Marvel Cinematic Universe, Phase 4 & Beyond (and a chance to change your vote)

MODOK trying to be a dad with wacky hijinx ensuing is not my jam

Oswalt is a better actor than anyone in the main cast of Falcon and Winter Soldier not named Daniel Bruhl

(OK maybe not Wyatt Russell, he's clearly a good actor, just not given a lot to work with in F&WS)

Yeah, sorry, it looks completely terrible to me. In theory, I would be completely over the moon about a whole show devoted to MODOK. Not this one, though.

Yeah, I was excited about a MODOK cartoon, dug the animation style and thought Oswalt was good casting (lots of other good people in the cast too) but the concept of "MODOK, wacky dad" is definitely not what I wanted.

all will be forgiven if they use my "MODOK sex involves a lot of head" joke

Mobile Organism Designed Only for Kink

So... Sam rules

I haven't seen today's episode, but I'll say this: I never cared much about Sam/Falcon in the movies, not really, but for all its relative unevenness this show has really made me look forward to more of the character in any context. That's got to be a testament to, what, Mackie? The writing? I'm not sure, but definitely some kind of alchemy.

mackie's pretty good in playing the character down in a keanu way: he's charismatic and striking but real restrained. Doesn't exactly get me engaged but it works fine as a blank mask to project the viewer into.

Ok, this episode was ... ok. Some stirring moments, some boilerplate moments, didn't care that much about the action, but I guess it needed to be included. I do wonder how much this series was impacted by covid. Maybe they initially wanted more episodes? Then again, six episodes sometimes seemed more than the show needed at times.

So these super soldiers, I've always wondered, apparently they can just die by being shot? Did that include Captain America and Bucky?

I think it's made pretty clear that if you have serum you're very strong but if you get shot in a vital region you die, you're not Wolverine.

Sam fucking rules.

Also I have never liked Sharon ever since she kissed Cap bc it seemed weirdly incestuous since she was his girlfriend’s like, granddaughter or whatever. So i feel vindicated slightly.

She has been giving off massive Emily Thorne vibes all season

Sam is the man. But they gave Bucky some good moments too.

I had one burning question, which I said at the time I watched it, and which is encapsulated here.

like
is it indestructible or no
it just got deflected by a bum ass chair pic.twitter.com/AuuA91vrlY

— Vanta Greige (@ultramaricon) April 25, 2021

YES same i thought that too!

also Sam as Black Captain America : his dope white costume gave me Evel Knievel vibes, i was feeling it 100%

Didn't they say something like these shows are just supplemental to the movies, and if you just watch the movies you'll be able to keep up with the main plot of the MCU?

Because both shows so far have had some fairly fundamental changes to the MCU

expodumps

they're making an Expodumps movie? that's a deep cut

pic.twitter.com/4iC82eRMbe

— David A. Cárdenas B. (@seniorprsdnte) April 26, 2021

lol but also accurate? his body seemed... not right in that suit

and sic: you should probably post the appropriate liefeld gif for those less than hardcore nerds among us who may not get the reference

I liked the idea of it being a bemusing freefloating meme for TV-watching randos but the two sources are there on the clickthrough

In a movie that would be full of visual effects and greenscreen — as all Marvel movies are — Feige says Zhao “was really fighting for practical locations” in accordance with her vision for it. At one point, they cut a sample reel of “Eternals” for Disney higher-ups to watch.

“And I had to keep saying, ‘This is right out of a camera; there’s no VFX work to this at all!’” Feige says. “Because it was a beautiful sunset, with perfect waves and mist coming up from the shore on this giant cliffside — really impressive stuff.” Later, watching “Nomadland,” he saw similar shots. “Oh! That is not just what she wanted to bring to Marvel,” he remembers thinking. “This is a signature style.”

Guy who has only seen The Boss Baby, watching his second movie: Getting a lot of 'Boss Baby' vibes from this...

— Boots, 'with the fur' (@afraidofwasps) September 26, 2019

Get a good director with a good crew and let them cook who knew

tbh we don’t know yet

wonder if she is regretting the marvel move or if this is all copacetic or what

At this point I can't imagine there are any illusions about what a director's getting themselves into.

