Marvel Shared Film Universe: MCU Theatrical & TV (discussion, crossovers, etc.)

[Edward J Grug III]

Yeah, I think the same thing. Hope that's the case anyway.

[LucasM]

Peter Dinklage Eyed for a Key Role in 'Avengers: Infinity War' (EXCLUSIVE)

Are Tyrion Lannister and Tony Stark about to cross paths?

Sources tell Variety that "Game of Thrones" star Peter Dinklage is in early talks for a key role in Marvel's "Avengers: Infinity War."

Marvel had no comment.

Production on the seventh season of "Game of Thrones" recently wrapped. Since the schedule for the show has moved from a summer shoot to a fall shoot, Dinklage's schedule allowed him to board the latest "Avengers" pic which is expected to shoot sometime in early summer.

The plan is shoot the next two "Avengers" films ("Infinity War" and a yet untitled sequel) back-to-back. Sources indicate Dinklage is expected to appear in both.

Plot details are vague, other then the superhero team returning to face the Marvel mega-villain Thanos (voiced by Josh Brolin). Dinklage's role is also unknown at this time.

Dinklage is one of the few new cast members to be added to the franchise. Previous stars like Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans are on board to return.

After directing the last two installments in the "Captain America" franchise, Anthony and Joe Russo now take over the reigns of directing the "Avengers" franchise, with the previous two pics directed by Joss Whedon. "Avengers: Infinity War" has a release date of May 4, 2018.

I'm with the buzz on Facebook, he'd be a wonderful Pip the Troll, Adam Warlock's friend and sidekick during the Infinity War/Infinity Gauntlet/Infinity Watch/etc. series (who then went on to have his own adventures later).

He'd be great in any part (size irrelevant), but I'm hoping for Pip because it would mean Warlock's basically confirmed (finally).

Here's Pip being Pip, and meeting Gamora for the first time in what is also - I believe - the first time Starlin introduced/created the character people know so well from 'Guardians of the Galaxy':

Spoiler

[Cyrusso]

Could he be Uatu, the Watcher? That could be interesting and add a whole new dynamic to the Infinity War.

[LucasM]

The Watcher didn't really play any role in the Infinity ___ stories (e.g. Gauntlet, War, Crusade, etc.).  While I'm sure Peter Dinklage could play an amazing Watcher, I certainly hope that the MCU isn't going to stray that far from the source material.  [Plus, The Watcher started and was mainly a Fantastic Four-related character for a good portion of his early appearances, so may very well be part of the character license to FOX.]

Pip the troll, on the other hand, was pretty integral to all the Inifinity ___ stories, and (at least as of 2014's Thanos vs Hulk) still has/had possession of the 'Space' gem in the comics.

[Edward J Grug III]

Don't expect it to match the comic in anything but name, or you are likely to be disappointed, going by all that has gone before.

I saw someone suggest he'd be a great MODOK, which is hard to deny...

[Darth Geek]

I saw someone suggest he'd be a great MODOK, which is hard to deny...

YES!!! That would be great.

[Cyrusso]

The Watcher didn't really play any role in the Infinity ___ stories (e.g. Gauntlet, War, Crusade, etc.).  While I'm sure Peter Dinklage could play an amazing Watcher, I certainly hope that the MCU isn't going to stray that far from the source material.

That's true. If he's Pip then I got to wonder who's going to be Adam Warlock.

[LucasM]

Don't expect it to match the comic in anything but name, or you are likely to be disappointed, going by all that has gone before.

I saw someone suggest he'd be a great MODOK, which is hard to deny...

I don't expect it to match the comic (hence my "I certainly hope..." comment), because yeah, they've changed all sorts of things.  Some biggies ranging from who created Ultron, to pretty much everything about Civil War, to where just about every Infinity Gem thus far was, or who it was in the possession of.

But if they are going to introduce new characters anyway, I would hope that they at least did characters that had some bearing on the original, rather than random ones from elsewhere.  With Warlock likely (Gunn having said that the cocoon in GotG 1 was indeed his, and it being broken open after the explosion), it would make sense to have his 'side-kick' present.  And Pip played a "key role" in the Thanos/gauntlet war and the position they apparently approached Peter Dinklage for was for "a key role" in the films.  [In addition: Pip was based partly on Jack Kirby (the tribute inspiring both Pip's smaller stature and the cigars, as well as his tough attitude) - his appearing would be the closest we might ever get to a JK cameo to balance out those of Stan Lee.]

While he would be good as MODOK, I just don't see MODOK playing a key role in the films... Uatu, yes (if interfering as he did with the FF against Galactus in FF #49).  But if he does join the production, I'd rather PD had a more involved and active role, rather than 'Watching' from the sidelines.  Now if he played one of the larger, more cosmic characters (Infinity, etc.) that would be awesome as well.

[LucasM]

OK... this is actually off-topic for this thread (as the thread's mission statement is about film/TV content), but it is something I figured out that may be of interest to more than just me.

