I think they're going to space this time... or something.
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I think they're going to space this time... or something.
They also have a token Chinese celebrity in the cast.
I...I...I...thought you were joking. I blame Bronsonlee for this
The trailer has been great though, not joking.
ElBoxyBrown
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Marvel needs a WW movie to succeed. All they got is Carol.
Surprise you didn't say Cyborg.
Ice Age 5: $90M domestic. $800M overseas 
I think that Ice Age 5 will be a mild disappointment in China like Panda 3 was. It will probably still clear $100M there though.
Top 5 is going to be really Disney heavy this year, even if some of the wildcards make it.
Captain Marvel has things stacked against it either way.
Maybe they can turn Captain Marvel into Civil War 2. The heroes are once again torn apart when new recruit Carol Danvers kills Ant Man for spying on her in the shower. Boys vs Girls!
I think that Ice Age 5 will be a mild disappointment in China like Panda 3 was. It will probably still clear $100M there though.
Top 5 is going to be really Disney heavy this year, even if some of the wildcards make it.
Captain Marvel has things stacked against it either way.
Maybe they can turn Captain Marvel into Civil War 2. The heroes are once again torn apart when new recruit Carol Danvers kills Ant Man for spying on her in the shower. Boys vs Girls!
ratcliffja
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Their most recognizable super heroines are tied up elsewhere: Invisible Woman, Jean Grey, and Storm are the first 3 that come to mind for me, and they're all owned by Fox. Even then, they're all known more for their role in a team than standing on their own. It's an unfortunate situation and one that they can't easily fix at this point, as all of their stand-alone heroes have been around for decades.
Is Elektra that niche? Can she stand alone without daredevil?
BronsonLee
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The last time they tried that shit died on the viiiiine
They may have a shot with Elodie Yung, though, I thought she did great. Apparently she was up for Wonder Woman too, now that would've pissed people off even more
Nope. just be a generic ninja movie
Lets be honest Cyborg ain't happening now.
ElBoxyBrown
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Spider-Gwen will save them.
Making a good Captain Marvel movie is not rocket science. They have no iconic female superhero, but that's just how it is. You can't change decades of sexism.
Black Widow would do well if they don't wait too long. ScarJo is damn popular ATM.
But they already practically made one according to Feige.
It's not going to happen at this point.
BronsonLee
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Their best chance for a Black Widow movie was Phase 2, and they switched it out for GOTG.
Maybe after all the Infinity War stuff is over? Have her try to pick up the pieces after shit goes to hell
Maybe after all the Infinity War stuff is over? Have her try to pick up the pieces after shit goes to hell
ElBoxyBrown
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But it's still Carol.
So? It's an interesting character that they could take in many different directions, even moreso given that MCU does not have the enormous backstory/clutter of the comic Marvel universe.
It wasn't even the best movie in the franchise.
BronsonLee
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Of course it isn't. The original is AMAZING
But it doesn't have Dom crashing a Lambo through a skycrape-wait, no, two skycra-THREE?!
Fast Five is better than them both.
BronsonLee
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Why must you bring lies to this church
Fast Five really is the best. The first one is the most quotable, but it's ok. 2, 3, and 4 are trash. 6 is fun. 7 is stupid as hell.
BadAss2961
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I'm starting to think it might actually be the worst of the franchise. Definitely the worst of the all out action movies that started with 4.
Even 2 Fast might have more spirit.
ElBoxyBrown
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Tokyo Drift is the best Initial D movie.
If you like in Entourage world the movie will be a huge hit!
BadAss2961
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Because of Furious 7? Nah.
The series was headed downhill, and it wasn't the same with less Paul Walker.
