Super Hero/Comic Book Movies

[Brian]

Marvel's other 2014 movie: Guardians of the Galaxy, sounds like it is confirmed (and will be announced at SDCC):

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=62584

They also have Cap coming in March of that year, and the Amazing Spidey 2 (from Sony) also from the Marvel character stable.  I never thought this was a property that would see a summer blockbuster movie .

[McMetal]

Why? GOTG seems like a really obscure selection...I see now why they keep making toys of these things.

CGI Rocket Raccoon? That does not sound good.

Where the hell is that Darkchylde movie John Carpenter has been working on?

[evenflow]

Odd choice but i am intrigued.

[efranks]

Maybe now people will buy that GotG Battle Pack that's been clogging up my Target's shelves for a couple of months.

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[Mikey D]

Some more information:

- It will be announced as Marvel’s second 2014 movie at Comic Con
- Thanos is in it.
- It will “lead up to” The Avengers 2 in 2015.
- ”THE SCRIPT IS INCREDIBLE”

And dates for future Marvel movies

IRON MAN 3 releases May 3rd, 2013.
THOR 2 releases November 8th, 2013.
CAPTAIN AMERICA 2 releases April 4th, 2014

Avengers 2 should be 2015.

And I'm calling it now, Rocket Raccoon will own this movie...

[JediJman]

Not sure how I feel about this one.  I liked that the Avengers movies all tied together, but now they're going to bring Guardians into the same story?  How many Marvel films are all going to be based on this?  I'm just worried that we're going to start getting Silver Surfer, a new Fantastic Four, maybe even an X-Men reboot all tying into this Thanos/Cosmic Cube junk, when there's much more fertile ground to cover over the decades of stories.  I sure hope they can figure out a way to get Hank Pym and Wasp into the lineup, and gear up for some Ultron action.  That's a big fan favorite and perfect for the high tech world of today.  It also leads to so many other great storylines (Vision, Wonderman, Jocasta, etc.).

Of course, I will still shell out my $15 to go see GOTG.

[Qui-Gon Jim]

FF and X-Men are controlled by Fox, and Spidey is controlled by Sony so there is little chance of cross-over.  Those "universes" are separate from each other and the Avengers' "universe."

[BillCable]

If the script rocks and they use it to set up Thanos for Avengers 2, this could work out well.  I think Loki was a much more effective villain in Avengers because he was established so well in Thor.

[efranks]

Some more information:

- It will be announced as Marvel’s second 2014 movie at Comic Con
- Thanos is in it.
- It will “lead up to” The Avengers 2 in 2015.
- ”THE SCRIPT IS INCREDIBLE”

Is the script ever not "incredible?" That's about the end of every first sentence out of the mouth of every producer, director and lead star when talking about every movie ever made.  FYI, they're usually not that incredible.  Except the last Hulk movie...which was incredible for differen reasons...most of them not good.

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[evenflow]

If Thanos is in it, I am even more sold. I actually like the cross overs and wish it was just a massive marvel universe of possibilities.

[Dressel Rebel]

Maybe now people will buy that GotG Battle Pack that's been clogging up my Target's shelves for a couple of months.

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Those shelf-warming battle packs are probably the reason for the movie.

[JediJman]

FF and X-Men are controlled by Fox, and Spidey is controlled by Sony so there is little chance of cross-over.  Those "universes" are separate from each other and the Avengers' "universe."

Not really the point - I just don't want a dozen Marvel movies all aimed at the Cosmic Cube, Loki, and Thanos.  I like the crossover style and the way they are tying the universe together, but I want more than one storyline at some point.  I've been reading Marvel comics for almost 30 years, so there are a LOT of other storylines I'd like them to eventually get to.  Hank Pym/Ultron and Tony's Alcoholism probably top the list for me.

[Qui-Gon Jim]

That is a bit of an exaggeration though.    You had one film about the Cosmic Cube, and one film with Loki BEFORE The Avengers, which is designed as a cross-over vehicle.  All of the films stand on their own pretty well.  You did not need to see Iron Man or Thor to enjoy Captain America.  I think we've seen the last of the Cosmic Cube, and possibly Loki, unless he appears in Thor's sequel.  You can't say that The Avengers and the films leading up to it were about Thanos; he appeared for a few seconds.    I'll bet the next round of films does what this round did; introduces the antagonist (Thanos) and Macguffin that will appear in the crossover film. 

I'll be honest that I have my doubts that they can pull it off as effectively again.

I'll be we do see hints of the Pym/Ultron/Wonderman storyline.  I would be VERY surprised to see Tony battle the bottle.

I think the movies distill the comic-reading experience and blend it with mass-market sensibilities.   If you want a video version of the comics, then watch the animated Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, it is really good.

I want filmmakers to adapt the rich history of Marvel for film; I don't want them to follow it with some insane level of detail.  I am not one of the people that cared that Spidey had organic webshooters in the Raimi films.  They retained enough of the essence of the character to satisfy me.  The only thing this change meant for Spidey was that Raimi never had to show him changing cartridges or explain how it works.

[JediJman]

That is a bit of an exaggeration though.    You had one film about the Cosmic Cube, and one film with Loki BEFORE The Avengers, which is designed as a cross-over vehicle.  All of the films stand on their own pretty well.  You did not need to see Iron Man or Thor to enjoy Captain America.  I think we've seen the last of the Cosmic Cube, and possibly Loki, unless he appears in Thor's sequel.  You can't say that The Avengers and the films leading up to it were about Thanos; he appeared for a few seconds.   

Yeah, I can see that.  There is definitely a different flavor for each movie and an independent storyline that helps it take place on its own.  I guess I group the origin movies in as their own link to understanding The Avengers.  Even though Iron Man doesn't fight Loki, his movie sets up the character that we see in the Avengers.  I see these as four chapters (I'm excluding IM2) that lead up to Chapter 5: The Avengers, but they could stand on their own if needed.  I think Marvel has done a good job with that aspect.

I guess my concern is about the fine line between linking the universe of each movie and providing continuity versus just building directly from the same plot line.  I would hate to see the next four Marvel films all deal with Thanos or the bad guy now behind Thanos or the Cube or Loki versus taking our heroes into something new like Pym.  Spiderman was doing this pretty well - you had a developing Peter Parker that made sense across the films, but new baddies with their own stories in each film.  They even cameod Dr. Connor in one of the movies as a seed for a future Lizard storyline.

If the next movie involves the Avengers taking out Thanos and they have a small part with Hank Pym, budding pym-particle scientist then I am totally down with that setting up something new. If it's going to be an ongoing cosmic saga of them vs. Thanos along with the Guardians and whomever else, then I'm far less excited about the franchise moving forward.

[Brian]

"No New DC Movies Until 2015"

http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/07/11/no-new-dc-movies-until-2015

It sounds like after next week's Dark Knight Rises, and next summer's Man of Steel, there won't be another DC movie ready until 2015.  Not surprising really, as there hasn't been major movement on anything else for awhile now, but it does sort of stink.  It boggles my mind how DC has been dragging their feet on getting their heroes to the big screen while Marvel continues to churn out movies (and most of them pretty good).  I realize Green Lantern was a bit of a flop for them, but with characters like the Flash, Wonder Woman, Teen Titans, Aquaman, etc. you'd think they could give something else a try too.  Some info makes it sound like the next movie after Superman next year will be a Justice League movie, then spinning off into other characters (sort of opposite the Marvel approach).