Rolling Marvel Cinematic Universe thread (+ a poll: Classic or Dud?)

Well the bomb just dropped:

http://io9.com/its-official-spider-man-will-appear-in-the-marvel-movi-1684857245

Marvel just announced that Spider-Man will appear in an unspecified Marvel film, that takes place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Then after this "appearance":

"Sony Pictures will thereafter release the next installment of its $4 billion Spider-Man franchise, on July 28, 2017, in a film that will be co-produced by Kevin Feige and his expert team at Marvel and Amy Pascal.... Together, they will collaborate on a new creative direction for the web slinger. Sony Pictures will continue to finance, distribute, own and have final creative control of the Spider-Man films."

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? It could mean that we're getting a whole new Spider-Man franchise, or another Andrew Garfield movie... or maybe even that Sinister 6 film that's been kicking around forever. However, July 28th 2017 is currently set as the date for Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok — but hell, that might all change now.

Honestly, we're inclined to think that just about anything Sony was previously developing is most likely thrown out the window, including spin-offs. And Marvel will no doubt be taking the wheel on the character's development from here on out. Especially with this line so clearly printed in the Marvel release, "Together, they will collaborate on a new creative direction for the web slinger." That's big.

Oh and also, Spider-Man coming over to Marvel may lead the way for other Marvel characters showing up in Spider-Man movies as well "Marvel and Sony Pictures are also exploring opportunities to integrate characters from the MCU into future Spider-Man films."

Apparent new timeline:

SPIDER-MAN 7/28/17
THOR 3 11/3/17
BLACK PANTHER 7/6/18
CAPTAIN MARVEL 11/2/18
INHUMANS 7/12/19

all the shoes drop

Except for Ditko's.

feel kinda bad for andrew garfield - he was a really good peter parker (and emma stone was a great gwen). shame the scripts they were landed with were so sub-par.

tbh, after five movies with peter parker in 12 years i'd be happy if they gave him a rest for a while and put miles morales in the suit in the marvel universe.

nah, Garfield sucks. I'm glad he's dead

Oh hooray maybe we'll finally get to see Spidey's origin story.

he was a really good peter parker

I kind of think the opposite - he was a bit too cool as Peter, but really good as Spider-man; gangly physique and good with a wise-crack. Maguire was the other way round IMO.

i kinda looked at him as the john romita version of peter as opposed to maguire's steve ditko version

any great spiderman movie has to realise that peter parker is the central character, not his costumed alter ego, and peter parker should always be the saddest sack this side of charlie brown

though that's an interesting take, bizarro

i dunno if peter parker needs to be a sad sack so much as he needs to be teetering on the edge of meltdown at all times - flat broke, being yelled at by jjj, worrying about aunt may, dealing with girl problems, his backup costume got ripped to shreds and ffs now the rhino's rampaging through downtown manhattan as well argh

chap and stevie otm

miles morales is supposed to be pretty young, right? so probably not a donald glover role? trying to think who would make a good miles and i keep scaring myself w/ the idea of jaden smith taking over the franchise.

iirc Amy pascal blamed After Earth on her inability to say no to will smith but between its failure and will joining suicide squad I'd hope we're jaden free

Pretty doubtful it won't be Peter Parker though. Can't see them wanting any hubbub or confusion getting in the way of the cheers when Spidey swings into cap 3

It won't NOT be Peter Parker I mean

i think it might be since in the comix they're bringing miles into the main canon (and shutting down ultimate) and they've talked about aligning the comix canon w/ the nu-media canon

post-world smashy, they're going to probably have:

- Peter and Mary Jane married
- Miles Morales is a young Spider-Man
- Maybe other spider types running around post-Spiderverse. Spider-Gwen?

