Man, in Bridesmaids she was anything but that too. She was hilarious there.
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That's the problem, though. She's the same character in everything. Heat, Bridesmaids, Identity Theft, etc.
I'd say Melissa McCarthy is Chris Farley, full stop. She has talent, but at current it's kinda wasted because she's typecast in super safe comedies that follow basic formula to make mucho dinero.
Which, I suppose there's nothing wrong with that. If that's her comfort zone and she's making bank with it, more power to her. But I do like it when she's in something that allows her to act, and I'd love to see her move beyond the formula.
Which, I suppose there's nothing wrong with that. If that's her comfort zone and she's making bank with it, more power to her. But I do like it when she's in something that allows her to act, and I'd love to see her move beyond the formula.
Now is the all ladies Ghostbusters a reboot reboot, or a sequel reboot? Weirdly enough I'd like a reboot reboot, cos I've seen the other ghostbusters morning Egon in comic form, I don't think I'd be able to see it in live action.
Last I heard, they were looking at doing a reboot that would have been a "soft" reboot, continuing after the events of the previous films but ultimately standing on its own.
Of course, Harold Ramis was still alive when they were talking about that idea, so who knows what they'll do now?
Calling it now, one of the former Ghostbusters will be a somber mentor to the new ones AND there will be a sad cemetery scene.
No, he'll come back as a ghost, and they'll have to... bust him.
No, he's going to be the president of the company and he's basically going to be extorting them with made-up fees.
The one fancasting I would love if she was older would be Aubrey Plaza as the Egon equivalent. She knows how to deliver deadpan humor.
Eh, she's 30, and Murray/Aykroyd were early 30s.
also what about Zoe Saldana, Kerry Washington, Paula Patton, and Aisha Tyler?
I admittedly only know her from stand-up and Archer
What are you talking about? Didn't you see the original? One cast slot is reserved for Ernie Hudson.
Perhaps they could manage more than one cast member's worth of diversity, considering it's been ... 30 years? Because as I think about it, it's not just the Ghostbusters team. Every other speaking part is a white. Even the bit parts.
I'll also chime in with whoever said "don't do the stairs gag with it being women are weak" and extend it to the rest of the movie.
Zoe Saldana's in enough nerd movies. Let's keep her out of at least one. And I say that as a fan of hers.
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And ... then they kiss?
Hey, Patrick Swayze already showed how it could be done.
--Patrick
I saw a great suggestion on Twitter saying Charlie Day should play the Sigourney Weaver role
Robert Downey, Jr. has signed on for Captain America 3...which will also launch elements of Civil War.
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=123974
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=123974
Huh... and then Planet Hulk afterwards?
Fucking called it that Civil War was coming to the movies.
I find it amusing that after the events of Winter Soldier someone would think putting shield in charge of anything is a good idea. If I lived in that world I wouldn't trust them with a traffic crossing let alone super heroes. Of course in the Marvel cinematic universe none of the heroes have secret identities which really makes the whole thing about civil war kind of pointless.
Well, they could make it more about the issue of either having super heroes as government agents or allowing them to work on their own grounds. I think they might go that route, just guessing considering that from what I've read about Avengers: Age of Ultron, Tony's funding the Avengers himself and he is also the one who invents Ultron. I'm willing to bet that folks will take Tony to task over that and whatever Ultron does.
They'd probably make it less about the secret identities and more about just having them registered.
Pretty much.
I find it pretty hilarious just how inconsistent Shield is in the MCU, in the Winter Soldiers case within the same movie. It's implied to be brand new in Iron Man one ("We're still working on the name"), yet has been around since just after WWII. It's a top, top secret shadow organization whose existence is unknown to the general public (See Stark, Tony, everyone in the Thor movies), with a massively large, very public headquarters in Washington DC, complete with CIA/NSA-esue floor seal, and lobby statues. The biggest kicker has to be the international oversight council, that approves it's projects and budgets. What's wrong with Shield being a UN/NATO organization you might ask. Nothing, if we didn't have that scene at the end of Winter Soldier where Natasha is up in front of a US Congressional Hearing for destroying the United States's intelligence network.
I find it pretty hilarious just how inconsistent Shield is in the MCU, in the Winter Soldiers case within the same movie. It's implied to be brand new in Iron Man one ("We're still working on the name"), yet has been around since just after WWII. It's a top, top secret shadow organization whose existence is unknown to the general public (See Stark, Tony, everyone in the Thor movies), with a massively large, very public headquarters in Washington DC, complete with CIA/NSA-esue floor seal, and lobby statues. The biggest kicker has to be the international oversight council, that approves it's projects and budgets. What's wrong with Shield being a UN/NATO organization you might ask. Nothing, if we didn't have that scene at the end of Winter Soldier where Natasha is up in front of a US Congressional Hearing for destroying the United States's intelligence network.
Oh my Satan thank you for saying it first, they BUTCHERED his character in that story line. Also for some reason Spider-man lost his brain cells, because he decided to reveal his secret identity- BEFORE getting Aunt May proper protection. That. Made. No. SENSE!
Remember when Reed Richards told Peter that siding with Nazis is the right thing to do?
UGH, nothing more annoying than when superheroes do clearly evil things...and then later they just apologize or say it was brainwashing and its supposedly all good.
Or... you know.... make a deal with the proverbial devil so no one remembers you did it.
Believe it or not, that was not the original plan on how to break up Peter and MJ.
Marvel's first idea was to have Peter Parker involved in a time travel plot with Dr. Strange. While back in time, Peter would have taken advantage of this moment and helped Harry Osborn get past his drug addiction with proper help. Without Harry's suffering, Norman would not have had the extra pressure that would have pushed his Green Goblin persona into returning. Without Green Goblin returning, he does not throw Gwen Stacy off the bridge and Spider-Man wouldn't have accidentally killed her. Without Gwen's death, Peter and MJ would not have gotten together. Instead, Peter and Gwen would have stayed together.
While the deal with the devil is friggin' stupid, there's something to be said for the awfulness of them nearly purposefully retconning away the death of Gwen Stacy, one of the most pivotal moments of Spider-Man.