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Seems more like they’re setting up a Young Avengers type crew anyway. Kate Bishop, Ms. Marvel, America Chavez, Cassie Lang, Ironheart, etc.
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That “direction” pic is definitely missing Spidey, Ant-Man and Doc Strange, but those are three straight white males so I suppose including them would ruin the point.
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It is interesting that they would look for something of a hunk to play Wolverine. He had started to get better looking in the comics before the X-men movies, but Jackman really turned him into a sex symbol.
However, what drew me and a lot of kids into the character when I was a teen was that he was a short, lumpy, hairy and (probably) smelly little badass – like the animal. I especially liked the Kent Williams looks for the character:
For me, John Hawkes or Sam Rockwell would better fit the character.
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Back in the day, Chris Claremont wanted Bob Hoskins to play Wolverine.
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He certainly would have been a good choice for a more accurate depiction. A step up from the Danny Devito fantasy casting.
it is an interesting speculation if they had gone that route and kept the love triangle aspect that had Jean seeing something attractive in a guy everyone else either feared or found offensive and repulsive. She sees minds first. Not faces and obviously she is drawn to emotionally wounded men.
it would be an interesting element to the dynamic that she ends up with Scott not because he’s the classically handsome chad but because from her perspective, he’s much more broken inside than Logan. Going back to the quite unique for its time Simonson/Williams/Muth mini-series WOLVERINE/HAVOC MELTDOWN, I think that would work in the MCU as a series for their Disney+ shows, but replace Havoc with Scott and get down to their basic conflict – Logan wants what Scott has and deep down Scott wants to be Logan (or he wants the freedom fro responsibility and self-image that he thinks Logan has).
Sasha Baron Cohen played a Logan like character in the Brothers Grimaby — he’d be interesting casting.
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Sam Rockwell
I approve, that’s inspired. Sam Rockwell is rarely bad in anything, either. A good actor.
Hopefully they could do a story where Wolverine goes after Justin Hammer.
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Good answer from Urban though:
“Oh really? It’s flattering, but you have to rationally think about it. I’m what, two years younger than Hugh Jackman? I mean, if I was a studio looking to cast someone as Wolverine, I’d pick someone I’ll get three films out of. You’re not going to get three films out of Karl Urban unless you want a 65-year-old Wolverine.”
And, I mean, he also is already in the MCU, of course.
Man, poor Skurge. How quickly they forgot your sacrifice!
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“… You’re not going to get three films out of Karl Urban unless you want a 65-year-old Wolverine.”
Yeah, but Logan is like going on 200 years old.
Bob Hoskins (or Danny Devitto for that matter) would’ve been a terrible choice. I’m sure there’s plenty of short ugly and hairy actors who look more like Wolverine.
I doubt there would be too many of them who were as good at the work as Bob Hoskins. Hoskins was a character actor who could carry a movie and, in an X-men movie, it’s an ensemble cast and story so someone like Hoskins would’ve been a great actor to balance out the cast.
Still, that was back then when action heroes didn’t all have to be unbelievably attractive. Bruce Willis is a good example. Still, older action heroes have always been a thing too. From Charles Bronson and Burt Lancaster in their later careers to Keanu Reeves, Liam Neeson and the whole Expendables cast today.
Honestly, when I think of Wolverine, I imagine he’d have the effect on people like Mickey Rourke has in his more recent movies.
Or Johnny Depp nowadays.
Honestly, even though Marvel will likely look for a younger actor – not a kid – I don’t think they should rule out actors late 40’s or early 50’s with a heavy presence in front of the camera.
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Marvel Studios’ #DoctorStrange in the Multiverse of Madness streams June 22 on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/eDgsTZ7tHe
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) June 2, 2022
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Al, do you know what sub-text is?
that is not a fair question because the creator of that picture is saying that the first set of Avengers who are all white men(ex. Natasha) are all being replaced by women or black men and that is the wrong direction. That is both sexist and racist. Would you be offended if someone told you that replacing Tony Stark with Rhodey is headed in the wrong direction? that women and minorities can’t do the same work as white men?
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Wait, is it 2013 again already?
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I merely meant the transition to other characters and getting away from the familiar originals.
Yeah, I think you may accidentally have posted a picture that was originally intended to be somewhat more racist than that.
