Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios will team-up for the future of Spider-Man in film. The new Spider-Man will appear first in an upcoming movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, before breaking off into his own, Sony-Produced, new franchise starting July 28, 2017.
Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios will team-up for the future of Spider-Man in film. The new Spider-Man will appear first in an upcoming movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, before breaking off into his own, Sony-Produced, new franchise starting July 28, 2017.
I think there are far too many superhero movies out there. I whish the media and people would focus more on movies like The Imitiation Game, Gone Girl, American Hustle, The two faces of January, Dallas Buyer's Club, The Raid II and The Wolf of Wall Street.
Movies that are not full of CGI and often have complex and believable characters at the core. It's not that I can't enjoy a superhero movie. I really enjoyed movies like the first Ironman movie, Captain America:The First Avenger and Nolan's Batman trillogy. It's just that there are too many of them. I wish they could make a couple of really good westerns or WWII spy movies or even the first good viking movie instead of this long line of movies about men in weird costumes flying around in CGI battles.
New official (Comic-Con) trailer for Suicide Squad starring Margot Robbie, Will Smith, Jared Leto and Ben Affleck. Scheduled for release in August 2016. A secret government agency named A.R.G.U.S. creates a task force of super villains, the "Suicide Squad". They are assigned to execute dangerous tasks in exchange for shorter prison sentences.
BUMP!
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looks like this thread ground to a halt when Superman vs Batman came out.
That makes sense. I'm sure millions of sensible people watched that one, realised they'd been wasting their lives watching this stuff, and vowed never to watch a superhero film again.
But really they're not all that bad.
Since this thread ground to a halt, DC has released Wonder Woman and Justice League,
and Marvel has released Dr Strange, a third version of Spider-Man, Black Panther, and some other stuff.
also Deadpool and Logan from the more dark and disturbing X-Men series.
I'm sure we all know which are the good ones, which ones were stinkers, and which were more of the same.
Interesting the two best of that lot took on socio-political import well beyond what was contained in the actual film. But that wouldn't have happened if they weren't each pretty good examples of the genre in and of itself.
I mean, Spawn was a black superhero film in the mid90s, and I don't remember crowds of people claiming "finally we have a hero we can identify with!" when that came out (maybe cuz it was a stinker back in its day).
Ah, the comic book movie thread, started by my old buddy RogueAgent and often frequented by myself any my other AJB buddies like Barry Nelson, Dan Same and Willie Garvin. Where have you all gone? If you're lurking out there, I sincerely hope all is well and really miss all your fun posts.
Getting back on topic, it's interesting to revisit the early pages of this thread, long before the advent of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and WB's faltering attempts at duplicating Marvel's feat, and see how much the landscape has changed and how prevalent the cinematic comic book movie has become in the intervening years.
Personally, as someone who grew up on comics and used to fantasize about these types of movies being made, I must confess to having become just a little jaded by some of them lately. I guess there is such a thing as too much of a good thing because I find I actually enjoy the standalone movies or those that only have a couple of characters to the uber-ensembles like Civil War and now Infinity War. Much like the little kid who overdoses on ice cream it has become a case of be careful what you wish for.
For all the spectacle of Marvel's last few ensemble movies, I actually preferred Justice League as it didn't go overboard with heroes and superpowers and at a lean two hours including the credits, didn't overstay its welcome. That, and I absolutely adore Gal Gadot.
These days, I find I enjoy the more focused entries that don't need to shoehorn a dozen characters into their extended running time. The first Iron Man, Captain America: The First Avenger, Ant-Man and Dr. Strange felt leaner and weren't bogged down with some corporate mandate to spend part of their runtime to introduce new characters. Thor Ragnarok's twisted buddy comedy with Thor and Hulk resonated more with me than the big ensemble pieces. Likewise, Man of Steel and Wonder Woman on the DC side had that focus of story that I prefer. Even Batman v. Superman (and yes, it did have its share of creative missteps) was more enjoyable that the past few Marvel ensembles to me. And of course you have Deadpool which throws the whole genre on its ear with twisted humor, winking nods at the audience and penchant for breaking the fourth wall.
At this point, I think the superhero genre is here to stay and, the Sony and Fox tripe notwithstanding, it seems audiences can't get enough of these movies. It will be interesting to see how they continue to evolve and where they will be 10 years from now.
