Age of Ultron Josh Brolin Is Thanos, The Mad Titan

[AlexanderLykins]

If they opted not to use Mephisto, I could see Loki slipping into Mephisto's Infinity Gauntlet role quite nicely.

Or maybe a Loki/Red Skull split.

 

[MauriSSio]

It's not even close when it comes to size and stature. Hemsworth is a mother effin' beast compared to them both.

RDJ is 5'9. When he trained for IM he started at 150lbs. They said he gained 25lbs of lean muscle, but doesn't state how much fat he lost in the process.

http://www.mensfitness.com/life/entertainment/robert-downey-jr-he-was-skinny

Evans is barely 6'0 .... for CA:TFA he increased his weight from 77kg's (169lbs) to 82kg's (180lbs)

http://www.twoscoopsgethuge.com/post/26488615208/chris-evans-captain-america-workout-and-diet

Hemsworth is minimum 6'3. He started at 190 lbs and ended up 209lbs to the point where he was so bulked he could barely fit his suit.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/lat-muscles-hem_letxutnc20110525131305-photo.html

I understand that. But in the movie, Thor (not Hemsworth) is really just a bit bigger than Captain. Steve Rodgers is listed at 6"4 245lbs. Again, he wasn't so big that referring to him as tiny made that much sense

 

[Rock Sexton]

I understand that. But in the movie, Thor (not Hemsworth) is really just a bit bigger than Captain. Steve Rodgers is listed at 6"4 245lbs. Again, he wasn't so big that referring to him as tiny made that much sense

No. In CA:TWS Rogers was listed at 6'2 240lbs .... which I just laughed at. Visually seeing Cap, Stark, and Thor in the hellicarrier lab together you could see he out-classed them in every size category.

 

[Bim]

I love Brolin, so i approve! t:

 

[HUMANIMAL]

they see me brolin they're lovin.....brolin brolin brolin keep those wagons rollin...

 

[TheVision]

^^ haha Awwww yeeeeeah boyeeee

 

[Wildcard]

they see me brolin they're lovin.....brolin brolin brolin keep those wagons rollin...

The combination of this and your avatar has made me laugh my ass off. t:

 

[MauriSSio]

No. In CA:TWS Rogers was listed at 6'2 240lbs .... which I just laughed at. Visually seeing Cap, Stark, and Thor in the hellicarrier lab together you could see he out-classed them in every size category.

I laughed too. I could have swore it said 6'4" though. I knew the weight was somewhere around 240ish , which is rediculous. I was thinking he looked more 5"11 185. Didn't know he was actually 6' 180.

 

[MauriSSio]

I read that Star-Lord has some sort of translator thing implanted in his neck.

I see. That would make sense. Can't tell if this is a joke or not though.

 

[iambranded]

Goonies never say DIE!!!!!!
Great actor...great choice

 

[Wildcard]

It's not even close when it comes to size and stature. Hemsworth is a mother effin' beast compared to them both.

RDJ is 5'9. When he trained for IM he started at 150lbs. They said he gained 25lbs of lean muscle, but doesn't state how much fat he lost in the process.

http://www.mensfitness.com/life/entertainment/robert-downey-jr-he-was-skinny

Evans is barely 6'0 .... for CA:TFA he increased his weight from 77kg's (169lbs) to 82kg's (180lbs)

http://www.twoscoopsgethuge.com/post/26488615208/chris-evans-captain-america-workout-and-diet

Hemsworth is minimum 6'3. He started at 190 lbs and ended up 209lbs to the point where he was so bulked he could barely fit his suit.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/lat-muscles-hem_letxutnc20110525131305-photo.html

I always thought Hemsworth was 6'4.

 

[DjCrenshaw]

So they aren't going to time warp Jonah Hex into Avengers 3?

 

[TheVision]

Thrashin Thanos!
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Thats about as 80s as it gets!

 

[HUMANIMAL]

The combination of this and your avatar has made me laugh my ass off. t:

 

[Guard82]

I'm sure that Brolin will be excellent as Thanos. I can't wait to see what the people at Marvel Studios do with Thanos in Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers 3.

 

[Guard82]

To be honest, I have liked Marvel's villains more than many seem to. As you mention, The Winter Soldier is great. Also enjoyed the dynamic of the other villains in the film - I don't know the etiquette for spoiling that yet, so I won't go into specifics.

I agree, I have greatly enjoyed most of the MCU villains thus far.

