@therealsilvermane Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 36 minutes ago, Gruson said: That’s him, Anson Mount. I think he would be perfect. He looks too serious. After two failed cinematic attempts, the MCU Reed Richards is going to need some personality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beige Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Mount is tied up in Star Trek though? And having just come out of yet another 'snap' lockdown in Victoria - filming base of Mad Max, Ghost Rider, the Leftovers, and Sydney NSW (also with snap lockdowns) shooting currently Thor, Love and Thunder, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings etc etc - There is no way that anything is getting filmed here soon. We still have quite harsh restrictions, so I can't see Marvel doing much this year. HOWEVER - Covid permitting, Melbourne will be an even bigger hub for Marvel movies - the 2nd biggest arena in Melbourne - 58,000 seater Ethiad Stadium was taken over by Marvel - and is now known as Marvel Stadium. There's only a MCU shop inside at the moment, but I have heard there are plans to incorporate a Thor themed 'sky-ride' over the City from the stadium (a high roller coaster) and start introducing Marvel themed images in the ground itself. Marvel Stadium is where Ghost Rider was filmed - and there are big Aussie / Kiwi Marvel connections - Hemsworth, Jackman and Taika Waititi plus the films listed above. @gadzukes - there will be plenty of extra's work down here soon! They employed thousands for Ghost Rider. nmtg9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 1 hour ago, @therealsilvermane said: He looks too serious. After two failed cinematic attempts, the MCU Reed Richards is going to need some personality. The first franchise failed? The 2005 Fantastic Four did 3.3X production budget, it went over so well. It's that silly Lost smoke beast Fox called 'Galactus' that killed the excitement of the sequel. Otherwise it would have been a solid follow-up. And the interesting thing is FF (2005) even ended up a bigger financial success than 4 MCU Phase One films. Fox just dropped the ball after that 2005 success. Wasted opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@therealsilvermane Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, Bosco685 said: The first franchise failed? The 2005 Fantastic Four did 3.3X production budget, it went over so well. It's that silly Lost smoke beast Fox called 'Galactus' that killed the excitement of the sequel. Otherwise it would have been a solid follow-up. And the interesting thing is FF (2005) even ended up a bigger financial success than 4 MCU Phase One films. Fox just dropped the ball after that 2005 success. Wasted opportunity. Okay, maybe the 2005 FF wasn't a box office failure, but it still didn't go over that well with critics and fans alike with 27% and 45% respectively on RT. While I remember somewhat thinking the movie was just okay, it had some heart, it definitely wasn't THE Fantastic Four movie that I as a lifelong FF fan was wanting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 1 minute ago, @therealsilvermane said: Okay, maybe the 2005 FF wasn't a box office failure, but it still didn't go over that well with critics and fans alike with 27% and 45% respectively on RT. While I remember somewhat thinking the movie was just okay, it had some heart, it definitely wasn't THE Fantastic Four movie that I as a lifelong FF fan was wanting. Yes, only lifelong fans know what people want. Us knuckledraggers with Fantastic Four books like 48-88 and John Byrne runs don't know any better. 'lifelong fan' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
media_junkie Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 39 minutes ago, Bosco685 said: Yes, only lifelong fans know what people want. Us knuckledraggers with Fantastic Four books like 48-88 and John Byrne runs don't know any better. 'lifelong fan' I personally think the John Byrne run is FANTASTIC!! (no pun intended) Those were the issues I started with when I first picked up FF, it was after reading those that I went back and started to collect the earlier issues. Fantastic Four #247 (with the giant Dr. Doom on the cover) was the first FF comic I bought at a newstand, way back in 1981. I was 10 years old. Bosco685, bentbryan and HighVoltage 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@therealsilvermane Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Bosco685 said: Yes, only lifelong fans know what people want. Us knuckledraggers with Fantastic Four books like 48-88 and John Byrne runs don't know any better. 'lifelong fan' Yah. Fantastic Four is actually the first comic book I ever got before I could hardly read because I loved that Fantastic Four cartoon with Herbie. It was actually the Marvel's Greatest Comics reprint of a John Buscema issue, I even remember the story featuring Janus. So I actually was into the Stan Lee-Jack Kirby-John Buscema stories before I was into the current stories of the day. As for #48, my intro to that story was a Marvel Treasury Edition that featured the entire Galactus trilogy. The FF love continued right into the Byrne run, but I always did what I could to find more Stan Lee stories. So yah, lifelong FF fan here. And the 2005 movie didn't get it as far as this fan is concerned. While it got the family aspect, I always saw them as explorers, too, which the movie didn't really get in my opinion. It also failed at making the movie Dr. Doom the great villain he was in the comics. And it also looked kinda cheap. Edited February 21, 2021 by @therealsilvermane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 1 hour ago, @therealsilvermane said: Yah. Fantastic Four is actually the first comic book I ever got before I could hardly read because I loved that Fantastic Four cartoon with Herbie. It was actually the Marvel's Greatest Comics reprint of a John Buscema issue, I even remember the story featuring Janus. So I actually was into the Stan Lee-Jack Kirby-John Buscema stories before I was into the current stories of the day. As for #48, my intro to that story was a Marvel Treasury Edition that featured the entire Galactus trilogy. The FF love continued right into the Byrne run, but I always did what I could to find more Stan Lee stories. So yah, lifelong FF fan here. And the 2005 movie didn't get it as far as this fan is concerned. While it got the family aspect, I always saw them as explorers, too, which the movie didn't really get in my opinion. It also failed at making the movie Dr. Doom the great villain he was in the comics. And it also looked kinda cheap. So dramatic. Was the 2005 a failure as you noted? Not at all. Was it entertaining? At that stage it was though not strong like X-Men (2000) nor Spider-Man (2002) as an intro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comicopolis Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Both of those FF films have their merits but they aren't too many. I own the DVDs but I doubt I'd watch them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Will we get good Reed or jerk Reed is my question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 when i was growing up, after Spider-man, my favorite marvel character was the Thing. He was a fun character, lot of depth to him media_junkie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comicopolis Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 48 minutes ago, jsilverjanet said: Will we get good Reed or jerk Reed is my question. That's a stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comicopolis Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 47 minutes ago, jsilverjanet said: when i was growing up, after Spider-man, my favorite marvel character was the Thing. He was a fun character, lot of depth to him Absolutely. They need the Yancy Street Gang in the new version. Bosco685 and BuscemasAvengers 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@therealsilvermane Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 39 minutes ago, Comicopolis said: Absolutely. They need the Yancy Street Gang in the new version. That'd be fun, except I don't think "street gangs" are a thing in 21st century New York City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comicopolis Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 17 hours ago, @therealsilvermane said: That'd be fun, except I don't think "street gangs" are a thing in 21st century New York City. They can update it and make them all on TikTok or something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@therealsilvermane Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 11 minutes ago, Comicopolis said: They can update it and make them all on TikTok or something similar. Yancy Street cyber bullies? I like it. Ben Grimm battling online trolls could be its own subplot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comicopolis Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, @therealsilvermane said: Yancy Street cyber bullies? I like it. Ben Grimm battling online trolls could be its own subplot. Especially when they start insulting him for how he looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share Posted February 23, 2021 32 minutes ago, Comicopolis said: Especially when they start insulting him for how he looks. Or the color of his gravel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comicopolis Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Just now, Bosco685 said: Or the color of his gravel. Is that like his navel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share Posted February 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, Comicopolis said: Is that like his navel? His in unwashed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
