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[Hours Left]

Was Brolin Thanos at the end of Avengers or was it someone else being a placeholder?

Someone else.

 

[NekoFever]

I guess so. I remember articles about Brolin being Thanos, but thought they were about the next Avengers.

The fact of the matter is that he hasn't been teased in any trailers for GotG and (because duck made a point of it) people know who Thanos is because many looked him up after the ending to The Avengers. So we know who he is, but we don't know when/how he was going to show up.

I think it's kind of ridiculous that people asking for the tiniest bit of consideration are the ones being ridiculed. We KNOW you guys don't give a shit and don't consider it a spoiler. But if something that literally hasn't been advertised about the film can't justify a meek spoiler warning as opposed to plastering the info in the thread title seems insane, then I don't know what is sane.

From the GOTG Comic-Con panel:

Really flying under the radar there.

 

[shacklesmcgee]

I guess so. I remember articles about Brolin being Thanos, but thought they were about the next Avengers.

The fact of the matter is that he hasn't been teased in any trailers for GotG and (because duck made a point of it) people know who Thanos is because many looked him up after the ending to The Avengers. So we know who he is, but we don't know when/how he was going to show up.

I think it's kind of ridiculous that people asking for the tiniest bit of consideration are the ones being ridiculed. We KNOW you guys don't give a shit and don't consider it a spoiler. But if something that literally hasn't been advertised about the film can't justify a meek spoiler warning as opposed to plastering the info in the thread title seems insane, then I don't know what is sane.

I'd agree with all of this if it was in one review, or someone heard from someone who saw it...but it was advertised though. There are multiple articles from multiple sites, heck, even a press release.

 

[Wurst]

His CGI looked iffy to me, too. Don't really like his design.

 

[Volimar]

Oh well

How come this image looks like bad 90s CGI!?

Shit, I didn't know Hellboy was in this movie.

 

[Kingbrave]

It was just CG. He didn't speak. There was no casting yet.

Thanks, I guess I'm watching all the Marvel movies today. Which I was gonna do to get ready for tomorrow.

 

[richiek]

Was Brolin Thanos at the end of Avengers or was it someone else being a placeholder?

He was played by this guy, Damion Poitier.

 

[ramyeon]

...but I don't follow all Marvel movie news, so I for one never knew he would be in the movie.

You not knowing something doesn't make it a spoiler.

 

[Sadist]

My god he looks awesome.

Marvel keeps the hypetrain running on full steam

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

The guy playing him in The Avengers was wearing makeup and had CGI enhancements.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

You not knowing something doesn't make it a spoiler.

Agree.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

From the GOTG Comic-Con panel:

Really flying under the radar there.

You're talking to people who don't want to scour the internet for every bit of information about a film because they want something to be fresh. In what world are most audiences looking up what's going on at a panel in Comic-Con?

Is that what we're doing now? Everything that's been mentioned, blown - entire scenes shown off for some films, that is all just assumed general knowledge for all films now?

Should I just go ahead and spoil PREDESTINATION for everybody because it's based on a popular Heinlein short story and Ethan Hawke and the directors recently spoke about the film's plot in detail at a press conference at a film festival? Because they did and I can.

But I won't. Because that's a dick move.

 

[MarkMclovin]

Currently reading the Thanos Imperitive. Not bad. Don't get how he's not

Spoiler

a bad guy though and doesn't seem to be all that powerful

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

I want that Infinity Gauntlet.

 

[duckroll]

You're talking to people who don't want to scour the internet for every bit of information about a film because they want something to be fresh. In what world are most audiences looking up what's going on at a panel in Comic-Con?

Is that what we're doing now? Everything that's been mentioned, blown - entire scenes shown off for some films, that is all just assumed general knowledge for all films now?

Hey, if you want to go on a media blackout, be our guest. Don't shit up threads here with your spoiler nonsense. You can include NeoGAF as part of your media blackouts from now on if you like. It's really getting fucking annoying.

 

[Hours Left]

I want that Infinity Gauntlet.

I wonder if they'll actually go with the retro design for it when it comes into play. The "gems" so far have been pretty loose interpretations.

 

[Crocodile]

Well I had no idea Thanos was in this movie

If he shows up at the start of the movie and this is something Marvel has been clear about for months, its hard to be upset about being spoiled for this though

 

[shacklesmcgee]

You're talking to people who don't want to scour the internet for every bit of information about a film because they want something to be fresh. In what world are most audiences looking up what's going on at a panel in Comic-Con?