Over in the Iron Man series, you had the great Jeff Bridges as the villain in the first film, and I found his Obidiah Stane to be an enjoyably menacing presence. While people focus on how underdeveloped Vanko was in the second film, Sam Rockwell was as great as he is in everything as Justin Hammer. And for Iron Man 3, I think people's disappointment over The Mandarin may have clouded their perception of Guy Pearce's Killian being a compelling villain in his own right, with one of the best evil schemes of any MCU villain.

That's all very true. Also, despite the twist with the Mandarin, Ben Kingsley's performance as the public persona of the Mandarin is actually one of the best villain performances I've seen. Notwithstanding the twist, Kingsley's Mandarin is still an essential part of the villain plot in Iron Man 3, and Kingsley does a great job at portraying the Mandarin as mysterious, eerie, and imperious. And even when he's just plain old Trevor, there is still something creepily "off" about him. For these reasons, Kingsley's Mandarin is one of my favorite villain performances in the MCU so far, right alongside Hiddleston's Loki.

 

[TheVision]

Bloody ell! Trevor Slattery, Ac-TOR. I appreciate the twist more as time goes on, it was really a smart idea and noone expected it.

Makes it a bit funnier to me since RDJ played Sherlock Holmes and used a British accent.

 

[Guard82]

Bloody ell! Trevor Slattery, Ac-TOR. I appreciate the twist more as time goes on, it was really a smart idea and noone expected it.

Makes it a bit funnier to me since RDJ played Sherlock Holmes and used a British accent.

LOL! Yeah, I feel the same way. The Trevor Slattery twist was actually one of the cleverest interpretations for the Mandarin ever used in a medium outside the comic books. The Mandarin has numerous depictions in various cartoons and video games, some good and some just okay, but the film interpretation with the twist was impressively original.

What was also wonderfully original was the great look he had, with the regal costume combining various ancient warrior symbols and various terrorist motifs. It's one of the best concept designs for a movie villain costume I've ever seen, and it remains one of my favorites.

 

[The Endless]

IM3's Mandarin (i include Slattery and Killian in that) was better that 90% of the comic portrayals of the character too. The only times i've found him compelling was in the Knauf's Haunted storyline.

Other than that, he's just a Fu Manchu looking megalomaniac with cool powers.

 

[Guard82]

IM3's Mandarin (i include Slattery and Killian in that) was better that 90% of the comic portrayals of the character too. The only times i've found him compelling was in the Knauf's Haunted storyline.

Other than that, he's just a Fu Manchu looking megalomaniac with cool powers.

Yes, that's why it takes creativity to use the Mandarin well in a story. As you said, the Mandarin is popular among readers because of his cool powers, and I think also because they enjoy his regal, arrogant mannerisms. The trick is to take those elements and combine them with other elements to make the Mandarin more interesting than just another megalomaniac. I think they succeeded in doing this in IM3, especially when you consider how well critics and general audiences responded to the Mandarin in the film.

 

[TheVision]

^^ They couldve easily gone that way and made him a cookiecutter villain. I think it was Shane Blacks intention all along to do something unpredictable and it worked. Of course I wouldve also liked to see the classic comic book supervillain version too if it couldve been made really cool.

 

[Keyser Soze]

An article on Thanos' role in Guardians of the Galaxy, and some speculation of the part he and the Infinity Stones will play in the larger MCU. Mild GOTG spoilers included:

http://www.vulture.com/2014/06/than...y-stones-josh-brolin.html?mid=twitter_vulture

 

[JLMHodge]

An article on Thanos' role in Guardians of the Galaxy, and some speculation of the part he and the Infinity Stones will play in the larger MCU. Mild GOTG spoilers included:

http://www.vulture.com/2014/06/than...y-stones-josh-brolin.html?mid=twitter_vulture

Sounds very cool. I like the idea of him being in the background, most likely plotting as he always does. Hopefully it will help with his mystery, while still pleasing fans of the character.

 

[TheVision]

Regarding THANOS' attitude in contrast to Ronan The Nutcase:

What makes him unique in the supervillain pantheon?
I'll let Thanos's creator, writer/artist Jim Starlin, answer this one. "He goes beyond the borders of most other villains," Starlin told me. "His stories are more metaphysical, more acid-trippy." I'd add that Thanos is unusual in that he's rarely depicted as rageful or sullen: He's usually eerily calm and has a near-constant smirk on his face. He's a confident nihilist. You can't negotiate with him. He has nothing to lose. When he's written well, he's about as chilling a pulp villain as there can be.

(via Vulture)

This is why he comes off as very cool, calm in GOTG. Im looking fwd to seeing more of his personality fleshed out in later movies.

 

[hoy-small-fry]

What I don't get is how he can still be calm when all 3 of his attempts to get an Infinity Stone have failed miserably. Heck, he got beaten by Darcy in one case