SDCC: Brief Marvel Movie News

[Earth 2 Chris]

Falcon is a cool way to go. Nice to see him get in on the action.

Chris

[samurainoir]

here is my thoughts on the Winter Soldier for the Cap sequel... they set it up in the first one, but this could very well be Marvel thinking long term on possible ways to keep a franchise going without rebuilding an audience by rebooting. this allows Chris Evans to do his three cap films and a couple of avengers or however many he's signed up for... and then Bucky takes over as Cap for another cycle of films.

I know Jeremy Renner is already in line to take over the Mission Impossible franchise, but I think it would be cool to have a Mission Impossible style of Black Ops/Secret Avengers in a film starring Black Widow, Hawkeye, Falcon, Winter Soldier, Nick Fury, the incorrigible Ant Man and maybe War Machine. Introduce the Punisher into the Marvel U too if they want to go the Dirty Dozen route with it.

[madmarva]

Ed, you may be right and what you wrote makes total sense, but respectfully, I hope you're wrong. With an Avengers movie coming once every three or four years, I want to see the big guns in primary roles, not all the backups and second stringers, even if they have to recast some of the roles down the line.

I hope there's at least one more Avengers movie with Iron Man, Thor and Cap and possibly Hulk, although I wouldn't mind seeing the Avengers vs. Hulk. If Thanos is going to be the villain, to me, that's too much for a second-tier group of Avengers to fight.

If the new Falcon is a Shield Agent, then make it a Shield film with Black Widow and Hawkeye and Falcon and Fury and throw in War Machine.

But with the Avengers, I truly want to see the World's Mightiest Heroes. If any new characters are introduced give us Vision and Scarlet Witch, Mantis, Power Man, Wonder Man and Giant Man, Captain Marvel.

[madmarva]

I totally get the significance of Captain America: Winter Soldier, but what about Thor: Dark World?

I'm guessing Hela or Pluto or Mephisto even, or is there a Dark World storyline, I'm not aware of?

[The Toyroom]

I totally get the significance of Captain America: Winter Soldier, but what about Thor: Dark World?

I guessing Hela or Pluto or Mephisto even, or is there a Dark World storyline, I'm not aware of?

I couldn't figure that one out either. Supposedly Loki is still involved in the sequel so his daughter Hela seems to make the most sense...

[toys2cool]

Can't wait for these

[samurainoir]

Ed, you may be right and what you wrote makes total sense, but respectfully, I hope you're wrong. With an Avengers movie coming once every three or four years, I want to see the big guns in primary roles, not all the backups and second stringers, even if they have to recast some of the roles down the line.

I think we are essentially talking about the same thing Terry. I loved The Avengers and hope the Big Guns franchise with Thor, Iron Man, Hulk and Cap continues... I was just musing that a spinoff SHIELD film as you suggest, might be cool too. Except I was taking a play from the current Marvel Comics branding handbook and calling this potential spinoff "Secret Avengers" (the Black Ops crew of Black Widow, Hawkeye, War Machine, Falcon, Nick Fury and The Punisher were referred to as "Ultimate Avengers" in the Ultimate U). One movie really isn't enough screen-time to service all these individual characters, and it's a shame the second stringers like Black Widow, Nick Fury, Hakweye or potentially Falcon won't have as much room to shine in the mainline Avengers film, so give them their own smaller budget movie with more down to earth threats to deal with rather than Aliens and such.

[Figuremod73]

Liking the titles for the Thor and Captain America film. Thinking long term is a smart move and hopefully the buzz will continue to create excitment for the Marvel brands. There headed in the right direction and I hope it continues, doing there best to keep the duds out.

I hope "smaller" films for the franchise will be considered. I would like to see a television show developed around a second stringer from the films as well.

Im much more excited about there offerings compared to DC.

[madmarva]

^Gotcha, Ed.

I like the way the more down to Earth heroes are Shield Agents, and if Marvel doesn't exploit it as a film, a TV series would be cool. JJ Abrams' Alias TV show always reminded me a bit of Black Widow. I think you could throw some of the more ground-level heroes in there to fill out a nice ensemble cast.

From the reports about Arrow from Comic Con, I'm actually warming up to the project. It appears the producers are taking their cues from the Diggle origin mini series and the Grell prestige and on-going series, which sounds interesting to me. I read were part of each episode will be devoted to Arrow's time on the deserted Island as well as his vigilante efforts. The Deathstroke mask at Comic-Con and the word the Dinah Lance and Meryln are characters in the series means there are going to be at least nods to the DC lore.

[Operation:Mego]

falcon has been cast. if they are cherry picking. it will echo great moments from brunaker's winter soldie storyline where there are divided loyalties between new partner and old partner. i aslo suspect that they will be using elements from the ultimate falcon... scientist/shield agent with a leather costume and energy/foil wings. I have no doubt they will set him up to join the Avengers in the second movie.
http://www.themarysue.com/captain-america-falcon/

So, if I want to look for that series should I enter "Brunaker Winter Soldier" or is there a TPB of it or something? I might also need help finding stories of the Ultimate Universe Falcon, if you wouldn't mind. I'm embarrassed to say that I haven't been following recent comics lately, but I have been meaning to.