Bazza Posted October 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 Thor: Ragnarok Has the Potential to Break the Marvel Moldhttp://www.vulture.com/2016/10/thor-ragnarok-taika-waititi-optimism.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 Kevin Feige Explains Why He’s Reluctant to Bring Netflix Superheroes into the MCU http://collider.com/marvel-netflix-mcu-crossover-kevin-feige/ SO now we have an explanation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 Kevin Feige Says Avengers: Infinity War Features Illuminati Charactershttp://screenrant.com/avengers-infinity-war-illuminati-kevin-feige/ Feige: Well, what’s fun about the Illuminati is that there are certain characters interacting with other certain characters, so I don’t know about that particular storyline, but certainly some of those characters you will see on screen in the next Avengers.[/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man: Will Marvel replace its biggest star? http://m.torontosun.com/2016/10/26/robert-downey-jr-as-iron-man-will-marvel-replace-its-biggest-star Post Infinity War that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 The One Thing Thor's Screenwriter Would Change About The Film http://www.cinemablend.com/news/1577439/the-one-thing-thors-screenwriter-would-change-about-the-film Ashley Miller, who co-wrote Thor with Zack Stentz, Don Payne, J. Michael Straczynski, and Mark Protosevich... Miller: If there's anything that I wish we could have done differently, I would have loved to have pumped up the battle with The Destroyer. I think that there was probably more to play there, and I think it was, again, difficult to realize on screen. Because that's the moment of his real transformation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' Sequel Gears Already Spinning, Holland Hints at Next Project http://mcuexchange.com/spider-man-homecoming-sequel-gears-already-spinning-holland-hints-at-next-project/ Tom Holland: My next project, I can’t tell you about, but we’ve just finished ‘Spider-Man’ and we’re talking about the second one and who the villain is going to be and where we’re going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 Gotham Awards Nominations -- Nominated under the category "Breakthrough Series – Long Form" http://variety.com/2016/film/news/gotham-awards-nominations-2016-list-nominees-1201895205/ And previously... Marvel’s “Jessica Jones” Wins Peabody Awardhttp://www.cbr.com/marvels-jessica-jones-wins-peabody-award/ Jessica Jones, The Martian win big at 2016 Hugo Awards http://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/21/hugo-awards-winners-jessica-jones-martian Netflix’s Marvel series Jessica Jones and Ridley Scott’s The Martian both took home top honors at this year’s Hugo Awards ceremony, which annually honors the best in science fiction. As announced on Saturday night, Jessica Jones took home Best Dramatic Presentation in the Short Form category for its season finale, titled “AKA Smile.” Showrunner Melissa Rosenberg, Scott Reynolds, and Jamie King penned the episode, while Michael Rymer directed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasBroot Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 Well deserved. It was a well put together series and AKA Smile was definitely one of the best season finales I can recall seeing in recent years. I wasn't into Doctor Who when Tennant was the Doctor so to me he'll probably always be Kilgrave first in my mind - but his performance in Jessica Jones made me want to go back and check out his time as the Doctor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man: Will Marvel replace its biggest star? http://m.torontosun.com/2016/10/26/robert-downey-jr-as-iron-man-will-marvel-replace-its-biggest-star Post Infinity War that is. Maybe down the road, yes, or put another in the suit (in a minor role) but no way should another actor play Tony Stark in the near future. Just phase him out if you need to do so, and there are plenty of geniuses to assume his role as 'primary tech producer'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdamnhero Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 I had a random thought the other day while watching Luke Cage. Neither Luke nor Jessica wear costumes, and both deny being heroes. But both of them have supporting cast members urge them to become costumed crimefighters. Trish even makes a costume for Jessica. Pops (among other people IIRC) talks to Luke about he should be superheroing like it's a perfectly ordinary career choice for people with his skill set. In one of the last LC episodes, a civilian says something like "Superheroes mostly run around in spandex and help people downtown - never thought we'd have a brother in a hoodie here in the neighborhood." All of which strongly implies that "spandexed heroes with powers fighting crime and helping people" is an established thing in the MCU. And yet, with the exception of Daredevil and I guess Spidey* now that he's in the MCU, are there any other costumed heroes fighting street-level crime in the MCU? The Avengers (both original and new lineups) operate more of an international quasi-military strike force than crimefighters. Ditto for SHIELD's supers/Inhumans, who also don't really wear costumes. Anybody else I'm missing? I don't have a problem with them subverting the norm, but they seem to want us to accept it as the norm without establishing it as such. Not a big deal, but am I missing something obvious? * Neither of whom technically wear spandex, but I'll let that slide... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amorkca Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 It will be interesting to see how they handle Iron Fist in the near future!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 I don't have a problem with them subverting the norm, but they seem to want us to accept it as the norm without establishing it as such. Not a big deal, but am I missing something obvious? I don't believe you are missing anything, obvious or otherwise. They do indeed want us to accept the comic-book norm (of a world full of costumed heroes) as their cinematic norm without establishing it as such (i.e., without earning it, so to speak). They are using the viewer's implicit understanding of the source material as a shortcut to doing the necessary world-building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 Well, "downtown" could be taken to mean, "Avengers Tower and vicinity in Manhattan." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 I took that comment completely differently. It was merely a nod to fans and a means of emphasizing Luke's style and how he identifies with his community, not as a factual statement of actual superhero behavior and dress codes. In fact, it seems quite normal that many communities out there could have negative opinions that foster the idea that only certain people get 'help' and that seeing colorful costumes as 'spandex' has become a humorous 'jab' gone viral. Lord Liaden 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 Maybe down the road, yes, or put another in the suit (in a minor role) but no way should another actor play Tony Stark in the near future. Just phase him out if you need to do so, and there are plenty of geniuses to assume his role as 'primary tech producer'. Yeah, agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdamnhero Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 I took that comment completely differently. It was merely a nod to fans and a means of emphasizing Luke's style and how he identifies with his community, not as a factual statement of actual superhero behavior and dress codes. I agree it was a meta-comment aimed at audience expectations, rather than in-world expectations. Which is why it felt out of place to hear someone in-world express it. In fact, it seems quite normal that many communities out there could have negative opinions that foster the idea that only certain people get 'help' and that seeing colorful costumes as 'spandex' has become a humorous 'jab' gone viral. The notion (perceived or actual) that some parts of town get more help than others didn't bother me.* And I'll accept "spandex" as just being shorthand for "colorful costumes." But even there, that still implies there are heroes in colorful costumes helping people in other neighborhoods. If as you say above, it wasn't meant as "a factual statement of actual superhero behavior and dress codes" then why would someone in-world draw that contrast? Just feels like they're trying to have it both ways. * Aside from the fact that Harlem is so heavily gentrified it doesn't exactly count as The Projects anymore; but that's another aubject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 I think the Netflix Marvel Universe is based heavily on what the city looked like back in the 70's and 80's. I hear that Hell's Kitchen has also been gentrified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdamnhero Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 Yeah, all of us together couldn't afford rent in Hell's Kitchen these days. But in Daredevil they specifically stated Hell's Kitchen had been heavily trashed in The Battle Of New York (I refuse to call it "The Incident" - sorry Netflix), which was enough for my suspension of disbelief. But Harlem? Yeah, they're definitely stuck in a 1980s view of "the hell that is was the Inner City." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 It was classy enough for the Equalizer to live there, so it can't be all bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 You can think of the MCU as one huge movie set. It will be dressed to accommodate the stories they want to tell, not to accommodate comparisons of accuracy with the real world. In the case of the Netflix series, it seems that the stories they want to tell require the urban neighborhoods of NYC to be stuck in time, forever trapped in their 70s/80s forms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 Luke Cage might not be as compelling in an environment of venti lattes, yoga classes, and gluten free cafes. Starlord 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 Reddit Fan fiction on Avengers Infinity War & Captain Marvel films https://www.reddit.com/r/kissUI/comments/59pq8j/avengers_3_infinity_war/ https://www.reddit.com/r/kissUI/comments/52zvjw/captain_marvel_mcu_origin/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 Breaking Down The Marvel Shows In Development - Updated http://mcuexchange.com/breaking-down-the-marvel-shows-in-development/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 Kevin Feige On Marvel's Relationship With Fox, Filming Dates, And Infinity War http://mcuexchange.com/kevin-feige-on-marvels-relationship-with-fox-filming-dates-and-infinity-war/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 One Shot: Making A Black Widow Solo Title For The Current MCU Timeline http://mcuexchange.com/one-shot-making-a-black-widow-solo-title-for-the-current-mcu-timeline/ Should be of interest to those who desire a Black Widow film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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