I'm pretty sure Feige just wanted Cox and D'Onofrio back because they were the best part of the Netflix Marvel series and nothing more than that.
I'd like Jon Bernthal back as Frank Castle but if they found someone else I'd be ok with it. Hell, a scruffy Henry Cavill looks like Frank in the comics but they'd want him as Captain Britain or something.
I have zero interest in Punisher if it isn't R-rated.Jon Bernthal is only interested in "doing it right" in potential MCU return (debut?), not interested in watered-down, "family-friendly" version of Punisher.
Good for an actor sticking to his guns (no pun intended) and demanding they do right by the character he poured his soul into playing, you know, like another actor of an ultra-violent gun-toting Marvel character.![]()
I have zero interest in Punisher if it isn't R-rated.
I can see Elektra appearing in the mcu soon after Marvel Studios' Daredevil.
I also would prefer a new actress in the role, but with the recent tendency of Marvel to lazily rehash actors from different continuities I would expect they’ll bring back Elodie back instead of recasting.I want a new actress in the role. Someone who looks Greek this time round instead of Asian.
I actually thought Amy Pascal was a guy at first, no joke! That hair does her no favors!
Same. PG-13 Blade, I can live with, but there's some things you just don't neuter, and Punisher is one of them (the 2005 game had to be censored just to avoid an AO rating FFS). Another is Hellraiser, which was actually on the table once upon a time. How they (supposedly) expected to make a PG-13 film about sadomasochistic demons performing human sacrifice (!) summoned by a guy with a puzzle box which he uses to "pleasure" himself with is beyond me.
That's like trying to cut Wolf of Wall Street into a PG-13 movie, it's just not gonna freakin' happen.
They don't even need Iron Fist now that they have Shang-Chi.
yeah but I don't see him *never* being used. Of all the Netflix characters, he never should've been there to begin with. Still has the most movie and merchandising potential of them, and franchise potential as well (Immortal Weapons, Heroes for Hire, etc).
Power Man and Iron Fist was a great, fun series during the 70s/80s. My guess is Fiege will fully reboot Cage and Fist, and start anew entirely. Any actor(s) is better than Colter and Jones.
I'm not sure he has the "most."
There was a time a few months ago when Simone Missick and Wilson Bethel were available to play Misty Knight and Bullseye again when their TV show All Rise was cancelled. But now that it's been renewed again and they're the main actors in it, they're probably too busy with that.
I think he did. Colorful costume, flashy powers, great lore. There's a reason Fiege and co were looking at him for a movie - because he would've fit on the big screen MCU (or even standalone) far more than a TV show.
Punisher is controversial. Jessica Jones is really a one-hit wonder character (talking about the comics version - not important to the grand MU).
With Iron Fist, there was so much to work with and so much potential. Rush Hour/Lethal Weapon style Heroes for Hire? Awesome. Strong female POC supporting cast (Misty and Colleen) long before the diversity wave even was a thing? Excellent run (Immortal Iron Fist) that needs a cinematic scope and budget to be done right?
Makes my blood boil even thinking about the Netflix dumpster fire.
Misty wasn't even in the first season, and they never pursued a romance with her. Lastly, just casting Finn Jones was a point of controversy and people didn't want to accept Danny Rand as another white superhero with a martial arts gimmick who trained in an ancient city.
I just don't see how Iron FIst fits in now in a post-Shang-Chi world. He's kind of redundant at this point. And the Netflix series didn't blow people away making them demand to see more Finn Jones.
yeah I know. I was talking purely the comics.
I don't think Iron Fist is anymore redundant than Fantastic Four or X-Men are in a post-Avengers world.
And who cares about the Netflix show? I'm talking about a hard reboot like F4, Blade, and X-Men.