Is that what we're doing now? Everything that's been mentioned, blown - entire scenes shown off for some films, that is all just assumed general knowledge for all films now?

Should I just go ahead and spoil PREDESTINATION for everybody because it's based on a popular Heinlein short story and Ethan Hawke and the directors recently spoke about the film's plot in detail at a press conference at a film festival? Because they did and I can.

But I won't. Because that's a dick move.

Scour the internet?
AOL, June 1st
http://on.aol.com/video/josh-brolin-to-play-marvel-villain-thanos-518251253

Uproxx, May 30th
http://uproxx.com/gammasquad/2014/05/josh-brolin-thanos-guardians-of-the-galaxy/

Yahoo, May 30th
https://www.yahoo.com/movies/josh-brolin-to-play-thanos-in-marvels-guardians-of-87326949187.html

This has been known for months people, this is literally the exact opposite of a spoiler, Marvel has been saying advertising this casting and character for a while now.......God damn.

 

[Messypandas]

Thread title is hilarious,the sensitivity around spoiler culture is really annoying now. Major details like deaths and twists are film ruining spoilers. A character whose actor has literally just been on a promotional tour of the movie wearing a giant fucking plastic gauntlet is not a secret. You want to avoid that nonsense, the onus is on you.

 

[NekoFever]

You're talking to people who don't want to scour the internet for every bit of information about a film because they want something to be fresh. In what world are most audiences looking up what's going on at a panel in Comic-Con?

Is that what we're doing now? Everything that's been mentioned, blown - entire scenes shown off for some films, that is all just assumed general knowledge for all films now?

You said it "literally hasn't been advertised". I pointed out that it had a press release that generated numerous headlines, and they brought out the major actor in front of a crowd of thousands to announce that he was in the movie.

 

[The Silver]

Thanos WAS advertised, it's all over the internet, just because "you" didn't see it doesn't mean every other people who's done a simple google search or goes to a big website should be walking on eggshells.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/04/heres-how-much-thanos-youll-see-in-guardians-of-the-galaxy
http://www.vulture.com/2014/06/thanos-guardians-of-the-galaxy-infinity-stones-josh-brolin.html
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/e...rdians-gunn-bartered-for-thanos-30471043.html

What about people who don't watch tv trailers at all, should they be protected that so and so is in this movie?

"FIRST LOOK AT BATISTA AS DRAX" HEY put that in spoilers bro I don't watch tv, I didn't want to know.

And lastly saying Thanos is in GOTG is like saying Harry Osborne is in a Spider-Man movie.

 

[Waikis]

Hey, if you want to go on a media blackout, be our guest. Don't shit up threads here with your spoiler nonsense. You can include NeoGAF as part of your media blackouts from now on if you like. It's really getting fucking annoying.

Personally I don't mind being spoiled by the title, but this view might not be shared by a lot of people as evidenced by this thread. So why not just be considerate and change the wording in the thread and reach a middle ground? you know.. like what's posted in the GAF's FAQ:

Avoid putting spoilers in thread titles
If you are making a thread, consider for a moment that some people might want to avoid knowing certain things about a game/movie/TV show/whatever. As such, being a little more vague is better than being inconsiderate.

 

[BronsonLee]

I fucking hate spoiler culture.

I understand media blackout, but outside of actually putting him in a trailer, Marvel has been -very- up front and public about him being in GOTG.

 

[Jarmel]

You're talking to people who don't want to scour the internet for every bit of information about a film because they want something to be fresh. In what world are most audiences looking up what's going on at a panel in Comic-Con?

Is that what we're doing now? Everything that's been mentioned, blown - entire scenes shown off for some films, that is all just assumed general knowledge for all films now?

Should I just go ahead and spoil PREDESTINATION for everybody because it's based on a popular Heinlein short story and Ethan Hawke and the directors recently spoke about the film's plot in detail at a press conference at a film festival? Because they did and I can.

But I won't. Because that's a dick move.

Guess who's also in the movie? Rocket Racoon. It's part of the promotional materials so it's fair game. Marvel put out a big press announcement from SDCC saying Brolin was the new Thanos and he could be first seen in GOTG.

The celebrated actor can first be seen and heard as the Mad Titan in Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy,” in theaters August 1, and will subsequently play Thanos in future Marvel Studios films.

