@therealsilvermane

2 minutes ago, faster friends said:

Picture 1 and 4 is short hair to me. Long hair is past the shoulder IMO

You're old fashioned, I get it. I'm moving on...

Now here are some famous lesbians, all could use a haircut.

44 minutes ago, faster friends said:

I work with a bunch of lesbians. 90% have short hair. To each their own. They are the nicest ladies.

The enlightenment in this thread is simply blinding.

According to my very reliable sources, none of these ladies is a lesbian. I also personally know five lesbians. One of them has short hair.

3 minutes ago, MYNAMEISLEGION said:

Ugh, that’s sounds like a cop out to me- just ignore the ramifications of the 5 year effect. Remember how devastating the snap was as portrayed in the IG after credits screen with Fury, and cars wrecking, planes crashing - imagine all the related deaths that occurred with pilots winking out, mothers driving kids to school, etc, etc. Then they just reappear? When Hulk brought everyone back into the 5YL present they deliberately downplayed the effect, didn’t show a single person reappear- just a few birds outside the Avengers compound. Both Tony and Hulk wielded the Infinity Gauntlet and with a thought corrected everything- or had the heroes reappear right there, or cured cancer, anything - the suspension of disbelief does have its limits - the 5 year thing just seems like a sloppy plot point.

Maybe Spider-Man Far From Home will deal with it more seriously, I don't know, it was just a guess. But Spider-Man Homecoming never got too serious, almost like a Disney teen movie, so it's an educated guess. 

I did like the subtle approach in Endgame though, when Hulk brought everything back. I liked the first indication of something being different was sunlight shining through the window and birdsong, followed by a phone call.

20 minutes ago, Chuck Gower said:

Since when did short hair on a woman define her sexual orientation? And why would it matter?

And I think that about wraps up all of justafan's unanswered questions...

5 hours ago, justafan said:

. that must also mean that the events in far from home must take place in 2023 vs 2019 or did hulks snap bring them back 5 years as well?  No that doesn't work since Scott Langs daughter is still a teenager.

As the Spider-Man movies seem to be lighter fare, Far From Home will probably touch on it briefly, then move on. Since the next two movies in 2020, Black Widow and The Eternals, are supposed to take place in the past, maybe Marvel will have the movies lag in real time to catch up to 2023? And for the next few adventures, say Falcon and Bucky or the next Doctor Strange, I don't think it'll be a big deal to take place in the near future until we're all caught up with the 5 year difference.

9 minutes ago, ExNihilo said:

The litmus test will be seeing how well Black Panther 2 and Captain Marvel 2 do now that the whole "omg first Black/female Marvel hero" thing is no longer driving audiences into theaters.  They'll still make bank ($800M+), but will they surpass the $1B by their predecessors?

What's been driving people to the theaters is first and foremost the Marvel Studios brand. At this point, Marvel could make a Howard the Duck movie and it'd probably make almost a half a billion. Seriously. In the case of Black Panther and Captain Marvel, that was already at least half the box office gross. Fans of the brand. That they were both good movies and got good word of mouth also helped as it does with any flick. But what added even more to that was Disney knowing its audience and potential audience, and catering to underserved demographics of people who go to movies.

With Black Panther, trolls and Comicsgaters cried "SJW!" and "identity politics!", while Disney was looking at a rising population of African American consumers ready to spend money on a Black Panther movie, and with Captain Marvel, they saw a world population of about 8 billion people, half of them women, and a decent percentage of them ready to see a solo female hero in this Marvel universe, even one hardly anyone knew anything about. Both movies were good by simply hiring decent directors, casting well, and following a tried and true Marvel formula. And now the audiences are there for the sequels, cross-over movies, whatever.

These people know what they're doing.

1 hour ago, MYNAMEISLEGION said:

They are going to hopefully do some cloud seeding of new characters and storylines like they did in phase 1. They may not break a billion dollars for the next couple of years but they will still be making money.

But they've been doing just that for the past few years already! As far as cloud seeding, GOTG Vol 2 teased Adam Warlock and there's still the question of Rocket's origin. Ant-Man and the Wasp gave us a closer look at the Quantum Realm. Black Panther introduced vibranium. Captain Marvel opened up the galaxy maybe even more than GOTG did. Multi-dimensions were only touched upon in Doctor Strange. Endgame left as many loose ends as were tied. What's in Thor's future? Where is Gamora? How is Gamora? Will Sam Wilson be able to live up to wielding the Shield? What about Vision? Will there be an Avengers team after all this?

And everybody(exaggerating) is saying the sky's falling because Tony Stark is dead/RDJ is out or Cap/Chris Evans is retired. I bet Kevin Feige ain't sweating. Four of the past five non-Avengers MCU movies made near a billion or well over. And know what? In none of them was I thinking "wow, this movie would be so much better if Robert Downey Jr or Chris Evans showed up to crash the party." Thor Ragnarok, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, and the Guardians were able to carry their own story without an assist from "the anchors of the MCU" so-called. And none of those movies had anything to do with Thanos trying to get an Infinity Stone, either. But, the one non-Avengers movie, Spiderman Homecoming, that did get an assist from Tony Stark and Steve Rogers, was okay, but didn't necessarily hit it out of the park, didn't make a billion dollars, and I'm not sure I'd even call it the best Spider-Man movie, though Tom Holland is great and has starry eyed high school kid locked down.

