So this entire film is just Thor beating people up, saying something about how he's 'the mighty...' before being proved wrong. :-\

Nah just kidding though, I can't wait for this film!

Tom Hiddleston was signed to play Loki in 5 Marvel films. As usual this deals don't specify which film, so Loki could pop up in Iron Man 3 or Avengers 2 if it gets that far.

I think these deals are so open to give writers and producers a larger pool of characters played by their legacy actors when coming up with new movies.

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I has a confession... There's this cool site that shows hi-res covers of DC and Marvel books months in advance (sometimes Image and Darkhorse as well) and I've been collecting the artwork I like best. I've been doing for years.

So now when I see cool covers I will link them here. This is the site (on a gallery, just click the banner).

Sorry's

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Movie Style!

So apparently they chose Cobie Smulders for Maria Hill in Avengers. At least according to imdb.

I don't think that's too great of a choice.

I think we covered that one. I can't say if it's a good choice or not, I don't know Maria Hill outside of her panels in Civil War.

thor was really good. went to a preview screening a couple nights ago. i actually enjoyed it a lot more than i thought i was going to. the tone was bang on. hemsworth did a good job of transitioning the character from brash and arrogant to benevolent and heroic. natalie portman is probably the weakest choice cast-wise, because for all her trumpeting about preparing for the role by looking at real-life female scientists and their struggle to be heard and taken seriously, she kind of comes off a bit schoolgirlish throughout, all giggles and embarrassed silence around buff people claiming to be gods. guy that plays heimdall is fantastic. not a huge role but a pivotal one, and he is awesome in it. everyone else was generally pretty good too. agent coulson was, as always, a treat (upon seeing the destroyer for the first time: "is that one of stark's?") - and the appearance of hawkeye was really well done. it hints at who you'll see before you see them, but for anyone who's read the comics it's immediately obvious, and a nice set-up for a couple films down the road.

overall though, really strong outing from marvel. definitely not the runt of the litter as predicted. go check it out feeling good about the prospect guys, because it's actually a pleasantly surprising film.

We covered that?

I remember debating about which of some three actresses would be the best, but I don't remember Cobie Smulders being the closest to being cast.

Oh, well.

you never read new avengers?

Right, for some reason Australia gets Thor first.

Shit, even Poland gets Thor before the US does.

Yeah one of us reported the final casting. I wanted to see Jessica Lucas win, even if she didn't fit the image at all. :(

Only the first arc. :$

The lead actor is an Aussie. It was a classy gesture.

Mitchables did you stay until after the credits? I've already watched the scene on youtube before it was taken down (because I'm a moron who can't help but check out spoilers), but just curious if you did, and what you thought of it.

As much as I love X-Men (and I do, I really fucking do), sometimes I see covers like this and my initial reaction without having read the story is "ugh... now what?".

It's a Fear Itself teaser rather than a cover as far as I know - it's tagline is something along the lines of "do you fear... what you've become?".

So maybe Cyclops fears becoming a mad Magneto style leader of mutants. Or something.

Oh I see, that would make sense.

I would actually love to see that. Having a bit where he goes off the reservation and becomes a violent mutant militant would definitely give Cyclops some more interesting aspects to his character, especially if he has to redeem himself later on a la Hal Jordan.

The Hal/Paralax kinda sucked, though... But a Cyke-mutant ruler deal may be better.

Anybody catch the last 'Wolverine's Possessed Body' issue? Cyke is still thinking of Jean. It was a funny issue, though.

Kalyx, you need to get on new avengers.

Anything about that you think appeals to me? This is the second time you mentioned New Avengers. I might be a Secret Avengers guy.

New Avengers is my favorite Marvel book. Even when I am not reading comics I always make the effort to read at least read that. It seems like just about every event touches the New Avengers somehow.

I never liked the concept of Spider-Man in the Avengers, but it'd be long winded to get into it.
Either way I liked that it never happened for most of Marvel's history, and I fully understand why they'd do it now.

Opened an official Avengers movie thread, all updates will go there (as far as me reporting anyway). It's filming now, get hype.

- Marvel is quite happy with X-Men and Fantastic Four at Fox and Spider-Man at Sony. Kevin Fiege remarked that so long as they do the characters justice, they will make movies for the forseeable future (:().

- Along with visual easter eggs in Thor (regarding a vault of cosmic artifacts), Marvel hopes to expand the Movie-verse with magical and cosmic elemenst with Doctor Strange. From the sounds of it Strange will be a part of the universe.

In what way did Fantastic Four or FF 2: Rise of the Silver Surfer do the Fantastic Four "justice"? Has the meaning of the word "justice" been changed to mean "taken a large steaming shit upon"?

I liked those films. :(

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Why is his massive crotch bulge made to be a darker blue?

They did the fantastic four themselves justice. Well, Jessica Alba as invisible woman is debatable I suppose, but she was passable in my opinion. Silver Surfer was done well. The only problems were Dr. Doom and Galactus. Making Galactus a cloud, was just lazy. And Dr. Doom was more of a whiny douchebag, than the regal, intimidating villain he is supposed to be.

To stand out even more, probably.

God that costume is ugly!

The crotch area will probably be reduced in post. Superheroes can't have cocks sticking out.

I do like that Spidey will actually swing in this movie rather than CG effects. That's cool.

I'm still not completely sold on the suit, m'self.

What is the purpose of supertight pajama pants then?

Canon-wise, I suppose it gives freedom of movement.

What? Sweat pants are way better for that.

Was there ever a superhero that wore sweat pants?

The crotch is probably something to do with the harness for the cable he's swinging on.

And no sweat pant wearing superheroes are springing to mind.

Deadpool's Origins appearance had him in sweat pants.

*ducks and cover*

I finally watched First Wolverine...it sucked a donkey's dick

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I take it he's Cyclops' father now.

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Cue accent backlash.

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Wow.

Not a single one of those clips did anything to excite me.

:(

I enjoyed the Banshee clips at least, you wouldn't think they'd keep his flying ability.

Not digging Zoe's character being Angel instead of Pixie. It would have made more sense to adjust her as movie-version Pixie since comic Pixie got a bump of exposure over the years. Not to mention Zoe with her wings resembles Pixie in a way.

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Doc Connors and Parker.