The Comic: Superheroes with super-strength are ten a penny, but a superhero with super-strength and the ability to throw down some serious kung-fu moves? They don't come along so often. Danny Rand is one such character, having souped up his existing skills by plunging both hands into the molten heart of a dragon he has slain. Now that's what we call an origin story. No mimsy spider-bite on show here!
The Movie: Kung-fu superhero movie… what more do we need to say? There's a guaranteed audience just waiting to lap this one up. Plus, if Marvel released this in the same kind of time-frame as their Luke Cage movie, they could build towards a Heroes For Hire team-up the following year, in a similar strategy to the one used for The Avengers.
Dream Director: If there's anyone who knows more about both comics and kung-fu than Quentin Tarantino, then by all means give them the job. Otherwise, we'll leave it to QT…
Cast: With big brother Chris having knocked it out of the park on Thor, we'd give Liam Hemsworth the nod to play Danny Rand, with Zoe Saldana as the bionic-armed Misty Knight.
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Hadouken76
Apr 25th 2012, 9:25
Olga Kuryekno would make a more authentic Black Widow, than the attractive but performance-stunted and monotone Johansson. Deadpool deserves better than his 'end boss' role in Wolverine. Couldnt they have rebooted Daredevil instead of Spiderman?
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SiMan
Apr 25th 2012, 12:34
I thought the Civil story arc was one of the best i've read from marvel, but i think its too big to fit into a movie, especially as it leads into the Secert Invasion and Dark Reign (which is also really good) arcs and isn't really resolved until the Siege storyline. I think it would work better if they had a 'Marvel Universe' tv show, but that's probably wishful thinking.
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SiMan
Apr 25th 2012, 12:34
I thought the Civil story arc was one of the best i've read from marvel, but i think its too big to fit into a movie, especially as it leads into the Secert Invasion and Dark Reign (which is also really good) arcs and isn't really resolved until the Siege storyline. I think it would work better if they had a 'Marvel Universe' tv show, but that's probably wishful thinking.
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SiMan
Apr 25th 2012, 12:36
Oh, and i also still have an issue with the same actor playing two different characters from the same comic book universe (i'm shaking my fist at you Chris Evans!) - so sorry Idris Elba, you can't play Luke Cage.
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FBRMilhem
Apr 25th 2012, 16:06
Oh c'mon! No Havok vs. Wolverine?
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neodouche
Apr 25th 2012, 16:32
Silver Surfer. Deserves a better crack of the whip than those awful FF movies.
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robspare
Apr 26th 2012, 11:22
I think Idris Elba is awesome, but apart from the fact that he's already played two different characters in the Marvel Universe, surely Michael Jai White is perfect casting for either a 70's era Luke Cage or a more up to date version?!
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robspare
Apr 26th 2012, 11:23
I think Idris Elba is awesome, but apart from the fact that he's already played two different characters in the Marvel Universe, surely Michael Jai White is perfect casting for either a 70's era Luke Cage or a more up to date version?!
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KerrAvon
Apr 27th 2012, 11:05
Your idea for Captain Britain actually sounds really interesting. It would be good to see how Cap would deal with the rampant corruption and the riots from last year. Would he be a government paid whipping boy or a drunk in a pub watching Britain crumble around him.
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FBNEsquivel
Apr 28th 2012, 22:42
only if its done my marvel, i mean hollywood f****d up with ghost rider, F4 and X-men
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