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After the absolutely huge announcement last night of Marvel's Phase 3 I thought it'd be handy to have a single big thread where we can all talk about the latest news and our thoughts on all the goings on in the Superhero movie business...Yes, I think it's a business unto itself now separate from the rest of the film industry, or about to devour it all.

 

Anyway, after last night's announcement I'm pretty stoked. We knew Dr Strange was happening and Black Panther was likely, but to see everything finally up there and confirmed is just amazing. Those are the two I'm most looking forward to I have to say. A Captain Marvel movie is interesting too, and nice to see Marvel finally getting the diversity they needed. No casting announcements for Captain Marvel or Dr Strange, but Bennedict Cumberbatch is believed to be in final negotiations, for what that's worth *see Pheonix, Jaoquin*. I was kinda holding out hope that Keanu Reeves might get that one, just cause I've a bit of a soft spot for the guy. Black Panther casting was announced though, with Chadwick Boseman landing the gig. Not really familiar with his work, but will see him soon as James Brown in Get On Up, so can't say I'm overwhelmed by this yet.

 

Hulk isn't getting a solo movie  :( but will be appearing in quite a few of the other films apparently (best theory I've seen is Planet Hulk is happening, but with appearances in Marvel's cosmic films; Gaurdians of the Galaxy 2 and Inhumans, instead of as a singular film and then all tying into Avengers Infinity War I/II.)

 

After all these announcements from Marvel and DC in recent weeks, the crazy schedule of superhero films now looks like this:

 

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If you like superhero films then this is a great time for you, if not...well, you're really not going to be pleased for the next 5 years, at least.

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I'm personally excited for the Deadpool movie, he's one of my favorite characters and it'd be nice to see him on the big screen, just going to hope it's good. I'll probably also go see the Amazing Spider-Man 3 and all the Batman movies since they're both two of my favorite superheroes. Big Hero 6 is looking to be rather cute and funny as well, all in all it seems like a good 5 years for superhero fans.  :squee:  Personally, I've been meaning to get into superhero movies more and this seems like a good time to do so. (Still need to watch Guardians of the Galaxy which I plan on doing soon.)

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Suicide Squad? Really? Odd choice.

 

I'm... looking forward with trepidation to the Shazam movie. Unfortunately, I don't think DC is capable of handling the property correctly given their movie track record. They're just too stuck in the 90's grim'n'gritty mindset still, so I'm morbidly curious as to what the heck they're going to do with the original Captain Marvel (the name I knew the character under so many years ago), the most popular superhero character of the 40's (yes, that predates even me, but still, even when I was reading those comics there was a definite 40's feel to the character. And yes, Captain Marvel outsold everyone, even Superman, back then. The Big Red Cheese was seriously popular, which is why DC sued Fawcett comics and bought the remains of the company.).

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I do wanna see Batman v. Superman because I love Bats...[here comes the but...] But I'm a bit worried how that movie will in fact turn out. And not to mention, Ben Affleck. We'll see how it turns out I guess. 

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There's few types of movies I love more than superhero movies- I'm a big fan of the Dark Knight films, the original Spider-Man trilogy, and the MCU. Can't wait for what's to come, tons of great things coming. :squee:

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I've been waiting for Doctor Strange for a while, I want the Wonder Woman, Shazam, and Flash movies to be good but I'm not sure about how that will go, and whatever Sony has planned for Spidey is probably gonna be awful.

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I've been waiting for Doctor Strange for a while, I want the Wonder Woman, Shazam, and Flash movies to be good but I'm not sure about how that will go, and whatever Sony has planned for Spidey is probably gonna be awful.

 

I'm looking forward to the Wonder Woman film too, a female superhero movie hooray! :yay:  Plus, it's apparently going to be set in the 1920s, so that's interesting. And I can't wait for Shazam...purely for Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam  :D The thought of that man, one of the best wrestling heels, finally playing a villain on the big screen just makes my heart a flutter.

 

I have no clue what Sony are planning for Spidey. Overall I think they've treated him terribly, I haven't enjoyed any of the Spider-man movies made up to this point. There's all the talk of they're giving him a soft reboot with their planned Sinister Six movie, but the better and more exciting idea is that they realise they've messed up badly and might be willing to do a deal to give him back to Marvel...Spidey joining the avengers and getting really good movies would just make my day.

 

I'm actually kinda hopeful on the Green Lantern reboot. I like Ryan Reynolds, but absolutely hated that movie and he really wasn't that good in it sadly  :( But Green Lantern has got so much potential for the kind of stuff I like so it would be nice to see it done right, and probably with someone else in the role. Let's just have Reynolds stick to Deadpool from now on, ok  B)

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Latest news is that DC/WB are eyeing up Jared Leto for a role in the Suicide Squad movie...and they reckon it's as The Joker.

 

I was hoping the movies stayed away from The Joker for a while, but that was never going to happen in all honesty, so my next scenario was that in some geeky world that since Batman is being portrayed as older we'd get a good older Joker to go with him, namely get Mark Hammil to play him. I think it would've been fantastic to see Hammil actually looking like The Joker to go along with his fantastic voice, and with Hammil actually back in movies again with the new Star Wars I think this move would've interested a lot of people. But if they are casting Leto as Joker then I think they're just trying to get someone Ledger like again, at least looks wise. I was hoping for something a bit different when they done him again.

 

I'm also questioning how he fits into Suicide Squad? There's no way he'll be part of the team, only possibility I would see is that it's more of a cameo than anything for the film. Maybe we see Harley with him in a scene, just so that people who don't know who Harley is can understand her connection and it then gives everyone a glimpse of The Joker to get excited about in future movies. I'd like it if they kept The Joker away from the next Batman solo flick and instead used him for Justice League as the villain the heroes have to unite against, but considering they're doing Darkseid for that I guess that theory's out the window.

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