• Marvel President Wanted To Burn THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2's Script After Reading It
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[url]http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=112638[/url] [quote]In an email from 2012, Marvel President Alan Fine explains to Tom Cohen (Marvel's VP of Production who acts as an intermediary between them and Sony) all of the problems with The Amazing Spider-Man 2. "I wanted to burn the draft after I read it, never mind thinking about buying the DVD."[/quote] [img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B5M-ePRIgAAhwrY.png[/img] [img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B5M-eOPIMAA0F61.png[/img]
Of all the superheroes that could flourish with gritty reboots, spiderman is the last one that comes to mind. He's always been intentionally nerdy, cheesy and comedic and that's SOOOOO much of his character. It doesn't fit these dark super hero movies that have become popular
Everyone who wants to make a Superhero reboot seems to go with the complex "ooh look at Batman! i wanna make the success of that so i'll loosely copy it's style!"
[QUOTE=FingerSpazem;46762137]Of all the superheroes that could flourish with gritty reboots, spiderman is the last one that comes to mind. He's always been intentionally nerdy, cheesy and comedic and that's SOOOOO much of his character. It doesn't fit these dark super hero movies that have become popular[/QUOTE] Now-a-days I don't see a nerd being portrayed as a superhero on screen anymore. Ultimate peter parker is a much better path for movies imo. I wonder what Marvel is going to do if they do get to bring spiderman into the MCU, I know sony would like marvel to help with their films.
also reading that the guy completely understands why the reboot sucks, i absolutely love some of his comments in that email this guy really needs to be put in charge of the franchise!
That thing is hilarious. Seriously, I really hope Disney takes advantage of Sony's troubles right now and buys back the rights to Spiderman. I find his discussion of it being a reboot interesting. Talking about how its wrong to completely undermine the originals, and basically telling the fans you lied to them, and expecting them to trust that this one is the true one now and not going to be rebooted away in six years. Also, the points about Electro are golden. He nails it so hard.
Remember when rhino fans were excited to see Rhino in the movie? remember when he was shown exactly as much as the trailer showed at the end of the movie?
The first Amazing Spider-Man film was good but the second one just completely fucked up everything it had going, he's totally right about it just moving forward too quickly and for some reason shedding most of what made the first film good. Should've listened to him.
[QUOTE=FingerSpazem;46762137]Of all the superheroes that could flourish with gritty reboots, spiderman is the last one that comes to mind. He's always been intentionally nerdy, cheesy and comedic and that's SOOOOO much of his character. It doesn't fit these dark super hero movies that have become popular[/QUOTE] [I]The Flash[/I] tv show is one of my favorite pieces of superhero media because it absolutely embraces the inherent goofiness of a character whose power is "runs really fast". He fights supervillians, wears a flashy costume, has a support team of scientists, and more. Sure, there are serious moments and stakes, but the show never forgets that being a superhero is [I]fun[/I]. Tonally it reminds me a lot of the first Spider-Man trilogy - a delicious ham-and-cheese sandwich, earnest without a note of cynicism.
burn x 9999999999999999999999999
[quote]3 villains? Give me a break.[/quote] Wait, didn't Spider-Man 3 have 3 villains as well?
This film is sitting on my phone, should I watch it?
So is the Amazing Spider man an actual prequel? Or does it just happen to be set a couple of years before the original trilogy for extra story development? Anyway, I saw the original Trilogy and liked it, wasn't really excited for the reboot but considered watching it, looks like I won't waste my time now.
[QUOTE=Primigenes;46762648]No its not Marvel President is weird It's a literal reboot[/QUOTE] Yea, that's the only critique I didn't get. It's a different universe. Peter Parker looks different, Spider Man has different powers (no webs) and a bunch of events don't happen/happen differently.
[QUOTE=Robber;46762727]Yea, that's the only critique I didn't get. It's a different universe. Peter Parker looks different, Spider Man has different powers (no webs) and a bunch of events don't happen/happen differently.[/QUOTE]He may have been originally informed that it was intended to be a sort of prequel reboot to the series, meant to supplement the originals, and they just went all out and did a full reboot.
