'Dirty Girls'
Discussion of all Marvel Cinematic Universe related movies and TV shows, including, but not limited to, the Avengers, Captain America, Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Daredevil, Spider-Man, Ant-Man, etc., etc., etc. ad-infinitum.
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I'm just gonna report what JZ said last week:
when Gunn was first hired by Disney he recalls some of his progressive peers saying, "Uh, no, he's said some fairly horrible stuff and you need to look a lot more closely before you sign him on," but they were ignored. And now it's all being framed as leftist pedophile-enabling hypocrisy, when it was lefties who raised the alarm years back.
Yes, and rather handily. Primaries, man. [link]
Oh, hey, Black Panther is up on Netflix.
Pantherrrrr
Larson looks great but I want to see more muscle.
So, I feel about Captain Marvel the way I felt about Black Panther prior to the movie, which was basically as follows:
Prior to seeing a trailer: Shit, I know nothing about this character (despite T'Challa's inclusion in Civil War) or how he fits into the Marvel universe. I hope this isn't the movie that turns out to be a dud on my personal enjoy-o-meter.
One nanosecond after seeing a trailer: OPENING NIGHT, BETCHES.
I really don't know much about Captain Marvel, and what I do know sounds badass, but I've never read any titles with Carol Danvers in them, so I don't have any kind of emotional hook to the character. But I'm 99% sure the first trailer will suck me in.
I read Captain Marvel comics at a point in my life where they really resonated. I'm definitely there for opening night. I'd rather the lead was being played by someone in her mid-30s, as "Captain" Marvel is actually a major and (Captain America aside) it takes a little time for people to rise through the ranks, but Hollywood.
Larson, for all that she's young, has at least managed to look like she's in her mid-30s for years. (Not through premature aging or anything. She's just got resting mature face or something and I'm always startled by her age.)
I'm liking what I'm seeing so far for the Captain Marvel stuff though my only familiarity with the character is from the Earth's Mightiest Heros cartoon. It's crazy that Marvel can take 30 years off Samuel L. Jackson more believably than Warner Brothers can delete Henry Cavill's mustache.
I've seen Larson in other things, and she's good. I'm sure she'll be a great Captain Marvel, and I'm looking forward to seeing her in the role. I just have old person weariness of seeing a potential older role being filled by someone in her 20s.
