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[Lou Cypher]

Doctor Strange Director Hints At Future Brother Voodoo Appearance

With his first collaboration with Marvel Studios now released on Blu-Ray and DVD, director Scott Derrickson isn’t thinking about making a sequel.


He’s taking the Avatar approach, thinking about making the next two Doctor Strange sequels. And he might be bringing a familiar character into the fray, if given the chance.

Answering questions rather candidly about the his most anticipated Marvel movie on the upcoming slate, Derrickson gave a candid answer that’s just shy of a confirmation that he’ll be making more movies about the Sorcerer Supreme.

But Marvel announced their highly ambitious “Phase 3” set of films a couple of years ago, planning three films a year, with quite a few alterations after both Spider-Man came into the fold and Ant-Man did so well.

But the studio with the golden touch might have to make some more room in their schedule after to fit in some of Derrickson’s plans.
https://twitter.com/scottderrickson/status/837384817255669760?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

He was also asked about the appearance of another mystical character whose brother was in the first film, a character who is currently among Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in the comic pages of Uncanny Avengers.
https://twitter.com/FareezyCheesy/status/837383938452619265?ref_src=twsrc^tfw
https://twitter.com/scottderrickson/status/837387175788339200?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

Again, a director’s tweets aren’t anything to be taken as official confirmation, but if Derrickson is announced as returning to the Marvel fold, we should expect to see Brother Voodoo mix it up with Doctor Strange at some point.

He does have some avenging to do, after all.
http://comicbook.com/2017/03/03/doc...kson-hints-brother-voodoo-sequel-third-movie/

 

[Lou Cypher]

Benedict Cumberbatch Teases Future Thor, Doctor Strange Interactions

As is the Marvel Studios tradition, Doctor Strange’s post-credit scene set up a major development in a future franchise film while being funny and irreverent.

The scene in question showed Benedict Cumberbatch’s portrayal of the Sorcerer Supreme interacting with Chris Hemsworth as Thor.

It was Doctor Strange’s first interaction with an Avenger and the Marvel Universe at large, but it was also setting up what’s to come in Thor: Ragnarok—ComicBook.com's 6th Most Anticipated Film.

While that scene did give a clear indication of what Strange’s purpose would be in the third Thor film, we’re still waiting to learn more about how extensive this team up will be. The film already has Tom Hiddleston’s Loki and Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk playing significant roles. How much will Strange be featured in the already jam-packed film?

Predictably, Cumberbatch is playing coy.

While speaking with Entertainment Tonight, the actor admitted to having fun on set but wouldn’t give any details beyond that.

“Chris is lovely and it’s a great character,” Cumberbatch said. “It was a great interaction and there might be a little bit more to see in Thor. But yeah, that’s all I’m gonna say.”

Secrecy is key among most big budget franchises these days, as spoilers can easily cause fan dread just as much as buzz with such lofty expectations.



We’ll find out more when Thor: Ragnarok releases in theaters November 10th.
http://comicbook.com/2017/03/03/thor-ragnarok-doctor-strange-benedict-cumberbatch-tease/

 

[iron man1]

Thor and Strange being about magic and handling dimensions it's only right they join up more.

 

[The Lonious Monk]

I've seen some people complain about too many characters crossing over into the solo movies. Like one of the petty complaints about Civil War was that it wasn't an Cap movie but more like Avengers 2.5. I've seen similar complaints about Hulk and Strange being in Thor 3 or Tony being in Spiderman. I really don't understand those complaints. That's the whole point of a shared universe. I get that if you're a fan of a particular character, you want their solo movie to highlight that character, but you can do that while also including a bunch of other characters. Civil War was still clearly a Captain America story even if it did have most of the MCU in it too.

The MCU is like Wu-tang. Shit was the best when they had their group things but still wall all over each other's solos.

 

[AP21]

I've seen some people complain about too many characters crossing over into the solo movies. Like one of the petty complaints about Civil War was that it wasn't an Cap movie but more like Avengers 2.5. I've seen similar complaints about Hulk and Strange being in Thor 3 or Tony being in Spiderman. I really don't understand those complaints. That's the whole point of a shared universe. I get that if you're a fan of a particular character, you want their solo movie to highlight that character, but you can do that while also including a bunch of other characters. Civil War was still clearly a Captain America story even if it did have most of the MCU in it too.

The MCU is like Wu-tang. Shit was the best when they had their group things but still wall all over each other's solos.

who complained about this? let's jump em

 

[Lou Cypher]

I've seen some people complain about too many characters crossing over into the solo movies. Like one of the petty complaints about Civil War was that it wasn't an Cap movie but more like Avengers 2.5. I've seen similar complaints about Hulk and Strange being in Thor 3 or Tony being in Spiderman. I really don't understand those complaints. That's the whole point of a shared universe. I get that if you're a fan of a particular character, you want their solo movie to highlight that character, but you can do that while also including a bunch of other characters. Civil War was still clearly a Captain America story even if it did have most of the MCU in it too.

The MCU is like Wu-tang. Shit was the best when they had their group things but still wall all over each other's solos.