Discotheque
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furious 7 was a damn mess. don't care too much for james wan, though he did at least give me death sentence. he's got far more experience than scott derrickson at least who's on doctor strange.
we'll see how both movies pan out. i don't get why these middle of the mall horror directors are being sought after but in wan's case he's had some big successes under his boot, so that makes a bit more sense.
i can't really blame him for furious 7 though, that whole thing had to be retooled after walker's death. and he gave us a beautiful ending that almost made me forget the disappointing film preceding it.
we'll see how both movies pan out. i don't get why these middle of the mall horror directors are being sought after but in wan's case he's had some big successes under his boot, so that makes a bit more sense.
i can't really blame him for furious 7 though, that whole thing had to be retooled after walker's death. and he gave us a beautiful ending that almost made me forget the disappointing film preceding it.
broncobuster
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I'm not convinced a recognizable character is necessary. We all talk about how Marvel Studios turned Guardians of the Galaxy and Ant-Man into successful films. If Marvel Studios is worried about the risk, it doesn't need to be $170mil. Correct me if I'm mistaken, lowest they've gone is $130mil for Ant-Man. Fox went conservative with Deadpool at $60mil.
I don't think these people are first choices or picked specifically for the studio's confidence in them to have a unique and amazing take on the material. I think these are the people who are available, willing, and not offensive. I mean, look at who's directing the Flash... If Lord and Miller said yes to actually directing it, do you think WB would have turned them down to get someone like that? I don't think so!
PhoncipleBone
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I think the only major "Get" for upcoming comic book films is Marvel getting Ryan Coogler to do Black Panther.
I just wonder who Michael B. Jordan will play in that.
EDIT: Holy crap. Chadwick Boseman is 39?! I thought he was late 20s to early 30s at best. Damn, man.
broncobuster
Banned
Taika...can't look up his last name atm, guy directing Thor 3. He is an interesting choice. What We Do in the Shadows is a great comedy. It's hard to imagine I'm anticipating a Thor film yet here we are.
Discotheque
Banned
that guy just seems like a director for hire though in this case, it's so transparent. i'd be a lot more excited to see thor 3 if he was writing it too with jermaine clement (it would be weird though).
still i'll check it out on rental for queen blanchett.
still i'll check it out on rental for queen blanchett.
He's not that old, the Wikipedia page is wrong.
Edit: I saw it listed some other places but I remember when he got cast in Black Panther that there was a report about his listed age being wrong.
Infinite Stars
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Road Trip Comedy as Thor and Banner/the Hulk attempt to stop Rangarok from happening.
I mean, Guardians was a big success, and considering that Thor 3 is going to likely involve all 9 Realms, I can see them going for a more light-hearted tone after Thor 2's more "dramatic" plot. I mean, it's the death of the Asgardians, but some of the best parts of Thor was Thor reacting to Earth. Getting to flip that and have Banner react to all this insane visual stuff is going to be great.
I'll say this for Wan, I thought the two Insidious films were poor but dude is a damn fine director. Like I can't see anyone else doing any better with those scripts. No idea how that'll translate to Aquaman, but as long as the script is good he'll stick the landing.
Are you sure?
IMDB has the same birth date. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1569276/
I just now realized that was him in Gods of Egypt. From that to Black Panther, wow.
Father_Brain
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It seems "it doesn't take itself seriously" isn't Jeff Goldstein's only absurd defense of BvS this week:
http://fortune.com/2016/03/29/batman-v-superman-box-office-rules/?iid=sr-link7
I know studios lowball their projections all the time to make the actual performance look better, but they were expecting $100 million less than that? From the simultaneous worldwide opening of the first-ever Batman/Superman film?
Who - besides the author of this puff piece, anyway - is gullible enough to believe that?
http://fortune.com/2016/03/29/batman-v-superman-box-office-rules/?iid=sr-link7
I know studios lowball their projections all the time to make the actual performance look better, but they were expecting $100 million less than that? From the simultaneous worldwide opening of the first-ever Batman/Superman film?
Who - besides the author of this puff piece, anyway - is gullible enough to believe that?
I think that was based on reports from industry websites. Warner Bros never announced anything other then Ezra Miller being cast as The Flash/Barry Allen. I don't believe he ever confirmed anything either. It was similar to Phil Lord And Chris Miller being the ones doing the actual story. Just reports but no confirmation from anyone.
So if it follows F7s pattern, that's just under $400m, if it does a Man of Steel and gets a 2.5 multi then we are looking at $415. So basically it all depends on late legs, and with no major competition until it's 4th weekend it has a chance.
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