More on Marvel.com: http://marvel.com/news/movies/2014/...n_the_marvel_cinematic_universe#ixzz3931dHQj2

It's just as valid as finding out that Ronan is in the film from the early PVs/trailers. Marvel doesn't view it as a surprise and it happens very early in the film so it's not supposed to be some big end-game thing either.

If you're that concerned about how a person looks then it's your own fault for coming into this thread. The suggestion that the OP should have put 'First Look at Spoiler in GOTG 'is idiotic because then nobody has a clue what the OP means until they click on the thread and it could have been something like Dick Rider in the end credits.

If you want to go in blind to that extent then go remove yourself from the internet and read some newspapers articles from last week.

SPOILER CULTURE BRO

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Hey, if you want to go on a media blackout, be our guest. Don't shit up threads here with your spoiler nonsense. You can include NeoGAF as part of your media blackouts from now on if you like. It's really getting fucking annoying.

I wasn't nearly the first person to mention it on the page and was respectfully responding to a thread of discussion that was already ongoing when I entered this topic. Will drop it now, but no need for the hostility, duck. We're all friends here.

 

[ramyeon]

A spoiler is something that literally spoils/ruins your enjoyment of something. A major plot point or twist is a spoiler. This is not in any way, shape or form a spoiler. People have become way too sensitive about what is a spoiler and what isn't.

This isn't going to ruin anyone's enjoyment of this film.

Edit: Nice title edit.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

I wonder if they'll actually go with the retro design for it when it comes into play. The "gems" so far have been pretty loose interpretations.

I imagine the Tesseract would be pretty difficult to fit onto the gauntlet.

 

[Volimar]

I imagine the Tesseract would be pretty difficult to fit onto the gauntlet.

I'm guessing it'll either shape change to fit, or it will dematerialize into a beam of energy filling up one of the gem spots on the gauntlet.

 

[Hours Left]

I imagine the Tesseract would be pretty difficult to fit onto the gauntlet.

I guess they could always "distill" the elements, or whatever. I'd be pretty disappointed if there's no gauntlet. It's such an iconic part of the character.

 

[shield]

I imagine the Tesseract would be pretty difficult to fit onto the gauntlet.

I liked the theory that the 'gems' are already embedded in the gauntlet and they sort of absorb the power of the 6 stones

 

[duckroll]

Personally I don't mind being spoiled by the title, but this view might not be shared by a lot of people as evidenced by this thread. So why not just be considerate and change the wording in the thread and reach a middle ground? you know.. like what's posted in the GAF's FAQ:

Avoid putting spoilers in thread titles
If you are making a thread, consider for a moment that some people might want to avoid knowing certain things about a game/movie/TV show/whatever. As such, being a little more vague is better than being inconsiderate.

There is NO FUCKING SPOILER in the title. It's not about being inconsiderate, it's about having to deal with people who I honestly am starting to think are just insane. The definition of a spoiler can now be -anything- at all. It's nonsensical. This isn't people being inconsiderate, this is spoiler culture trying to turn any normal discussion and debate into accusations of people ruining something for others when they're not.

 

[DarkKyo]

A spoiler is something that literally spoils/ruins your enjoyment of something. A major plot point or twist is a spoiler. This is not in any way, shape or form a spoiler. People have become way too sensitive about what is a spoiler and what isn't.

This isn't going to ruin anyone's enjoyment of this film.

Edit: Nice title edit.

Spoilers mean/are different things for different people. Don't try to lump everyone's preferences and opinions into your little world view. For me a spoiler can be anything, even a joke or a character from a movie. Because once you know about it, that part of the move is technically spoiled for you. You're going to be sitting there waiting for that line/character to appear the entire movie because it is no longer a surprise to you.

Edit: that said I'm not saying this thread spoiled this for me because I already knew he was in this.

 

[diaspora]

I imagine the Tesseract would be pretty difficult to fit onto the gauntlet.

They'll probably just change shape.

 

[Boem]

Hey, if you want to go on a media blackout, be our guest. Don't shit up threads here with your spoiler nonsense. You can include NeoGAF as part of your media blackouts from now on if you like. It's really getting fucking annoying.