Its funny cuz even a characters comicbook will heavily feature other heroes sometimes

 

[The Lonious Monk]

I've seen some people complain about too many characters crossing over into the solo movies. Like one of the petty complaints about Civil War was that it wasn't an Cap movie but more like Avengers 2.5. I've seen similar complaints about Hulk and Strange being in Thor 3 or Tony being in Spiderman. I really don't understand those complaints. That's the whole point of a shared universe. I get that if you're a fan of a particular character, you want their solo movie to highlight that character, but you can do that while also including a bunch of other characters. Civil War was still clearly a Captain America story even if it did have most of the MCU in it too.

The MCU is like Wu-tang. Shit was the best when they had their group things but still wall all over each other's solos.

who complained about this? let's jump em

You know how the internet nerds do. They can't be happy about anything. I remember when that Spiderman Homecoming shit dropped on Youtube and half the comments were bitching about Tony being in it.

 

[Beta]

Lol if anything Thor NEEDS other characters in his movies

 

[Lou Cypher]

I think Thor is the only Franchise under marvel thats had a different director each movie. The current one sounds like hes gonna make a dope ass movie though, but "The Dark World" sounded dope until it was released haha.

 

[Ajackson17]

Any news on Thanos movie in the works?

 

[fortyacres]

Any news on Thanos movie in the works?

Infinity War Part 1 is about Thanos.

 

[Lou Cypher]

Hela - Thor - Valkyrie

Rumors are Thor will use a number of different weapons in this movie. Sites have said the giant Axe Thor from the ultimate universe uses may pop up in the film for awhile.

 

[Lou Cypher]

And reviews for Netflix's Iron Fist have been pretty bad.

 

[Lou Cypher]

Odin left asgard to become an alcoholic street dweller

 

[Lou Cypher]

Iron Fist Review Roundup

Up to this point, Marvel and Netflix had an impeccable record. Two seasons of Daredevil, one season of Jessica Jones, and last year's Luke Cage have all been well received. They've had their problems of course, but the positives far outweigh the negatives. Iron Fist just might break that trend, however, at least if the early reviews are any indication.

Spoiler

The show's first 6 episodes have already been screened by several outlets, and the reviews aren't promising. Even the reviews that peg the show as average seem to cite the same core issues, which happen to be a lack of personality, boring and awkward fight scenes, and it's portrayal of Asian culture (via ScreenRant).

Variety's Maureen Ryan spotlighted the show's boring characters and plot, saying "Quite a few dramas in the streaming arena have pacing problems, and even Netflix’s better Marvel programs have displayed an affinity for contrived, time-killing subplots. But “Iron Fist” is the most frustrating and ferociously boring example of Netflix Drift in some time. Not one element of this plodding piece works. The action scenes lack spark, snap, and originality. None of the flat, by-the-numbers characters makes any lasting impression. And as origin stories go, the tale of Danny Rand (Finn Jones), at least as rendered by this creative team, is about as exciting as a slice of Velveeta cheese left out in the sun too long."

IGN's Jim Vejvoda said "[Its] high-rise approach does set Iron Fist apart from the other, grittier and more urban Marvel-Netflix series, [but] it also lends the show a sterile look and feel. Again, it’s all very prime time soap opera-ish. The latter of these first six episodes eventually brings in more comic book-y and fun elements, but Iron Fist is thus far the weakest of the Marvel-Netflix series."

THR's Daniel Fienberg would probably skip the whole season if he didn't have to watch it for Defenders."After three straight creative successes, three above-average character introductions, the partnership between Marvel and Netflix was due for a dud. This isn’t to say that Daredevil, Jessica Jones and Luke Cage have been shows without flaws… Each show, though, has had virtues of tone and aspiration that made it feel like a complicated superhero TV code had been cracked. [Iron Fist] feels like a step backward on every level, a major disappointment that already suffers from storytelling issues through the first six episodes made available to critics and would probably be mercifully skippable in its entirety if it weren’t the bridge into the long awaited Defenders crossover series.

Up to this point, Marvel and Netflix had an impeccable record. Two seasons of Daredevil, one season of Jessica Jones, and last year's Luke Cage have all been well received. They've had their problems of course, but the positives far outweigh the negatives. Iron Fist just might break that trend, however, at least if the early reviews are any indication.

The show's first 6 episodes have already been screened by several outlets, and the reviews aren't promising. Even the reviews that peg the show as average seem to cite the same core issues, which happen to be a lack of personality, boring and awkward fight scenes, and it's portrayal of Asian culture (via ScreenRant).

Variety's Maureen Ryan spotlighted the show's boring characters and plot, saying "Quite a few dramas in the streaming arena have pacing problems, and even Netflix’s better Marvel programs have displayed an affinity for contrived, time-killing subplots. But “Iron Fist” is the most frustrating and ferociously boring example of Netflix Drift in some time. Not one element of this plodding piece works. The action scenes lack spark, snap, and originality. None of the flat, by-the-numbers characters makes any lasting impression. And as origin stories go, the tale of Danny Rand (Finn Jones), at least as rendered by this creative team, is about as exciting as a slice of Velveeta cheese left out in the sun too long."

