The Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man, The Hulk (when he's in someone else's movie and not a stand alone, ...stupid rights issues), Thor, Dr. Strange,
is rampaging forward with no sign of slowing down.
All the other studios are trying to replicate the shared universe concept, and most failing miserably.
Ghostbusters was supposed to become a big series, .....yeah, that failed miserably. DC is trying, dammit. Wonder Woman may be good. Suicide Squad made a profit.
Universal is about to start with Tom Cruise's The Mummy, which will eventually include Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Dracula....
But Marvel is the king of the hill, and with Infinity War coming out soon, which will bring EVERYBODY back together to fight one guy, Thanos (who happens to be my favorite
villain of all time! Doing a good job so far Josh Brolin!), the whole thing shot in IMAX......they'll be the top for a long time.
One thing that has set them apart is the casting - the casting gods have blessed these guys on pretty much every turn.
So, who should join this massive universe, and should they be hero or villain?
Or undecided? What character, or should they use their magic and figure it out?
And it doesn't need to be big names. GOOD actors are all over, in the US, England, etc.
I'll start:
Mark Gatiss
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Gatiss
The dude's incredible, and incredibly watchable. He's already really close to that universe, he's worked with Benedict Cumberbatch (Dr. Strange), and Martin Freeman
(Everett K. Ross, Captain America Civil War).
He could play hero or villain. I'd love to see him as a villain, one who doesn't die, maybe Dr. Karl Malus (though he could also be played by Crispin Glover)
Malcolm McDowell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_McDowell
as
The Tinkerer
My only choice for that villian. Perfect casting, and would give Spiderman someone unique to fight against, since Spiderman doesn't even know he's the villain
for the longest time. He could be in the background fighting Daredevil and Spiderman for a while.
is rampaging forward with no sign of slowing down.
All the other studios are trying to replicate the shared universe concept, and most failing miserably.
Ghostbusters was supposed to become a big series, .....yeah, that failed miserably. DC is trying, dammit. Wonder Woman may be good. Suicide Squad made a profit.
Universal is about to start with Tom Cruise's The Mummy, which will eventually include Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Dracula....
But Marvel is the king of the hill, and with Infinity War coming out soon, which will bring EVERYBODY back together to fight one guy, Thanos (who happens to be my favorite
villain of all time! Doing a good job so far Josh Brolin!), the whole thing shot in IMAX......they'll be the top for a long time.
One thing that has set them apart is the casting - the casting gods have blessed these guys on pretty much every turn.
So, who should join this massive universe, and should they be hero or villain?
Or undecided? What character, or should they use their magic and figure it out?
And it doesn't need to be big names. GOOD actors are all over, in the US, England, etc.
I'll start:
Mark Gatiss
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Gatiss
The dude's incredible, and incredibly watchable. He's already really close to that universe, he's worked with Benedict Cumberbatch (Dr. Strange), and Martin Freeman
(Everett K. Ross, Captain America Civil War).
He could play hero or villain. I'd love to see him as a villain, one who doesn't die, maybe Dr. Karl Malus (though he could also be played by Crispin Glover)
Malcolm McDowell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_McDowell
as
The Tinkerer
My only choice for that villian. Perfect casting, and would give Spiderman someone unique to fight against, since Spiderman doesn't even know he's the villain
for the longest time. He could be in the background fighting Daredevil and Spiderman for a while.