KnightWing Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 If you mean besides Thor and Star-Lord, sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted January 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 I wouldn't call her a movie star just because she's in movies. She has never carried a movie as the lead. She's almost always the love interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 I wouldn't call her a movie star just because she's in movies. She has never carried a movie as the lead. She's almost always the love interest. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Young_Victoria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Well pointed out sir. And since Young Victoria she's been the primary supporting character and often stolen the show in several high profile films including The Adjustment Bureau, Looper and Edge of Tomorrow. If there's a paucity of decent leading parts for women in films like that it's not her fault. She's been great in what she's done and consistently raised her profile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Hmm.. OK.. How About... Mary McCormack or bust? To be honest, I will watch it whoever they cast. Marvel movies have earned my trust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted January 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 You might want to check how well that movie did and ask if she can carry a film. I'm not saying she isn't right for the part, but to act like she's A list is nuts at this point. She still needs to prove she can bring in money without a Tom Cruise or Bruce Willis above her name. Marvel is one of the few companies that can make a star out of anyone right now, and this would be a great thing for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 You might want to check how well that movie did and ask if she can carry a film. I'm not saying she isn't right for the part, but to act like she's A list is nuts at this point. She still needs to prove she can bring in money without a Tom Cruise or Bruce Willis above her name. Marvel is one of the few companies that can make a star out of anyone right now, and this would be a great thing for her. But that's changing the goalposts. An actor's job in terms of "carrying" a movie is to embody the role if they are given the opportunity to take the lead role - they have no control over box office grossing. It's down to the producers/studio to sort out distribution. You said she had never carried a film in a lead role - I highlighted a starring role she had in a film which won Oscars. And why does she need to prove herself any more than Hayley Atwell, who hasn't had nearly the career Blunt has outside of her Marvel appearances? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 A-list? There wasn't anyone who Marvel cast in the lead of any of the their films who was "A-list", whatever that mean these days, barring Scarlett Johansson who hasn't even been the drawing star of any of the films she's been in. RDJ wasn't A-list until Iron Man. It's not twenty years ago, you can't just slap Will Smith in a film and have it be a success. The property is a bigger draw than the talent right now, especially in blockbuster movies. That's why Marvel can throw a bit-part dude from a little-watched sitcom as the lead of one of their properties and sell 3/4 of a billion worth of tickets. Talent is the most important thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 It's not twenty years ago, you can't just slap Will Smith in a film and have it be a success. Shhhh... don't tell Warner Bros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 A-list? There wasn't anyone who Marvel cast in the lead of any of the their films who was "A-list", whatever that mean these days, barring Scarlett Johansson who hasn't even been the drawing star of any of the films she's been in. What about Lucy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Lucy came well after Iron Man 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 A-list? There wasn't anyone who Marvel cast in the lead of any of the their films who was "A-list", whatever that mean these days, barring Scarlett Johansson who hasn't even been the drawing star of any of the films she's been in. What about Lucy? I did mean to say Marvel films rather than other projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 I rather think its Marvel that's made her a drawing star. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 I'd argue that she's been a household name since that whole Lost in Translation/Girl with a Pearl Earring combo in 2003. Marvel didn't raise her profile much at all from that, as shown by her being the only Avenger to walk in with a sweet deal before the character was established. I mean, she's never even had a solo movie, so if Marvel made her then why is she the second highest paid Avenger (20 million) ahead of Cap, Thor, Hulk etc. At minimum The Other Boleyn Girl put her on equal footing star-wise as Natalie Portman long before Iron Man 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 I think it's valid to say that Marvel Studios have really catapulted certain actors to the big time (chiefly Hemsworth, Hiddleston and Evans). Johansson already had an established career by the time Iron Man 2 came out in 2010. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Latino Review (so yeah, GIGANTIC grain of salt) is reporting that a deal in in place to have Spider-Man appear in Avengers: Infinity War. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Sony has already denied it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 I will believe Spider-Man is in a Marvel movie when I'm sitting in the cinema watching one and he appears on screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Okay, big MCU theory coming up. Slight spoilers for the first episode or two of Agent Carter. From Cap 2, we know that Hydra was working inside SHIELD from the beginning. So if the Agent Carter series sets up SHIELD the way that the Agent Carter short implied, we can expect to see more Hydra. Furthermore, there've also been references to Leviathan (the Soviet version of Hydra/SHIELD). So with Hydra and the Soviets around, it's only natural to assume that the Winter Soldier may be involved. Was he the one who killed Tony's parents? If so, that makes the personal conflict in Captain America: Civil War make total sense. Cap wants to save/protect Bucky, but Tony wants him to pay for his parents' murder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 I don't think he's gonna show up in Agent Carter (unless we get a renewal, god willing and the creek don't rise), but in the Hydra montage in TWS it's very heavily implied if not outright said that he was behind the Starks' "accident". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Yeah, TWS confirmed that Hydra killed the Starks, but we still don't 100% know if Bucky was the actual assassin. But it seems too likely to not be the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Fox is developing an X-Men TV series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted January 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Because it worked so well with Generation X? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Let's not forget those three wondrous seasons of Mutant X. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Reminder, according to the article, Marvel has to grant permission on this one so I wouldn't say it might happen quite yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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