Christopher R Taylor Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 Some big time actors like Will Smith have script guys that come in and write him lines, or alter lines to make it sound "more like him." But playing Captain America is not really any difference than playing James Bond or Jason Bourne. Its a character with a story arc, not one that ends up with them significantly changed, but an interesting role in its own right. That was kind of the flaw with Age of Ultron: Whedon had his big story to tell about angst and facing demons to become a better person, when he was supposed to be doing a fun Avengers movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 Those two priorities aren't necessarily mutually exclusive in a movie, though. Civil War amply demonstrates that. And FWIW I thought Whedon accomplished that in AoU a lot better than many people seem to give him credit for. I see a lot of folks comparing CW to the first Avengers movie, but the former wouldn't exist without the latter. What Joss Whedon did in that movie had never been done before, and many were the nay-sayers who said it couldn't be done. Whedon demonstrated how it could be, and the Russo brothers built on his example. slikmar and Pattern Ghost 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 Some big time actors like Will Smith have script guys that come in and write him lines, or alter lines to make it sound "more like him." Which is why almost all Will Smith characters sound exactly the same, variations on a theme, regardless of story and other character considerations. He rarely steps out of that "I am Will Smith" role. Sometimes the Actor really does need to lose themselves in the writers vision. Good ones can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 In an interview last year, Brie Larson seemed genuinely delighted with the (misunderstood) prospect of playing a gender-bent Captain America. She seemed a little less excited when it was explained that the role was Captain Marvel (not Capt. America) and that it would be female, but she still seemed game. It sure looks like she (correctly) regards landing a franchise role with Marvel as "the big time." Unlike many, I don't have a particuar actress that I'd like to see in the role. However, I would love to see the character become as popular as Iron Man and become a new pop culture icon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 Which is why I'm side-eyeing Marvel so hard for putting her in the "unreasonable" role for Civil War 2: Electric Boogaloo. NuSoardGraphite 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikmar Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 Those two priorities aren't necessarily mutually exclusive in a movie, though. Civil War amply demonstrates that. And FWIW I thought Whedon accomplished that in AoU a lot better than many people seem to give him credit for. I see a lot of folks comparing CW to the first Avengers movie, but the former wouldn't exist without the latter. What Joss Whedon did in that movie had never been done before, and many were the nay-sayers who said it couldn't be done. Whedon demonstrated how it could be, and the Russo brothers built on his example. I thought Whedon did a good job too, and in many ways it lead directly to Tony Stank's role in CW. I also liked that they addressed what happened at the end of IM3, where he destroyed all the suits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 Ultron is my least favorite movie in the franchise (well, I haven't seen Ant Man yet... technically); Whedon did a good job, but the editing felt discombobulated and truncated, and caused more than a few issues I have with how some characters were portrayed. Trencher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 I liked Ant-Man, but it didn't feel like he had the same...stature (pun not intended, but funny) as the rest of the MCU. In the recent Civil War movie, he was kinda the week link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 Which is why almost all Will Smith characters sound exactly the same, variations on a theme, regardless of story and other character considerations. When he does, it is great, like in I Am Legend. But yeah, he has his Will Smith character that's the same through most of his films. I would love to see the character become as popular as Iron Man and become a new pop culture icon. I find Captain Marvel kind of boring, so I hope they can write her into an interesting persona. when the original (Marvel) one died, I was indifferent; meh, Rick Jones' buddy. Not very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 Yeah, I'm partial to Moonstone's stint as the Captain, but I'm probably alone in feeling that way. Whatever Marvel chooses to do, I have a feeling it will be a fun ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 I thought Whedon did a good job too, and in many ways it lead directly to Tony Stank's role in CW. Which reminds me--it's sad but Stan Lee needs to stop doing cameos. He's become too recognizable, and it's distracting when the whole theater erupts in cheers when he appears on screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 Your locals must be easily amused. I've never seen anyone cheer for a Stan Lee cameo up this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted June 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 Me neither and find it hilarious, almost worthy of a drinking game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 Apparently Stan did his Deadpool cameo in a studio, and they digitally placed him into the strip club, which he went on record as being upset by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iuz the Evil Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 Apparently Stan did his Deadpool cameo in a studio, and they digitally placed him into the strip club, which he went on record as being upset by. Right, but he actually went on record he was upset that he didn't get to spend time with the strippers... says he is game for a cameo in anything Marvel. massey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted June 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 JOSH BROLIN PROMISES THANOS VS. 'EVERYBODY' IN INFINITY WAR http://au.ign.com/articles/2016/06/08/josh-brolin-promises-thanos-vs-everybody-in-infinity-war "Basically, my character against everybody," he said. "And it's really fun what they've chosen to do with the story." "I think it's brilliant, personally," Brolin told Moviefone recently. "I was blown away, and had goose pimples pretty much 50 percent of the time that I was listening to what was going on." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted June 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 Okay, not MCU related but I can't be buggered to find a Spider-Man thread SPIDER-MAN 4 CONCEPT ART REVEALS VULTURE, MYSTERIO http://au.ign.com/articles/2016/06/02/spider-man-4-concept-art-reveals-vulture-mysterio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted June 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 WHAT WOULD BRIE LARSON LOOK LIKE AS CAPTAIN MARVEL? http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/what-would-brie-larson-look-like-as-captain-marvel-249 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted June 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 ALAN SILVESTRI WILL RETURN TO SCORE THE AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR FILMS http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/alan-silvestri-will-return-to-score-the-avengers-infinity-war-films-136 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 WHAT WOULD BRIE LARSON LOOK LIKE AS CAPTAIN MARVEL? http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/what-would-brie-larson-look-like-as-captain-marvel-249 Nice sash. Bazza 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 Check those caps, Bazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 I still think Charlize Theron would look more impressive and commanding, but I don't think she's even on Marvel's radar for this role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grailknight Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 Too big a name and therefore too expensive and too old(by Hollywood standards) at 40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 Too expensive? Didn't they just release a film with RDJ, ScarJo, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, and Paul Bettany? (Admittedly ScarJo is a "bargain" since Hollywood underpays all women not named Jennifer Lawrence.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 ALAN SILVESTRI WILL RETURN TO SCORE THE AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR FILMS http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/alan-silvestri-will-return-to-score-the-avengers-infinity-war-films-136 About damn time! Silvestri's Avengers theme was one of the most memorable elements of that movie IMHO. Christopher R Taylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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