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Also Ned in Spider-Man and Amanda Cho in Age of UItron!
I didn't count Ned because the movie isn't out yet. Forgot about Cho. There's also Hogun from the Thor movies and Jim Morita from The First Avenger. We could count Mantis, even though she plays an alien.
Oh sure, it's just Proff spoke with such confidence about the possibility of an Asian actor being cast in the role, I briefly wondered whether there was a comic book out there that briefly Namor established as canonically Asian or something, which left me a bit confused! That's what I was getting at.
I always had Zachary Quinto in my head myself.
It would be a great opportunity to finally cast an Asian actor in a more prominent, heroic role, however.
Mix Master
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LEE Byung-Hun is my pick for namor.
I always had Zachary Quinto in my head myself.
Would also be a very close and good casting.
I'm sure they'll cast an Asian for a minor character, then pat themselves on the back for diversity.
I mean, I don't think this means anything, but why not? Some nice props and we could discuss e.g. casting options there.
I'll cook something up.
Regarding Namors appearence: http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=238026543
Seems like it was really the original intention of Jack Kirby.
Seems like it was really the original intention of Jack Kirby.
I was about to mention the same thing. I knew as soon as we made a new thread again for such a small thing, that the new thread wouldn't get pages upon pages of in-depth discussion and at the same time we would kill it in here. Not mad about it at all, since I could care less, but I don't follow the logic in bringing discussion out of this thread every time there's something slightly interesting.
BrokenFiction
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Well, here's something for this thread:
https://www.inverse.com/article/320...tm_medium=on_site&utm_campaign=article-footer
https://www.inverse.com/article/320...tm_medium=on_site&utm_campaign=article-footer
Why does it matter where we talk about it, as long as we're talking about it? Plus, there are fans of those characters who don't check habitually in this thread that get to hear the gossip in a way they wouldn't have otherwise.
Totally bizarre thing to get weirdly passive aggressive about, Kree.
People would comment that the community could use more activity but we keep pulling the discussion away from it. This isn't the kind of news most casual fans would care about, so it's not like it's inevitable that someone would make a thread about it anyway as if it were a trailer or a casting announcement.
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Its annoying because the DC thread is always filled with conversation, and I'll come back to this thread 2 days later and there's like 1 new page.
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You guys don't understand. Feige PM'd Kree and told him if we get to OT4 Iger will buy back Doom.
What difference does it make? The conversation on the Marvel topics is either happening here or in individual threads. I will never understand the obsession some of you have with where things are posted.
Ooh, you're in for a treat. Read Walter Simonson's run of Thor start to finish!
So I just started reading the full Infinity Gauntlet omnibus for the first time. Currently still on the Silver Surfer stuff at the beginning:
Obviously there's a lot of stuff that can't be done in the MCU (either due to rights or due to it looking ridiculous in the universe they've built), but I'm also seeing a lot of stuff they could do.
Thanos appears to Silver Surfer in a "dream" and it makes for a very cool exchange between the two characters, complete with trippy ass early 90s acid-inspired visuals.
I kinda hope they can find a way to do this scene in Avengers 3, maybe with Peter Quill in place of Silver Surfer. Thanos quickly solidifies himself as a real dick, and I think the MCU could use that considering just how little of the character we've seen so far.
Obviously there's a lot of stuff that can't be done in the MCU (either due to rights or due to it looking ridiculous in the universe they've built), but I'm also seeing a lot of stuff they could do.
Thanos appears to Silver Surfer in a "dream" and it makes for a very cool exchange between the two characters, complete with trippy ass early 90s acid-inspired visuals.
I kinda hope they can find a way to do this scene in Avengers 3, maybe with Peter Quill in place of Silver Surfer. Thanos quickly solidifies himself as a real dick, and I think the MCU could use that considering just how little of the character we've seen so far.
pirateluigi
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Can't agree with this more. If you're going to read any Marvel comic, the Simonson Thor run should be a top contender.
MugiwaraCole
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This narrative that safe=bad is ugh
It looks like a really good Spider-Man movie. Everything after that is icing on the cake.
Same, mate.
Yeah something can play it safe and still be great. It's always been a confusing complaint imo.
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lol @ a 'safe' Spider-man movie. Did y'all want Mangold to direct it and make it dark and gritty?
This is supposed to ease folks back into spider-man after his last 3 movies have been bad-mediocre.
This is supposed to ease folks back into spider-man after his last 3 movies have been bad-mediocre.
There's nothing inherently bad about it. There is also nothing impressive about it either. It's not really hard to understand why someone might want filmmakers to shake things up after five movies.
If you feel that way, good. I don't think it looks better than the ASM trailers so far.
Spider-Man looks fine, but sandwiched between Guardians and Ragnarok (both of which look creative visually and are relatively fresh takes on the genre), it's definitely the most forgettable of the MCU movies this year on the surface.
The one novel thing about Homecoming is the MCU stuff - an "origin story" for a character that grew up surrounded by famous, established superheroes. Which is why the Stark complaints are weird to me.