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Breaking: Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures Team-Up for Spider-Man Film Future
http://comicbook.com/2015/02/10/breaking-marvel-studios-and-sony-pictures-team-up-for-spider-man/
Tears of joy literally when I've heard about this earlier in the morning today. I'm a big fan of the MCU so this is a dream come true for every fan!
Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron - Trailer 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAUoeqvedMo
Can't wait for this movie! I loved the first one, and this one appears to be taking it to the next level.
Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron - TV Spot 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WM915QsOyI
AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON - Official Final Trailer (2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpazy0BHzxY
Marvel's Ant-Man trailer 1 UK - OFFICIAL / HD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWxWZkS5b4w
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - Official Teaser Trailer [HD]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwfUnkBfdZ4
Movies that are not full of CGI and often have complex and believable characters at the core. It's not that I can't enjoy a superhero movie. I really enjoyed movies like the first Ironman movie, Captain America:The First Avenger and Nolan's Batman trillogy. It's just that there are too many of them. I wish they could make a couple of really good westerns or WWII spy movies or even the first good viking movie instead of this long line of movies about men in weird costumes flying around in CGI battles.
Me want to see it.
Monty Python on too many Superheros.
new joker foe suicide squad in case anyone missed it
not sure myself but i'll hold off till i see him in action
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - Comic-Con Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WWzgGyAH6Y
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Suicide Squad - Comic-Con First Look
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLLQK9la6Go
Captain America: Civil War - Official Trailer / HD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21HP6OFn5OE
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - Official Trailer 2 [HD]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fis-9Zqu2Ro
This trailer actually let me down.
"Greatness From Small Beginnings."
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looks like this thread ground to a halt when Superman vs Batman came out.
That makes sense. I'm sure millions of sensible people watched that one, realised they'd been wasting their lives watching this stuff, and vowed never to watch a superhero film again.
But really they're not all that bad.
Since this thread ground to a halt, DC has released Wonder Woman and Justice League,
and Marvel has released Dr Strange, a third version of Spider-Man, Black Panther, and some other stuff.
also Deadpool and Logan from the more dark and disturbing X-Men series.
I'm sure we all know which are the good ones, which ones were stinkers, and which were more of the same.
Interesting the two best of that lot took on socio-political import well beyond what was contained in the actual film. But that wouldn't have happened if they weren't each pretty good examples of the genre in and of itself.
I mean, Spawn was a black superhero film in the mid90s, and I don't remember crowds of people claiming "finally we have a hero we can identify with!" when that came out (maybe cuz it was a stinker back in its day).
Getting back on topic, it's interesting to revisit the early pages of this thread, long before the advent of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and WB's faltering attempts at duplicating Marvel's feat, and see how much the landscape has changed and how prevalent the cinematic comic book movie has become in the intervening years.
Personally, as someone who grew up on comics and used to fantasize about these types of movies being made, I must confess to having become just a little jaded by some of them lately. I guess there is such a thing as too much of a good thing because I find I actually enjoy the standalone movies or those that only have a couple of characters to the uber-ensembles like Civil War and now Infinity War. Much like the little kid who overdoses on ice cream it has become a case of be careful what you wish for.
For all the spectacle of Marvel's last few ensemble movies, I actually preferred Justice League as it didn't go overboard with heroes and superpowers and at a lean two hours including the credits, didn't overstay its welcome. That, and I absolutely adore Gal Gadot.
These days, I find I enjoy the more focused entries that don't need to shoehorn a dozen characters into their extended running time. The first Iron Man, Captain America: The First Avenger, Ant-Man and Dr. Strange felt leaner and weren't bogged down with some corporate mandate to spend part of their runtime to introduce new characters. Thor Ragnarok's twisted buddy comedy with Thor and Hulk resonated more with me than the big ensemble pieces. Likewise, Man of Steel and Wonder Woman on the DC side had that focus of story that I prefer. Even Batman v. Superman (and yes, it did have its share of creative missteps) was more enjoyable that the past few Marvel ensembles to me. And of course you have Deadpool which throws the whole genre on its ear with twisted humor, winking nods at the audience and penchant for breaking the fourth wall.
At this point, I think the superhero genre is here to stay and, the Sony and Fox tripe notwithstanding, it seems audiences can't get enough of these movies. It will be interesting to see how they continue to evolve and where they will be 10 years from now.