IGN's Jim Vejvoda said "[Its] high-rise approach does set Iron Fist apart from the other, grittier and more urban Marvel-Netflix series, [but] it also lends the show a sterile look and feel. Again, it’s all very prime time soap opera-ish. The latter of these first six episodes eventually brings in more comic book-y and fun elements, but Iron Fist is thus far the weakest of the Marvel-Netflix series."

THR's Daniel Fienberg would probably skip the whole season if he didn't have to watch it for Defenders."After three straight creative successes, three above-average character introductions, the partnership between Marvel and Netflix was due for a dud. This isn’t to say that Daredevil, Jessica Jones and Luke Cage have been shows without flaws… Each show, though, has had virtues of tone and aspiration that made it feel like a complicated superhero TV code had been cracked. [Iron Fist] feels like a step backward on every level, a major disappointment that already suffers from storytelling issues through the first six episodes made available to critics and would probably be mercifully skippable in its entirety if it weren’t the bridge into the long awaited Defenders crossover series.

CNET's Luke Lancaster said "Jones' Danny is likeable enough. The fight scenes are good enough. The problem is that "Iron Fist" suffers from having to follow "Daredevil", "Luke Cage" and "Jessica Jones". It's hard not to compare the latest show in Netflix's "Defenders" lineup with those that came before, especially "Daredevil's" masterful fight choreography or "Luke Cage's" neo-noir spin on a '70s exploitation character."

Polygon's Susana Polo took note of the show's lackluster portrayal of Asian cultures and Asian Americans, but also the rather boring adaptation of the character as a whole. "After Jessica Jones (a revelation), Luke Cage (flawed but still brilliant) and Daredevil (outshone by the competition but still very solid), I fully expected Iron Fist to be a decent adaptation ultimately hobbled by an unwillingness to stray too far from its dated source material… And let me be clear: Iron Fist’s problems with its portrayal of Asian cultures and Asian-Americans are embedded throughout every episode. It’s just that its problems with delivering exposition, crafting consistent characters, and even basic dialogue writing run right alongside."

Uproxx's Alan Sepinwall points to the show's odd story pacing. "None of the conflicts are well-articulated, and none of the pacing choices make any sense. They do a Gaslight story in the second episode, for instance, as Danny is sent to a mental hospital where the doctors try to convince him that his time in K’un-L’un wasn’t real. That’s way too early to go there in a series where we barely know Danny or any of the other characters yet, and seems mainly an excuse to have Danny talk about K’un-L’un without the series having to build an expensive fantasy city and a CGI dragon for Danny to fight. A flashback could be coming later in the season, but the early episodes violate the “show, don’t tell” rule of storytelling at almost every turn."

The signs don't look so good for Marvel's final defender, but as with all things, final judgment needs to be saved for the season as a whole. Still, it seems the first dud from Marvel and Netflix's brilliant partnerships might be headed this way.

http://comicbook.com/2017/03/08/iron-fist-review-roundup/

 

[infamous114]

Still, despite a title that references an end-of-days-type battle in Norse mythology, Ragnarok marks a decidedly more comedic installment for the series, thanks in large part to director Taika Waititi (What We Do in the Shadows). “Taika has such a quirky, left-of-field sense of humor, which forced all the characters and the tone of the whole story to head in a new direction,” says Hemsworth. “Each day we were like, ‘Are we pushing it too far? Are we allowed to have this much fun?’”

Eh.

 

[Lou Cypher]

Still, despite a title that references an end-of-days-type battle in Norse mythology, Ragnarok marks a decidedly more comedic installment for the series, thanks in large part to director Taika Waititi (What We Do in the Shadows). “Taika has such a quirky, left-of-field sense of humor, which forced all the characters and the tone of the whole story to head in a new direction,” says Hemsworth. “Each day we were like, ‘Are we pushing it too far? Are we allowed to have this much fun?’”

Eh.

The first 2 tried really hard to be funny too though.. And it was done by Natalie Portman and that other dumb girl. Now that they are both gone hopefully the humor will be more of a hit.

 

[StoneColdMikey]

Odin left asgard to become an alcoholic street dweller

Looks like the rumors from a year ago are true

 

[StoneColdMikey]

Lol iron fist might be the worst thing marvel ever put out damn.

 

[Beta]

Still, despite a title that references an end-of-days-type battle in Norse mythology, Ragnarok marks a decidedly more comedic installment for the series, thanks in large part to director Taika Waititi (What We Do in the Shadows). “Taika has such a quirky, left-of-field sense of humor, which forced all the characters and the tone of the whole story to head in a new direction,” says Hemsworth. “Each day we were like, ‘Are we pushing it too far? Are we allowed to have this much fun?’”

Eh.

The first 2 tried really hard to be funny too though.. And it was done by Natalie Portman and that other dumb girl. Now that they are both gone hopefully the humor will be more of a hit.

They were? I couldn't tell lol