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[Sgt. Kabukiman]

I cant be the only one who thought that this is Reed Richards. He would have been the perfect casting.

Reed Richards is dead. Bury it.

 

[Duane Cunningham]

Reed isn't dead, he's just chilling in some other reality. Hanging out with Fonzie.

 

[What did he mean by this?]

He's come a long way from Britney Spears' Crossroads

 

[LycanXIII]

Sorry Vin.

 

[TAJ]

I'm glad they made this a series. That means I can pretend it doesn't exist, just like Kevin Feige.

 

[Lashley]

Pleased it isn't Vin Diesel.

Hope this guy has good screen presence, and can convey emotion without speaking.

 

[Salty Rice]

This isnt Vin Diesel.

 

[Lonestar]

Wait, Ramsey Bolton is Maximus. That's kind of fantastic casting.

 

[x-Lundz-x]

Hell on Wheels in great and he was the main reason why.

 

[darkhunger]

Really wish it wasn't on ABC.

Blah blah blah. Agents of SHIELD is awesome right now so we welcome more ABC Marvel.

 

[LiK]

He'll never talk. Quite a role.

 

[Lashley]

He'll never talk. Quite a role.

He'll have to do the harder task of conveying emotion via non-verbal acting

 

[Forsaken82]

Isn't this the character that Vin Diesel was rumored to be playing (beyond just voicing Groot) because of how infrequently he'd technically be talking?

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Vin-Diesel-Drops-Hints-About-Second-Marvel-Role-87647.html Yup this is what I was looking for.

 

[SArcher]

I'm guessing they'll use the psychic link between Black Bolt and Medusa to allow the actor to speak.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

Isn't this the character that Vin Diesel was rumored to be playing (beyond just voicing Groot) because of how infrequently he'd technically be talking?

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Vin-Diesel-Drops-Hints-About-Second-Marvel-Role-87647.html Yup this is what I was looking for.

That was when Inhumans was going to be a movie, and we'll that didn't go very well.

 

[Broken Joystick]

Isn't this the character that Vin Diesel was rumored to be playing (beyond just voicing Groot) because of how infrequently he'd technically be talking?

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Vin-Diesel-Drops-Hints-About-Second-Marvel-Role-87647.html Yup this is what I was looking for.

Vin probably dropped any chance of this when it got relegated to TV.

 

[Nokagi]

Really liked him in Hell on Wheels. Looking forward to seeing him as Black Bolt.

 

[Slayven]

Would be the 2rd most powerful hero in the MCU

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

Loved Hell on Wheels much longer than it was great and most of that was because of Anson, great actor.

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

I thought cock Diesel was going to be Bolt.

I'm guessing they'll use the psychic link between Black Bolt and Medusa to allow the actor to speak.

This art is very pretty, who drew it?

 

[The Kree]

I thought cock Diesel was going to be Bolt.


This art is very pretty, who drew it?

The genius Mike Deodato.

 

[KDC720]

Only really know him from voicing the main character in "The Evil Within". He kinda sleep walked through that one imo but Marvel casting has always been on point so I'm intrigued.

 

[Slayven]

If they make him a bootleg Banshee, I will wedgie Bronsonlee

 

[Xion385]

Where's Karnak though?

Can we just get Iko Uwais from The Raid or Ray Park and be over with it?

 

[BKatastrophe]

If they make him a bootleg Banshee, I will wedgie Bronsonlee

He won't. I trust that they know what they're doing. Though if he does end up having an Irish accent...

 

[BSherrod]

This seems like good casting.

 

[duckroll]

Another white guy playing a Black character. Typical Hollywood.

 

[Zolo]

Another white guy playing a Black character. Typical Hollywood.

Didn't know who Black Bolt was, so I came in surprised it's not a black character. Then again, there's Black Adam, so maybe there's a decent chunk of characters with the name.

Thinking on that, which black characters have there been that were portrayed as a white guy? It usually seems more cases like an Egyptian or Asian setting casting a white guy as the star.

 

[Captin Quacker]

Another white guy playing a Black character. Typical Hollywood.

ʷᵉᶫᶫ ᵈᵒᶰᵉ

 

[Scrooge McDuck]

Can somebody enlighten me on the character. Does he actually speak? Wikipedia has me thinking any sound he makes can destroy stuff

That's correct. He also has some telepathic ability and can communicate non-verbally, especially with his wife Medusa, who usually speaks for him.

So I was left wondering what have all these powers to do with "black bolt" and - reading around - found out that's actually not a superhero moniker but rather a shortened form of his own name "Blackagar Boltagon"? And the brother's name is "Maximus"? Where is this Attilan country supposed to be, anyway?

 

[Parallax]

But how is his singing voice?

we will never get crooner black bolt. another thing i hate secret wars for. shit i didnt know i wanted

 

[Tunesmith]

So I was left wondering what have all these powers to do with "black bolt" and - reading around - found out that's actually not a superhero moniker but rather a shortened form of his own name "Blackagar Boltagon"? And the brother's name is "Maximus"? Where is this Attilan country supposed to be, anyway?

