ROTTEN TOMATOES: Thor, Hulk, Captain America ... and a Few More New Marvels Comments

Thor, Hulk, Captain America ... and a Few More New Marvels

by Scott Weinberg | April 28, 2006

Summary

While the hiring of Jon Favreau as "Iron Man" director is pretty exciting movie-geek news, it seems that Marvel's Avi Arad has a whole bunch of new projects just waiting to get underway. In addition to the Iron Guy's first adventure, we can now report some progress on titles like "The Ant Man," "Captain America," "Hulk 2," "Nick Fury," and (yes!) "Thor." Back to Article

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eye_see writes:
on Apr 28 2006 08:42 AM

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They wont stop. Why wont they stop!!!

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new12play writes:
on Apr 28 2006 09:39 AM

well, when your comic book movies are averaging 150 million at the box office, why would they stop...i think this is great news, however. Seems like we have some promising talents trying to bring these adaptations to the big screen.

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arpeggio191 writes:
on Apr 28 2006 10:00 AM

In reply to this comment (#834617)
[b]perhaps[/b]
but then again... i think that some comic book heros stay in the comics

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Merlin235 writes:
on Apr 28 2006 12:32 PM

[b]Ant-Man[/b]
Wow, can't wait to see Ant-Man.

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Stankton writes:
on Apr 28 2006 01:01 PM

Ant Man?

I can't wait for the excitement of Sloth Man either.

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IMAmoose24 writes:
on Apr 28 2006 09:26 PM

haha, Ant-man. DC ownes Marvel.

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t-joint writes:
on Apr 29 2006 04:18 AM

Sure, they'll all be pimped and merched to death, but look at the bright side. Chances are not ALL of them will suck. There just might be another Blade in the bunch.

And what's with all the Hank Pym hatin'?

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lovelykeira writes:
on Apr 29 2006 04:30 PM

There are some pretty good writers involved here.

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ArmyofJuan writes:
on Apr 29 2006 11:01 PM

I actually can't wait to see Ant Man. Since it's going to be directed by the co-creator of Shaun of the Dead, it will more than likely be hilarious and poke fun at Ant/Giant man.

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Darth Pepsi writes:
on Apr 30 2006 07:09 AM

I think that they should use that Wrestler HHH as Thor.

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ArmyofJuan writes:
on Apr 30 2006 03:21 PM

In reply to this comment (#834625)
Not just because im whole heartedly opposed to the thought of Triple H playing Thor, but Triple H also doesn't look Nordic enough.

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the-russian writes:
on Apr 30 2006 07:20 PM

*cough* dc sucks *cough*

eh-emm, excuse me, yeah, most of these will probably suck, but like t-joint mentioned, one or two of them should be worth seeing. Hulk 2 written by the same guy who wrote Elektra? I think Hulk deserves more respect than that...

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t-joint writes:
on May 01 2006 02:55 AM

In reply to this comment (#834626)
What exactly does Nordic look like? Anyway, Paul's acting ability is gonna disqualify him quicker than his looks.

I'd tell anyone who suggests actors to play Thor to keep in mind that, whomever they get, he's gonna have to be a DAMN fine thespian to pull off an earnest "Forsooth!" or a good "Hie thee back to the reeking pits of Muspelheim, thy craven curs, ere Mjolnir splits ye in twain!"

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ArmyofJuan writes:
on May 01 2006 11:13 AM

In reply to this comment (#834628)
Nordic = Viking looking.

Basically hire some dude from the 13th warrior or some scandanavian guy, or the guy who played Boromir in lotr and you'll be set.

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t-joint writes:
on May 01 2006 12:20 PM

In reply to this comment (#834629)
FYI, I'm Scandinavian. I know what we look like. ;-)

Just wondering how Paul doesn't fit the bill...not that I'd want him to, mind you.

Anyway, bringing up "13th Warrior", yeah, Vlad Kulich would make a terrific Thor.

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ArmyofJuan writes:
on May 02 2006 12:05 AM

In reply to this comment (#834630)
Is Paul Triple H's name?

If thats who you're talking about, im just opposed to any sort of wrestler doing anything involving acting. I mean the rock is ok, but i also just don't see Triple H doing Thor at all. Hearing him talking about Odin and Loki and Mjolnir sounds like it would just butcher my ears.

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t-joint writes:
on May 02 2006 01:52 AM

In reply to this comment (#834631)
Hey, I hear ya. You're preachin' to the choir there, dude. Last good movie a wrestler was in (in a speaking role) was probably Princess Bride. One big peev I have is whenever a superhero movie comes out everyone instantly starts naming wrestlers and Dwayne, in particular, for freakin' EVERYTHING! Is The Rock the new Will Smith? Speaks to the collective conscious of the general movie public, I guess. (involuntary shudder)

Oh, yeah, HHH's real name is Paul Levesque.

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lovelykeira writes:
on May 02 2006 01:39 PM

How about the guy that played Sabertooth in X-Men to play Thor.

