Fair correction. I did forget about her hiring.
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Right. I mean, I like a lot of the Star Wars content being developed now, but compare Kennedy’s overall stewardship of that franchise to Feige’s. There was no central oversight of the story development of the trilogy, after she hired three different directors/writers to tackle each different movie. So the second…
From everything I’ve read, he’s taken a very active role in coordinating and managing the franchise. And if you compare it to just about any other franchise in pop culture... DC’s movies, Star Wars, Game of Thrones, the Marvel TV shows that were getting managed by Jeph Loeb, whatever. He’s clearly doing something…
My first automatic reaction is always "The character on ER?"
I’m expecting lots of flashbacks to his Snap days in the Hawkeye show. Not sure which of the other upcoming movies/shows are likely to feature that time much. Maybe Ms. Marvel -- Khan's whole backstory is being a fangirl of the Avengers, so I can see setting part of her story during the time period where most of the…
I know it was intentional, but it was a bad decision. While a different name wouldn't have magically caused the film to become a hit, the poor generic name certainly didn't help.
Go ahead and watch World's Greatest Dad and you'll see a whole lot more than his hair.
Presumably! I think everyone had to have much bigger things to worry about at that point.
Though personally, it still bugs me that they renamed it from the much better A Princess of Mars to the totally generic John Carter.
Yeah, Spain had a very large Muslim population at the time. They ruled most of the Iberian peninsula during the time the story is set, with their rule starting to wind down after 1000 -- though that took a few hundred years to be fully diminished. Considering the amount of trade and travel between the Muslim ruled…
“Sadly, 1999's The 13th Warrior proved similarly in need of reframing, what with Spaniard Antonio Banderas playing a Muslim poet.”
That’s fair.
“Bucky got Zola’s version of the super soldier serum and was one of the few people to survive it.”
Yeah, I was a little surprised it was overlooked. It was a major element of the film! And it’s especially relevant since Falcon & The Winter Soldier looks to be a direct sequel to the latter two Captain America films -- it’s picking up characters (Sharon Carter, Zemo) and plot points (the responsibility of holding the…
“Is that a first in the MCU, where the military not only acknowledges but jokes about national sovereignty and other countries’ agency? I’m sure someone will point out otherwise in the comments, but outside of Black Panther and Wakanda, the Avengers have tended to do what they want when it comes to other nations.”
“and they initially got it by stealing it from the military, so its not like Iron Man’s gear where the military can’t replicate the technology”
Jennifer’s Body really is damned good, and he's right, the marketing for it at the time was crap. I don't know how much of a difference it would've made for the critical appraisal at the time, but I'm glad the movie's getting another look and it's more appreciated now.
As much as I absolutely love Alien (and Kotto is so, so good in it), I think probably his best role is one that didn't get mentioned here: Paul Schrader's Blue Collar, costarring Harvey Keitel and Richard Pryor. It's an amazing film. Check it out if you get the chance!