Tag: mcu

Tweet of the Day, Guess Who Likes Monnnnn-neeey? edition.

Chris Evans, that’s who. Via GeekTyrant comes this first look at the live-action What If? I am a little sad that Scarlett Johansson’s not on the list, but I guess there’s still bad blood there between her and the Mouse. Such is life.

The cobbled-together CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD trailer.

I’ve never seen a Marvel movie presented less like a Marvel movie than CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD. Also the CGI looks… I dunno. Maybe it’s fine and I’m just old.

Continue reading The cobbled-together CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD trailer.

The “Yes. We are aware” THU[N]DERBOLTS* teaser trailer.

I don’t know why it’s ‘Thunderbolts*.’ I do know that the people who made this movie are under no illusions about just how far the MCU has fallen. This looks like… well, it pretty much is what you have left after your original Avenger draws died (Iron Man), retired (Cap), died (Black Widow), is absolutely through with this [expletive deleted] (Hawkeye), been relegated to comic relief (Thor), or is being played by Mark Ruffalo.

And yet, it doesn’t actually look too bad. At least they know.

PS: My accidentally misspelling ‘Thunderbolts’ says it all, doesn’t it?

Marvel’s Hail Mary play: bringing back the Russo Brothers.

It’s not the worst idea in the world, but…

In a shocking turn of events, the Russo Brothers are in talks with Marvel Studios to return to the company and film the next two Avengers movies.

According to a report from THR, Joe and Anthony Russo are in early talks to direct the planned Avengers 5 and the follow-up to that as well. Talks are said to be in the “early stages,” but should the brothers return, they would be making their fifth and sixth films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

(THR link)

…but I hope they charged all that the traffic will bear. If only because Disney will absolutely blame them if this doesn’t work. I’m not confident that it will work, either. INFINITY WAR and ENDGAME benefited from having an actual plan for developing a complicated story over a decade of standalone and smaller-series films, coupled with characters with proven track records of generating interest, and a fanbase eager for the payoff. That… is not the current state of affairs.

Good luck, guys! You’re gonna need it.

#commissionearned

The ‘The needle flutters’ AGATHA ALL ALONG trailer.

Huh. There’s a mild flicker of interest, here. I mean, I get that AGATHA ALL ALONG is gonna be awful, because aside from LOKI that’s been the default level for Marvel TV shows for a while. Still, a Halloween-themed horror show has… again, a flicker of interest. I honestly wasn’t expecting even that much.

Tweet of the Day, I Will Allow It… edition.

…but there will have to be conditions.

Primarily… well. You all know my opinion on this.

Via @BlkCrownAuthor.

Moe Lane

PS: I know the odds are nil that they will do it that way. Believe me, I have come to terms with the fact that Hollywood isn’t as good at ideas as I am…

Marvel still overestimates how many TV/movie projects it should do a year.

This is not even a good idea: it should be a reflexive one. “Disney CEO Bob Iger has offered an update on Marvel Studios’ new movie and series rollout plan. They will now release no more than two to three movies and two shows per year.” …They frankly should go back to one. One movie or TV show per year, and the studio gets to pick.

It gives me no joy to say this: I like Marvel movies. But they need to cut their production back to a point where we’re not getting results that are all over the board. Same goes for Star Wars — or, hey, just stop entirely, wait five years, and start over?

I know, I know, I’m quite the comedian. Still. It’s the smart play.