Ravenface, you make a good point. Its not the end of the world if The Leader doesn't show up. You'd need someone else as well. Someone who everyone will appreciate. Like the Bi-Beast. ;)
A live action Planet Hulk would definitely get people's attention. On Jul 19, 4:17 pm, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: > I can tell you that Devon, my 12 yr old, LOVES The Hulk. And, he LOVED, > LOVED Planet Hulk, both the comic and the animate movie. I could see that > movie attracting the masses, especially the children. He also loves The > Avengers cartoon too so seeing The Avengers fight The Hulk in The Avengers > movie would be very attractive for Devon's age group. > > ---------------------------------------- > Have a Better One, > Edward Crosbyhttp://about.me/edwardcrosby > > > > On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 4:11 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > I guess what I'm saying is...I don't think anyone is dancing in place > > thinking, ohgodohgodoggod, can't wait to see Hulk vs. Leader! It was a fine > > B-Plot for that movie, and I now they have something in their back pocket if > > they want to try another conventional Hulk movie, but "Hulk vs Aliens" is a > > much easier to sell and more exciting concept than "Hulk vs. Evil Genius." > > > All of these set-ups, The Leader, Sinestro, are just...because they don't > > have anything else. Like, when they showed the Joker card at the end of > > Batman Begins, everyone went nuts, because EVERYONE knows Batman vs. The > > Joker. Six people, five of whom are on this list, care about The Leader. I > > have serious doubts anyone will complain if the next Hulk film, should there > > be one, has him in a loin cloth punching the shit out of Venusian Mountain > > monsters instead of him dodging, I dunno, spider robots the Leader makes. > > > The whole, "Get him, my minions" trope is boring. More punching! > > > Ed, that wasn't a slight re: best idea. It's a good idea! > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Luke <[email protected]> > > To: The Unique Geek <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tue, Jul 19, 2011 9:02 am > > Subject: [The Unique Geek] Re: Avengers! > > > Ravenface, its not that I think anyone would particularly miss The > > Leader, but his setup suggests that if another Hulk film is made that > > he would have a role in it. Otherwise, why bother spending the money > > to do the effect and such? > > > Now you want to talk a villain who is going to be hard to portray on > > film? THE LEADER has that in spades. > > > On Jul 19, 4:01 pm, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: > > > "Don't undercut the best idea you've had in a while." > > > > Heyyyy.... > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > > Have a Better One, > > > Edward Crosbyhttp://about.me/edwardcrosby > > > > On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 3:56 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > You're right, Ed, an animated movie that three people saw negates the > > > > chance to make a major motion picture with an audience of BILLIONS! > > > > > Don't undercut the best idea you've had in a while. Planet Hulk would > > > > be > > > > a great movie and a great direction to go in if they want to keep the > > > > Hulk > > > > franchise going. > > > > > I don't think anyone cares about the Leader or will miss him. Perhaps > > > > audiences will confuse him with Hector Hammond from the Gre....oh, wait, > > > > NOBODY SAW THAT! > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Edward Crosby <[email protected]> > > > > To: theuniquegeek <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Tue, Jul 19, 2011 8:52 am > > > > Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] Re: Avengers! > > > > > Wait...scratch that. I guess they can't do another Planet Hulk movie > > > > since > > > > there was already an animated movie. > > > > But, I would still love to see a The Avengers vs. The Hulk movie. > > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > > > Have a Better One, > > > > Edward Crosby > > > >http://about.me/edwardcrosby > > > > > On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 3:50 PM, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > >> Is it too much to hope for a The Avengers fight against The Hulk as per > > > >> that whole post-Civil War story and then The Hulk is banished to Planet > > Hulk > > > >> and then we have a Planet Hulk movie? > > > > >> ---------------------------------------- > > > >> Have a Better One, > > > >> Edward Crosby > > > >>http://about.me/edwardcrosby > > > > >> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 3:47 PM, Cary Preston > > > >> <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > >>> I agree that a likely subplot will be the Hulk running rampant- it > > > >>> would give Thor and Iron Man an opportunity for some big CGI > > > >>> destruction > > > >>> scenes. > > > >>> Those fruit pies are a crime against humanity. They should have just > > > >>> made > > > >>> Hostess the leader of AIM out to take over the world by making all the > > > >>> children obese sugar zombies. > > > > >>> On Jul 19, 2011, at 3:33 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > > > >>> Wellll....I agree with Luke that they probably didn't show the > > > >>> Hulk > > > >>> because CGI is almost always off-putting in trailers unless it is > > excellent > > > >>> (and it is almost never excellent). So many trailers end with a big, > > > >>> screaming monster whose scream is answered by the audience with a > > > >>> yawn. > > > >>> Additionally, there's deep audience confusion as to who the "real" > > > >>> Hulk > > is. > > > >>> Neither movie version was fully embraced, but people know and will > > > >>> never > > > >>> forget The Hulk, so...it almost doesn't matter who Banner is. Puny > > Banner!! > > > > >>> The Skrulls would be a good villain because they can be so many > > > >>> different types of creatures, they'll present good challenges for the > > > >>> different heroes. Big things for Thor to fight, subtle things for > > > >>> Black > > > >>> Widow to karate chop, etc. My guess is, it's Skrulls and one of them > > > >>> releases the Hulk and then the heroes have to fight the Hulk! Then > > > >>> Loki > > > >>> steals all the Hostess Fruit Pies while the heroes are distracted. > > > > >>> -----Original Message----- > > > >>> From: Todd Elliott <[email protected]> > > > >>> To: theuniquegeek <[email protected]> > > > >>> Sent: Tue, Jul 19, 2011 8:24 am > > > >>> Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] Re: Avengers! > > > > >>> Newbs, Ultron was the villain in Voltron. Gosh! > > > > >>> --------------------------------------------- > > > >>> Todd Elliott <[email protected]> | > > > >>> Profile<http://www.google.com/profiles/thelliott> > > | > > > >>> Unique Geek <http://www.theuniquegeek.com/> > > > > >>> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 3:13 PM, Cary Preston < <[email protected]> > > > >>> [email protected]> wrote: > > > > >>>> Good point. I wasn't considering movie villains- having a horde like > > > >>>> the > > > >>>> Skrulls or Kree would make for a good story, everyone would have an > > opponent > > > >>>> to overcome. > > > > >>>> Sent from my iPhone > > > > >>>> On Jul 19, 2011, at 3:02 PM, Luke < <[email protected]> > > > >>>> [email protected]> wrote: > > > > >>>> > Ultron is good too. Only problem I foresee is how to do Ultron > > > >>>> > without Hank Pym -- ie, who builds him? > > > > >>>> > On Jul 19, 2:05 pm, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>>> >> The best Avengers villain is and always will be Ultron. > > > > >>>> >> On Jul 19, 2011, at 1:11 PM, Luke <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >>>> >>> I did not know about the rewrite. Interesting. > > > > >>>> >>> I can't see introducing the Infinity Gauntlet on the heels of the > > > >>>> >>> Cosmic Cube/Tesseract (as it is called in Captain America, > > > >>>> >>> apparently). One super artifact should be enough. > > > > >>>> >>> I could see using the Skrulls, I guess. I never really liked > > > >>>> >>> them. > > > >>>> >>> But I can see a movie where Nick Fury has the Avengers work > > > >>>> >>> together > > > >>>> >>> because SHIELD has found out that high ranking officials are > > > >>>> >>> being > > > >>>> >>> replaced with Skrulls with the intent of obtaining the Cube in > > > >>>> >>> order > > > >>>> >>> to openly invade the Earth. Skrulls just don't seem like a good > > > >>>> >>> foe > > > >>>> >>> for Thor. Iron Man, alright, I can give you that. Maybe they > > > >>>> >>> have > > > >>>> >>> super ray guns or something which can damage the armor. But > > > >>>> >>> Skrulls > > > >>>> >>> can't stand up to Thor, especially as he was portrayed in the > > > >>>> >>> movie. > > > > >>>> >>> I guess they're a better choice than the Space Phantom. > > > > >>>> >>> Honestly, my favorite Avengers villain is Kang and I know we > > > >>>> >>> won't > > > >>>> get > > > >>>> >>> him. > > > > >>>> >>> On Jul 19, 1:06 pm, Jason Service <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>>> >>>> keep in mind, thanks to Sam Jackson, we have a script re-write. > > > >>>> >>>> I > > > >>>> would be > > > >>>> >>>> amazed if they went WILDLY away from what was written, but the > > > >>>> leaked script > > > >>>> >>>> is no longer valid. > > > > >>>> >>>> I am attempting to stay away from true story lines as i would > > > >>>> >>>> like > > > >>>> to be as > > > >>>> >>>> suprised as possible with the story when i see the film, but > > > >>>> speculation is > > > >>>> >>>> all about the fun!!! > > > > >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 1:00 PM, Luke <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>>> >>>>> Fair enough. I often come across online as more dickish than I > > > >>>> >>>>> intend. > > > > >>>> >>>>> Hence I would like to get this thread back on track to the > > > >>>> Avengers > > > >>>> >>>>> and not Firefly/Serenity. Clearly that is a sore spot for me. > > > > >>>> >>>>> So is the rumor still that Loki is using the Skrulls somehow? > > > >>>> Along > > > >>>> >>>>> with the Infinity Gauntlet and/or the Cosmic Cube? > > > > >>>> >>>>> On Jul 19, 12:58 pm, Jason Service <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>>> >>>>>> Just attempting to keep up with your level of dickishness. > > > > >>>> >>>>> > On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Luke <[email protected]> > > > >>>> wrote: > > > >>>> >>>>>>> Sorry for steering this thread towards how bad Firefly and > > > >>>> Serenity > > > >>>> >>>>>>> were. > > > > >>>> >>>>>>> Jason, I was going to agree with you regarding Whedon and the > > > >>>> outcome > > > >>>> >>>>>>> of The Avengers, but since you're insulting me by saying I > > > >>>> >>>>>>> need > > > >>>> "spoon > > > >>>> >>>>>>> feeding" you can go pound salt. > > > > >>>> >>>>>>> Ron, I think you are dead-on about the Hulk effects not being > > > >>>> ready to > > > >>>> >>>>>>> show off, especially considering the sharp backlash from the > > > >>>> fans when > > > >>>> >>>>>>> the unfinished ILM CGI Hulk was shown in trailers for Ang > > > >>>> >>>>>>> Lee's > > > >>>> Hulk. > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. 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