Which, of course, begs the question: where's the Captain Planet movie?
Fictitiously yours, Trent Roman
Fictitiously yours, Trent Roman
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Well there is the not awful 90's Iron Man cartoon. He also appeared on Spiderman and his Amazing Friends. He is the one that gave them the fancy computer. Also appeared on the UPN Hulk cartoon in the 90's. Other than that, would not see him around.
Tony is not really kid friendly and Marvel never did use their character right until the movies. Avengers cartoon anyone.
Tony is not really kid friendly and Marvel never did use their character right until the movies. Avengers cartoon anyone.
Or the fucking Thundercats movie!
Power Pack as done by Pixar.
Or maybe...a Marvel character yet to be filmed makes a cameo in The Incredibles 2? Or in Cars 2, have the drive-in movies at the end feature flicks like Spider-Mobile or The Fantasticars.
How about the story of Daimon Hellstrom as a wacky comedy?
DH : No, DAD, I do not want to bring about the last battle! Next week is the prom, and so help me, if you ruin this for me, I will bring your place down around your ears.
Satana : Is he whining again?
DH : Don't start, kiss-up!
Patsy Walker : Daimon, did I come at a bad time?
Or maybe...a Marvel character yet to be filmed makes a cameo in The Incredibles 2? Or in Cars 2, have the drive-in movies at the end feature flicks like Spider-Mobile or The Fantasticars.
How about the story of Daimon Hellstrom as a wacky comedy?
DH : No, DAD, I do not want to bring about the last battle! Next week is the prom, and so help me, if you ruin this for me, I will bring your place down around your ears.
Satana : Is he whining again?
DH : Don't start, kiss-up!
Patsy Walker : Daimon, did I come at a bad time?
Selling comics isn't the same as selling movie tickets. The comic book market is tiny compared to the moviegoing public. What matters is getting a good movie out at the right time, regardless of its source material.
Besides, Fox has control over Artie & Leech for movie purposes.
Iron Man was known to comic books fans, but largely unknown to the general public before the movie came out.
But widespread name-recognition is not essential where superhero movies are concerned. Look at THE MASK, MEN IN BLACK, HELLBOY, and BLADE. Heck, despite his movie success, Blade still can't sustain his own title in the comics . . . .
But widespread name-recognition is not essential where superhero movies are concerned. Look at THE MASK, MEN IN BLACK, HELLBOY, and BLADE. Heck, despite his movie success, Blade still can't sustain his own title in the comics . . . .
I wonder if that would include the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver?
I guess they'd have to at least do away with the genetic connection to Magneto.
I'd see that movie. But I don't want her legs covered up like Jennifer Garner's in Elektra.
Yeah I was just thinking that myself while reading through this thread.
The people saying that were over thirty. (I can't think of anyone I know under thirty who even reads comic books.) I felt like a weirdo for thinking Iron Man was a pretty big, well-known character. We shouldn't overestimate how many people read comic books or ever read them when they were younger.
But it doesn't matter to me how well known these characters are. I'd like to also see Sub-Mariner and Captain America movies.
Oh yeah, Captain Planet. With the success of superhero movies and Avatar, isn't it time he got his big screen, gritty reboot?
Also was he an alien or something? I recall him having oddly tinted skin, I don't remember why (or my memory may be fried, WHO CAN SAY?)
Also was he an alien or something? I recall him having oddly tinted skin, I don't remember why (or my memory may be fried, WHO CAN SAY?)
Well I'm under thirty and don't read comic books, but I knew who Batman was, and about Superman, Spiderman, the X-Men, Captain America, et cetera. Chiefly it boiled down to cultural osmosis and/or movies or cartoons that were around in my youth, and if Iron Man got any of that I'd never heard of it. So when I see people talking about it like it was a big deal I was sort of lost.
As noted Blade is proof within Marvel you need not be A-list, Iron Man a greater proof. Iron Man was a relative nobody to 98% of the general masses prior to the movie. An A-lister to comic fans, sure but to the public at large he may as well have been Hellboy. Another example of the 'just do it right' philosophy and the 'listing' status within their own industry is irrelevant to the masses.
Which is why after I thought about it, some 11yrs ago, I realizd Blade wasn't as much a gamble as the comic fan in me thought. Once I switched to my movie brain it made sense. Hollywood had been making vampire films forever, almost since the industry had been around vamps had been on the big screen. Why not Blade? It was a no brainer. Nowadays I let my comic&movie process work more in tandem thanks to Blade.
Hollywood has been making martial arts movies for half a century. At its core that is what Iron Fist is, a martial arts movie. Granted Fox messed up Elektra but it is Fox. Apparently the TV and Movie sides did fall from the same tree. Honor the source and only make touches where absolutely necessary and Iron Fist could be huge.
Luke Cage is just Shaft taken to the next step.
Moon Knight is Batman for the largest part. Would love to see it as he is different enough, imo, but it likely would never happen.
Dr.Strange is a wiser more mystical Harry Potter.
Deathlok is Robocop. This is really getting into C/D lister range so Wiki link for those going ???
Hawkeye is Dick Grayson meets Robin Hood, albeit twisted but I hear we may see him in Thor or Captain America ala Black Widow in Iron Man.
Would love to see Cloak & Dagger but no one template springs to mind.
I proper Man-Thing movie. That low budget debacle from 5yrs ago needs to be redone like the early 90's Captain America and FF films. Its Swamp Thing but scarier.
Which is why after I thought about it, some 11yrs ago, I realizd Blade wasn't as much a gamble as the comic fan in me thought. Once I switched to my movie brain it made sense. Hollywood had been making vampire films forever, almost since the industry had been around vamps had been on the big screen. Why not Blade? It was a no brainer. Nowadays I let my comic&movie process work more in tandem thanks to Blade.
Hollywood has been making martial arts movies for half a century. At its core that is what Iron Fist is, a martial arts movie. Granted Fox messed up Elektra but it is Fox. Apparently the TV and Movie sides did fall from the same tree. Honor the source and only make touches where absolutely necessary and Iron Fist could be huge.
Luke Cage is just Shaft taken to the next step.
Moon Knight is Batman for the largest part. Would love to see it as he is different enough, imo, but it likely would never happen.
Dr.Strange is a wiser more mystical Harry Potter.
Deathlok is Robocop. This is really getting into C/D lister range so Wiki link for those going ???
Hawkeye is Dick Grayson meets Robin Hood, albeit twisted but I hear we may see him in Thor or Captain America ala Black Widow in Iron Man.
Would love to see Cloak & Dagger but no one template springs to mind.
I proper Man-Thing movie. That low budget debacle from 5yrs ago needs to be redone like the early 90's Captain America and FF films. Its Swamp Thing but scarier.
Exactly. I suspect that most of the movie audience didn't know or care that BLADE was based on a comic book.
Ditto for MEN IN BLACK . . . .
^Which was probably a good thing for those movies, along with Wanted and others as well. Their stories aren't too well known and as such that gives the movie a bit more freedom.
Take a really well known character like Catwoman, on the other hand, and you see what happens when you present a character that only has the name in common.
Take a really well known character like Catwoman, on the other hand, and you see what happens when you present a character that only has the name in common.
I wasn't referring to Batman Returns, unless I'm misremembering things and it was that film that gave her magical cat powers and a costume that looked like it had been through a blender.
And in the tradition of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" and "James Bond Origins: Casino Royale Begins: The Beginning," we'll be getting...
The First Avenger: Captain America.