As far as I see it, the MCU's future is solidified. And I'm not talking about long time comic book readers, but the rest of the world. As Tony Stark said in Endgame, "We need new blood." They have it, and there's more in the bank. All they have to do is keep making compelling movies. As long as Feige and other equally competent people are at the forefront, I don't see any reason why they won't. 

Make mine Marvel.

4 minutes ago, Chuck Gower said:

Yes, but they paid a lot of money for FOX and the longer those franchises sit, the longer they’re NOT making their money back on that investment. 

Like all phases of the MCU before it, I’m sure we could see some alterations along the way. 

I think Marvel Studios is content playing the long game with its universe and feels it doesn't need to rush everybody in at once. I think they stay the course with current scheduling but we'll see Logan/Wolverine sooner than later, but it'll be a while for the rest of the X-Men.

2 minutes ago, Chuck Gower said:

It already did when they first introduced him in the movies. 

Going off recent eBay sales, it seems like there could be room for high grade slabs to grow compared to the first appearances of other Avengers.

Speaking of speculation, I wonder if Sam Wilson's first SA appearance is going to start getting the respect and value it deserves...

6 hours ago, Bosco685 said:

 

Why it gotta be only women, Bobby, huh? Agenda much?

13 hours ago, Jaylam said:

With all the pre-movie speculation, does the Black Knight or some iteration or mention of him appear in this movie??? (I've read some but not all of this thread, but did not come across any mention of the Black Knight at all.) I've not seen the movie yet, but I don't mind knowing at this point.

I remember all that hyped-up speculation about Black Knight making his debut in Endgame and folks buying up copies of key Black Knight comics and prices peaking. Hope they're not too disappointed in Sir Knight's no-show. I didn't think he'd show up. The Russo Brothers seem to like to play it straight, and even with Thanos and time travel, they don't seem to get too out there or quirky with it. I wouldn't be surprised, though, if the Black Knight shows up in The Eternals given the film's alleged journey through time and Sersi's relationship with the character.

3 hours ago, Bosco685 said:

They maintain a graveyard of retired flavors. It's pretty wild what they have put to bed that otherwise was decent.

Ben & Jerry's Flavor Graveyard

 

22 hours ago, Bosco685 said:

It's a goofy little detail. But it goes to show much effort goes into maintaining details across these films that otherwise would be forgotten.

Who keeps the playbook going which houses all these film details? They deserve a Oscar just for this.

'Excuse me, but please don't forget the Hunka-Hulka Burnin' ice cream in this scene'. 

I wonder who got dusted in the snap, Ben or Jerry? Both?

1 hour ago, MYNAMEISLEGION said:

Marvel is now is the same boat with Cap and IM as Fox was with Wolverine- The actors were so well cast that they simply aren't recast-able in the near term.  So they simply won't. Thor's probably good for 1 more solo movie and maybe ensemble in GOTG #3. Which will wrap up that ensemble cast as well. Then he's done, aged out. ScarJo will get her Black Widow Prequel, and it will likely be  a one and done. The remaining b-list Avengers (winter soldier, Falcon, Wanda, Vision, Hawkeye) are getting relegated to Disney+, which means they won't get solo movies, and therefore likely no more Avengers movies.  I think Feige has more or less stated the next few years will just about putting out solo movies, much like Phase 1 was, without any heavy tie-in's or over-arching plan.  He's buying his time while the scope out what to do with the Fox merger. In many ways, the Fox merger contributed to the decisions to end the Avengers, and to go out with a bang and not try to drag it out or spend huge sums to lure the main actors back for one more hurrah. 

Feige has already stated the X-Men need to lie fallow for a few years, and let the stench of the Fox movies fade.  I think the FF is the next, most logical Tent-Pole for the MCU.  It's family oriented, which fits with Disney's business model, has relatively well known characters but not very strong associations with previous actors or movies. It's fresh territory. Fresh Villains (Doom is the new Loki, and work there way up to Galactus as the new Thanos.) Surfer as the new Thor.  You have Captain Marvel, and new territory with, Kree/Skrulls, Eternals. MOKF is you're more street level characters, that's a little tougher to weave in, but who knows if Moon Knight and others round that out.  There's plenty of new stuff to keep the MCU going the next 10 years.

But we have seen the last of the Avengers in the MCU for now.  SO long as Feige is at the helm, and has proven successful, they won't backtrack and reboot or rebrand it.  Cap, IM, and Thor were the backbone of the Avengers, built off their solo movies. Those actors defined those characters for this era. There's no Avengers #5 in the next 10 years, and a new Avengers #1 is even less likely. This isn't the comic publishing business.

