Marvel Cinematic Universe

Speaking of Thor, George Miller said in an interview that he would be interested in directing Thor 5. That would be an interesting choice. Just as long as he’s given a good script (or at least a minimalistic one).

Disney Reveals ‘Doctor Strange 2’ Cost More To Make Than ‘Avengers 2’

Fun fact. $414.9 million is actually a higher budget than Avatar 2: Way of water.

Though the UK give a 25% reimbursement if the film is shot in the UK. So the total is actually $350.6 million. Which is still incredible.

Edited by miraculous on May 12th 2024 at 5:09:34 AM

No, it isn't. I was a bit drunk at the time of posting that, and didn't really read/think what you said all the way through.

I love George Miller. I love Marvel. But some things aren't compatible no matter how bad you want it to be.

George Miller could totally do Thor. Enough has been written about the thematic spectacle of Fury Road but Three Thousand Years of Longing shows that he is interested in musing about the weight of mythology.

x3 So it barely broke even?

I have no doubt that George Miller would be interested in Thor, and would bring a lot of ideas to the table. But he's very much an auteur, and Marvel is getting really bad with its Executive Meddling lately. I don't trust the studio not to butcher his vision.

Nah it did alright. 955.8 million is alright on a 350 million dollar budget. It's at least way over the 2,5 rule.

Were they intentionally budgeted to that amount does it say? I can't remember where but I think I read that having to film and re-film in the pandemic made costs grow a lot.

“Guardians 3 did end with a splash screen that said THE LEGENDARY STAR LORD WILL RETURN.”

Going for something more bombastic than just STAR-LORD WILL RETURN but then putting it over sounds of him eating cereal with his granddad makes it unclear how serious that was.

I hoenstly can see rocket coming back. But everyone else is unlikely.

I mean, it was obviously played as a joke. But they literally said he will return.

I could see that. I could see all the Dr. Strange movies being more expensive than the average film in general. They're extremely CGI and effects heavy in a way most of the MCU isn't.

Avengers 2 has a CGI character for a villain, but otherwise its effects are largely practical and maybe most of its budget went to things like casting.

Edited by KnownUnknown on May 13th 2024 at 9:34:08 AM

Indeed. Bringing back Patrick Stewart isn't something you can do with chump change.

Edited by MatthewWayne on May 13th 2024 at 9:53:34 AM

There was a brief new announcement about the Agatha show. Another new title:

They took it down, of course. All I know for sure is that it reminds me of the first Owl House episode.

Okay, I'm officially convinced that the Agatha show constantly changing titles really is a joke/marketing gimmick. There's no chance in hell something that ridiculous would be an actual show name.

Which now ironically makes me a bit more interested in what this could be about, even if I still think it's weird and unnecessary.

Edited by MatthewWayne on May 13th 2024 at 10:02:31 AM

I really want them to do a thing where every single episode of the show has features a completely different title.

Have the other names been references to literature and I just haven't noticed? Because this one is obviously a reference to The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.

It’d be funny if all the episodes titles are the constantly switched names they had. “It was definitely a thing we planned all along”

Edited by M1gamiTensei on May 13th 2024 at 2:06:30 AM

I saw online that one of the titles is supposedly a reference to Mare of Easttown. Having watched the show myself, I can't find any connection to it, other than the fact that Evan Peters was in that show and WandaVision.

I think that all or most have been references to other works, of various degrees of obviousness—but not necessarily all to literature.

For example, "Darkhold Diaries" may be a reference to "The Vampire Diaries", while I'd guess that "House of Harkness" might reference "The Fall of the House of Usher".

Edited by ArsThaumaturgis on May 13th 2024 at 11:10:50 AM

There was a leaked photo from the set, and the director's chair said "Agnes of Westview".

I'm 10,000% sure that it's going to have a different name and probably gimmick every episode.

In which case, I wonder what title it'll display as on Disney+, or if they'll fiddle with the code so it lists the show as a different title each time you open the app.

It'll probably just be Agatha, with the unique names just episode titles and nothing else.

...Man, I really hope they don't have Scarlet Witch actually killed off, and that she's able to finally debut in high octane action again. They finally gave her a worthy comic accurate outfit, only to just then have her destroy herself?

I remember the ideas for mutant society to already to exist in the MCU is Professor X mindwiping people of mutant existence. Then I had the funny thought that you could use it retcon so much. Maximoff parents? Mindwiped to forget theyre Magneto’s kids. Them not doing anything in in Endgame? Mutants were there and Xavier mindwiped their presence. The entirety of Secret Invasion? Boom, mindwiped.