Monday, March 9, 2020

Dick Tracy Vs. The Kingpin



Much has been said about the hope that Marvel will keep the Charlie Cox / Netflix version of Daredevil around for inclusion in the MCU.  I'm not sure what Marvel plans for the hero, but if they do go that route, I hope that Vincent D'Onofrio's Kingpin can also make the transition.  His performance as Wilson Fisk was probably my favorite element of all the Netflix / Marvel shows, and I'd love to see him continue on in the role.

27 comments:

Horsefeathers said...

If the people at AT&T watch the competition then they have some ideas of how Disney's use of Marvel works. Maybe they can do something.
Never been a Tracy fan, but his cartoon series was worse.

Anonymous said...

Frankly, the way Netflix has been going, I think we Marvel fans stand a better chance of seeing John Rhys Davies' version of the Kingpin, from NBC's "Trial of The Incredible Hulk," hit the silver screen. :-(

Anonymous said...

The Dick Tracy cartoon series indirectly makes me think: How did the Greater Boston pizza place called "Ma Magoo's" get its name?

TJW said...

Kingpin is going down!

Carycomic said...

@Anonymous #2: I can't see any reason for it. ;-)

Arthur said...

I completely agree with the Daredevil comments.

Bob Greenwade said...

There's a strong rumor that Marvel is indeed bringing Charlie Cox around for the next Spider-Man film, to use Matt Murdock as Peter Parker's defense attorney, and is wanting to use Vincent D'Onofrio as Wilson Fisk. If that happens, they can expect a huge boon to the box office numbers, especially if the script even approaches the quality of its two predecessors.

For this cover, Kingpin does seem like he'd be a good fit for Tracy's rogues' gallery... and this moment would be later referred to as Mistake Number One.

(Given Tracy's occasional connections with people on the moon, I wonder if he might encounter the Inhumans?)

@Horsefeathers: I'm confused. What does AT&T have to do with anything?

Anonymous said...

@Bob: they allegedly bought Time-Warner. Hence, the comic book division could become AT&TDC.

Jay Johnson said...

@Bob: AT&T now owns Warner Media which includes DC, Warner Brothers and NewLine Cinema, HBO, Turner, and some small fry. So AT&T now runs the DCEU.

Anonymous said...

@Bob: BTW, it's nice that Disney, with its being "in bed" with "Pokemon" and "The Simpsons" now , is getting in touch with its secular side, in entertaining.

Anonymous said...

@Anonymous111: Does that mean we might someday see a crossover mini-series entitled "Marvel Zombies Walk Among Us" (wherein they battle Unjust Superman)?

Bob Greenwade said...

Ah, now I understand re: AT&T. (I doubt that this new parent company would be making many decisions at the creative level, though, so I'll still be calling WB on those.)

Bob Greenwade said...

PS @Anon#1: Once the two-year "cooling off" period is over, Netflix has no control over Marvel characters.

Carycomic said...

But, if 20th Century Studios were to buy that website, it might become "Netfox!" Thereby allowing Marvel/Disney to get better representation of their characters in non-2-D media.

Carycomic said...

P.S. @ Anonymous528: better yet? Spectre vs. Marvel Zombie Galactus!*

*See MZ RESURRECTION #1 (Oct. 2019).

Comment Deleted could not have said...

Is it an oxymoron if you call a story Highlights of the Shadow's life?

Carycomic said...

@Commentor: Who knows? Oh! Yeah, that's right.

Jay Johnson said...

@Bob: Well, AT&T has already done some creative meddling: they put Warner Media in the same division as their streaming services (AT&T Now, etc.) and put the streaming service President in overall charge. That's been seen as being good for the underlying groups that are building content for HBO MAX, not-so-good for the rest.

Anonymous said...

@Jay: Couldn't have said it better, myself. :-)

Bob Greenwade said...

@Jay: That's not really creative meddling, as in meddling at the creative level. It's executive meddling, giving broad support to a particular branch over others. "Creative meddling" would be more like DC telling Berlanti that they can't openly use Superman, Batman, Blue Beetle, etc., because of what they have planned for the movies.

Anonymous said...

Unfortunately, meddling is still meddling. No matter which adjective you use.

Anonymous said...

you ought to ask Dan D about that. Oh, yeah.

Still Horsefeaters said...

Calling AOL. Calling AOL. Does this seem like history repeating to you?
AOL TIME WARNER owning DC. DC has had sooo many step parents since the sixties.

Carycomic said...

@Anon744: As in, "Dan D. Lyon?"

Brother Kellymatthew said...

Rest In Pieces you simpleton Dick Tracy.

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