It's a city and it can be moved. In the comics it's on the moon right now I think, previously in the Himalayas (where AOS took inspiration), and the Atlantic Ocean off of Iceland.

 

[BKatastrophe]

It's a city and it can be moved. In the comics it's on the moon right now I think, previously in the Himalayas (where AOS took inspiration), and the Atlantic Ocean off of Iceland.

It was on Earth (in a mountain valley somewhere), then moved to the Moon, then back to Earth (the risen continent of Atlantis), then the Himayalas, then the Moon, then Hala (Kree home planet), then floating above New York City, and now it's floating in the Hudson Bay.

 

[anaron]

I'm glad they made this a series. That means I can pretend it doesn't exist, just like Kevin Feige.

what does this mean

 

[VAD]

Marvel recently announced that Iwan Rheon (“Game of Thrones,” “Misfits” “Vicious”) will portray Maximus, a clever and charming Inhuman that is fiercely devoted to the people of Attilan

I knew it. It's sad Iwan Rheon is now typecast as the crazy sadistic yet handsome bad guy who will be the show stealer like Loki. I'd rather like him to be typecast as the awkward loner he was in Misfits.

I don't really care who they cast for Blackagar, the dude just needs to be ripped, good-looking and able to nod from time to time. I'm more interested in who Medusa will be. The actress will have to be charismatic as fuck.

 

[Broken Joystick]

EW: Marvel's Inhumans casts Serinda Swan as Medusa

Graceland alum Serinda Swan will play Medusa, the Queen of the Inhumans and wife of Black Bolt (Anson Mount), EW has learned exclusively.

Marvel's Inhumans follows a race of superhumans with diverse and unique powers and explores the never-before-told epic adventure of Black Bolt and the Royal Family.

Medusa is Black Bolt's most trusted advisor, a fiercely resilient warrior who has the ability to move and control her hair the way most people use their hands and fingers.

”Serinda empowers Medusa's regal glory and still maintains a relatability that synced perfectly with the character," Marvel TV head and executive producer Jeph Loeb says. ”She is nothing short of wonderful."

Adds showrunner Scott Buck: ”Serinda Swan brings a regal elegance, as well as a sense of great inner strength and fierce determination, to the role of Medusa. I couldn't be happier to have her as our Queen of Attilan."

Swan is no stranger to the world of superheroes. The actress — whose credits also include Chicago Fire, Breakout Kings, and Supernatural — previously portrayed Zatanna on Smallville.



The casting comes on the heels of Hell on Wheels star Mount getting cast as Black Bolt, while Game of Thrones‘ Iwan Theon will play his brother, Maximus.

Inhumans — which hails from Buck, Loeb, and Jim Chory — will debut its first two episodes exclusively in IMAX theaters for a two-week window in September before its network run.

http://ew.com/tv/2017/03/01/inhuman.../?xid=entertainment-weekly_socialflow_twitter

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Hairs to short.

 

[Kurdel]

I hope Medusa's hair takes 90% of the shows budget.

 

[SocksAndShoes]

He should have been Punisher.

 

[ChubbyHuggs]

Really liked him in Hell on Wheels. Hope this works out for him.

 

[SargerusBR]

Vin was the dream casting but he would not settle for a TV show.

This guy looks okay tho. fun fact: he's the VA for Sebastian from The Evil Within.

 

[Parallax]

I hope Medusa's hair takes 90% of the shows budget.

i can see that. theyre in a dilapidated shack for some reason like their in mutant x, and medusas hair is always doing shit.(making a throne, cooking her eggs, playing with lockjkaw(who is a man in a green suit due to budget constraints))

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

The genius Mike Deodato.

Is that right? From Google Image Search, the art style looks completely different.

 

[Scrooge McDuck]

It's a city and it can be moved. In the comics it's on the moon right now I think, previously in the Himalayas (where AOS took inspiration), and the Atlantic Ocean off of Iceland.

Aa, if it's a science-fantasy spacecity, I suppose the weird names are not out of place.

 

[Gr1mLock]

Good choice.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Is that right? From Google Image Search, the art style looks completely different.

Deodato can be all over the place. When he's good, he produces art like the above. When he's bad you get the Avengers Time Runs Out arc...I still get triggered when I think of that Hulk vs Captain Marvel scene.

 

[brawly]

Where that fanart at, mang.

 

[DangerMouse]

Nice choice.

He was great on Hell on Wheels. Nice to see him land another big role after his previous show ended.

Yeah, I never finished it but he was a great lead.

 

[radios shipping overview]

I still don't know how I feel about the fact that the most cosmic and weird team book in Marvel is getting turned into an ABC series.

Damn, holy shit, Ramsay Snow is Maximus? That's perfect.

 

[Jake2by4]

Detective Sebastian Castellanos is Black Bolt nice.