Again, I really don't understand these kind of responses, and I really, really don't get the anger. I thought common Neogaf policy was to discuss these kind of things in the Spoiler threads (one actually exists for this movie, and it's clearly marked as such). You might not agree on what's a spoiler with other people here, but the fact remains that there are a lot of people who do see his appearance as a spoiler. Again - not everyone visits news sites for these kinds of movies, and not everyone follows the comic con panels. The trailers don't mention his character at all.

The weirdest thing about all of this is how there's literally nothing to lose for those who do want to know and discuss all these things by not putting those spoilers in the thread titles themselves. It just forces people who want to go into these movies fresh to avoid Gaf altogether, which is what this mod seems to be suggesting. It's so easy to keep both camps happy, but one of the two opinions just gets invalidated so easily. Just seems a bit selfish to me. The OP actually apologized and was willing to let a mod change the title of this thread for those who don't want to know this. It's easily fixed, everybody can be happy. I really don't see why all that hostility by some people here is needed, it's just a normal discussion otherwise.

 

[BronsonLee]

There is NO FUCKING SPOILER in the title. It's not about being inconsiderate, it's about having to deal with people who I honestly am starting to think are just insane. The definition of a spoiler can now be -anything- at all. It's nonsensical. This isn't people being inconsiderate, this is spoiler culture trying to turn any normal discussion and debate into accusations of people ruining something for others when they're not.

Pretty much. I understand spoiling major plot points, twists, surprise characters, post credit scenes, etc, etc, etc, etc.

Not this. Get the hell out of here with this shit, spoiler guys. You're starting to sound like Persona 4GAF with this nonsense.

Spoilers mean/are different things for different people. Don't try to lump everyone's preferences and opinions into your little world view. For me a spoiler can be anything, even a joke or a character from a movie. Because once you know about it, that part of the move is technically spoiled for you. You're going to be sitting there waiting for that line/character to appear the entire movie because it is no longer a surprise to you.

In that case then nobody can ever talk about any material from the movie ever, including stuff that was officially presented/announced?

 

[DarkKyo]

In that case then nobody can ever talk about any material from the movie ever, including stuff that was officially presented/announced?

It depends on a lot of things. Maybe some people want to browse a forum without having stuff spoiled in thread titles. If it's even questionable, don't post it.

There's a difference between talking about something in a thread and posting it in a title for everyone to see.

 

[The Silver]

Even in the non spoiler thread Thanos is openly talked about. so yes everyone should avoid GAF if literally the only thing they want to know is a tv trailer.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

I'm guessing it'll either shape change to fit, or it will dematerialize into a beam of energy filling up one of the gem spots on the gauntlet.

I guess they could always "distill" the elements, or whatever. I'd be pretty disappointed if there's no gauntlet. It's such an iconic part of the character.

They'll probably just change shape.

These are all very possible.

I liked the theory that the 'gems' are already embedded in the gauntlet and they sort of absorb the power of the 6 stones

I really like this theory. Would explain the gauntlet complete with gems being in Odin's vault.

 

[marrec]

Again, I really don't understand these kind of responses, and I really, really don't get the anger. I thought common Neogaf policy was to discuss these kind of things in the Spoiler threads (one actually exists for this movie, and it's clearly marked as such).

Why discuss the appearance of a character that's been confirmed to be in the movie for months (not a spoiler) in the spoiler thread? I don't want the movie spoiled for me but it's cool to see the Thanos design before hand.

 

[BronsonLee]

It depends on a lot of things. Maybe some people want to browse a forum without having stuff spoiled in thread titles. If it's even questionable, don't post it.

This is not questionable.

 

[DarkKyo]

This is not questionable.

I'd say if the character isn't in the commercials then it's not knowledge that everyone has. There's a reason he's not in commercials, right?

 

[Zeliard]

Personally I don't mind being spoiled by the title, but this view might not be shared by a lot of people as evidenced by this thread. So why not just be considerate and change the wording in the thread and reach a middle ground? you know.. like what's posted in the GAF's FAQ:

Avoid putting spoilers in thread titles
If you are making a thread, consider for a moment that some people might want to avoid knowing certain things about a game/movie/TV show/whatever. As such, being a little more vague is better than being inconsiderate.

That recommendation is geared towards thread titles that reveal obscure-yet-meaningful information, not something that has already been noted at a number of other places (and in this particular case through an official press release). A thread title indicating that the Millennium Falcon is in the new Star Wars isn't a spoiler. It was remarked on in several places, JJ Abrams tweeted about it, and several articles have been written about it.