It's pretty amazing that ambulatory meme Donald Glover has managed to keep himself in the conversation for this. Granted I'm sure it's just a small yet vocal geek contingent and I'm confident that Marvel are smarter than that, but still, good hustle I guess

i would say the chances of a cinematic miles morales spidey for next gen movies is pretty damn high

and i'm holding to my jaden smith prognostication

noooooo

Obv there's an angle for morales but guys they made five movies about Peter Parker if Spidey is going to swoop into a marvel it would be so much easier to say "hi I'm Peter Parker we've met before" than "hi we've never met please to enjoy yet another origin story"

i liked the suggestion of maestro harrell (randy from the wire) which has been going around for a while. he'll probably be getting too old by the time the movies are cast but the thought of jaden smith is horrifying

Jaden post karate kid way more plausible than jaden post-after earth

Also if they recast marvel is gonna want charismatic and cheap, jaden is neither

amy pascal gave herself the golden-est parachute

FF teaser is like a spoof 'dark n gritty superhero movie' trailer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwh48VDMZxg

ff not mcu fwiw

Yeah I know, but thread has been spilling out into general superhero cinema.

In the future Hollywood will eventually just pool all its money into one big $1 trillion movie. They will actually destroy a whole city making it.

oboy more origin stories

xp are tickets on sale for that yet?

cheap tickets get you into the theater, expensive ones get you into the city

It will be cool in 10-15 years to see the Avengers holograms reboot everyone sitting in an amphitheater while costumed superheroes duke it out on the stage like flickering flames of mythology past.

http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/03/a-marathon-of-all-11-marvel-movies-to-be-screened-at-amc-and-regal-theaters/

On April 29th, the two chains will screen all 11 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in sequential order, beginning with Iron Man and finishing with Avengers: Age of Ultron. That’s 27 hours straight of live action comic book madness, though based on runtimes and the marathon’s schedule, audiences can at least expect a bathroom break between movies.

Cinemark will also join AMC and Regal in holding an Avengers double feature for the less dedicated, with The Avengers running right into Avengers: Age of Ultron. Tickets for all the viewing events at select theaters can be found at the AMC, Regal, and Cinemark websites. Here’s the schedule for AMC’s Ultimate Marvel Marathon:

6:00 p.m. - Iron Man
8:25 p.m. – The Incredible Hulk
10:35 p.m. – Iron Man 2
1:00 a.m. – Thor
3:10 a.m. – Captain America: The First Avenger
5:30 a.m. – The Avengers
8:48 a.m. – Iron Man 3
11:15 a.m. – Thor: The Dark World
1:45 p.m. – Captain America: The Winter Soldier
4:20 p.m. – Guardians of the Galaxy
7:00 p.m. – Avengers: Age of Ultron (RealD® 3D)

that looks like hell on earth

Oh, absolutely. That said, I'll be there with a pillow and a trucker's mate.

I was kinda hoping that some theater chain or another would be doing this, but I was also kinda hoping they'd approach it in a reasonable way for people who have jobs and enjoy sleep.

Well, the latter sort of takes care of itself.

If that's the way people are going to see the new film, I wonder how many people will be in a good enough mood to properly enjoy the last film. Sounds like the perfect way to spoil your appetite.

I hear that the optimal way to watch the movie is through tears of delirium.

Also reminds me of South Park in the World Of Warcraft episode. Bring your parents so you can shit into a big plate they hold out for you.

Delirium rumored villain for Avengers 3.

Fun fact: it took the James Bond series 44 years to churn out as many films as the MCU will have done in 11 (i.e. through 2019).

If that's the way people are going to see the new film, I wonder how many people will be in a good enough mood to properly enjoy the last film. Sounds like the perfect way to spoil your appetite.

I saw Star Trek 5 at the end of a marathon screening of all five movies when I was a teenager but I don't think it was exhaustion that made that movie such a bummer

I want somebody somewhere to offer up a counter-program marathon of Lav Diaz' filmography on the same day.

xp lol that is so sad to go through all that and end with V

I once watched 7 movies in a row at the local movie festival, and I can tell you that shit is hella grueling, both physically and mentally. And the last movie just happened to be a Japanese flick that the festival catalogue promised to be a thrilling actioner, but it was more like tedious psychological torture porn, I almost wanted to cry at that point.