Superheros whose origin stories NEVER need to be told again: Spider-Man, Superman, Batman.
WE ALREADY KNOW. Just stop it with the spider exploding planet goddamn alley and the pearls falling to the ground JUST STAAAAAAHP.
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Steph L. - Feb 10, 2015 5:30:03 am PST #28437 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 10, 2015 5:35:08 am PST #28438 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'd like it if they kept Andrew Garfield in the role. He's certainly not to blame for the problems with the last Sony movie.
Steph L. - Feb 10, 2015 5:37:10 am PST #28439 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Matt, I agree. I really like Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker.
askye - Feb 10, 2015 5:38:19 am PST #28440 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
If they feel it's necessary to explain Spider-Man's origins it should be something simple and off hand. Almost a joke about accidents with radioactive lab experiments and a reference to Parker and Banner having something in common or maybe they should start a club (I could see Tony saying something like that). Then there it's done.
Kalshane - Feb 10, 2015 5:57:27 am PST #28441 of 30000
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I was by no means arguing we need to see his origin again. I agree with Teppy as to those heroes already having their origins ingrained in pop-culture. I was just expressing a preference for ditching "the truth about Peter's parents/Spider-man is constantly seeking Uncle Ben's killer" nonsense from the recent movies. Too many shades of Batman in that latter part.
I'm sure I've said this before, but the Spectacular Spider-man cartoon proved you can just skip the origin tale (or at least reduce it to a few images in the opening credits) and just hit the ground running. And BTAS did the same thing a decade earlier with Batman. Both shows had flashbacks to their respective origins later on, but they were relevant to the story being told at the time.
Calli - Feb 10, 2015 7:16:09 am PST #28442 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I don't hate the thought of a Marvel Spiderman movie. But it looks like it'll be pushing Captain Marvel and the Black Panther movies back a year each for it, which does not thrill me. It would be cool if they went with the Mike Morales version of Spidey.
Gris - Feb 10, 2015 8:30:59 am PST #28443 of 30000
Hey. New board.
I don't think we'll see a Spidey origin story from the MCU. They know better. Especially since they're bringing Spidey into an Marvel movie first. We didn't get a rehash of the hulk's origin story in The Avengers, so I don't see them giving an origin for a supporting character, especially one as iconic as him.
It will be interesting to see how they integrate him if they actually DO stick with it being the same Spidey as the last movies, though. Why didn't he help in Avengers?
Steph L. - Feb 10, 2015 8:45:03 am PST #28444 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Why didn't he help in Avengers?
The Toast addresses this: [link] (humor, but still). (Okay, not Spider-Man, but still funny.) (Disclaimers over.)
Zenkitty - Feb 10, 2015 11:16:55 am PST #28445 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
"Hulk out with your bulk out!"
excellent. I read all of that in their voices.
Mogget - Feb 10, 2015 6:24:13 pm PST #28446 of 30000
The best thing about the Spider-Man news is that now they can have J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson. I imagine the Daily Bugle has a few things to say about Tony Stark...