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Post by robinsonben36 on Apr 27, 2012 9:22:26 GMT -5
no spin needed-thats what happened.Norton was a nuisance all through Hulk.its well documented that Howard was a greedy er and Favreu bailed to do other things. its simple enough. No offense, but you have your facts wrong. Do a little research. -Rourke was initially offered $250K for Iron Man 2. Coming off a GG win and Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Downey made $12.5M. Not like Rourke was ever asking to be paid anywhere close to that much. FWIW Downey was severely underpaid at just $500K for Iron Man 1. -Favreau wanted to direct The Avengers and continue the Iron Man series. Marvel wasn't willing to give him a raise after the first two hugely successful movies so he moved on. He didn't begin to look at C&A or Magic Kingdom until negotiations for Avengers broke down. Also felt that Marvel Studios interfered heavily with Iron Man 2 (which sucked, by the way) -Howard was the highest-paid actor in Iron Man because Marvel threw a huge offer at him and he was the first actor they signed for the movie. They wanted him to take a reported 80% pay cut in the sequel (for which he was contracted at a similar price to the original) and he refused. If anything, that's Marvel's fault for (A) paying him so much for the first and (B) not honoring his contract for the sequel. He was reportedly bought out and Cheadle worked for about 50% of Howard's contract figure. -I don't know many details about Samuel L Jackson, but I do know that they managed to piss him off after one cameo. I also know that other than Norton, none of these actors have long histories of being uncooperative and/or selfish actors that get into a lot of squabbles over money. Marvel Studios is the only common thread for disputes like this.
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Post by Jacob on Apr 27, 2012 9:30:35 GMT -5
Saw the movie last night, I won't spoil it for anybody, but my God! What a movie.
I always saw The Dark Knight has my favourite comic book movie...not any more. Every moment of this movie had me on the edge of my seat and grinning with excitment (as a huge Marvel fanboy).
I thought the way Whedon handled everybody was more than perfect, especially Loki. Tom Hiddleston is quickly becomming one of my favourite actors. Loki is so much more sinister than he was in Thor. When he first makes his appearence and his speech 'I am Loki of Asgard, and I am burdened with glorious purpose'. Sends chills down the spine.
Loki, Black Widow and Hulk are the stars of the movie for me.
10/10.
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Post by LtD73 on Apr 27, 2012 11:07:22 GMT -5
Just got back from seeing it, loved it, it'll probably go down as one of my favourite films ever. I thought they mixed the characters really well together, everyone got their own decent amount of time. Really good action, great amount of funny moments too. It definitely helped watching the other films before this because I wouldn't have known what the was happening Oh and Stan Lee's cameo was hilarious, had the whole theatre laughing Question for those who've seen it, i'm not a diehard Marvel fan so i won't know this so can anyone help me out. *Spoilers obviously, so highlight it* Who was the guy in the scene during the credits, is he gonna be the main villian of Avengers 2 or something :S
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Post by noir on Apr 27, 2012 13:01:25 GMT -5
saw it today, thought it was fantastic. Easily the best Marvel film to date, like I mentioned earlier, I dislike most Marvel movies but really enjoyed Iron Man and Avengers blew it out of the water. It started off a little slow, so as to actually 'assemble' the avengers, but by the midway the film really kicks in with the action. The main battle, which is super long, is just spectacular and the only film I've seen where 3D has been incredibly well utilized. Also, SUPER props to Joss Whedon. I love the man after Firefly (for those who haven't seen Firefly, do yourself a favour, easily one of the best TV shows evaaaaaaar), but his witty writing and ability to invest interest in all characters really shined through here. Bruce Banner was a particularly well rounded character, given his lack of origin story in this universe. It broke a few comic book movie cliches, and relied heavily on being a cinematic experience, but overall, great stuff. See it in the cinema! Question for those who've seen it, i'm not a diehard Marvel fan so i won't know this so can anyone help me out. *Spoilers obviously, so highlight it* Who was the guy in the scene during the credits, is he gonna be the main villian of Avengers 2 or something :S(spoils ahead): apparently it was Thanos.
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Post by Jacob on Apr 27, 2012 15:25:18 GMT -5
Do you know what else I like about the movie? How it felt like we've known all these characters for years. Even down to the guys like Coulson and Jackson who have only had smaller parts in the previous films. To finally see them in action was amazing. It just seemed right.
