For those who like a little Bowie in their movies: [link]
I'll x-post with music.
Do you see any goats around? No, because I sacrificed them.
Willow ,'Showtime'
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Frankenbuddha - Mar 01, 2012 6:18:28 am PST #18506 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Strega - Mar 01, 2012 7:19:10 am PST #18507 of 30000
Different writers and directors, all playing in the same sandbox.
And Kirby built that sandbox. It's not like Iron Man & Captain America & Hulk & Thor were created by a bunch of different people, and were completely unrelated stories until now.
I'm sorry, I really don't understand what's unique. I mean... Avengers is clearly part of a franchise. It's not a franchise built around a single character, but that doesn't make it not-a-franchise.
Polter-Cow - Mar 01, 2012 7:35:01 am PST #18508 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
And Kirby built that sandbox. It's not like Iron Man & Captain America & Hulk & Thor were created by a bunch of different people, and were completely unrelated stories until now.
Of course not. Like Hec said, this sort of thing is done in books and comics all the time. I'm saying that it's cool to see it done in movies.
I'm sorry, I really don't understand what's unique.
Okay. I'm not really sure how else to present it, because I think it is.
Amy - Mar 01, 2012 8:21:44 am PST #18509 of 30000
Because books.
Vonnie K - Mar 01, 2012 8:25:05 am PST #18510 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Aw, that's fantastic that Collins liked the finished product so much. It's opening soon, right? I can't wait!
Amy - Mar 01, 2012 8:26:47 am PST #18511 of 30000
Because books.
March ... 23 or something like that? This month anyway.
§ ita § - Mar 01, 2012 8:57:58 am PST #18512 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My tickets are for 9:40 on the 24th, and my t-shirt shipped yesterday! I'll have to fit in a re-read, but otherwise, my body is ready...
Gris - Mar 01, 2012 10:39:15 am PST #18513 of 30000
Hey. New board.
I think the big thing about The Avengers is that it is, essentially, a movie work of epic scale. It was preceded by 6 movies, all huge-budget works that were necessary (well, maybe not the second Hulk or Iron Man movies) to set up the movie. At least 4 of those movies were extremely successful. And the studio had the chutzpah to make it clear they were working towards this project at the end of only the second of those movies.
I'm sure that many of the later movies, and The Avengers specifically, might have been canceled if Iron Man had been a total flop, but it still showed a lot of faith in the future of their franchise to put in teasers for a movie four years and four movies away.
Now, what will be awesome is if in The Avengers 2, they manage to have short scenes, at least, with the new Spider-Man and perhaps a few of the X-Men - at least Wolverine, since Hugh Jackman seems willing to play that role until Kingdom Come. Though I'm more excited by the First Class era of the X-Men than any more work with the older cast at this point, it would be a nice reminder that it's all one universe.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 01, 2012 10:45:58 am PST #18514 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I don't so much care for a Wolverine scene (sniktbub in the Avengers is a big sore spot for me), but I would love it if a Patrick Stewart cameo were legally and logistically possible.
§ ita § - Mar 01, 2012 1:04:46 pm PST #18515 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
with the new Spider-Man and perhaps a few of the X-Men - at least Wolverine
I'm pretty sure this is impossible. The licenses on all the mutants are held definitely separately, and I suspect that Spider-Man is legally isolated from everyone, but I'd have to look it up.
It's weird when people ask "Why don't all the other NY heroes show up?" Uh, like for about the same reason Batman doesn't? Or Dr. Manhattan?