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Kamala Khan geeks out over Captain Marvel in new Ms. Marvel promo videos
By Katie Chow | AV Club
May 20, 2022

With the premiere of Ms. Marvel just a few weeks away, Marvel Studios has offered up a couple of fresh looks at how the new character will fit into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

A behind-the-scenes featurette opens with the June 2020 Zoom call that saw series star Iman Vellani landing her first-ever acting job as the titular hero.

“It was a unanimous decision,” Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige says, alongside casting director Sarah Halley Finn and directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah.



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Uh oh ,,. this puts me in the mind of another America Chavez .. Looks like an WB- Warner Brothers Sy-FY type that aims at the teenage viewing audience.
It's definite a Disney Plus series, .. than a live action film at the theaters.
i thought they just did a Super Girl series ? And good luck on it's ratings.

 

[DallasEast]

Uh oh ,,. this puts me in the mind of another America Chavez .. Looks like an WB- Warner Brothers Sy-FY type that aims at the teenage viewing audience.
It's definite a Disney Plus series, .. than a live action film at the theaters.
i thought they just did a Super Girl series ? And good luck on it's ratings.

Y'all are extra hard on female characters.

Bold> Are you referring to The CW series with Melissa Benoist playing Kara Zor-El? I think it was cancelled. I stuck with the series for about two seasons and quit. I'm hard on female characters too.

 

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The Most Powerful Characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: The Villains
By Matt Fowler | IGN
May 21, 2022

When we dropped a Top 10 list of the most powerful heroes in the MCU, we took popularity, heart, and other factors out of the equation, and were just looking for the strongest. The ones who could whoop your butt and send you packing in a blink. Now it's the villains' turn.

This is a ranking of MCU baddies based on their supreme ability to annihilate and devastate. It's not a list of the best foes, with the most interesting angles or arcs, but of superior might and menace. And just as it was for the heroes list, Marvel's What If...?, which is MCU multiverse canon, plays a role here.

The first three phases of the MCU led up to the arrival of Thanos and the havoc he wreaked on the entire universe. But was that enough to gain Thanos the top spot here? Could there be others out there more powerful than him? Let's check in with the Top 10 Most Powerful Villains in the MCU!

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Limiting the most powerful to just MCU .. is just that. .." limiting "

Frankly i don't even remember an " Infinity Ultron " . And i guess the Silver Surfer (or Rise of the Silver Surfer ) does not count in the MCU most powerful listing.

There's Thanos before he gained the Infinity Gauntlet .. and Thanos with Infinity Gauntlet . and we know that once he has that Gaunlet.. forget it there's no other !

If we did a search on the Most powerful beings in the Marvel multiverse, we'd find that the lists of views and opinions vary; i knew i found several various lists.

 

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Y'all are extra hard on female characters.

Bold> Are you referring to The CW series with Melissa Benoist playing Kara Zor-El? I think it was cancelled. I stuck with the series for about two seasons and quit. I'm hard on female characters too.

Female superheroes have such a real hard time getting box office and viewers, whether at the cinema theaters or home tube.
So they really have to get it right and make it strong.

Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel ( which clearly piggy backed the connection to Avengers End game) - are the only female superhero films i can think that made it big among viewers. Has there been any others ?

Tomb Raider ? .. Elektra ? .. Catwoman ? .. Bat Girl ? ... Bat Woman ?
Super Girl managed to survive more than one lone season. so that was a consolation victory on her part.

 

[DallasEast]

Frankly i don't even remember an " Infinity Ultron " . And i guess the Silver Surfer (or Rise of the Silver Surfer ) does not count in the MCU most powerful listing.

Infinity Ultron is referring to his appearance in the What If ..? series. And I think Silver Surfer was excluded as a villain since his appearance was pre-MCU. Personally, I would label Norrid Radd's herald status moreso as a pawn than a villain.

 

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Infinity Ultron is referring to his appearance in the What If ..? series. And I think Silver Surfer was excluded as a villain since his appearance was pre-MCU. Personally, I would label Norrid Radd's herald status moreso as a pawn than a villain.

Which makes all the more reason for me the need to finish the What If ..series on Disney Plus.
I'm still so far behind several series .

 

[DallasEast]

Female superheroes have such a real hard time getting box office and viewers, whether at the cinema theaters or home tube.
So they really have to get it right and make it strong.

Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel ( which clearly piggy backed the connection to Avengers End game) - are the only female superhero films i can think that made it big among viewers. Has there been any others ?