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It can be accidentally done. I had a work colleague, a Muslim girl, that posted a far right US video on Facebook about how Europe would be majority Muslim by 2030. She read it from her perspective as a positive thing. I had to point out firstly that it was factually nonsense and secondly it was fuelled by hate and racism against her kind.
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Box Office: ‘Morbius’ Bombs Again With $85,000 Friday https://t.co/gXpHuEsbTO pic.twitter.com/Pitpj24WVx
— Forbes (@Forbes) June 4, 2022
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Jon wrote:
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A Small Talent For War, Todd, JRCarter, JRCarterHow TF did I thank Jon twice?
Maybe the other JRCarter liked it too.
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4 USERS THANKED AUTHOR FOR THIS POST.
A Small Talent For War, Todd, JRCarter, JRCarterHow TF did I thank Jon twice?
So Marvel is doing the Clone Saga…
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Maybe the other JRCarter liked it too.
To nobody’s surprise.
Interesting that Strange 2 almost cracked a billion though, given the mediocre reviews.
(And given that as a Marvel movie, it’s not great. It’s a very fun Raimi movie, which is great if you love nineties B-movies, like me, but I’m really surrpised it’s done as well as it did.)3 users thanked author for this post.
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#Borat actress Maria Bakalova has been cast in Marvel's #GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3
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— Geek Vibes Nation (@GeekVibesNation) June 6, 2022
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And she’ll be playing the role of…
[checks notes]
My. Wife?
[pause for laughter]
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A new spot for #ThorLoveAndThunder has been released pic.twitter.com/ds1C7wu5GM
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I think Martin might mean Elaine.
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Meet The Spot, Miles Morales’s most formidable foe yet. 🕳 Voiced by Jason Schwartzman, see him in action in Spider-Man: Across the #SpiderVerse, Exclusively At Cinemas June 2, 2023.
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Meet The Spot, Miles Morales’s most formidable foe yet. 🕳 Voiced by Jason Schwartzman, see him in action in Spider-Man: Across the #SpiderVerse, Exclusively At Cinemas June 2, 2023.
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Meet The Spot, Miles Morales’s most formidable foe yet. 🕳 Voiced by Jason Schwartzman, see him in action in Spider-Man: Across the #SpiderVerse, Exclusively At Cinemas June 2, 2023.
I mean, they’re not really the same, even if look similar, but yeah, it’s kinda funny… damn, I forgot the name of that character… xD
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Apparently Wonder Man is being lined up for a Disney+ series:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/wonder-man-marvel-disney-1235166956/
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According to that link, Marvel comics has “a massive library of more than 7,000 characters” Now, how many of them will be in the movies or streaming?
Marvel has loved that strapline for ages. They were using it 2 decades ago although the number was 5,000 then.
How many will get a show or movie? Well if we look at this year 5 new characters are leading shows or movies so at that rate it would take them 1,400 years to get through them all.
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How many will get a show or movie? Well if we look at this year 5 new characters are leading shows or movies so at that rate it would take them 1,400 years to get through them all.
But then after that they’ll go the way of the western.
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Marvel comics has “a massive library of more than 7,000 characters”
Pfft, that’s nothing. The Legion of Super-Heroes has more characters than that.
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According to that link, Marvel comics has “a massive library of more than 7,000 characters” Now, how many of them will be in the movies or streaming?
Marvel has loved that strapline for ages. They were using it 2 decades ago although the number was 5,000 then.
How many will get a show or movie? Well if we look at this year 5 new characters are leading shows or movies so at that rate it would take them 1,400 years to get through them all.
So Stingray Disney+ series by 3422? Sweet.
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The Legion of Super-Heroes has more characters than that.
True…but I’m guessing we will see a Karnak & Gorgon buddy film from MCU long before we see a LoSH feature from DC.
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Man I wish we’d get a Spiderman 2099 movie… even better, a Doom 2099 movie… shit since we’re dreaming, let’s add an X-Men 2099 movie why not =P
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Yeah, I’d say half their characters are probably mutants from all the X titles.
Half of them are probably just Madrox.
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Marvel comics has “a massive library of more than 7,000 characters”
Pfft, that’s nothing. The Legion of Super-Heroes has more characters than that.
Really, that’s just the Legion of Substitute Heroes.
