing
― da croupier, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 19:07 (nine years ago) link
I will be first in line for a Dazzler movie
― kissaroo and Tyler, too (DJP), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 19:09 (nine years ago) link
xpost -- Well then, no WONDER they cast Downey.
https://gs1.wac.edgecastcdn.net/8019B6/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_liaarlupC91qgzg6eo1_500.gif
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 19:09 (nine years ago) link
Lila Cheney cameo in GOTG2 sets up the musical onslaught
btw "Musical Onslaught" is the Big Bad of these movies
― kissaroo and Tyler, too (DJP), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 19:11 (nine years ago) link
just scrolling down "1950" in that wiki link puts all this crap into context
― da croupier, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 19:14 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt52nJWik4A
― The Glue Between My Bits (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 19:15 (nine years ago) link
I'm a little bit worried but I'm glad I'm not a true cineaste because this would drive me nuts. Superheroes have dominated comics for a very long time and the grip has been loosening slowly, maybe only to fasten stronger on films and videogames.
My favourite non-reprint superhero thing Marvel did in the last four decades is Marvel Vs Capcom 1-2. Doubt they'll ever top that insane fun.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 19:23 (nine years ago) link
whatever
posts you know are DJP before you even see the sig
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 19:51 (nine years ago) link
This commentary is rightfully classic in videogame fandom.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZZUMjoxfZA
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 19:51 (nine years ago) link
xpost have there been any genuinely excellent superhero games other than the capcom series (starting with Children of the Atom I guess)...
maybe Arkham?
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 19:53 (nine years ago) link
dave axelrod is on that spider man album!
― Steve 'n' Seagulls and Flock of Van Dammes (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 19:57 (nine years ago) link
pringles
― Nhex, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 20:08 (nine years ago) link
The Punisher scrolling beatemup is kind of a classic. Some of the PlayStation 2 Spiderman games were very well received. Hulk: Ultimate Destruction gave players the full power they craved but some say it got boring quickly.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 20:08 (nine years ago) link
It did, but it was still pretty solid, like you the Spider-Man (2) game you mentionedArkham series really is the tops though
― Nhex, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 20:09 (nine years ago) link
Comix Zone wasn't based on any real comic but it's great.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 20:12 (nine years ago) link
the marvel lego and ultimate alliances franchises are well liked and puzzlequest is satanbut yeah, arkham
― Steve 'n' Seagulls and Flock of Van Dammes (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 20:19 (nine years ago) link
Pretty sure I read something about how Marvel plans to step up the QC on their movie tie-in videogames so that they're games that people actually enjoy playing rather than wholly perfunctory pieces of crap.
― The Glue Between My Bits (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 20:23 (nine years ago) link
I'm kind of surprised by how excited I am at the prospect of a Captain Marvel movie.
― kissaroo and Tyler, too (DJP), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 20:31 (nine years ago) link
WB has been pretty lucky with both Rocksteady (Arkham series) and Netherrealm (Injustice: Gods Among Us), which btw is wonderful fan service that's actually a pretty good video gameI think since they've already done this with Marvel Studios and films, they should invest in their own developers like WB has
― Nhex, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 20:33 (nine years ago) link