Tomb Raider ? .. Elektra ? .. Catwoman ? .. Bat Girl ? ... Bat Woman ?
Super Girl managed to survive more than one lone season. so that was a consolation victory on her part.

I think any version of a comic book superhero must get it right and strong. The following are just some of my pre-MCU/DECU opinions:

Ghost Rider (2007) sucked. And do not let me get started on its sequel.
Hulk (2003) was middling.
Daredevil (2003) was about the same.
Batman & Robin (1997) costumes drew more attention to the movie than the movie itself.
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) was worse than Supergirl (1984). And Supergirl sucked.

Concerning the examples you mentioned, I cannot speak of BatWoman/Batgirl if you are referring to The CW series since I have never watched it. I can say none of the promos have really enticed me to watch. Catwoman (2004) was sabotaged before production began with even small details like who the flip is 'Patience Phillips'???

Jennifer Garner was great casting for Elektra (2003) but I do not think she knew how bad the production would be handled. Probably Halle Berry was in the same boat before signing her contract. Angelina Jolie was perfect casting for both of her Tomb Raider's in 2001 and 2003. At least she elevated her average movies by her acting and presence alone. I do not think Alicia Vikander, who I think is a very good actress, was good casting for her 2018 Tomb Raider film--even though the story was a bit more concise and focused than Jolie's prior movies but not by much.

So I agree that movies (and television series for that matter) should be done well. Where I might be disagreeing is that the character, actress or both is not necessarily the problem--which is why my criticism of female superheroes may differ from others.

 

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I think any version of a comic book superhero must get it right and strong. The following are just some of my pre-MCU/DECU opinions:

Ghost Rider (2007) sucked. And do not let me get started on its sequel.
Hulk (2003) was middling.
Daredevil (2003) was about the same.
Batman & Robin (1997) costumes drew more attention to the movie than the movie itself.
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) was worse than Supergirl (1984). And Supergirl sucked.

Concerning the examples you mentioned, I cannot speak of BatWoman/Batgirl if you are referring to The CW series since I have never watched it. I can say none of the promos have really enticed me to watch. Catwoman (2004) was sabotaged before production began with even small details like who the flip is 'Patience Phillips'???

Jennifer Garner was great casting for Elektra (2003) but I do not think she knew how bad the production would be handled. Probably Halle Berry was in the same boat before signing her contract. Angelina Jolie was perfect casting for both of her Tomb Raider's in 2001 and 2003. At least she elevated her average movies by her acting and presence alone. I do not think Alicia Vikander, who I think is a very good actress, was good casting for her 2018 Tomb Raider film--even though the story was a bit more concise and focused than Jolie's prior movies but not by much.

So I agree that movies (and television series for that matter) should be done well. Where I might be disagreeing is that the character, actress or both is not necessarily the problem--which is why my criticism of female superheroes may differ from others.

And with the She Hulk series heading out from Disney Plus soon - i guess will have one more female lead to measure the trend by.
Hope it works out.

i keep requesting from those that did not approve of Daredevil and ask to why they did not like it. i hoped to gain insights that are different than what the movie critics dished out. But when i've talked to viewers myself one one one, it seems to boil down to the two issues .. same person, same subject -
1) whatever the movie critics says .. it goes . If they don't like it and disapprove, the viewing audience will follow .
2 ) Ben Afflick ... ever since totally bomb movies like GiGi ..the critics have jumped on him and stayed on him and made him a non-likeable actor.
hence when he was announced as the role of Batman in Batman vs Superman and Justice League, critics and viewers were like sharks out for blood in the water.

- i have no problem at all with the casting of Gardner as Elektra. i in fact loved it as i thought she portrayed the role a as Elektra as well twice as much, and appealed as much as Elodie Young did in the Netflix series. What happened with her solo Elektra movie was the director Rob Bowman and his fellow writers in the 2005 film.
non- ninja action, all of a sudden the girl Elektra was protecting goes GI-joe fighter out of the blue, it;s admist with these cartoonish demon images of when she's
post dramtatic or still a part of her death like coma state, etc. and the fighting scenes were so ordinary and ho-hum, even the appearance of a
very popular Daredevil villiain , Typhoid Mary could not save this film. .. and yet director Bowman was confused and upset of it;s negative views ?

