Originally Posted by ThaVirus (Post 13612136)

Agreed.

And, IMO, anyone who says they don't have a problem with gay people but complains about gay people being in a TV shows is a ****ing liar.

Originally Posted by ThaVirus (Post 13612135)

Apparently Gaston's sidekick dude. LaFeu or something..?

I'm trying to figure out who was supposed to be gay in Ragnarok..

Originally Posted by ThaVirus (Post 13612136)

Agreed.

And, IMO, anyone who says they don't have a problem with gay people but complains about gay people being in a TV shows is a ****ing liar.

Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 13608201)

While giving Disney even more power is a bit unsettling, I am curious to see if they ever try to bring the X-Men or Deadpool into the MCU somehow. I can't really picture how it would work well, but those guys get paid a lot more than I do.

Originally Posted by keg in kc (Post 13611641)

Oh and as a middle aged white guy, I agree with how we're often depicted, but hey, we have almost a century of visual media (ie tv and film) depicting us as the center of the universe and we've basically spent that entire time holding every other race and gender under our bootheel in Hollywood, so I can understand the pushback now. Like it or not, our cultural progenitors were the bad guy. It's come to Jesus time for the powerful racist, misogynistic white Hollywood overlords. Hopefully the scales balance relatively quickly and I don't spend the rest of my life being identified with the bad guys. But at this point, white dudes got zero business playing any victim cards. At all.

Originally Posted by Jamie (Post 13612649)

Full reboot, it has to be. Honestly with the deal moving so much more quickly than anyone anticipated, I'm not sure Dark Phoenix and New Mutants even come out.

Originally Posted by keg in kc (Post 13611641)

I think this is where there's a disconnect. You can't turn somebody gay or straight or bi or any of the other multitude of sexual identities by 'promoting' sexuality in any way on screen. People are what they are. It's that simple, and the agenda, if it has to be said there is one, is to get society to the point where people are okay with that, and can accept each other for who we are. And I think it's less about having more gay people depicted, but making a few of the bigger characters something other than straight. And then not quickly killing them off, which is something that's happened with lesbian characters in particular over and over. And It's about having having characters who don't fit the traditional race/gender/sex binary who can eventualky grow to be more than just identified as 'that gay one'. You know, a competent hero who just happens to like different things than me (straight white dude). Where being different becomes less important than being the hero. That doesn't really happen much now in media and it's NOT in any way representative of the real world, where, 2% of the pop gay or not, a lot of important people are not straight.

I could talk more but I want bbq.

Oh and as a middle aged white guy, I agree with how we're often depicted, but hey, we have almost a century of visual media (ie tv and film) depicting us as the center of the universe and we've basically spent that entire time holding every other race and gender under our bootheel in Hollywood, so I can understand the pushback now. Like it or not, our cultural progenitors were the bad guy. It's come to Jesus time for the powerful racist, misogynistic white Hollywood overlords. Hopefully the scales balance relatively quickly and I don't spend the rest of my life being identified with the bad guys. But at this point, white dudes got zero business playing any victim cards. At all.

As for how men in general and/or bumbling dads are depicted, well...duh. Women are the target market. Of course we're portrayed as morons...

Originally Posted by Rausch (Post 13657675)

I'm starting to think that as well. Now that the deal is on track I think they want "integration" as soon as possible without lowering the quality of the product to do so. Releasing Dark Phoenix (non-MCU product) now would only further confuse and delay the integration of those characters in the MCU.

The money has already been spent, the debt will be assumed, so why allow a product that may have a ton of conflicts with what you intend to do go out to audiences?

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 13660624)

Got the digital download. I really liked the director discussion on the MCU.

Originally Posted by Rausch (Post 13657675)

I'm starting to think that as well. Now that the deal is on track I think they want "integration" as soon as possible without lowering the quality of the product to do so. Releasing Dark Phoenix (non-MCU product) now would only further confuse and delay the integration of those characters in the MCU.

The money has already been spent, the debt will be assumed, so why allow a product that may have a ton of conflicts with what you intend to do go out to audiences?

Originally Posted by The Pest (Post 13683422)

If you can get past the annoying voice.....his theory is pretty interesting.

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Originally Posted by 007 (Post 13684305)

Complete stretch.

Originally Posted by Bowser (Post 13684523)

I would agree, but the thing that makes me wonder is the Banner angle. Banner has no memory of being on Sakaar for two years as Hulk, but immediately tells Strange and Co. in the Sanctorum that Thanos is coming as soon as he reverts back from Hulk? I'd say chances aren't that great, especially since they made such a production of telling us how Loki was dead and gone forever, but I wouldn't be shocked. And, that's not mentioning how Valkyrie, Korg, and half the Asgardians aren't among the destroyed ship, either. Hulk probably wanted to hang with his girl Valkyrie if she was put in charge of protecting the other half of the survivors.....

Originally Posted by 007 (Post 13684305)

Complete stretch.

Originally Posted by BigRichard (Post 13684564)

I wouldn't even call it a stretch. Complete BS theory. Just one of the many holes is the scene where Banner is ported away from the fight with Squidward and he is by himself. He is trying to turn into the Hulk when nobody is around and arguing with the Hulk. A Loki Banner would not do that. BS theory.

Originally Posted by BigRichard (Post 13684564)

I wouldn't even call it a stretch. Complete BS theory. Just one of the many holes is the scene where Banner is ported away from the fight with Squidward and he is by himself. He is trying to turn into the Hulk when nobody is around and arguing with the Hulk. A Loki Banner would not do that. BS theory.

