Future TV shows from Marvel?

[Mr. Dent]

The strike force response team is practically the original concept of what The Defenders were: a non-team who only teamed up when the situation arose but didn't spend the rest of the time together.

I remember starting up a thread shortly after the Avengers movie came out and questioning whether The Avengers really were a team or more of a response team. I recall everyone ridiculing that idea and saying "of course they are a team."

But the reality is that they aren't really a team and my question wasn't unreasonable at all. We can see this especially in all the Phase 2 movies. Iron Man hasn't hung out with his "team mates" in IM3. Thor is doing his own thing, and Cap has joined SHIELD and still serving with them two years on from the Avengers.

It seems then that there is at least a 2 year (probably more) period before the Avengers actually assemble again since the battle of New York.

If the FF were in the MCU, they would be a close-knit team who do hang out together, making them markedly different from the Avengers.

As for the TV Defenders, I don't know if they will also be essentially a response team who only come together when absolutely necessary. I don't really see DD hanging out with the others, but I could envision Cage and Fist forming a partnership, and Jessica Jones following.

I think the MCU Defenders will basically take up the role of the Avengers in the early comics. A more street oriented team. The Avengers handle big threats to Earth, the Defenders handle mob organizations that are too big for them to deal with on their own.

In fact, I think it will be pretty close to what Daredevil tried to get together in the Ultimate comics. To bring down Kingpin, Daredevil tried to put together a team consisting of himself, Moon Knight, Spider-Man, and Ronin. I don't think he referred to them as the Defenders but I get the feeling that is what this team would basically be. A more selfless version of Heroes for Hire.

 

[CyclopsWasRight]

Marvel:
>Agents of SHIELD
>Agent Carter
>Daredevil
>Luke Cage
>Iron Fist
>Jessica Jones
>Defenders

DC:
>Arrow
>Flash
>Gotham
>Constantine
>The Avenger
>Hourman
>Booster Gold (maybe)

As Sam said, HOT. DAMN.

Does these being on TV mean they'll never come to the big screen in solo movies?

 

[Chewy]

That was already pretty much the case. Look how long it's taking to get Dr Strange and Black Panther out there

Cable dramas fit these characters better than big budget trilogies anyway, IMO

 

[Mr. Dent]

I think Iron Fist will definitely have a movie one day. Feige name dropped it a couple years back as a movie he was set on doing along with Dr. Strange, Ant-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, and the Inhumans. All of which are happening. I don't think Daredevil or Luke Cage were ever in the cards for movies though so it's not a problem with them and this is honestly a better format for those characters than a movie.

I have to imagine Flash is getting a movie in 2016. I don't think DC cares about overlap with the TV show especially if their movie Flash is Wally West instead of Barry Allen. Constantine will be in Del Toro's Dark Universe. Again, another case where I think DC doesn't care about overlap and sees the TV show as a way to push the character more ahead of the movie. Obviously the Avenger, Hourman, and Booster Gold were never getting movies.

So all in all, no I don't think any of this interferes with movie plans.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Does these being on TV mean they'll never come to the big screen in solo movies?

Not necessarily. If Marvel casts big name actors for the TV shows (actors who have done both TV and movies in recent years) they can easily show up in the movies.

Plus a movie about Luke Cage and Iron Fist later on would mean that it would be sequels to the TV series.

 

[Primal Slayer]

If the series are big for Netflix, I hope they adapt Spider Woman, wouldn't mind if she got a series since I don't know how Marvel would feel about her big screen wise.

 

[Dark Raven]

Not necessarily. If Marvel casts big name actors for the TV shows (actors who have done both TV and movies in recent years) they can easily show up in the movies.

Plus a movie about Luke Cage and Iron Fist later on would mean that it would be sequels to the TV series.

They need to cast a big name anyway, or someone who is exceptional on TV and could easily make the leap to the big screen. After all, Chris Pratt wasn't exactly at movie actor.

The question is why they couldn't have cast better for Agents of SHIELD. Instead we get stuck with the likes of Brett Dalton. Was the SHIELD cast really the best that Marvel could come up with?

 

[Dark Raven]

If the series are big for Netflix, I hope they adapt Spider Woman, wouldn't mind if she got a series since I don't know how Marvel would feel about her big screen wise.

That's what I said in another thread. She would've worked on the small screen and wouldn't confuse cinema audiences with Spider-Man. It could've been similar in tone to Angel with a supernatural feel but also investigating various cases. Maybe some elements of Alias (the TV show) as well.

But then she would probably end up losing the costume, which I wouldn't want. Maybe with Netflix, they want to still keep their budget down and have everyone in plain clothes, which Jessica Jones would suit, as well as Luke Cage.

Spider-Woman has a fantastic rogues gallery though. Many of them would look visually stunning in live action.

