Christopher R Taylor Posted June 16, 2016 Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 Personally, I think they should avoid a twenty-something for the role and go for someone at least thirty-ish. The reason they go young for franchise parts is that it takes years between films, and years aren't kind on actresses particularly in their 30s. Lawnmower Boy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaplayboy Posted June 16, 2016 Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 There's a 10 year gap between Iron Man I and Infinity War. That's also about as long as the average 007 actor lasts. So it makes sense to cast a little bit on the younger side, because you might need them around in 10 years. Christopher R Taylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted June 16, 2016 Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 Agreed on the reasoning. Still, Carol always struck me as a more mature, commanding figure. Bazza 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted June 16, 2016 Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 I see Theron's age as far less of a problem than Hollywood producers do, but I'm sure it is one (of several) reasons Marvel never even considered her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranxerox Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 Agreed on the reasoning. Still, Carol always struck me as a more mature, commanding figure. Yeah, but we are use to a Carol that has been a hero for a while. Originally, she looked like this ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 She looks Furiosa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 I'd say she looks unusually confident considering her outfit. Joe Walsh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 She must have Life Support: Immunity to Drafts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 She was very strange at first. She would pass out and then Ms Marvel would 'show up' and it wasn't exactly clear for certain that she was the hero. She had some strange psychoses as well, I thought it wasn't a very well considered character, particularly for their first really major female star. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 She was a perfectly normal secondary character in Captain Mar-Vell's story. It was after the hit from the psyche-magnetron that her life got weird. And then Rogue happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 Carol Danvers has had a particularly long and convoluted journey to becoming the superhero she is today. Her movie would have to cut through most of that to bring her directly to something resembling her current comic-book state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 In her case I hope they come up with something totally new because her backstory is not very good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbywolfe Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 I thought the Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes cartoon did a decent job with her origin. Obviously it didn't match the comics, but it involved the Kree and was a good shortcut to get to the character powered up and in play. Christopher R Taylor and Pattern Ghost 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 I'm assuming they will use the Kree in some manner as they've been introduced into the MCU already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 I'd be good with taking a tip from the EMH cartoon Christopher R Taylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes was a terrific reboot of the Avengers storyline while being faithful to the comics and having a wonderful feel to it. Instead the powers that be at Marvel have their "ultimate" universe they prefer above all things and that dumb cartoon got in the way, so cancel it and replace it with crap! But the crap fits their preferred storyline, even if its worse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 Agreed on the reasoning. Still, Carol always struck me as a more mature, commanding figure. I don't think that there's any question that a huge part of the appeal of the modern Captain Marvel is that she is a Woman of a Certain Age, saying something about how there's life after 40 (50, etc). Charlize Theron (41) would be perfect to play her now. The problem is the multi-movie contract, and I see Marvel's point. It's not necessarily that big of a deal, in that Downey was 43 when he played Iron Man for the first time. So Theron's timeline works for Marvel, assuming that the superhero craze lasts as long as the Western one, although it might be argued that Captain Marvel is inherently a more stunt-heavy role than Iron Man. The question is whether Marvel wants to take that risk with another headliner when it can look to a woman in her 30s. Given Hollywood's unrealistic beauty expectations and movie magic, 30-something and 50-something will both pass. I'm sure that sixty-something will, too. i guess the question comes down to money and stuntwork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 Fair or not, men age better than women do in terms of Hollywood looks. According to women I know, many men get better looking as they age. This is not so about women except in very rare instances. That's just the nature of a visual medium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 Carol Danvers has had a particularly long and convoluted journey to becoming the superhero she is today. Her movie would have to cut through most of that to bring her directly to something resembling her current comic-book state. Maybe they could make a comic book movie that isn't an origin story? Crazy talk, I know. Lawnmower Boy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaplayboy Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 Or maybe the origin story could be abbreviated rather than half the movie. I suspect the ease of using cliche tropes is part of the appeal of origin story plotlines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 I was wondering if there was any exploding alien tech in any of the prior movies they could use. Like, "Remember when you blew up that _____ in the battle of _____? I was there, on the ground. Got dosed with weird science." Bam! Done. Her powers don't really require an origin story unless they're bringing in Mar Vel and/or setting up the Kree for a bigger part in the MCU. If it's going to be a prelude to more Kree stuff, than an origin story that fits in a Kree plot would be fine. Christopher R Taylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted June 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 Or skip the Kree and go for Brood, I mean broke. Her origin story could be told in a 5-15 min flashback, or as a prequel to the title sequence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 Brood is probably under Fox's control as I believe they are X-men related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted June 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 Ah...good pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 I agree, get the origin over with fast as a quick flashback, or just don't even bother. She just has powers. Who cares why or how? Lets just get to the story. Maybe she'll explain later, but do we really need to know? Nope. And I doubt anyone really cares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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