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 13684847)

I'm not buying this Loki is dead dead. They have to bring back Star Lord, SpiderMan, Black Panther etc. why couldn't they bring back Loki? Cause he didn't turn to dust? Come on man....

Originally Posted by BigRichard (Post 13684564)

I wouldn't even call it a stretch. Complete BS theory. Just one of the many holes is the scene where Banner is ported away from the fight with Squidward and he is by himself. He is trying to turn into the Hulk when nobody is around and arguing with the Hulk. A Loki Banner would not do that. BS theory.

Originally Posted by Mr. Plow (Post 13685773)

Not that they won't bring him back....

But he was dead LONG before the snap. It's different with everyone you listed. They are gone because of the snap.


However, in my opinion, Loki will be back.

Originally Posted by Chazno (Post 13686327)

The Russo's have already said why hulk wouldn't come out in IW.

According to the Russos, though, that's not how they saw it.

"A lot of people had interpreted that the Hulk was scared of Thanos. The Hulk has had his ass kicked before, and so it wasn’t like the minute he gets his ass kicked he’s going to run and hide. It’s really the notion that the Hulk and Banner have a very dysfunctional relationship, which was explored even further in Thor: Ragnarok. And I think that relationship is starting to strain between the two of them and the Hulk is not interested in playing the hero to Banner anymore," Joe Russo said. "I don’t know if the Hulk sees the value in the relationship. They both want to control Hulk’s body. The Hulk brings fighting and strength to the table and he’s not quite sure what Banner is bringing yet. So, I think this is becoming a stubborn push and pull between two very despaired personalities stuck in one body."

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Originally Posted by PmCakes (Post 13690631)

Vision isn't very good at fighting in this film. Especially for how powerful he showed himself to be in Avengers 2.

Originally Posted by Bowser (Post 13690652)

Well, he did get ran through with that space spear in Amsterdam. He said it kept him from phasing, so he was basically pretty heavily wounded the entire film.

The thing that annoyed me was that not only did he have an Infinity Stone, but the space spear effectively deflected it. Vision should have vaporized them all with the power of the stone in his forehead, then effectively healed himself with it seeing as how he's an android. But, comic physics and such......

Originally Posted by Fish (Post 13690934)

Vision has been heavily nerfed in the MCU especially considering he's had an infinity stone.

Originally Posted by PmCakes (Post 13691146)

That's what I was getting at it. so disappointing. And we should feel robbed not seeing the time stone at use by Strange at all.

Originally Posted by Bowser (Post 13692735)

We don't know if that's the case or not...….

Originally Posted by Rausch (Post 13697815)

When Thanos used all the stones it burned his arm up. When Squidward tried to take the Time stone from Strange that burned his hand in a similar way. Did Strange put some spell on the time stone that he knew would weaken Thanos/gauntlet if he activated it?...

Originally Posted by PmCakes (Post 13698332)

The first scene of the next movie should be Thor using StormBreaker to travel to Titan and rescue Tony

Originally Posted by Gravedigger (Post 13698366)

Problem is he doesn't know he's there. The only person who is getting them off Titan is Nebula.

Originally Posted by Direckshun (Post 13698178)

The directors did say using the gauntlet took a toll on Thanos physically, as well as the gauntlet itself.

I didn't catch Thanos' arms as he fell into the wormhole to escape Wakanda. It's possible there's a weaker version of him in the next film.

Originally Posted by Kman34 (Post 14184000)

He is also weakened by Thor’s axe wound...

Originally Posted by Fish (Post 14183906)

Eternals? Wow... there's all kinds of ways they could take that. Could be crazy.....

Originally Posted by Gravedigger (Post 13698366)

Problem is he doesn't know he's there. The only person who is getting them off Titan is Nebula.

Originally Posted by johnparet (Post 14202742)

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Originally Posted by sully1983 (Post 14203105)

Do you guys think this will beat Avatar at the box office?

Originally Posted by Superturtle (Post 14202749)

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Originally Posted by sully1983 (Post 14203105)

Do you guys think this will beat Avatar at the box office?

Originally Posted by Talisman (Post 14203802)

Avatar's numbers were bolstered by 3D ticket sales since it was promoted as being created in 3D from the ground up. Feels like a lot less people are paying the extra for the glasses nowadays. Could make the difference.

Originally Posted by Sorry (Post 14203842)

Wasn't it in theaters longer than average?

Originally Posted by Sorry (Post 14203842)

Wasn't it in theaters longer than average?

Originally Posted by sully1983 (Post 14205268)

Correct. Avatar was released in December 2009 and had very little competition (only Sherlock Holmes really) .

Avatar had serious legs and was #1 at the box office for quite some . It really did come out at the perfect time and highlighted the 3D craze which definitely helped out its box office big time .

Whats even more insane is that Avatar made about $700 million + over Infinity War . :eek:
Avatar 's box office totals
Domestic: $760,507,625 27.3%
+ Foreign: $2,027,457,462 72.7%

= Worldwide: $2,787,965,087

compared to Infinity War
Domestic: $678,815,482 33.1%
+ Foreign: $1,369,544,272 66.9%
= Worldwide: $2,048,359,754

I do think Endgame will most likely blow by Avatar domestically but worldwide might be another story.