When anticipating Daredevil Season 1 on Blu-ray, people here said that other Netflix shows usually appeared for home video purchase roughly a year after release (or just before or just after the next season drops).  Well, Daredevil Season 1 on Blu-ray went well beyond Netflix's apparent norm for this.  It was 577 days from when Daredevil Season 1 appeared on Netflix, and when it appeared on Blu-ray.  For simplicities' sake I used that same number (presuming there's some contractual thing that says it has to be over 18 months) to calculate the likely time the other series will hit home video.  So here's roughly when we might expect the other Marvel/Netflix shows to appear on Blu-ray:

Daredevil  on Netflix: April 10, 2015   -   on Blu-ray: November 8, 2016
  Season 2       on Netflix: March 18, 2016   -   projected on Blu-ray: ~Oct 16, 2017

Jessica Jones  on Netflix: Nov 20, 2015   -   projected on Blu-ray: ~June 20, 2017

Luke Cage  on Netflix: Sept 30, 2016   -   projected on Blu-ray: ~Apr 30, 2018

Iron Fist  on Netflix: March 17, 2017   -   projected on Blu-ray: ~Oct 15, 2018

So: DON'T go marking your calendar for buying these!    [It does, however, bode well for the possibility of being able to add two more Blu-ray seasons to our collections at some point this year.]

[Edward J Grug III]

http://www.avclub.com/article/freeforms-cloak-and-dagger-casts-its-cloak-and-dag-249382

Freeform's Cloak And Dagger casts its Cloak and Dagger

[LucasM]

http://www.avclub.com/article/freeforms-cloak-and-dagger-casts-its-cloak-and-dag-249382

Freeform's Cloak And Dagger casts its Cloak and Dagger

A tad young looking (especially him), but given that it is being framed as a sort-of supernatural Dawson's Creek-ish 'teen love' thing, I guess that shouldn't be a surprise, so they'd have a few potential years of episodes before they looked way too old to pursue the roles any longer.

[Edward J Grug III]

http://www.avclub.com/article/freeforms-cloak-and-dagger-casts-its-cloak-and-dag-249382

Freeform's Cloak And Dagger casts its Cloak and Dagger

A tad young looking (especially him), but given that it is being framed as a sort-of supernatural Dawson's Creek-ish 'teen love' thing, I guess that shouldn't be a surprise, so they'd have a few potential years of episodes before they looked way too old to pursue the roles any longer.

They were 17 and 16 when they debuted in the comics.

[LucasM]

Firefox (with NoScript and other spyware prevention) wasn't showing his picture on that page, so I'd done a Google Image search which showed a very young teen.  When you responded, I did another search, and what showed up this time seems to make it clear that what I saw before was possibly a picture of Tyrone Johnson from maybe 3-4 years ago.  The one that I was able to get to turn up this time looks fine to me:


So: apologies for not being sure the previous pic I'd commented on was current, a bit distracted today.  [See 'Pets' thread for details.]

[LucasM]

'Marvel's Runaways' Is Cast  [Pic from Marvel Cinematic Universe Facebook group. (an unofficial page)]

Meet the cast of Marvel's RUNAWAYS!

• Allegra Acosta ("100 Things to do Before High School," "Just Add Magic") as Molly Hernandez, the youngest and most innocent member of her friend group, is known for her peppy positivity and a deep yearning to belong.

• Gregg Sulkin ("Faking It," "Don't Hang Up," "Anti Social") as Chase Stein is a lacrosse-playing, high school heartthrob. While many write him off as a dumb jock, Chase exhibits flashes of untapped brilliance in engineering, not unlike his wildly successful father's.

• Ariela Barer ("New Girl," "One Day at a Time") as Gert Yorkes is a purple-haired, bespectacled, contemporary riot grrrl. Never passing up a moment to stand on a soapbox, Gert sometimes wields her persona as a brash social justice warrior to mask her true feelings.

• Virginia Gardner ("Goat," "Little Bitches") as Karolina Dean, model-perfect exterior with a lot going on behind her professionally whitened smile, is burdened by the lofty expectations and responsibilities put upon her by her parents. Underneath her veneer of privilege and perfection, Karolina is experiencing a newfound eagerness to explore her identity and pursue her own desires.

• Lyrica Okano ("The Affair," "Unforgettable") Nico Minoru–tough, intelligent, and independent–embodies teenage angst. A budding "Wiccan," Nico's carefully crafted goth appearance isolates her from her peers and family, but maybe what she really needs is someone to talk to.

• Rhenzy Feliz ("Teen Wolf," "Casual") as Alex Wilder is a loud-and-proud nerd. Admittedly a bit of a loner, Alex spends much of his free-time playing video games, but deep down, what he wants most is to reunite his childhood group of friends.

[Edward J Grug III]

Yay! I'm so glad this is fiiiiinally happening.