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.
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.
ReplyDeleteNever been a Tracy fan, but his cartoon series was worse.
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. :-(
ReplyDeleteThe Dick Tracy cartoon series indirectly makes me think: How did the Greater Boston pizza place called "Ma Magoo's" get its name?
ReplyDeleteKingpin is going down!
ReplyDelete@Anonymous #2: I can't see any reason for it. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with the Daredevil comments.
ReplyDeleteThere'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.
ReplyDeleteFor 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?
@Bob: they allegedly bought Time-Warner. Hence, the comic book division could become AT&TDC.
ReplyDelete@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.
ReplyDelete@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.
ReplyDelete@Anonymous111: Does that mean we might someday see a crossover mini-series entitled "Marvel Zombies Walk Among Us" (wherein they battle Unjust Superman)?
ReplyDeleteAh, 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.)
ReplyDeletePS @Anon#1: Once the two-year "cooling off" period is over, Netflix has no control over Marvel characters.
ReplyDeleteBut, 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.
ReplyDeleteP.S. @ Anonymous528: better yet? Spectre vs. Marvel Zombie Galactus!*
ReplyDelete*See MZ RESURRECTION #1 (Oct. 2019).
Is it an oxymoron if you call a story Highlights of the Shadow's life?
ReplyDelete@Commentor: Who knows? Oh! Yeah, that's right.
ReplyDelete@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.
ReplyDelete@Jay: Couldn't have said it better, myself. :-)
ReplyDelete@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.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, meddling is still meddling. No matter which adjective you use.
ReplyDeleteyou ought to ask Dan D about that. Oh, yeah.
ReplyDeleteCalling AOL. Calling AOL. Does this seem like history repeating to you?
ReplyDeleteAOL TIME WARNER owning DC. DC has had sooo many step parents since the sixties.
@Anon744: As in, "Dan D. Lyon?"
ReplyDeleteRest In Pieces you simpleton Dick Tracy.
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