Right? I'm sure it will help her finance one or two more pet projects, although I'm sure the Oscars will also help relieve that particular pressure.

money machine goes brrrrrrrrr iirc
lol xp

they bought her an Oscar, she'll play ball

Right? I'm sure it will help her finance one or two more pet projects, although I'm sure the Oscars will also help relieve that particular pressure.

― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, April 28, 2021

billionaire dads help too iirc

was not aware though it explains a lot about how she made the transition to filmmaker in the american west with non-actors!

this t-shirt in her wiki picture is kraken me up
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Chloe_Zhao_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/800px-Chloe_Zhao_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg

i should be clear that's a not a knock and an oscar still greases the skids for whatever she wants to do next!

(cf megan ellison. there are plenty of people born on third base who don't have multiple oscar noms in their dossier)

Another thoughtful Charles Pulliam-Moore consideration, talking about many different recent series/films as well:

https://io9.gizmodo.com/racism-is-how-you-get-shows-like-the-falcon-and-the-wi-1846791627

IIRC the making-of for the series is running now.

I thought the ending was a disappointment, particularly given the Zemo speech about heroic supremacy, and the idea of Captain America as the bloodied face of empire.

Basically two years of release dates:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdpxoFcdORI

Black Widow’s release date was changed from May 7 to July 9, 2021 back in March. It’ll be shown in both theaters and Disney+.
Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings is coming out on September 23, 2021.
The Eternals, directed by recent Oscar winner Chloe Zhao, will premiere on November 5, 2021.
Spider-Man: No Way Home premieres on December 17, 2021. It’s sooner than the date in the original teaser, which mentioned it’d be coming on Christmas.
As previously announced, Thor: Love And Thunder premieres on February 11, 2022.
Doctor Strange: In The Multiverse Of Madness premieres on March 25, 2022. It was originally slated for November 6, 2020.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is still keeping the previously announced date of July 8, 2022. We still don’t have word on how the story continues after the death of Chadwick Boseman, so it’s a big surprise that it’s slated to come out next year. It’s especially interesting, considering Marvel Studios had no plans of digitally having the late actor reprise the role.
The Marvels premieres on November 11, 2022.
Paul Rudd reprises his role as Ant-Man in Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania, which premieres February 17, 2023.
The James Gunn-directed Guardians Of The Galaxy: Vol. 3 premieres May 5, 2023.

Plus a blink and you'll miss it tease of Fantastic Four thrown in four good measure.

I fundamentally disagree with that Pulliam-Moore piece’s conclusions about The Falcon and The Winter Soldier but a large part of that disagreement comes from passing familiarity with the source material. I think he 100% misread the US Agent origin story and I don’t know what Isaiah Bradley would have done in a more expanded role in the story other than add more Black suffering, which he’s already criticizing in the piece. Most of the criticism seems to be “none of these are as good as Get Out” which… okay? I agree, but also Get Out is a superlative piece of work that is better than most other movies and TV shows, so that doesn’t bother me.

Ah, okay, I thought The Marvels was something new but I guess it's just the updated title for the Captain Marvel sequel (apparently also featuring Monica Rambeau and, based on the typography of the title, possibly also Kamala Khan?).

That video did the trick of getting me hyped to see these in the theater. Guy Debord would be proud.

Oh, The Marvels is the new title for Captain Marvel 2, was wondering what that was before I watched the promo.

I think he 100% misread the US Agent origin story

I thought so, too. Which I think partly hinges on his not knowing who JLD is supposed to be.

She doesn't read as "good guy" regardless of context so it's weird that it would be interpreted that the whole deal Walker is signing up for is meant to be thought of as heroic

So the plan foe the next two years is three new properties up front and then SEVEN sequels?

More like two, since I wouldn't consider a Black Widow spin-off a "new property".

But lots of chances to introduce new characters and significant twists to the MCU (female Thor, Ms Marvel, to name just a few), so I don't think it's all that bleak.

xp
fyi, you're in the MCU thread

broadly, every movie since The Incredible Hulk has been a sequel

also—do correct me if I'm wrong here, I'm no expert—but aren't the "new characters and significant twists" all taken from pre-existing comics storylines?