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t-joint writes:
on May 02 2006 03:10 PM

In reply to this comment (#834633)
HE'S A WRESTLER!!!!! (grumble grumble)

...sorry. What I meant to say is Tyler Mane isn't a very good actor, hence the reason that the normally verbose Sabretooth didn't have a single line of dialogue.

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suggsmar writes:
on May 02 2006 06:39 PM

first...
Tripple H as Thor? riiiiight.... the guy is not an actor.. HHH only can act like HHH.. and thats it. just cuase he goes around with a sledge hammer doesn't mean he can act like he's a norse god..

DC over marvel... lets see now... good DC Movies.. Superman, Batman and Batman Begins , after that, its Cat Woman, and Judge Dread.. a bit of a drop off there....

oh, and a pray to GOD that this particular project gets squashed

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t-joint writes:
on May 02 2006 11:21 PM

In reply to this comment (#834635)
Ah, but contrarily, good Marvel: Blade, X-Men, & Spidey. You could also make the argument for Conan, even though that character isn't originally Marvel's. In the end, Marvel has FAR more marketable characters, so there's a greater chance for a bad movie. I would have thought FF, being Marvel's entire raison d'etre, would have been handled more reverently, but...

All I got to say is Avi Arad must die!

As far as DC goes, I wouldn't even put Catwoman in the DC movie category, because it wasn't Selena Kyle, the DC-verse Catwoman. And, while DC may have recently purchased the North American rights to publish Judge Dredd, it was a Rebellion (2000 AD) title when the movie was made back in '95. If you want some stinkeroonies, look no further than the last two Superman sequels and Schumacher's Batmans. I'd also put Constantine in there simply for messing so bad with the cultural feel of Hellblazer.

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zerothejuggalo writes:
on May 03 2006 04:21 PM

In reply to this comment (#834627)
[b]the fist hulk movie sucked[/b]
the first hulk surpassed the spider-man movies stupidy

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Paul_Is_Drunk writes:
on May 03 2006 09:14 PM

Are you kiddin' me?!!!

Fabio would be a perfect Thor. Just try and deny it.

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t-joint writes:
on May 03 2006 09:33 PM

In reply to this comment (#834638)
"I can't believe it's not Baldar!"

Hmmm...nope, sorry. I deny it. :-P

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sombra999 writes:
on May 03 2006 09:43 PM

In reply to this comment (#834639)
[b]Marvel Madness[/b]
Well as far as the plethora, (new word of the day), of Marvel movies coming out, I think it's a good thing. I've waiting for these damn movies for a long time. For the most part they have all been decent movies. Compared to the 80's versions of these movies the Incredible Hulk should have won an Emmy.

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t-joint writes:
on May 04 2006 11:39 AM

In reply to this comment (#834640)
Whether the films come out good or bad, the affirmation and acceptance of comics (not just Marvel, but in general) as a valid, respectable medium is a VERY good thing indeed.

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cgcbooks writes:
on May 04 2006 04:24 PM

In reply to this comment (#834633)
Your right, I think he could work.

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Maddigit writes:
on May 25 2006 09:16 PM

In reply to this comment (#834625)
Vladimir Kulich should be cast as the part of Thor. He was Buliwyf in The 13th Warrior.

http://uashome.alaska.edu/~jndfg20/website/buliwyf.gif

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thegamefan writes:
on Jul 13 2006 04:02 PM

everybody says that triple h cant act. why? because of blade3? i am a huge fan of the game and in the ring he is great. now with the acting thing. sorry but wesley snipes pissed mo off with blade3. blade1 was great, blade2 is one of my favorite marvel movies but blade3 was horrible. david goyer is a great writer no doubt but i guess it was his first movie he directed and noboby came out fine in this movie not even the special effects and the new ideas. they gave triple h the tinyest dog on earth and that dog looks like the villain in blade2 , blades mentor dies again, dracula was short, how bad was that? the only good thing was jessica biel (sure it would be hard to mess her). now this vladimir guy looks perfect for thor but he is to old sorry. if they do a trilogy like always then he has 60 years on his back, why not take ric flair for it haha. then an extreme body builder who cant even move his arms to take a hammer? i mean what the ....? i wanna see thor kick ass. triple h may be the best for it. toby mcguire trained his body to bacome spider-man so why cant triple h train his acting skills in six months. when i see topher grace as venom, now that will be funny. i prefer brock lessnar. marvel will do like always cast a no name with no muscle and no likeness with the comic. everybody wanna see a big muscular venom and we got a skinny one. colossus is great in x-men and he was 2minutes in the last stand. where was the fight between colosus and juggernaut? come on marvel. i even wanna see captain america to be played by john cena. the rock had to begin too and in his first movie, he was totally computer animated and he had the support of arnold behind him in his second movie. triple h can be great for the role. just give him a chance and a good directer and we will see.

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