 

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A perfect example for why I extremely dislike "concept" teasers:



Slap on a streaming service logo, grab 25 seconds of anything (Power Rangers) that remotely looks similar, toss in 12 seconds of one movie (Captain Marvel), snatch 16 seconds from another movie (Guardians of the Galaxy), insert 4 seconds of official branding (Marvel Studios intro), outright steal 4 seconds of someone else's graphic artwork and PRESTO! YouTube crap that initially got me excited for two seconds before checking whether it was posted by Marvel Entertainment.

They’re nothing but frustrating.

 

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Uh oh ,,. this puts me in the mind of another America Chavez .. Looks like an WB- Warner Brothers Sy-FY type that aims at the teenage viewing audience.
It's definite a Disney Plus series, .. than a live action film at the theaters.
i thought they just did a Super Girl series ? And good luck on it's ratings.

I think Disney is making a mistake in being so aggressive to expand their fan base by forcing in all of these characters that they are in fact doing the opposite - chasing their large existing fan base away.

Box office and viewership numbers back me up.

 

[DallasEast]

i keep requesting from those that did not approve of Daredevil and ask to why they did not like it. i hoped to gain insights that are different than what the movie critics dished out. But when i've talked to viewers myself one one one, it seems to boil down to the two issues .. same person, same subject -
1) whatever the movie critics says .. it goes . If they don't like it and disapprove, the viewing audience will follow.

Methinks you have not caught some of my movie review posts over the years mentioning paid critics. I have often noted that the norm for me is my review of a movie is either higher or lower than the consensus of paid critics' opinions. Rarely do they align with each other. Sometimes the viewpoints do. I could not care less. My sense of entertainment either satisfies or disappoints me alone.

2 ) Ben Afflick ... ever since totally bomb movies like GiGi ..the critics have jumped on him and stayed on him and made him a non-likeable actor.
hence when he was announced as the role of Batman in Batman vs Superman and Justice League, critics and viewers were like sharks out for blood in the water.

I did not see Gigli. What I did see Affleck play in prior to Daredevil was movies such as Forces of Nature, Pearl Harbor, The Sum of All Fears, Dogma, etc.

What I saw in him did not translate as a good potential Daredevil in my mind's eye. My opinion held true after watching the movie, although I did like his Murdoch as I did his Bruce Wayne later. Other things about the movie:

• The attempt to mesh a "gothic" feel into the movie failed
• Fight scenes felt choreographed at times
• Colin Farrell's Bullseye was WAY over the top
• The hero's climatic face-off with Michael Clarke Duncan's Kingpin fell below my expectations

What I did enjoy very much was the representation of his hyper-senses. Initially, I felt let down that the presentation was not adopted by the Netflix series but quickly changed my mind. I have often thought about the contrast between the two and have never reconciled with myself which was 'best', lol.

- i have no problem at all with the casting of Gardner as Elektra. i in fact loved it as i thought she portrayed the role a as Elektra as well twice as much, and appealed as much as Elodie Young did in the Netflix series. What happened with her solo Elektra movie was the director Rob Bowman and his fellow writers in the 2005 film.
non- ninja action, all of a sudden the girl Elektra was protecting goes GI-joe fighter out of the blue, it;s admist with these cartoonish demon images of when she's
post dramtatic or still a part of her death like coma state, etc. and the fighting scenes were so ordinary and ho-hum, even the appearance of a
very popular Daredevil villiain , Typhoid Mary could not save this film. .. and yet director Bowman was confused and upset of it;s negative views ?

 

[Roadtrip635]

I think any version of a comic book superhero must get it right and strong. The following are just some of my pre-MCU/DECU opinions:

Ghost Rider (2007) sucked. And do not let me get started on its sequel.
Hulk (2003) was middling.
Daredevil (2003) was about the same.
Batman & Robin (1997) costumes drew more attention to the movie than the movie itself.
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) was worse than Supergirl (1984). And Supergirl sucked.

Concerning the examples you mentioned, I cannot speak of BatWoman/Batgirl if you are referring to The CW series since I have never watched it. I can say none of the promos have really enticed me to watch. Catwoman (2004) was sabotaged before production began with even small details like who the flip is 'Patience Phillips'???

Jennifer Garner was great casting for Elektra (2003) but I do not think she knew how bad the production would be handled. Probably Halle Berry was in the same boat before signing her contract. Angelina Jolie was perfect casting for both of her Tomb Raider's in 2001 and 2003. At least she elevated her average movies by her acting and presence alone. I do not think Alicia Vikander, who I think is a very good actress, was good casting for her 2018 Tomb Raider film--even though the story was a bit more concise and focused than Jolie's prior movies but not by much.

