Guy Bifkin Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I have to say, as someone who tends to steer clear of superhero films, Â But your sig? Â Unless you specifically like the genre like me there's no reason to avoid them or judge them on the whole, some are good films, some are shit films just like any other film type. Â Punisher would make a brilliant TV series, better suited for that than movies, the Polisher not so much. Â Should perhaps read "modern superhero films". The original Superman films will never be beaten! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bellenda Carlisle Posted July 23, 2013 Author Paid Members Share Posted July 23, 2013 Rose tinted glasses buddy, I love them but they're very flawed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 How long have Sony and Fox got Spiderman and X-Men, respectively, to contracts, does anybody?Daredevil is back with Marvel now, isn't he? I'd love to see a Punisher tv show. If they can make one on the Green Arrow, surely they can do one on the Punisher. They should have a bird superhero called The Polisher. Have her polish copious amounts of blokes' crowns/helmets and use their jip as fuel for shooting flames out her mouth or something. Â I think the contract itself is a bit tricky, I remember reading somewhere that Sony & Fox have to make a Spiderman or X Men movie within a specific time frame - 5 years I believe - if the 5 years is up then the movie rights would return to Marvel. Â I think Spiderman was only days away from returning to Marvel before Sony announced Amazing Spiderman. Â The problem here is that will Marvel ever the get the movie rights back fully and if so when? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members chokeout Posted July 23, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted July 23, 2013 How long have Sony and Fox got Spiderman and X-Men, respectively, to contracts, does anybody?Daredevil is back with Marvel now, isn't he? I'd love to see a Punisher tv show. If they can make one on the Green Arrow, surely they can do one on the Punisher. They should have a bird superhero called The Polisher. Have her polish copious amounts of blokes' crowns/helmets and use their jip as fuel for shooting flames out her mouth or something. Â I think the contract itself is a bit tricky, I remember reading somewhere that Sony & Fox have to make a Spiderman or X Men movie within a specific time frame - 5 years I believe - if the 5 years is up then the movie rights would return to Marvel. Â I think Spiderman was only days away from returning to Marvel before Sony announced Amazing Spiderman. Â The problem here is that will Marvel ever the get the movie rights back fully and if so when? Â Fox own the rights to Xmen, the only way they could split the character rights was to give them blanket rights to anyone classed as a mutant in the comic books (I think the actual wording relates specifically to characters that originated in the Xmen comics) This has led to all the shit with QuickSilver being played by two different people in two different films (Hes appearing in Avengers 2 and Xmen Days of Future Past) Â Â Â The basic jist of it is that Marvel cant have any reference to mutant characters in their own films so there wont be any Mutant vs Avengers fights any time soon. Â The rights issue is a bit of a ballache, Marvel have at various points sold the rights to their characters to anyone that would have them. At one point David Bowie's mental missus owned the rights to Black Cat and Daredevil The Spider-man rights were sold for barely anything originally, The infamous Roger Corman Fantastic Four film was made with the intention of it never being released just so they could retain the rights. Â It nearly happened to Spiderman and there was 10 years of behind the scenes wranglings after James Camerons movie fell through. Â As far as the rights lapsing goes They arent going to let it happen, not as long as the bigger films are making 1 Billion plus. A new Fantastic Four film got put into turn round despite neither film being a massive hit, Daredevil was a rare case because the first film (and Elecktra) were both flops and im pretty sure they didnt know what to do with it and there was still a mad scramble to try and get something made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted July 23, 2013 Moderators Share Posted July 23, 2013 Another problem with crossing over the X-Men and Avengers is that it would be a little tricky storyline wise. If you go down the mutants vs humans route to cross them over you head into full on Civil War story territory, and Tony Stark is pretty much the bad guy in that. Â And Iron Man is their most popular character so a heel turn for him seems improbable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 If it was Stark v Magneto though, Stark would be the face? Again, never read the comics so I'm just thinking from a movie point of view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Dead Mike Posted July 23, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted July 23, 2013 Tony Stark could easily defeat Magneto just by becoming 'Iron Filings Man'. Â Â *Gets coat & leaves thread* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Duke Posted July 23, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted July 23, 2013 Another problem with crossing over the X-Men and Avengers is that it would be a little tricky storyline wise. If you go down the mutants vs humans route to cross them over you head into full on Civil War story territory, and Tony Stark is pretty much the bad guy in that. And Iron Man is their most popular character so a heel turn for him seems improbable. Surely you'd do something like the Xmen vs Avengers storyline they did in the comics? Rather than go into civil war territory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GalaxyV.2 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 That's why despite mentioning Superman was 33 a couple of times in Man of Steel they cast the 27 year old Henry Cavill. Â He's 30. But also the age is important for Superman given the Christ like symbolism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted July 23, 2013 Moderators Share Posted July 23, 2013 One thing that hit me with the new X-Men promo pics is how time seems to have finally caught up to Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. They're both really showing their age now. Add on another 2-4 years, or however long it would take to put together another X-film with them in it, and I think they're looking too old for their roles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Scott Malbranque Posted July 23, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted July 23, 2013 Still can't fucking stand Renner's Hawkeye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members chokeout Posted July 23, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted July 23, 2013 Still can't fucking stand Renner's Hawkeye. Â They should have made him more like he is in Ultimates where he takes out a room full of people with his fingernails. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 One thing that hit me with the new X-Men promo pics is how time seems to have finally caught up to Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. They're both really showing their age now. Add on another 2-4 years, or however long it would take to put together another X-film with them in it, and I think they're looking too old for their roles. Â Stewart really is incredible. Â Â So don't count him out yet. Some good makeup, maybe a bit of CGI blending, he'll be fine. He's never going to die, damnit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Scott Malbranque Posted July 23, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted July 23, 2013 Still can't fucking stand Renner's Hawkeye. Â They should have made him more like he is in Ultimates where he takes out a room full of people with his fingernails. Â That's actually pretty fuckin' good, Choker. I know The Avengers was aimed at the nippers (besides 'Mewling Quim') and I did love the flick, but fucking Hawkeye, brother. Fucking Hawkeye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bellenda Carlisle Posted July 25, 2013 Author Paid Members Share Posted July 25, 2013 (edited) Dredd 3D was a film of the people, the fans demanded it, the fans fucking ruined everything by not going to the cinema to see the film they asked for, then the fans saved it by going out in their thousands and buying it once it hit BluRay, DVD and paid download. Now the fans can really save the franchise by signing this official petition for a Dredd 2 - Do it! Â Minor Avengers, Ant-Man, Fantastic Four and Spidey news Edited July 25, 2013 by Steve 'Big' Jobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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