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The casting for Wonder Man?🤣
Newly Announced Marvel Show to Focus on Scarlet Witch’s Long Lost Love
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Yeah, I’d say half their characters are probably mutants from all the X titles.
Half of them are probably just Madrox.
Which does remind me that Peter David’s run on X-Factor would be pretty good for Disney+ and Rick Remender’s X-Force a good build toward a more Marvel direction for Deadpool. Once they start rolling out the X-Men, I can see it dominating the Marvel media as much as it does (or did) in the comics. Sort of the same way Spider-Man took the spotlight once he was put alongside the Avengers. He was treated like the Second Coming of Tony Stark… almost literally… while Iron Man was still making movies.
That’s really what’s missing in any picture of Marvel’s future. I don’t know if it will change everything, but the X-Men really are the next big “phase” for Marvel and how they handle it will have a transformative impact, pro and con.
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On the new Disney Cruise line, the intro video for the Marvel-themed restaurant opens with Ant-Man explaining why he couldn’t kill Thanos by crawling up his butt:
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Or rather, not explaining.
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I don’t know what’s more unbelievable. Him being cast or Marvel letting a character smoke.
It’s the latter.
Why does almost all fan casting go for people at least a decade too old? Do people just not know many young actors?
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I think we all know that MCU Wolverine should be played by Jack Nicholson.
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Also Anthony Starr wouldn’t take such a role anymore, he’s spoken plenty about how he doesn’t want action roles anymore ’cause he busted his body doing Banshee… he took the Homelander gig because he mostly stands around acting evil and shooting VFX from his eyes…
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🚨🤩😱 And finally… #Namor !!! #BlackPantherWakandaForever merch confirm the blurry leak for #Namor ? #BlackPanther #WakandaForever #BlackPanther2 #MCU #Marvel #MarvelStudios @TenochHuerta pic.twitter.com/u8R6Dw6EpG
— MCU Facility (@MCU_Facility) July 2, 2022
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I think we all know that MCU Wolverine should be played by Jack Nicholson.
Look how Urban does Bill the Butcher…
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I don’t get it, is Namor debuting in Black Panther?
Because obviously it totally makes sense for the monarch of the seven seas to turn up in land-locked Wakanda
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There was some reference in Endgame to earthquakes off the African coast that the Wakandans were going to investigate, so I presume they have a nice day trip to the seaside but then Namor knocks over someone’s sandcastle and it all kicks off from there.
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Because obviously it totally makes sense for the monarch of the seven seas to turn up in land-locked Wakanda
Stop making it make sense. It doesn’t need to make sense. It just needs to be cool and fun and OMG IS THAT NAMOR?
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I don’t get it, is Namor debuting in Black Panther?
Because obviously it totally makes sense for the monarch of the seven seas to turn up in land-locked Wakanda
Yes, Namor is apparently showing up in BP2.
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Because obviously it totally makes sense for the monarch of the seven seas to turn up in land-locked Wakanda
Specially a clearly pre-hispanic inspired Namor… (wtf??)
Oh and yeah… looks like crap. Mexican Namor… what will they think of next? xD
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There is an interesting scientific theory that there may be up to three times as much water deep under the Earth (like 400 miles) than on the surface. It would be interesting to go with a kind of “Hollow Earth” theory for the existence of Atlantean civilizations, the Mole-people and strange places like the Savage Land.
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Guessing Namor looks like this to avoid Aquaman comparisons.
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Guessing Namor looks like this to avoid Aquaman comparisons.
it’s the Thanos/Darkseid issue in reverse. Darkseid first appeared in comics in 1970, while Thanos didn’t show up until 1973; but because Thanos appeared in the MCU first, to most filmgoers Darkseid would seem like a cheap knockoff.
The Sub-Mariner debuted in 1939, and Aquaman two years later in 1941; but Arthur Curry hit the movie screens first, so the MCU has to make Namor distinct and different now.
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Guessing Namor looks like this to avoid Aquaman comparisons.
Wouldn’t having him clean shaved, like in the comics, be a good start then?
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Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio are confirmed to return in Marvel’s #Echo series
There will be plot line which involves Matt Murdock in search of a former ally which is Jessica Jones
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— Geek Vibes Nation (@GeekVibesNation) July 7, 2022
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