He's a good choice for Luke Cage; looking forward to these series.
[TV] The General Marvel TV/Streaming Thread
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The newest addition to the A.K.A. Jessica Jones cast is Rachael Taylor as Patsy Walker, better known as Hellcat.
and the fro.... don't forget the fro....bro.
If I don't hear a "Sweet Christmas" I will never laugh again.
Now, what I wonder is if he's going to get the idea for his Luke Cage alias from watching a Nicolas Cage film.
http://ca.ign.com/articles/2015/02/03/daredevil-teaser-trailer-exclusive-debut
Here we go. First official trailer for the upcoming Daredevil series.
Looks like they're going from the Brian Michael Bendis and Ed Brubaker runs, which are dark and gritty, as opposed to Mark Waid's more light-hearted style. And that's fine. Bendis & Brubaker's runs were phenomenal. A noir style suits Daredevil just fine.
Still not crazy about the all-black costume, but it does go back to Frank Miller's The Man Without Fear costume. They could easily put him in the proper red and horns later on, like in the second season.
My only complaint? It doesn't look like Murdock's eyes are opaque, as they should be as a blind man. It's such a unique, iconic to the character that I'm really disappointed they didn't include it here. It's not like the actor will have to wear contacts often, since his eyes will be covered by a mask or sunglasses.
Here we go. First official trailer for the upcoming Daredevil series.
Looks like they're going from the Brian Michael Bendis and Ed Brubaker runs, which are dark and gritty, as opposed to Mark Waid's more light-hearted style. And that's fine. Bendis & Brubaker's runs were phenomenal. A noir style suits Daredevil just fine.
Still not crazy about the all-black costume, but it does go back to Frank Miller's The Man Without Fear costume. They could easily put him in the proper red and horns later on, like in the second season.
My only complaint? It doesn't look like Murdock's eyes are opaque, as they should be as a blind man. It's such a unique, iconic to the character that I'm really disappointed they didn't include it here. It's not like the actor will have to wear contacts often, since his eyes will be covered by a mask or sunglasses.
It's a common TV/comic/movie trope for blind people to have white pupils, but his eyes would only be opaque if he developed cataracts.
If the blindness was due to radiation damaging the optic nerve, there's no reason for eyes to be opaque "as they should be".
They were also burned. Honestly you could probably get away with either choice. Like Nick mentioned you rarely if ever see his eyes anyways.
Or his Fall From Grace costume! Okay maybe not.
I figured they would go the noir route. Old Hornhead lends himself well to it, while being a versatile enough character to not be bound by it. Noir makes more sense for this.
I need to watch this when I get home from work.
I think the 'normal' eyes are a bolder choice actually: they make it less obvious that he's blind so they'll have to rely on the acting to convey that
http://ca.ign.com/articles/2015/02/03/daredevil-teaser-trailer-exclusive-debut
Maybe he thought it was red!
That's what I always figured what the reason for his first costume. Oh, lord. That costume.
Going by Netflix'es track record with original content and Marvel Studio's record with their product, I'd say the odds of these being 'not good' are slim to none.
I think the more prolific their stuff gets, the higher the odds that the next thing to come out is going to suck on toast.
....You were the one fan Marco Polo had?
A bad apple here and there and the bunch is spoiled? Well, no more House of Cards or Orange is the new Black it is. *needs to finish watching Lillyhammer <sp?>*
No, not at all .But claiming their track record as a reason to assume it'll be good, is suggesting their track record is spotless, which it isn't.
Heck, I'm a huge Blizzard fan, and I'll buy Starcraft II: Part III the day it comes out (you know, 31st of February 2018 or so), but I won't claim their track record means it'll be great - they've screwed up too much too often for that. I'll state it'll end up good, sure, but on release? Heh. We'll see.
Heck, I'm a huge Blizzard fan, and I'll buy Starcraft II: Part III the day it comes out (you know, 31st of February 2018 or so), but I won't claim their track record means it'll be great - they've screwed up too much too often for that. I'll state it'll end up good, sure, but on release? Heh. We'll see.
Goddamn, that's Kingpin right there. I am getting so stoked for this show.
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I thought the first pic was Michael Chiklis.
Do not presume to compare the Kingpin of crime to a tawdry Hollywood actor, dolt! The Kingpin has utilized his not inconsiderable brilliance and peerless skill to gather all the mobs under one banner. Every racketeer, every safe cracker, every pickpocket dares not lift a finger without the express command of the Kingpin! No costumed do-gooder can ever hope to prevail against the Kingpin's intricate plans!
This will always be my Kingpin.
It was basically the only interesting thing the Daredevil movie did and one of the few things that worked.
It was basically the only interesting thing the Daredevil movie did and one of the few things that worked.
If Michael Clarke Duncan was still alive, I'd be wanting his return as well, but as it is, this seems to be a good fit.
The Cell would have been a terrible movie if not for him.
It's still kind of a terrible movie, but it would have been more terrible without him.
One month. ONE MONTH.
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Yeah, I'm a big fan of D'onofrio. I think he's a highly underutilized actor who really plants himself in a role. Very excited to see him as Kingpin.
http://www.vulture.com/2015/03/hey-netflix-dont-turn-daredevil-into-batman.html
God I hope Netflix doesn't DC-ize Daredevil.
God I hope Netflix doesn't DC-ize Daredevil.
Except there has been a history of Daredevil being more of a noir comic. It's clear they're taking influences from Frank Miller, Brian Michael Bendis, and Ed Brubaker. They mention Mark Waid's current run, but don't mention the stuff that put Daredevil back on the map in comics? Where it was more gritty and noir?
And that's fine. Daredevil is a versatile enough character that you can get away with that. I love Waid's light-hearted run, but it's way too out there with crazy, over the top superheroics for it work as a TV series. I'm totally okay with the noir take on 'ol Hornhead.