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Make your Marvel short film pitch

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So we've all heard the news that Marvel/Disney is looking at making short films to promote their lower tier characters. So I was thinking, how would you do it? How would you make a short film (say, about 10 minutes) about the Marvel U? Which characters would you use? Make your pitch here.

To start things off, My pitch would be to sort of follow the story of the New Avengers Civil War tie-in where Luke Cage goes down to the local milk bar to get some milk for his newborn daughter. There he encounters a robbery that places his life at risk.

I would keep most of it the same, leading to Luke's eventual put down of the robbers when he makes his mistake. When he gets home, he meets his wife, Jessica and gives her the milk. Money is tight and Luke wants to do more to make the world a better place for his daughter Danielle. The movie would end with him seeing the add for laboratory experiments that eventually give him his powers.

So go ahead! Extra points for creativity! No negativity allowed. If you want tips on how to come up with a short film theres an interesting website here ...
http://www.ehow.com/how_2112035_write-short-film.html
 
my pitch;

LUKE CAGE

scene; prison car park
the scene is light by flood lights and big spotlight is pointed at cage.
cage is completely surrounded by the police department and SWAT, all guns pointed at luke cage. luke cage is built like a brick **** house, he is wearing torn orange prison fatigues.

police chief: down on the floor! NOW!!

cage: make me!

police chief: 'okay, light him up!'

the entire police force open fire, shotguns, machine guns, handguns all blaze to life.

cut to: bulliets bouncing harmlessly off cage. he calmly starts walking towards the exit.

police chief: 'MOVE IN!'

cut to shot of the floor as bulliets are falling like rain

cage: 'is this the best you got?!'

cut to SWAT as they arm a bazooka

swat: 'no, this is the best we've got'

BANG!! bazooka hits cage square in the chest and sends him clear into a brick wall. cage isn't moving.

police chief moves in to view the dead body of cage.
closing shot - cage opens his eyes

LUKE CAGE - COMING THIS SUMMER
 
Moon Knight
I would have a bank heist gone wrong that turns into a hostage situation. A deadline of midnight is given before they start to kill hostages. At 1150 a little girl is brought to the window about to be killed. As the thug is about to pull the trigger three crescant darts take him down. Stealthily and visciously MK takes down the thugs until the last one. MK appears and beats the crap out of him throwing him out of the bank and onto the street. The cops rush the scene but the moon-copter is seen flying off with MK hanging from its rope ladder.

Thats how I'd do it
 
Zoom in on gleaming metal. A sinister voice cackles. Pull out on a sauce-pan covering a man's head.

FORBUSH MAN: Behold, heroes! I have taken over the Cigars and Chimichangas Emporium off the turnpike outside of Jersey City, and will never again open its doors to the public! There is nothing you can do to stop me!

Pan over to an angry, anthropomorphic water-fowl.

HOWARD THE DUCK: Oh yeah?

The fowl pulls out a large weapon.

HOWARD THE DUCK: Try us! C'mon, partner!

Pan over to a man in a red and black jumpsuit, holding a katana in one hand, and an Uzi in the other.

DEADPOOL: When we're done with you, they'll have to collect the pieces from all six of my titles.


COMING THIS WINTER...
BECAUSE **** GEORGE LUCAS AND THE GUY WHO DIRECTED "X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE".
 
We see a long dark corridor in what looks like a prison and a women is talking to a man.

Woman: Mr. Woo what is this place?

Mr. Woo: Here's where we keep our misfits? You see since the debut of Iron Man seems like every nutjob with tights is running around calling themselves supervillians. It's getting out of hand. This is where we take care of a few of these nutsos (We see what looks like Abomination, Blizzard, Speedball, AIM agents even Stan Lee in cages)

(They enter a control room and they see what appears to be The Hood shooting up NYC, while in Detriot we see The Wrecking Crew reaking havoc.)

Woman: Shouldn't we get the Avengers to handle this?

Woo: Avengers are the public face of SHIELD when we need things to get dirty we executive operation THUNDERBOLTS.

In walks Blade (Wesley Snipes), The Punisher and Namor who are all wearing tracking beacons on them. In comes Hawkeye, who says to his team "Time to pay your debt to society felons" The team grumbles and leave

Hawkeye gets his orders from Woo and is about to leave when he ask the woman what's her name.

Woman:Barbara Morse but he can call her Mockingbird.
 
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Moon Knight
I would have a bank heist gone wrong that turns into a hostage situation. A deadline of midnight is given before they start to kill hostages. At 1150 a little girl is brought to the window about to be killed. As the thug is about to pull the trigger three crescant darts take him down. Stealthily and visciously MK takes down the thugs until the last one. MK appears and beats the crap out of him throwing him out of the bank and onto the street. The cops rush the scene but the moon-copter is seen flying off with MK hanging from its rope ladder.

Thats how I'd do it


Great choice of character & scene. Only thing i would differ on is the copter. Just having him vanish into the darkness is how i would go.
 