The one novel thing about Homecoming is the MCU stuff - an "origin story" for a character that grew up surrounded by famous, established superheroes. Which is why the Stark complaints are weird to me.
Nah, you could see the banal dead parents mystery coming a mile away in the ASM trailers, that was never going to be interesting to watch unfold and there was clearly never going to be an interesting payoff.
Homecoming (from the trailers) feels refreshing, in both Spider-man fare and after 15 films in the MCU. The thing that got me most excited even back during the first trailer is what they felt confident not showing; Spider-man swinging from skyscraper to skyscraper, with the final shot having the skyscrapers set in the far background while Spidey is swinging through the neighborhood with Iron Man. Told me everything I needed to know about their direction and I approve.
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Marvel could Re-Air the 60's spider-man cartoon for 2 hours and it would still be better than The ASM series
he's a dude who swings between buildings, the fuck else is he supposed to do?
he's a dude who swings between buildings, the fuck else is he supposed to do?
The Broken Ska Record
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I liked the first ASM. It wasn't great, but it could have gone places. Then the sequel happened, and my biggest issue was how it undermined Uncle Ben's death.
That and forcing so much pointless shit.
That and forcing so much pointless shit.
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No hyperbole but that deleted scene with peters dad is one of the stupidest things i have ever seen.
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I was fine with it in the first movie, because it was setting up the world. But they really, REALLY wanted to hammer it into you about Pete's parents. Then again, ASM2 was trying it's goddamnedest to make a universe.
I found ASM2 to be more fun than ASM1, and I'm not sure why. Was probably the colors popping, the beautiful costume and brightness that made me in a better mood. But generally, Lizard and Electro were both really lackluster.
Homecoming looks to have a helluva lot potential. And it was the music playing while we see the students walk up the hallway in High School that really got to me. It's that feeling and atmosphere I expect out of Homecoming and I expect Jon Watts to nail it all the way through.
I also have no problem with all of that tech Tony have equipped Peter with if his arc ends up with him wanting to do his superhero thing his own way without all of Tony's toys. Then it will be refreshing seeing Spidey play with all of these gadgets throughout the movie. Just imagine, 518 different combinations of webbings. They can be really creative with this tool alone.
I love how the suit lights up like it's an action figure in the backyard, it's just really fun. The voice over tech is a bit too much but again, I won't complain if it's stuff he will end up getting rid off. Peter being in the MCU having grown up with all of these idols is so fucking interesting. And that's the viewpoint we are getting now.
Just that scene alone with him talking in the phone to Tony about how his day been was amazing. It's totally that tone that makes me really happy and satisfied inside. It brings good feelings up in me.
Just that clip alone where he crawls into his bedroom and closes the window with his food is a scene straight out of the comic panels and it's exactly as I remember my Spider-Man growing up. And then mixing Ganke into this (honestly, I don't care they've renamed him to Ned Leeds) is such a clever decision because this best friend thing just works with high school Peter Parker too.
I can't stop being excited about all things MCU. I love it, with all my heart. Being on Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Homecoming looks to have a helluva lot potential. And it was the music playing while we see the students walk up the hallway in High School that really got to me. It's that feeling and atmosphere I expect out of Homecoming and I expect Jon Watts to nail it all the way through.
I also have no problem with all of that tech Tony have equipped Peter with if his arc ends up with him wanting to do his superhero thing his own way without all of Tony's toys. Then it will be refreshing seeing Spidey play with all of these gadgets throughout the movie. Just imagine, 518 different combinations of webbings. They can be really creative with this tool alone.
I love how the suit lights up like it's an action figure in the backyard, it's just really fun. The voice over tech is a bit too much but again, I won't complain if it's stuff he will end up getting rid off. Peter being in the MCU having grown up with all of these idols is so fucking interesting. And that's the viewpoint we are getting now.
Just that scene alone with him talking in the phone to Tony about how his day been was amazing. It's totally that tone that makes me really happy and satisfied inside. It brings good feelings up in me.
Just that clip alone where he crawls into his bedroom and closes the window with his food is a scene straight out of the comic panels and it's exactly as I remember my Spider-Man growing up. And then mixing Ganke into this (honestly, I don't care they've renamed him to Ned Leeds) is such a clever decision because this best friend thing just works with high school Peter Parker too.
I can't stop being excited about all things MCU. I love it, with all my heart. Being on Spider-Man: Homecoming.
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Pretty sure Peter is going to throw all the extra tech in the trash later on in the movie.
the suit doesn't make the man, the man makes the suit.
the suit doesn't make the man, the man makes the suit.
Definitely its downfall for me. I like ASM2 but it's so bogged down by all the extra garbage they tried to cram in there. I'm not in the "too many villains" crowd but cut Rhino, cut the parents, cut the Goblin and it could have been a much better movie. It seems like making the Sinister Six for ASM3 was such a priority them.
To me, they could have just set up Harry to be the Goblin at the end and got another movie out of the solid Peter/Gwen dynamic which I felt worked really well.