This is why it's good that everyone will get their own movie before hand.
Darth_Katie Send a noteboard - 29/09/2010 02:19:25 AM
Joss Whedon, director of the Avengers film really wants to show characters, not only action. He even has to be careful to have the action going at this point:
"What I will struggle with, in the outline and throughout, is that I would like to put these actors in a room and just make Glengarry Glen Ross. We're talking about really exciting people and at the same time I have to keep the momentum of the thing going. I can't let it turn into a lull fest. Knowing that I have enough time to do both of those things – that by the end of the movie you will feel 'in' with these guys – is the trick. It's not an easy one but one that Marvel absolutely honours. They don't hire Mark Ruffalo [the new Hulk] to say one iconic line and strike a pose. They hire him because he has so much humanity in him. He's the antithesis of the iconic actor. He's so human. He was my first choice to play the part, and the fact he is playing the part is nuts! They went to great lengths to make that happen and they understood exactly why he was right for the part."
This makes me a bit nervous. On the one hand, it's good that they want to focus on characterization rather than just mindless action, but on the other hand...you try to focus on in-depth stories for too many characters, and the film feels crowded, too long, and you end up feeling like you didn't really get to know ANY of the characters due to each of their stories being rushed to fit them all in.
The audience will already be familiar with the character and their backstory, so we won't have to waste time on establishing a character and getting to know them. We can just cut straight to what's interesting about having these characters together. I'm excited.
Insert theme music here.
The Hobbit, Avengers, Superman Reboot, Batman 3
- 28/09/2010 08:58:48 PM
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I will be a sad panda if Nolan is forced to do things in 3D. *NM*
- 28/09/2010 09:25:35 PM
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Oh my god. More 3D garbage. Kill me now. Really, just do it. *NM*
- 28/09/2010 09:41:38 PM
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BAM! *calmly wipes down fingerprints, leaves gun by your head, and quietly withdraws* *NM*
- 28/09/2010 10:00:27 PM
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Wait a second. You seem rather experienced at that. Are you not a vanilla? 
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- 05/10/2010 07:24:35 AM
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- 05/10/2010 07:24:35 AM
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Re: The Hobbit, Avengers, Superman Reboot, Batman 3
- 29/09/2010 01:44:26 AM
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This is why it's good that everyone will get their own movie before hand.
- 29/09/2010 02:19:25 AM
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I hope Whedon uses the Firefly/Serenity formula when focusing on the Avengers heroes.
- 29/09/2010 07:58:54 PM
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Re: I hope Whedon uses the Firefly/Serenity formula when focusing on the Avengers heroes.
- 29/09/2010 08:31:58 PM
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Apparently The Hobbit will be greenlit within the next few days.
- 04/10/2010 02:02:58 PM
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