Seeing how hugely successful Guardians of the Galaxy was, would you want James Gunn to direct Captain Marvel? Would the film require a more serious director? Would the movie need a more serious tone for the type of movie needed?
No. After that superhero sex post and how horribly he wrote Gamora, I wouldn't want him on a female led project. Toss in the general lack of polish I felt Guardians had and my other issues, I don't want him near it.
Superhero sex post?
Am I allowed to quote some of the stuff he typed out on here? I'm not sure if that'd get me banned. All I'll say is google "James Gunn superhero sex post." The article from LadyGeekGirl has quotes, it's on page 1 of Google. It includes such highlights as him wanting Tony Stark to sleep with Batwoman to make her straight, racist slurs thrown at Gambit, and more.
Yeah. I just read about it on the Mary Sue blog. Yeah, I don't think he should direct Captain Marvel. It was just a thought since I enjoyed Guardians of the Galaxy so much. To be air to Gamora's portrayal in that movie, she didn't fall to Peter's pelvic sorcery, and she did roll her eyes when he kind of bragged about saving her life.
James Funn did apologize for the blog, but it could have been him saving face and trying to avoid controversy. Who knows?
http://www.avclub.com/article/emguardians-of-the-galaxyem-director-james-gunn-is-89306
TBH. Id rather they go for a female director. I don't know if any good ones other than Kathryn Bigalow.
I agree. I'll admit to being a total Whedonite, but I don't want him to work on a character he doesn't care about. He's demonstrated on more than one occasion in interviews that he does NOT care about Carol Danvers and isn't even familiar with her current incarnation at all. Now, if in the couple years, on one of his reading binges he goes on from time to time, he discovers Kelly Sue's run and realizes what he's been missing out on, then sure I'd love him to take on Captain Marvel. But that's pretty unlikely, and just because his sensibilities fit the character well enough doesn't mean he'd do a good job if his heart's not in it.As a counterexample, Whedon has never expressed that same level of enthusiasm for Carol, so at this point, he would not be a good choice (even ignoring his desire to take for a bit and do something personal).
I think the most important thing Marvel will look for in a potential director is the love of this character -- a burning desire to make the best possible Captain Marvel movie. You can almost feel Gunn's enthusiasm for the Guardians (esp. Rocket), or Whedon's for the Avengers. Or the Russo's for Cap. That's probably why they stuck with Wright for so long on Ant Man, and why Reed was a good replacement. People like that just get so excited that they pour themselves completely into the project and do the absolute best they can do.
As a counterexample, Whedon has never expressed that same level of enthusiasm for Carol, so at this point, he would not be a good choice (even ignoring his desire to take for a bit and do something personal).
So Marvel just needs to find someone who is super-excited for the project -- not just because they want a job directing a big blockbuster, but because they genuinely love the characters -- and they should get great results.
I'm on board for Gina Prince-Bythewood after watching how she handled BEYOND THE LIGHTS. She took a familiar premise and imbued the work with great style and FANTASTIC performances from her cast. So. Good. GOD!
Also, yes to:
Patty Jenkins
Kathryn Bigelow
Jennifer Yuh (Sue me but I liked KFP II)
JULIE TAYMOR (Oh my God, but the visuals would be sumptuous!)
Jennifer Lee (Don't tell me to LET IT GO! )
Sam Taylor-Johnson (She's married to MCU's Quicksilver, so there's a connection. And she can spin **** into gold! I'd like to see what she could do with a big budget and a decent story).
Catherine Hardwicke (I feel like she was done dirty on the Twilight series. I want her back in the movie industry with a statement!)
Sometimes I side eye Jeff Sneinder but I wouldn't be shocked if Marvel were looking for a female director. And no that doesn't mean that they aren't trying get the best possible fit and that doesn't mean that they won't change their minds. They did almost have a woman direct The Dark World so we know they aren't averse to the idea.
Nowhere Boy is a very good film, imo, and I didn't see 50SoG and probably won't be doing so any time soon, but it sounds like Sam Taylor-Johnson worked some kind of miracles with it. I wouldn't be opposed to her getting a shot at this.
Well I didn't mean to imply it sounded like she made it a good movie, but most of the criticisms I read of it also noted that the direction and visuals were actually way better than the story deserved.
Well Hollywood definitely cares about good publicity that's for sure.I'd partially be surprised if they didn't, to be honest. DC going with a female director pretty early on in their universe might give them a little bit of pressure to actually lock one down (of course, obviously T:TDW doesn't qualify). At least for some good publicity.
I wouldn't say she was able to do that, but it clearly wasn't her fault. She and the lead actress whose name escapes me seemed to be trying to do a good job, but they also knew what they were working with and she was getting screwed over by the writer of the book who for some reason got way too much control over the film.