If something like that kills the enjoyment for a movie for you then perhaps it's time to go on an Internet blackout. Information is disseminated widely and quickly, and trying to avoid every bit of it is like dodging bullets.

 

[Jarmel]

The weirdest thing about all of this is how there's literally nothing to lose for those who do want to know and discuss all these things by not putting those spoilers in the thread titles themselves. It just forces people who want to go into these movies fresh to avoid Gaf altogether, which is what this mod seems to be suggesting. It's so easy to keep both camps happy, but one of the two opinions just gets invalidated so easily. Just seems a bit selfish to me.

Because it shits up discussion just like it shat up this thread. Spoiler culture is detrimental to having actual discussion about works. There's something to be said about spoilers for major plot details but guess what, this isn't one of them.

 

[ramyeon]

Spoilers mean/are different things for different people. Don't try to lump everyone's preferences and opinions into your little world view. For me a spoiler can be anything, even a joke or a character from a movie. Because once you know about it, that part of the move is technically spoiled for you. You're going to be sitting there waiting for that line/character to appear the entire movie because it is no longer a surprise to you.

Edit: that said I'm not saying this thread spoiled this for me because I already knew he was in this.

It's not my "little world view". It's the definition of the word.

"1. A remark which reveals important plot elements from books or movies, thus denying the reader (of the article) the proper suspense when reading the book or watching the movie."

Why do you think it derives from the verb to "spoil"?

This is not a spoiler, Marvel has been actively promoting the fact that he is in the film. There's no question or personal preference about it with this one.

 

[BruceLeeRoy]

Consider another person spoiled. Thanks bro.

Actually I feel spoiled now :/

 

[DarkKyo]

It's not my "little world view". It's the definition of the word.

"1. A remark which reveals important plot elements from books or movies, thus denying the reader (of the article) the proper suspense when reading the book or watching the movie."

Why do you think it derives from the verb to "spoil"?

This is not a spoiler, Marvel has been actively promoting the fact that he is in the film. There's no question or personal preference about it with this one.

Like I said, spoilers can be different things for different people. Plot elements can range from characters, to dialogue, to jokes.. even pieces of music! Anything can be a considered a spoiler because having knowledge of that thing can spoil the experience.

 

[duckroll]

It's so easy to keep both camps happy, but one of the two opinions just gets invalidated so easily. Just seems a bit selfish to me.

No, it's really not easy at all to keep "both camps happy", when we're talking about extremists who want to define everything and anything about something as a spoiler, and then go on to complain about it to anyone talking openly about it. If you want to go on a personal blackout completely, go ahead, don't expect a fast moving discussion forum with tons of different people on it who want to talk about different things to be the best place to cater to that mentality. The people who want everyone else to be super duper insanely "considerate" about it are so far down the rabbit hole they have no idea how hard it is for a normal person to not be upset about this. They are the selfish ones.

There is really no way to compromise here if the definition of a spoiler is "anything and everything". Really. There isn't.

 

[The Silver]

People need to realize that advertisement is not just tv trailers anymore, the internet age is in full force , Marvel has advertised this character being in the movie, deal with it.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

This is not questionable.

Oh?

Thanks for the spoiler. Had no idea this character was in the movie.
Sure it's obvious NOW, but I still didn't know.

Come on son, I didn't even know he was in this.

Seriously...

I knew he was in this movie, but yea I think this might be a spoiler for some.

Did you just post a giant spoiler from a huge movie that just released? Because I sure hope not.

Da fuck? Spoiling titles already?

Uh, damn spoiler in the title.

hahahahah dat spoiler

Thanks for the spoiler to a film I'm gonna watch tomorrow! Sigh, probably my fault for clicking on this thread, but still.

This is the worst spoiler thread here, just because a nerd couldn't help himself godamn

It would be your fault if the title didn't spoil it so gracefully.

Anyway, what's done is done. But yeah, not really understanding the hostility from those who don't consider it a spoiler. I don't see the people who've been spoiled being uncivil. No need for the aggression and name-calling.

 

[Jarmel]

Like I said, spoilers can be different things for different people. Plot elements can range from characters, to dialogue, to jokes.. even pieces of music! Anything can be a considered a spoiler because having knowledge of that thing can spoil the experience.

And that's why spoiler culture is stupid.