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

[LucasM]

Yes.  And that it is happening with Marvel Studios care (vs. being done by outside parties like earlier Spider-Man films, the FF films, etc.).   They have demonstrated with just about everything they've produced that they know the qualities of their properties' that make them interesting and enjoyable.  And the casting - as usual - looks pretty much spot-on.

This Marvel year is turning out better and better!
  TV:
Iron Fist
Defenders
Punisher
Inhumans
Runaways
Cloak and Dagger
Agents of SHIELD
  Film:
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 . . . . May 5, 2017
Spider-Man: Homecoming . . . . July 7, 2017
Thor: Ragnarok . . . . November 3, 2017

[LucasM]

Even more good news:

Hulu has Ordered 'Runaways' as a "Straight-to-Series" Show

...press release from Freeform... states "Marvel Studios and ABC Signature are also in pre-production on straight-to-series "Marvel's Runaways" for Hulu." This is new information. Even yesterday, major trades like Deadline were calling this a pilot order. For those new to Hollywood lingo, a pilot is an order of a single episode which a studio then uses to determine if they want to order a whole or half season. A show might get a pilot and be deemed unworthy of a pick up (see Most Wanted). "Straight-to-series," however, means that the network has picked up an entire season of a show even before seeing the pilot. These sorts of orders typically include financial penalties if a show is not eventually produced. This means that Hulu is almost certainly taking a whole season. (One caveat, Damage Control was also reported as straught-to-series, but that show appears to have died.)

Given the recent buzz around Runaways this isn't a total surprise. Still, for MCU fans it's nice to know that a full arc is coming and the show won't be pulled midway. Streaming services tend toward the season at a time thinking, but Hulu is a little different. Since Hulu is owned by major networks, they tend to work like major networks, including their propensity to release a show a week at a time. The good news for Runaways seems to just keep coming.

[Pak-Man]

I missed out on the Runaways. I picked up one for some crossover event a few years back and it seems to have that mix of melancholy and good writing that probably deserves all its accolades, but isn't my cup of tea comics-wise. I'll give the show a chance for sure, though.

[Edward J Grug III]

I missed out on the Runaways. I picked up one for some crossover event a few years back and it seems to have that mix of melancholy and good writing that probably deserves all its accolades, but isn't my cup of tea comics-wise. I'll give the show a chance for sure, though.

The original run was excellent - depending on what crossover you got, I doubt you was it at its best.

The Civil War crossover with Young Avengers was particularly average from memory.

[LucasM]

[LucasM]

 

[Cyrusso]

I thought it was kind of cool how Baron Mordo changed sides with that being his(At least for now) his sole motivation.

[Edward J Grug III]

https://www.comicbookmovie.com/namor_the_submariner/more-evidence-would-seem-to-confirm-that-marvel-has-a-namor-a149014

Rumors of a Namor project in active development.

[Pak-Man]

Namor's a tough sell. He's not the most charming Marvel hero..

[Edward J Grug III]

Namor's a tough sell. He's not the most charming Marvel hero..

Ha! I was just saying over in that other thread:

I think it's more to do with the tone difference in the approach by both companies. Marvel have turned some really average and unlikely properties into massive successes. DC have choked on some pretty easy sells.

Every time they've announced a project that seems like a difficult sell, they've pulled it off.

I'm very curious to see what they do with him.

[Edward J Grug III]

There was a time where I was like 'Iron Man can't possibly make an entertaining movie.'

'OK, but Captain America is dated and lame.'

'OK, but get ready, Thor is going to sink this ship.'

[Pak-Man]

Granted on all counts, and I'll be there on opening weekend and expect to leave with a smile on my face. No idea how they'll pull it off, though.

[Edward J Grug III]

Thinking about it, I'm kind of more interested in them trying these 'impossible' characters than a lot of the safe bets.

I wonder how long we'll have to wait till we get Man-Thing?

[LucasM]

Thinking about it, I'm kind of more interested in them trying these 'impossible' characters than a lot of the safe bets.

Very much agree with this.  Marvel's creations are such a rich collection of varying personalities, abilities, and limitations.  I'm much more excited to see them avoid the safe bets and go with the characters that few outside of we, who know that comic universe well, have even heard about.

In addition to that, the non-comic-fan public will tire of Marvel films MUCH less rapidly with them getting the unexpected and underexposed delivered to them.  Heck, until Holland made his appearance (nailing it), even most people who love the character were saying, "OK: enough with the Spider-Man films!"

And, personally, combining the above two: I'd rather that - since Sony still possesses the film rights to Spider-Man - that Marvel Studios would put out three of their 'own' properties each year.  In other words, in years with a Spider-Man film, there would be four Marvel film releases, instead of having just three (two 'pure' Marvel Studios plus one MS/Sony Spidey film currently; my thought would be three Marvel Studios regardless, and if MS/Sony put out a Spidey film in a given year it would be a bonus).  [Yes, I realize that regardless of it being 'officially' a Sony picture, Marvel Studios still does all the prep work for it, so it is in no way less effort for them to produce a Spider-Man picture with Sony than it is to produce an 'independent' film of their own.]

But back to that possibility, if it was the option of another Spider-Man film or something else, I'd actually prefer something else, regardless of Spidey being my lifetime fave Marvel character.  (Amazing Spider-Man 44 was the first comic I remember buying and deliberately keeping track of, ultimately starting me collecting [insanely happy I have a page of original art from that issue!].  I was also Spider-Man for Halloween when I was either 10 or 11 years old, back when mothers made Halloween costumes for such things from scratch because there weren't any official costumes, just one of those thin plastic masks was all there was premade.)

(For fave characters, Adam Warlock is a very easy second, beyond that it gets far messier.   I am still hopeful for a Warlock/Magus/Universal Church of Truth film.  Given that Feige recently said that the reason that the film titles for 2020 are not released is not because they don't know what they will be, but because releasing the titles could be considered spoilers for Infinity War.  No bigger spoiler than the presence of Adam Warlock, it seems to me. )

[Pak-Man]

Actually, it'd be cool if Marvel committed to release one B-Lister a year. Maybe do them as February/March releases. Spend the rest of the year giving us the Hulks and Captain Marvels, but give us a Great Lakes Avengers or Howard the Duck (Lucas didn't ruin him forever! There's still a movie to be had there!) once a year.