So I agree that movies (and television series for that matter) should be done well. Where I might be disagreeing is that the character, actress or both is not necessarily the problem--which is why my criticism of female superheroes may differ from others.

I wasn't thrilled with Jennifer Garner being cast as Elektra, don't get me wrong I really like Garner and she definitely should be cast as a superhero, but she doesn't have that "look" of Elektra. Jennifer Garner has too much of that "girl next door" look.

 

[DallasEast]

I wasn't thrilled with Jennifer Garner being cast as Elektra, don't get me wrong I really like Garner and she definitely should be cast as a superhero, but she doesn't have that "look" of Elektra. Jennifer Garner has too much of that "girl next door" look.

Without a doubt, Garner's personal aura is very wholesome in nature. She is being strongly typecast as such in her career since Elektra.

However, she is an actress and a good one I think. If Garner had been handed a script with a harder, darker edge, I believe she could have realistically projected it on-screen. The movie Peppermint is a good example of Garner convincingly acting seriously in an R-rated film. Granted, she is also seen as a loving mother and wife in the movie but her transformation into a execution style vigilante is a tribute to playing a role well that some of the audience might not expect.

 

[Roadtrip635]

Without a doubt, Garner's personal aura is very wholesome in nature. She is being strongly typecast as such in her career since Elektra.

However, she is an actress and a good one I think. If Garner had been handed a script with a harder, darker edge, I believe she could have realistically projected it on-screen. The movie Peppermint is a good example of Garner convincingly acting seriously in an R-rated film. Granted, she is also seen as a loving mother and wife in the movie but her transformation into a execution style vigilante is a tribute to playing a role well that some of the audience might not expect.

It's not a knock on her acting, she can play the physical roles and be convincing. It's not her aura or nature, it's her actual physical look, Elektra should look more exotic and that's not Jennifer Garner. Garner should have been cast as a superhero back during that time, but someone closer to Supergirl or Captain Marvel type. Elodie Yung from the series looks closer to what I would expect Elektra to look.

 

[Runwildboys]

Without a doubt, Garner's personal aura is very wholesome in nature. She is being strongly typecast as such in her career since Elektra.

However, she is an actress and a good one I think. If Garner had been handed a script with a harder, darker edge, I believe she could have realistically projected it on-screen. The movie Peppermint is a good example of Garner convincingly acting seriously in an R-rated film. Granted, she is also seen as a loving mother and wife in the movie but her transformation into a execution style vigilante is a tribute to playing a role well that some of the audience might not expect.

She was very good in her series, Alias, in which she would often have to portray a different persona in every episode.

 

[DallasEast]

Marvel, Please Don’t Digitally Resurrect Stan Lee
By Graeme McMillan | WIRED
May 23, 2022

IN SEPTEMBER 2017, 14 months before he died, it became public knowledge that Stan Lee had pre-taped cameo appearances for no less than five upcoming Marvel Studios movies when Lee’s personal manager spilled the beans during a convention appearance. At the time, the news prompted concerns that Lee—94 years old at the time—was being exploited by those around him, with people treating him more as a brand or fictional character than an actual, living human being.

Perhaps everyone should have taken that as a sign of things to come.

Last week, news broke that Marvel has signed a 20-year deal with Stan Lee Entertainment, which controls the name and appearance of the comics writer, who died in 2018, to use his name, voice, likeness, and iconic signature across a wide number of applications—including, but not limited to, films and television shows, theme parks, merchandise, and undefined “experiences.” Andy Heyward, CEO of Genius Brands—one of two companies behind Stan Lee Entertainment—said that the deal “really ensures that Stan, through digital technology and archival footage and other forms, will live in the most important venue, the Marvel movies, and Disney theme parks.”

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[DallasEast]

5 Marvel Omnibus That Can Be Sold for $500 or More
by Ian Melton | Bleeding Cool
May 22, 2022

There are always hot comics that people are looking for: first appearances, major events, and content that inspire a new movie or TV series. The first appearances are almost always worth the most, but sometimes rarity will drive back issue prices up, sometimes on a 2nd, 3rd, or later print. However, many trade paperback collections of comic books, reprinting older material, do not go up in value, though there are always a few expectations due to rarity and no current reprints. Then there are hardcover collections, and with Marvel, there are also their oversized hardcover collections (OHCs). The largest by page count (not size since Marvel also does their Adamantium Collections, which are even larger in page size) is the Marvel Omnibus collections.