 

[MMMMM...Pancakes]

**** YES!!! Daredevil! Cage! Iron Fist! IMO, better as a TV series than movies, for now at least.

 

[Zarex]

Does these being on TV mean they'll never come to the big screen in solo movies?

I think it increases the odds of these characters hitting the big screen. Netflix cut a deal with Disney last December to get exclusive US TV rights to the company's movies starting in 2016. With this deal Disney and Netflix can increase the public's awareness and interest in these characters and create a guaranteed audience for a big budget feature - which would appear soon after exclusively on Netflix. It's in both companies financial interests to make future movie stars out of these characters.

 

[CyclopsWasRight]

I think i'd prefer the series to be standalone and save them for MCU & bigger scale movies down the line.

 

[T"Challa]

This news is seriously like christmas morning to me.. Anyway, here's my cast

Luke cage: Terry Crews

Iron fist: Scott Adkins

Daredevil: Patrick Wilson

 

[Mr. Dent]

The only one of these characters who probably was ever planned for getting a movie in the first place is Iron Fist. :/

 

[Rorschach2012]

Daredevil deserves a movie WAY over Iron Fist

 

[Chewy]

None of these characters really need a movie. They can be adapted on a budget. I'm excited to see where this goes, and who they bring in to run it

 

[gohei_]

This is awesome news!

 

[SuperSAINT]

This is cool news. Will be intrigued to see how they shape up in terms of cast etc. Very exciting.

Great to see Luke Cage/Iron Fist get some love at last.

 

[Rock Sexton]

Hey Dent .... are you happy now? Told ya about Daredevil

 

[Human Torch]

Forgive my naivety,but what's the deal with Netfilx?I get the feeling it's yet another service I'll have to pay for?

 

[Dr. Evil]

Forgive my naivety,but what's the deal with Netfilx?I get the feeling it's yet another service I'll have to pay for?

First month is free and it's $8 the rest of the way.

 

[Human Torch]

First month is free and it's $8 the rest of the way.

$8 a month?Well,that's not too bad...

 

[ShaZam612]

If Agents of Shield gets a season 2, which I'm praying it does because it's just getting better and errrr every episode, that would be the perfect jumping point for these shows.

Introduce Cage as a recurring character halfway through season 2. Then five episodes before the season 2 finale we get a two parter that introduces Iron Fist and then his show debuts after his episodes air. Then the season 2 finale has Cage leaving and that leads into his show.
The other two could appear in the other shows which lead into their own.

 

[DrCosmic]

I obviously have a lot of questions. Does this take place in the MCU? As such are they going to cast comparable names? Because of the format it wouldn't take a huge commitment if you look at Spacey in House of Cards. I'd be surprised if they didn't pop up in each others series before The Defenders. Also I could definitely see Ben Urich as the link between them all.

The obvious answers are yes, imho.

Ben Urich, Kingpin, Purple Man... there are a few characters that work as links between them all.

Defenders? I thought they went by Marvel Knights or Heroes for Hire? And where did Punisher and Ghost Rider go? I thought they were part of the team.

Luke Cage: "Who are we? We're the Marvel Knights."

But seriously, Punisher is bound to make an appearance, and works brilliantly as a guest star. Ghost Rider on a TV budget, though? Not so sure about that one.

I disagree with this. FF aren't really "cosmic Avengers" which is what the GOTG is. They protect the universe like how the Avengers protect Earth. FF are explorers who just find themselves in weird situations. You can have them discovering the Negative Zone and dealing with the after effects of it, or finding Atlantis, etc. The FF wouldn't be redundant because they're not a strike force response team, which is more or less what the Avengers are.

Agreed. I did not (at least intentionally) imply that the FF were cosmic Avengers. The GOTG is different from Avengers though in that they are used to explore the cosmos in the process of defending it. The FF are kinda the reverse.

If the FF were in the MCU, they would be a close-knit team who do hang out together, making them markedly different from the Avengers.

That's a relatively minor difference. If they're hanging around New York/Earth responding to threats, then it's more or less the same thing, just with different personal subplots.

I think i'd prefer the series to be standalone and save them for MCU & bigger scale movies down the line.

Yeah... I'll take a high quality cable series in 2015 over a movie in 2025.

 

[Mr. Dent]

Daredevil deserves a movie WAY over Iron Fist

I'm not basing this off my opinion. I'm basing it on what Feige has said.

Hey Dent .... are you happy now? Told ya about Daredevil

Keep that source close ^^

 

[Dr. Evil]

One of the problems with AOS is too many references to the Avengers. Phil Coulson and an occasional appearance from the SHIELD Agents of the film MCU is all that the show should have had in regards to Avengers references.

The Defenders will be fine if the Avengers references are kept to a minimum. Acknowledge that the Avengers exist in the Defenders universe, but keep it to a minimum. My suggestions of Jennifer Walters and Misty Knight's bionic arm should be enough to let the audience know "these guys exist in the same universe as the Avengers."