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Post by LtD73 on Apr 27, 2012 15:30:50 GMT -5
saw it today, thought it was fantastic. Easily the best Marvel film to date, like I mentioned earlier, I dislike most Marvel movies but really enjoyed Iron Man and Avengers blew it out of the water. It started off a little slow, so as to actually 'assemble' the avengers, but by the midway the film really kicks in with the action. The main battle, which is super long, is just spectacular and the only film I've seen where 3D has been incredibly well utilized. Also, SUPER props to Joss Whedon. I love the man after Firefly (for those who haven't seen Firefly, do yourself a favour, easily one of the best TV shows evaaaaaaar), but his witty writing and ability to invest interest in all characters really shined through here. Bruce Banner was a particularly well rounded character, given his lack of origin story in this universe. It broke a few comic book movie cliches, and relied heavily on being a cinematic experience, but overall, great stuff. See it in the cinema! Question for those who've seen it, i'm not a diehard Marvel fan so i won't know this so can anyone help me out. *Spoilers obviously, so highlight it* Who was the guy in the scene during the credits, is he gonna be the main villian of Avengers 2 or something :S(spoils ahead): apparently it was Thanos.Thanks ;D I wiki'd what you said and it had it explained there and cleared it all up for me
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2012 19:25:16 GMT -5
Im just back from seeing this and it suprised the hell out of me.I always hoped it would be good and had started to suspect it would be.......but in no way did I think it was going to be that awesome.
everything worked so well here........and Black Widow in particular was great.Im going again with my Godson tomorow after his boxing tournament so Im hoping to soak up more then.
and that post credits scene?holy crap I was speechless.no film this summer will top this for me.Prometheus and DKR WILL be great of that I have no doubt.....but for me they wont better this.also to anyone thinking they will miss Norton?you definately wont.
well done to Feige,Marvel Studios and Joss Whedon for making this 25+ year fans dream come true.
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Post by JKLMD2002 on Apr 28, 2012 13:34:59 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2012 14:13:57 GMT -5
seen it the second time-even ing better if thats possible.
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Post by Sam Hain on Apr 28, 2012 14:18:14 GMT -5
Bringing my 4 year old son to see it next weekend. We're both super pumped!
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Post by Jacob on Apr 28, 2012 18:44:25 GMT -5
Just got back from my second viewing, still blew me away!
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Post by HoganBai on Apr 28, 2012 21:32:34 GMT -5
Saw it tonight, the film flew past, pure popcorn entertainment, filled with a fair few cool fanboy moments. Hiddlestone was ing AWESOME as Loki, and the final 40 minutes was EPIC. Definitely going to go see it again in IMAX
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Post by johnmcclane44 on Apr 28, 2012 21:40:50 GMT -5
So friggin amazing.
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Post by BigT on Apr 29, 2012 4:51:21 GMT -5
Absolutely brilliant movie. I'm a Batman fanboy, but this may very well eclipse The Dark Knight (need to see it again before confirming tho) just everything about it was done well. Slowish start but not in a way that drags by any means. But bloody hell, when it gets going it just doesn't stop.
All the main characters were really given justice. Loki was done much better in my opinion, and Cap America and Hulk (who I have never been huge on) won me over with how they were handled, while Thor and Iron man keep their pure awesomeness going.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2012 7:16:52 GMT -5
Ill tell ya this.......Hiddleston is awesome as Loki.not only is he geuinely EVIL but he is excellent at it.
none of this "not really bad" crap that Raimi especially was guilty of.
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Post by RAC on Apr 29, 2012 11:35:50 GMT -5
Holy crap! That is really amazing.
From Deadline:
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2012 11:42:24 GMT -5
holy shit...........man this is gonna do gangbusters Stateside
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2012 14:13:44 GMT -5
I can not state how much I love this movie. I've already seen it and I can't ing wait until I go and see it again next week.
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Post by LtD73 on Apr 29, 2012 14:23:59 GMT -5
So I guess Avengers 2 will be in 2015 haha because its gonna make a ridiculous amount of money
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Post by Mike Giggs' Munchies on Apr 29, 2012 15:53:36 GMT -5
No spoilers please, can someone just confirm if there is a post-credits scene? Don't want to stick around for no reason.
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