Marvel Cinematic Universe

[BryceC]

Movie industry will be fine. I listen to a lot of movie pods and there is a ton of hand wringing about the industry as a whole, but there have never been more movies and TV produced than there is right now. I don't get the concern there.

I do worry about theaters. I'm pushing 40 and I'm not cool. But there is something about seeing a great movie in a theater. I've got an awesome home setup but the family and I went and saw Back to the Future at the drive in and it was a ball. Twister is playing at my local theater, I kind of want to go.

 

[3GenClone]

Sony has hired Olivia Wilde (yes, THAT Olivia Wilde) to direct a secret Marvel film. Speculation is that it will be based on Spider-Woman. Katie Silberman will write the film. Silberman and Wilde previously collaborated on Booksmart, where Silberman was on the writing staff and Wilde directed the film.

Olivia Wilde Tapped To Direct Untitled Female-Centered Marvel Movie At Sony

Olivia Wilde will direct and develop a secret Marvel film project at Sony revolving around a female character expected to be Spider-Woman.

deadline.com

 

[Triggermv]

Sony has hired Olivia Wilde (yes, THAT Olivia Wilde) to direct a secret Marvel film. Speculation is that it will be based on Spider-Woman. Katie Silberman will write the film. Silberman and Wilde previously collaborated on Booksmart, where Silberman was on the writing staff and Wilde directed the film.

Olivia Wilde Tapped To Direct Untitled Female-Centered Marvel Movie At Sony

Olivia Wilde will direct and develop a secret Marvel film project at Sony revolving around a female character expected to be Spider-Woman.

deadline.com

This is cool to see. I did actually see Booksmart, and while I thought it was a bit overrated and didn't deserve quite the hype it got, it still showed Olivia Wilde to me as a promising upcoming director with potential. Therefore, I've been hoping for a bit now that she would sign onto some superhero project whether that be the MCU, DCEU, or the SPUMC.

 

[Triggermv]

Marvel’s ‘Kraven The Hunter’ Movie At Sony Eyes ‘Triple Frontier’s J.C. Chandor As Director

J.C. Chandor is the choice to direct Sony's Kraven the Hunter pic, the latest film to gain momentum in Sony’s Marvel Cinematic Universe.

deadline.com

Man, the SPUMC has been active lately as news of a new director hire for them just got released, which is JC Chandor for their upcoming Kraven The Hunter movie. For those of you who don't know him, he directed Triple Frontier on Netflix, A Most Violent Year, and Margin Call. I really enjoyed both Margin Call and Triple Frontier, and thought Triple Frontier was especially underrated, so I'm excited for this hire.

 

[3GenClone]

Guess what?? There's a comicbook movie actually in theaters!
New Mutants debuted (finally) last night. Estimates say that it brought in $750,000 last night and the movie is tracking to make $7-10 million this weekend.

Box Office: ‘New Mutants’ Opens With $750,000 in Thursday Previews

With North American moviegoing slowly coming back, Disney's "The New Mutants" delivered a respectable $750,000 Thursday night.

variety.com

New Mutants currently has a 20% "Tomatometer" score on Rotten Tomatoes and an audience score of 55%.

The New Mutants | Rotten Tomatoes

Discover reviews, ratings, and trailers for The New Mutants on Rotten Tomatoes. Stay updated with critic and audience scores today!

www.rottentomatoes.com

 

[Triggermv]

Guess what?? There's a comicbook movie actually in theaters!
New Mutants debuted (finally) last night. Estimates say that it brought in $750,000 last night and the movie is tracking to make $7-10 million this weekend.

Box Office: ‘New Mutants’ Opens With $750,000 in Thursday Previews

With North American moviegoing slowly coming back, Disney's "The New Mutants" delivered a respectable $750,000 Thursday night.

variety.com

New Mutants currently has a 20% "Tomatometer" score on Rotten Tomatoes and an audience score of 55%.

The New Mutants | Rotten Tomatoes

Discover reviews, ratings, and trailers for The New Mutants on Rotten Tomatoes. Stay updated with critic and audience scores today!

www.rottentomatoes.com

I actually already have tickets for this coming Tuesday night in Cedar Rapids to go see it. I'm definitely more excited about just going to the movie theater again and it being a comic book movie more so than actually going to see New Mutants specifically. Regardless, the movie could end up being terrible and I'll still walk away happy.

Everyone has to make their own choices and I totally respect that, but I personally don't see the risk in seeing a movie in a masked-up, socially distant required movie theater as any more risky than a lot of other stuff I've done, including just eating at any restaurant indoors. In fact, I almost feel safer at a movie theater than at a restaurant. That could just be me and that is fine.

 

[jdoggivjc]

**** cancer.

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman dies at age 43 after fight with cancer

His representative says Boseman died Friday in Los Angeles after a four-year battle with colon cancer.

www.wxyz.com

 

[3GenClone]

**** cancer.

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman dies at age 43 after fight with cancer

His representative says Boseman died Friday in Los Angeles after a four-year battle with colon cancer.

www.wxyz.com

Just saw this. The fact that he had this for 4 years (diagnosed at 39!) is definitely a wake-up call.

 

[jdcyclone19]

So sad. He was a good actor. MCU won’t be the same with someone else as the black panther.

 

[Hoggins]

This sucks.

 

[Triggermv]

Wow, so heartbreaking and I had no idea. I absolutely loved him as an actor, especially as Black Panther. This will leave a gaping hole in all our hearts. My prayers go out to his family. Ee-BOM-BAY my friend.

 

[CloniesForLife]

**** 2020

 

[UnCytely]

So sad. He was a good actor. MCU won’t be the same with someone else as the black panther.

In the comics, his sister eventually became Black Panther. An early wild guess is they will do something like that.

 

[BryceC]

Yeah that's what I was going to say. I don't think you can recast him. Shuri becomes the Panther in the comics, different movie with her as the Panther but I honestly hope they let him always remain T'Challa.

 

[Rural]

 

[3GenClone]

Yeah that's what I was going to say. I don't think you can recast him. Shuri becomes the Panther in the comics, different movie with her as the Panther but I honestly hope they let him always remain T'Challa.

Another possibility is that M’Baku could become the Black Panther. M’Baku’s character arch was fascinating and seeing him take on the mantle of Black Panther would be a bittersweet tribute.

 

[BryceC]

Another possibility is that M’Baku could become the Black Panther. M’Baku’s character arch was fascinating and seeing him take on the mantle of Black Panther would be a bittersweet tribute.

Agreed. And Winston Duke is a really good actor and I think he'd be great as the Panther. A little more menacing and tough.

 

[Aclone]

Yeah that's what I was going to say. I don't think you can recast him. Shuri becomes the Panther in the comics, different movie with her as the Panther but I honestly hope they let him always remain T'Challa.

I’ll actually be surprised if they don’t recast T’Challa. Not least, because they don’t have a way to write his character out off screen.

 

[3GenClone]

I’ll actually be surprised if they don’t recast T’Challa. Not least, because they don’t have a way to write his character out off screen.

The MCU will introduce the “Multiverse” in Doctor Strange 2, so we could get an alternate dimension where Black Widow is alive, Mutants exist, and an alternate Black Panther rules Wakanda

 

[3GenClone]

ABC will be showing Black Panther tonight, commercial free, to honor the life of Chadwick Boseman. Following the film will be a 40-minute tribute called “Chadwick Boseman - A Tribute for a King”
The movie begins at 7 PM Central time.

ABC to Air Black Panther Uninterrupted, Followed by Chadwick Boseman Tribute - IGN

Marvel and ABC team for a Sunday evening to celebrate Boseman.

www.ign.com