The Glade 4.0

This was posted on Youtube months ago, but i never saw it.

Joss Whedon: "I want to say, I have had a dream, all my life. And it was not this good."

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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Wow. Robert Downey Jr.'s cheers/applause dwarfed everyone else's. Scarlett Johansen's.... even Joss Whedon's. I was not expecting that. Good on him that he's getting this much love.

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Les Zombis et les Loups-Garous!

That doesn't surprise me in the least. Iron Man has been very good to him.

And now Marvel is going to **** it all up...

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Raell Kromwell

Where?

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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Reports are that they're penny-pinching and have cut the budget substantially, demanding that the film be made for about the same price of Raimi's original SPIDER-MAN.

Their frugal ways are generally considered to be the reason Joss Whedon has the directing reins, by the way...Jon Favreau was the expected choice, but his stock rose quickly after the success of IRON MAN, and now commands too high a price. Largely, its the reason Edward Norton was replaced by the far less prestigious Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk. In addition to that, Marvel's micromanagement of IRON MAN 2 (i.e. their insistence on basically making it a prelude to THE AVENGERS rather than allowing the film to stand on its own) is generally cited as the reason Favreau just left IRON MAN 3.

Irony there is Whedon's probably better.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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He is, but it seems almost like Marvel failed upward there.

**** **** ****.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

Aye, I await the train wreck that will be Iron Man 3. I almost hope, it never gets done.

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Raell Kromwell

It really depends who they get to replace Favreau.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
█ ♣ █

It's the curse and fundamental law of mainstream Marvel sequels. The third movies suck monkeynipples.

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Les Zombis et les Loups-Garous!

In case you haven't seen (I don't remember seeing a straight Iron Man 3 thread), Shane Black has been signed to write and direct Iron Man 3.

This is, to me, fantastic. I know people will be very loyal to Favreau, and (mostly) not without cause...the first Iron Man was fantastic (though as Taly's noted, that's due more to the charisma of Downey and the film rather than any sort of flawless structure), and the second...had its moments. But regardless, Black is the man who wrote Lethal Weapon, Last Action Hero, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Monster Squad (for those who have a soft spot for it), and his directing debut (of his own script no less) was one of my all-time favorite movies: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. The man can handle action and wit, both scripting them and directing them, with the best. I'd daresay he's a better director than Favreau, and I can't frigging wait to see him reteamed with Downey for Iron Man 3.

Also, here are a few tidbits from Black regarding the direction of IM3:

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/48768

I was upset when I heard Favreau wasn't going to direct Iron Man 3, but I am no longer upset.

EDIT:

I still cringe every time I think of the piece of **** the Avengers movie is going to be, though.

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"I love this **** team right here."
-Jonathan Quick

It amuses me that Marvel ("the studio") is unhappy at what Iron Man 2 turned out to be, and Favreau is unhappy at what Iron Man 2 turned out to be.

Favreau's annoyed that he was forced by Marvel to shove Avengers lead-ins into the movie.

And Marvel's unhappy that.. what? That Iron Man was fighting another guy in an "iron suit"? This is Marvel we're talking about -- it seems silly to ask, "Um, have you SEEN Iron Man's rogues gallery?", but apparently, we have to. Um, have you SEEN Iron Man's rogues gallery? Guys in iron suits is 90% of what it consists of.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

There are so many characters for an Avengers, that I don't know how this plot is going to work outside a comic book... It'll either have to be very light on the plot or eight hours long.

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"...the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?" -Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Avengers assemble!!! In Cleveland!

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No, the key is to remember that you don't have to represent every character who's ever been an Avenger in this (or the first, if you prefer to anticipate sequels) movie. When the Avengers formed, there were, six. That's not outside the realm of an ensemble team by any means. Especially when 4 of them have been introduced in solo movies by that time.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

Hmmm. I really liked all the movies you listed there (only one I haven't seen is kiss kiss). I will wait and see.

"Hello, I'm Arnold Braunschweiger."

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Les Zombis et les Loups-Garous!

The Last Action Hero is one of the most under rated comedies ever.

"Hello!?!? I've just shot someone. I did it on purpose..."

"Shaddup down there!"

"These taxis must be bulletproof!"

and

"Do you like classical?"
"I don't know..... I think I will!"

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Les Zombis et les Loups-Garous!

It really is. People like to give it **** because of the kid. But really...that kid totally got to live my childhood dream. Arnold's side kick? Should have been me.

I also think this is why Shia LaBeouf get so much **** as well because everyone is jealous that he gets to be Optimus Prime's best bud and he also got to be Indian Jone's son. Again, those two roles totally should have been me.

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"I love this **** team right here."
-Jonathan Quick

THE AVENGERS teaser has leaked. It's being yanked down left and right, but you should be able to find a copy somewhere. I found a working vid on Gizmodo. EXCITEMENT.

Yeah, the audio quality on the leaked video is lousy, and it doesn't fare well with the teaser's dark lighting and fast cuts, but I can say this, definitively:

"Some Assembly Required"? Some marketing guy is getting promoted.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

Great interview material here.

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