Running MCU thread

[Roscablo]

Since I guess we're acknowledging Blade, sans spoiler alert, I'll say that it's remarkable how much of a full circle moment that was to have him in this particular movie, in several ways:
• Blade was the often-unheralded catalyst for the past 25 years of comic book movies. Its success paved the way for X-Men, which paved the way for Spider-Man and Nolan's Batman trilogy, and then the MCU itself. The genre as we know it might not exist if that first Blade movie had bombed. Having him back here is nice closure for an entire generation of movies.
• Ryan Reynolds' portrayal of Hannibal King was obviously his trial run as Deadpool. If you go back and watch "Blade: Trinity" it's impossible not to see it. He was already playing Deadpool, just as a character with a different name.
• Reynolds and Wesley Snipes had a huge feud during that movie's production. Supposedly, they were trying to nudge Snipes out the door and replace him for a fourth movie with the new crew (or something like that) and Snipes was openly hostile toward Reynolds. So Blade's one-liner in D&W about his feelings toward Deadpool are yet another great meta joke in a scene loaded with them.

That scene was so great. The Blade line, and yes didn't really want to go into it because of spoilers, might have been my favorite. But the Elektra zinger was awesome too if you caught it.

 

[Batman]

That scene was so great. The Blade line, and yes didn't really want to go into it because of spoilers, might have been my favorite. But the Elektra zinger was awesome too of you caught it.

The third one, with the sad, "I think I was born here," was also tremendous if you know the off-screen saga of that character. That they got who they got to play him only added to it, and was probably some degree of satisfying for that guy.

 

[Scout]

We can post freely after a week, right?

 

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The third one, with the sad, "I think I was born here," was also tremendous if you know the off-screen saga of that character. That they got who they got to play him only added to it, and was probably some degree of satisfying for that guy.

I know some people hated that character. I've heard complaints about the way the character looked and spoke as well as the general silliness. I thought it was a perfect fit for the movie.

 

[outofplace]

Since I guess we're acknowledging Blade, sans spoiler alert, I'll say that it's remarkable how much of a full circle moment that was to have him in this particular movie, in several ways:
• Blade was the often-unheralded catalyst for the past 25 years of comic book movies. Its success paved the way for X-Men, which paved the way for Spider-Man and Nolan's Batman trilogy, and then the MCU itself. The genre as we know it might not exist if that first Blade movie had bombed. Having him back here is nice closure for an entire generation of movies.
• Ryan Reynolds' portrayal of Hannibal King was obviously his trial run as Deadpool. If you go back and watch "Blade: Trinity" it's impossible not to see it. He was already playing Deadpool, just as a character with a different name.
• Reynolds and Wesley Snipes had a huge feud during that movie's production. Supposedly, they were trying to nudge Snipes out the door and replace him for a fourth movie with the new crew (or something like that) and Snipes was openly hostile toward Reynolds. So Blade's one-liner in D&W about his feelings toward Deadpool are yet another great meta joke in a scene loaded with them.

I agree with most of that, but I think comic book movies were coming with or without Blade. One of the main reasons they hadn't worked in the past was the difficulty of rendering the look and powers of comic book superheroes. Once the technology got there, I think some studio was going to give it a shot.

 

[Batman]

I agree with most of that, but I think comic book movies were coming with or without Blade. One of the main reasons they hadn't worked in the past was the difficulty of rendering the look and powers of comic book superheroes. Once the technology got there, I think some studio was going to give it a shot.

Probably. X-Men and Spider-Man definitely proved that. Blade was more important from the business side of things, I think. The 90s had their own version of superhero fatigue once the Batman franchise petered out and some other movies bombed. The major DC characters were done, Marvel's house was in disarray because of their rights issues, and the 90s indies darlings like Spawn and the Crow only had short legs (if any at all). Blade came along and did well enough to show there was still an appetite for a well-done comic book movie, which made it much more viable to risk the money on expensive effects-laden blockbusters like X-Men and Spider-Man.

 

[Batman]

I know some people hated that character. I've heard complaints about the way the character looked and spoke as well as the general silliness. I thought it was a perfect fit for the movie.

Same here. And like I said, the guy who played him had to play him for the meta humor to really connect. I'm not sure it would've been nearly as good with anyone else in the role. That he's a good comedic actor who doesn't seem to take himself too seriously helped as well.
Plus, he had some cool moments in the big fight scene. That balanced out some of the silliness. We got what we wanted from him for the small amount of time he was on screen.

 

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I think Deadpool and Wolverine has been out long enough we can post some spoilers, including this deleted scene.

 

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By the way, I'm really looking forward to seeing Bob. And no, he's not a joke like Bob in Deadpool. It is fun casting. Lewis Pullman, son of Bill Pullman, played the weapons officer whose call sign was "Bob" in Top Gun: Maverick. Of course, this was not the original plan. Steven Yeun was originally cast in the role. The official story was that he left due to scheduling issues. I'm not sure if that is all there is to it.

 

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Maybe they haven't learned their lesson about trying to create and release too much content. Does anybody really want an Ironheart series?

 

[sgreenwell]

Eh, I think Disney has a lot of its current "problems" with Marvel and much more so Star Wars because they ask "what do people want" vs. "what do we have a good idea for." Ironheart at least seems to star a fun protagonist and will offer a unique perspective. (I also think that unfortunately, it is going to face a lot of immediate resistance for obvious reasons, similar to what Ms. Marvel got.) All of those shows look interesting to me, way better than the warmed over, movie-adjacent stuff we got the last few years.