Starting in 2005 with Fantastic Four Omnibus #1, Marvel Omnibus collections are popular with many collectors because of their value in the number of pages to cost, with most Marvel Omnibus being $100 to $125 at close to 1000 pages. Also, most fans really enjoy being able to have their omnibus on their bookshelves. Marvel usually releases all their omnibuses with at least two covers, one that is available in book stores and Direct Market comic book stores and one just for the Direct Market comic book shops (sometimes more than one for the Direct Market). Though omnibuses aren't cheap, most can be gotten for around $50 less than retail price when released if a buyer looks around. Also, some Marvel Omnibus get liquidated if they don't sell well and are EASY to find cheap (for example, Guardians of the Galaxy Solo Classic Omnibus can be found easily for well over 50% off its cover price, if not cheaper). Then there are omnibus's that jump in value and keep going up for various reasons. If someone is looking to make a good profit off a book that started at $100 to $150 in value, these five Marvel Omnibus have each sold, most often brand new and still in shrinkwrap, in completed auctions on eBay for $500 or more since 2022 started, and show no signs of dropping in value.

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[DallasEast]

Marvel Ruined Wolverine's Adamantium Bones with One Cheap Weakness
By Joshua Isaak | Screen Rant
May 22, 2022

Marvel's Wolverine is not only one of the most popular X-Men, but one of the strongest, armed with a potent healing factor that allows him to constantly cheat death - but his other strength leads to a shockingly mundane weakness. Marvel fans know Logan is incredibly tough in part due to his nigh-unbreakable Adamantium skeleton, comprised of metal bonded to his bones in a painful process courtesy of the Weapon X Project. But Ultimate X-Men #60 reveals Logan's true weakness - and it completely ruins the very idea of his skeleton.

Originally, Wolverine appeared in The Incredible Hulk #181 with metal claws that may or may not have been part of his costume. Later stories made it abundantly clear that Wolverine was born with claws as part of his mutation - but they were not covered in metal until he underwent the dangerous bonding process as part of Weapon X. Those without Wolverine's healing ability would not survive, making him a prime candidate. With the adamantium bonded to his skeleton, Wolverine would become an unstoppable killing machine without any weakness - or so he would think.

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It's not a knock on her acting, she can play the physical roles and be convincing. It's not her aura or nature, it's her actual physical look, Elektra should look more exotic and that's not Jennifer Garner. Garner should have been cast as a superhero back during that time, but someone closer to Supergirl or Captain Marvel type. Elodie Yung from the series looks closer to what I would expect Elektra to look.

So is it a manner of the studios not giving Jennifer Gardner the traditional Elektra outfit look, is that maybe why she's not looking the part for you ?

Because that was one of the small pet peeves i had with Afflick/Gardner DD film - and especially Elektra solo film,. .especially since it's her film.
If there was a DD sequel, i would've expected that traditional outfit, - which even Netflix gave some similarity with Elodie Yung to better meet the Elektra look.

Like others have already mentioned, Gardner has proved series and film such as Peppermint, Alias that she can portray adventure/action roles.
Imo, she's proven versatile and not just a typo cast as the romantic or girlie tickers such as the "13 going on 30 " ... " Miracles from Heaven ",.. " Intention of Lying " , etc.

 

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Marvel Ruined Wolverine's Adamantium Bones with One Cheap Weakness
By Joshua Isaak | Screen Rant
May 22, 2022

Marvel's Wolverine is not only one of the most popular X-Men, but one of the strongest, armed with a potent healing factor that allows him to constantly cheat death - but his other strength leads to a shockingly mundane weakness. Marvel fans know Logan is incredibly tough in part due to his nigh-unbreakable Adamantium skeleton, comprised of metal bonded to his bones in a painful process courtesy of the Weapon X Project. But Ultimate X-Men #60 reveals Logan's true weakness - and it completely ruins the very idea of his skeleton.

Originally, Wolverine appeared in The Incredible Hulk #181 with metal claws that may or may not have been part of his costume. Later stories made it abundantly clear that Wolverine was born with claws as part of his mutation - but they were not covered in metal until he underwent the dangerous bonding process as part of Weapon X. Those without Wolverine's healing ability would not survive, making him a prime candidate. With the adamantium bonded to his skeleton, Wolverine would become an unstoppable killing machine without any weakness - or so he would think.

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Even much more than that ..
There actually was an comic issue (Fatal Attraction series, issue #25) during a battle on a certain planet where Magneto himself was able to totally rip out Wolverine's Adamantium metal skeleton, even though Logan's unique metal alloy was thought to be totally unbreakable.