Mmm, I wouldn't undersell the "remaining" MCU cast so fast. Spider-Man aside since he's Sony,  Captain Marvel, Black Panther, and Doctor Strange are your new franchise backbone, and that's not bad. They currently don't have the relationship love/hate that Stark/Rogers had, but we also aren't building towards another Civil War, so the infighting is done (which made for good drama, I admit). I wouldn't be surprised if Marvel decides to make a new Thor Trilogy based off Ragnarok. He has the stories left to do one. The Guardians are like the Avengers now, they can have a rotating roster. DOn't be surprised to see Adam Warlock, of course, but maybe Moondragon, Bug, Super-Skrull, the last Nova Corps member (which was destroyed by Thanos) or whoever, join the Guardians to create a new story arc. The Disney Plus shows aren't a relegation. They tie-in to the movies now. Sure, Wanda and Vision aren't getting a solo movie, but they can still be Avengers for the next big event movie. I wouldn't be surprised if the Captain Marvel movies serve as past Captain America movies did, and become mini-Avengers movies, with a regular active roster (like that team at the end of Ultron and beginning of Civil War) with heroes like Professor Hulk, War Machine, Ant-Man and the Wasp (who also are probably going to get a third movie). The Eternals, I think, are going to be a huge part of the future plan for the MCU, and may play into the next big event movie (you think Disney/Marvel doesn't want to do another of these with all the money Infinity War and Endgame are making?) And I think Shang Chi may not be as street level as some may believe. He might be a little more than just kung fu.

And on Silver Surfer. I love the Surfer. But I think he may be getting overestimated as a franchisable character. A cool character for sure, but I just don't see him being relatable and human enough to connect with general audiences, unless they really focus on his Norrin Radd persona. But the Surfer may make a better supporting character for the Fantastic Four (another cinematic problem) as he is in the comics. After all, I don't recall the Surfer ever being able to support a series that did very well. He was always great guest starring, but couldn't sell as a solo character. No eyeballs, maybe?

Steve and Peggy's song also made an appearance in Winter Soldier...

28 minutes ago, @therealsilvermane said:

It's very possible Thanos simply had the Pym Particles and Stark Time Device replicated.

Below is a picture of the car that drives by the home that Peggy and Steve are in. The other photo is allegedly of a set on Endgame. The car is a 1946 DeSoto Deluxe. My theory is that Steve went back to about the time he went on ice, 1945, and met Peggy for that dance.

 

The song on the radio is "It's Been a Long, Long Time", which apparently was a radio hit in 1945-6. 

29 minutes ago, chezmtghut said:

I think they could bring anyone back from different timelines at this point if they really wanted to. I don't remember them traveling to the 50's though, it was 1970 & believe when Cap travels back to return the tesseract, he remains in 1970 with Peggy & they grow old together. Present day 2023 Steve Rogers at the end of the film looked 80+ years old, because he was. Just because they played a 50's song in the end, doesn't mean that was the year he went back to.

Another plot hole is how did Thanos even got his ship to 2023 in the 1st place when Nebula used the last of the Pym particles to get there herself.

It's very possible Thanos simply had the Pym Particles and Stark Time Device replicated.

Below is a picture of the car that drives by the home that Peggy and Steve are in. The other photo is allegedly of a set on Endgame. The car is a 1946 DeSoto Deluxe. My theory is that Steve went back to about the time he went on ice, 1945, and met Peggy for that dance.

13 minutes ago, TwoPiece said:

Correct - no switch. Just a transfer of the Stones from Stark Gauntlet to Iron Man suit.

Okay, I need to go watch Endgame a third time. That scene takes on a whole new meaning now.  Stark truly was the only person who could take the Stones from Thanos, which makes his ultimate hero moment that much more meaningful.

12 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

He didn't literally glove switch though...

He took the stones from thanos glove and attached to his armor....

Wow, I just realized that.I thought there was a switch, but to what? So maybe on the side, Stark augmented his nano suit to act as a Gauntlet, so during the "switch" since the other Gauntlet was also Stark tech, he was able to somehow make the stones travel to his suit? I'm a little confused about that but I totally thought there was a switch between the good Gauntlet and the old Gauntlet...

1 minute ago, Comicopolis said:

Thanos looks overpowered to me.

Right, Thanos shouldn't be able to easily beat Hulk and Thor barehanded

5 minutes ago, TwoPiece said:

Thanos had Corvus Glaive rain fire on the battlefield because Scarlet Witch was (seemingly) about to kill him.

IMO it was expressed pretty clearly. Not sure if you've seen it more than once, but I didn't really process most/all of the 3 hour movie until after my 3rd time. Even now, there are likely bits and pieces of visual (and other) info I haven't fully processed.

Scarlet Witch/ Wanda is the one who looks a little overpowered to me...

5 minutes ago, TwoPiece said:

Emily Blunt > Brie Larson in basically every way possible.

Including rear-end.

Brie Larson --> 1 Academy Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture

Emily Blunt --> 0 Academy Awards or nominations (and she's like 10 years older)

Brie Larson is also way cuter than Emily Blunt.