I just dont like the fact that the new one completely missed the point that peter Parker is a nerd loser while spider man is a cool hero. Peter gets the babe. Looks pretty good and is a confident dude. It's not good. Thats all.
[QUOTE=Robber;46762727]Spider Man has different powers (no webs)[/QUOTE] What. No webs? But that defeats the whole point of Spider man being a Spider.
[QUOTE=Xonax;46762923]What. No webs? But that defeats the whole point of Spider man being a Spider.[/QUOTE] That's actually in the comics too. He builds artificial web shooters.
I'm glad that I'm not the only one who thought that the girls death was premature.
If J.k. Simmons isn't J Jonah Jameson fuck this movie.
Could this be the first franchise that gets de-booted?
"3 villains? Give me a break." My reaction to Spider-Man 3.
[QUOTE=FingerSpazem;46762137]Of all the superheroes that could flourish with gritty reboots, spiderman is the last one that comes to mind. He's always been intentionally nerdy, cheesy and comedic and that's SOOOOO much of his character. It doesn't fit these dark super hero movies that have become popular[/QUOTE] I never liked the whole gritty superhero fad. I think that is simply contradictory. The only thing that managed to pull it off half decently is the Dark Knight, excluding Rises and Begins though. Not that they're bad movies but I just can't take them as seriously as they take themselves.
[QUOTE=c:;46763559]"3 villains? Give me a break." My reaction to Spider-Man 3.[/QUOTE] 3 villains isn't inherently bad. Writing them as unbalanced as Spiderman 3 did, however, [i]is[/i].
Saying TAS2 had 3 villains is like saying Back to the Future 1 had a flying car. I defended TAS2 in the past. Since the time I last saw it I noticed all the flaws it has (though I think saying it's unwatchable is going too far). This email just proves to me Marvel would make an awesome Spidey movie. If we forget about all the general movie structure issues I'm starting hate what Sony is doing with the lore. I won't be surprised if you link me to source material but having the Sinister Six gear already ready for taking takes away from all the villains building their costume/technology behind it.
That's the problem with the goddamn 'everything comes from Oscorp' backstory idea. It just paints all the Sinister Six villains as pawns of Oscorp, when they're all backstabbing conniving madmen of evil who decided to one day join up.
Gritty? Depressing? Yeah, Gwen dying was sad, but it was a pretty light, bright, colorful movie. The original trilogy was waaaaaay darker and grittier. Everything else were valid points.
[QUOTE=FingerSpazem;46762137]Of all the superheroes that could flourish with gritty reboots, spiderman is the last one that comes to mind. He's always been intentionally nerdy, cheesy and comedic and that's SOOOOO much of his character. It doesn't fit these dark super hero movies that have become popular[/QUOTE] That's why I loved the goofy and campy Toby McGuire movies so much. They fit the Spiderman mindset a lot better. [editline]21st December 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=proch;46763726]I never liked the whole gritty superhero fad. I think that is simply contradictory. The only thing that managed to pull it off half decently is the Dark Knight, excluding Rises and Begins though. Not that they're bad movies but I just can't take them as seriously as they take themselves.[/QUOTE] That's because Batman is supposed to be dark and moody and gritty. That's why it worked so well. Unfortunately, other superhero franchises are trying to ape off of its success and now we have the shitty Spiderman and Superman movies.
[QUOTE=Jonii;46764002]Gritty? Depressing? Yeah, Gwen dying was sad, but it was a pretty light, bright, colorful movie. The original trilogy was waaaaaay darker and grittier. Everything else were valid points.[/QUOTE] Gotta remember that this was a reply to a draft, they probably changed stuff after.
[QUOTE=Corndog Ninja;46762293]Tonally it reminds me a lot of the first Spider-Man trilogy - a delicious ham-and-cheese sandwich, earnest without a note of cynicism.[/QUOTE] Coincidentally in the tutorial level for the first Spiderman movie-tie-in, at one point where you're supposed to beat a lot of dude up on a roof, Bruce Campbell is eating a ham sandwich. Cheese or not, I cannot remember, but I know there was ham involved.
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