MK hanging from his copter is his iconic pose
 
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“God no, not like this! Oh god, come on damn it, hurry up!” Salvatore says as he repeatedly presses the elevator button to the parking garage.
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Once the elevator doors close, Salvatore’s doors to his suite are blown off the hinges along with two bodyguards via grenade launcher. *Cut to gloved hands holding the grenade launcher* A man in black emerges from the smoke in a kill mode. Menacing bloodshot blue eyes stare straight at the elevator. *Camera zooms in on eyes*
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The man in black takes out a bowie knife. As he pries open the elevator doors he tosses a grenade down the shaft. As it detonates, the wires break away, causing the elevator to come crashing down. Once the doors open, a bloody and injured Salvatore struggles to crawl forward.
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As Salvatore spots black military boots in front of him, he begins to slowly look up at a shadowy figure. The figure stands over him with a twelve-gauge aimed at Salvatore’s head.
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“Who the hell are you?!” Salvatore asks as blood and sweat drips from his face.
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The mysterious figure’s gloved hand opens his trench coat to reveal a white skull.
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“Oh no, please don’t! Look, I got nothing to do with this! I’m just a nobody! I swear, this is Kingpin’s operation. He’s got connections everywhere! I didn’t move the product; it was those bastards upstairs you gunned down. Please, please, please don’t kill me. I’m so sorry! I’m so god damn sorry!” Salvatore says as he spits up blood.
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“You always are.” The figure says as he pulls the trigger.
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*The muzzle flash of the gunfire reveals the face of the trigger man, Frank Castle, The Punisher*
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Coming this Summer:

The Punisher

 
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The camera pans around a 19 year old black man on a worn couch watching TV, the apartment he is in is crammed full of junk and what looks like makeshift armours.

The camera focuses on the TV which is showing a news report about the newly formed Avengers and their recent victory (which would be dependant on the Avengers film).

The camera focuses on the young man's eyes, "Yeah you guys may take care of the big bads but who the hell looks after us?"

The camera shoots out the window to a street with burning cars and boarded up windows. A gun shot rings out followed by screams.
Camera goes back to the young man called Dwayne. Focusing on his eyes again. He puts a helmet on his head.

Cut to the outside of the building a few floors up. A window smashes as Dwayne dressed in black and red armour leaps through it.

Cut to alleyway, Dwayne is running towards the source of the gun shot. He arrives in an open area surrounded by a few warehouses. It is empty.

A voice echo's out "We're sick of you boy, interfering any chance you get! Who the hell do you think you are? IRON MAN!?!?"
The man laughs. He is stood on the warehouse roof. Other laughing come from around Dwayne.

"Let's finish this boys!"
The sound of guns clicking in heard as around 50 gang members appear all over surrounding Dwayne.
Camera focuses on Dwayne. "****."

A group of the public have gathered at a wire fence, they are whispering and awaiting a gruesome showdown. The camera focuses on a young red headed woman who after eyeing the situation runs off.

Camera goes back to the warehouses.
"Any last words?"
"Get on with it." replies Dwayne.
At that moment a explosion occurs behind a group of the gang members.
The camera focuses on a silhouette floating in the sky, the features blocked by the sun behind. "RUN" the voice yells.
The silhouette then flies off attacking other members of the gang. Dwayne takes this opportunity and starts attack other gang members.
A short fight takes place and the two are victorious. Dwayne yells at the figure to come down so he can offer his thanks. As the figure approaches we see it is a young red headed woman dressed in a tight yellow and black suit with a flame patterned mask over part of her face.

"Thanks for the save, I really appreciate it. What's your name?"
"It's no problem and I get called Firestar."
"I'm Night Thrasher. 'Get called'? By who? Are you in a team!?"

At that moment a young man dressed in a blue and white with a cape arrives from the sky. He lands near Firestar.
"Sorry I'm late Firestar! I only just got your message!"
Firestar hugs the new arrival "I'm so glad you are hear Vaa.. Marvel Boy."

Dwayne aka Night Thrasher looks at them confused. "Who the hell are you?"
Marvel Boy replies "We're Superheroes!" with a cheesy grin.

The film would then go on to reveal other parts of the film.

We see Dwayne in his apartment with Marvel Boy and Firestar, Dwayne looks intense as do the others. "I've got an idea."
Dwayne and the team are shown breaking into a heavily guarded area. Troops with S.H.I.E.L.D outfits on patrol the area.
They are shown in a room hacking into a computer database and downloading information on other powered people.
They are shown escaping S.H.I.E.L.D, NOT hurting any of them but just trying to avoid them, possibly flying off.
They are shown choosing candidates from the list.
'Richard Rider'
'Namorita Prentiss'
'Robbie Baldwin'
They are all students at local schools/colleges.

Then there is a final montage of flashing images. Of each character with their costumes torn and they are bleeding etc...

The final shot is of two other people turning there backs on the defeated heroes and disappearing into the shadows. These two villains would be Silhouette and Midnight's Fire.

'The New Warriors'

That would end the short film.

The film would pretty much be about Night Thrasher being inspired by the Avengers to create a team to help fight low level crime. He wants the area he lives in to be free of gang war. The gang are responsible for the villains of the story who set out to stop the team of inexperienced fighters.

The film would end with Richard Rider receiving a call from Xandar and him leaving to investigate. Namorita leaving for Atlantis and Night Thrasher taking a break. The sequel of the film if it got made based on this pitch would revolved around Firestar and the newly named Justice taking on new members.
Obviously it would be a great basis for a Nova film to take place. The first part of the film could be Nova recalling his origins as he files to Xandar and the second part could be dealing with Xandar.

I understand Silhouette is a superhero but i think for the sake of the film it would be interesting to have her and her brother as the villains.

Edits and opinions are welcome!
 
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I'm probably the only one that would like to see a sentry short
 
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Since they cant get either Daredevil or Punisher going anymore...

Do a crossover short film and put it in front of maybe Avengers.

They could then appear later on in the Avengers movie and do some butt kicking alongside Captain America
 
Moon Knight
I would have a bank heist gone wrong that turns into a hostage situation. A deadline of midnight is given before they start to kill hostages. At 1150 a little girl is brought to the window about to be killed. As the thug is about to pull the trigger three crescant darts take him down. Stealthily and visciously MK takes down the thugs until the last one. MK appears and beats the crap out of him throwing him out of the bank and onto the street. The cops rush the scene but the moon-copter is seen flying off with MK hanging from its rope ladder.

Thats how I'd do it

"I have only one question. Did "Lard Ass" have to pay to get in the contest?"
 

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