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.
Lindsey: Why--why did you... Lorne: One last job. You're not part of the solution, Lindsey. You never will be. Lindsey: You kill me? A flunky?! I'm not just...Angel...kills me. You...Angel... Lorne: Good night, folks.
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askye - Feb 10, 2015 5:38:19 am PST #28440 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
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...
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 11, 2015 5:51:53 am PST #28447 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
Why didn't he help in Avengers?
If I remember correctly he lives and goes to school in Queens. The battle might have been over by the time he heard what was going on.
Connie Neil - Feb 11, 2015 5:53:08 am PST #28448 of 30000
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The handwavium I heard was that he was doing damage control at home.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 11, 2015 6:02:47 am PST #28449 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 think the Chitauri made it out of Manhattan, so any damage he had to deal with at home was probably caused by rubberneckers gawking at the big hole in the sky.