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[Quasimod0]

The marketing for this film began fine with the teaser "A" poster & the banner of Cap, Ruffalo, RDJ & Thor. It went to **** once they released the new poster with "ROBERT DOWNEY JR. 'THE AVENGERS'" and made Cap into a background character. Then came that absurd Japanese poster with RDJ's giant head. I keep saying it, its okay to let Downey get top billing & be the central focus of the marketing campaign, its just not okay to take it to the level they've taken it. A buddy of mine saw the new Avengers poster when we went to see Wim Wenders' PINA & he said to me " Why is Cap all the way in the back?" I replied "Because the people marketing this film are idiots." They're turning off the fanbase, which can only hurt their BO.

What sort of idiot is going to skip this film because RDJ is at the front in a couple of posters? It's not an issue at all. He is the biggest star and iron man was the first movie

 

[protocida]

^ Really?

Do you actually think people will think "The Avengers looks grea- Wait a minute, is that Robert Downey Jr. getting top billing? Well, **** this, then". Nope. Fans know Captain America is the leader. Movie buffs know they're banking on Robert Downey Jr. because he's the star of the cast. And the General Audience simply does not care. It's the Avengers all together. And that's good enough.

 

[Chewy]

They're turning off the fanbase

lol

 

[Gamma Burst]

Alexei...Always embarrassing himself... :/

 

[mara]

I wonder how much the team will communicate over their radios...i guess it should happen quite a bit. Will hulk have a communicator?

Hulk: "Hulk smash.....over" LOL
Seriously tho, are they going to have coms in this?

 

[wobbly]

The 'fanbase' are going to see this movie no matter how they market it. Cap being placed to the dissatisfaction of a few in a poster will not stop them seeing this film. If any fan refused to see the film for that then good riddance to the idiot.

Nah, what seems to escape some is that the marketing material is not really designed to appease us fans. Its nice when it does but that is not their real intention: it's designed to get as many butts in theatre seats as they possibly can.

 

[Quasimod0]

" Green giant this is blue leader, do you copy? "

 

[Alexei Belyakov]

lol

What kinda fan are you? You should be upset with all of this & not be embracing the incorrect route the studio's taking to market this film. Cap should not be in the background & Downey does not deserve pre-title billing. Its ridiculous. What's next? The movie comes out, RDJ gets an overwhelmingly larger amount of screentime than anyone else & you STILL defend the studio's decision to do so? What is it with fans on this thread & surrending their love for the comics in order to support the STUDIO's very questionable choices?

 

[Poni_Boy]

The marketing for this film began fine with the teaser "A" poster & the banner of Cap, Ruffalo, RDJ & Thor. It went to **** once they released the new poster with "ROBERT DOWNEY JR. 'THE AVENGERS'" and made Cap into a background character. Then came that absurd Japanese poster with RDJ's giant head. I keep saying it, its okay to let Downey get top billing & be the central focus of the marketing campaign, its just not okay to take it to the level they've taken it. A buddy of mine saw the new Avengers poster when we went to see Wim Wenders' PINA & he said to me " Why is Cap all the way in the back?" I replied "Because the people marketing this film are idiots." They're turning off the fanbase, which can only hurt their BO.

That's the stupidest thing I've read all week. You and that archery instructor with a hard on for Hawkeye would get along great.

 

[WildcatNC]

Hulk: "Hulk smash.....over" LOL
Seriously tho, are they going to have coms in this?

SHIELD MAN, ME HULK !!

HULK SMASH ALIENS !!!

OVER !!

Copy that Hulk, make your way back to us.

 

[Alexei Belyakov]

Alexei...Always embarrassing himself... :/

You are such a child.

 

[Splat]

I don't know what's questionable about the studios marketing so far. As far as I know the tracking for this movie is right where it needs to be and the last trailer got nothing but a positive response.

 

[Poni_Boy]

Nah, what seems to escape some is that the marketing material is not really designed to appease us fans. Its nice when it does but that is not their real intention: it's designed to get as many butts in theatre seats as they possibly can.

 

[Quasimod0]

What kinda fan are you? You should be upset with all of this & not be embracing the incorrect route the studio's taking to market this film. Cap should not be in the background & Downey does not deserve pre-title billing. Its ridiculous. What's next? The movie comes out, RDJ gets an overwhelmingly larger amount of screentime than anyone else & you STILL defend the studio's decision to do so? What is it with fans on this thread & surrending their love for the comics in order to support the STUDIO's very questionable choices?

While I may agree about the billing, the choice to have him at the forefront of alot of the marketing is not questionable. RDJ is a huge draw. And iron man was the most successful character film wise. And have you seen the movie? Why do you just assume that RDJ has much more screen time than anyone else when the director has said again and again that it is an ensemble film and no one is the main character. Heck they even chose not to make cap the main character. And now it's more balanced. You honestly cannot complain until you've seen the film. And even then, complaining to us is not going to help matters at all. Unless it just makes you feel good to vent. Just chill out man. It's a movie. Enjoy it

 

[mara]

SHIELD MAN, ME HULK !!

HULK SMASH ALIENS !!!

OVER !!

Copy that Hulk, make your way back to us.

 

[Hawkingbird]

Change of subject, but is it true Black Widow and Hawkeye are going to be a romance? Well...it didn't work out in the comics...

 

[Guerrilla]

Hulk: "Hulk smash.....over" LOL
Seriously tho, are they going to have coms in this?

I know the hulk would seem silly with coms...but...some of them will have em....IM saying "guys, im bringing the party to you" would suggest he is talking to the rest of the team...but i guess it could just be cap, hawkeye, and widow.
"Hulk, out "

 

[Infinity9999x]

What kinda fan are you? You should be upset with all of this & not be embracing the incorrect route the studio's taking to market this film. Cap should not be in the background & Downey does not deserve pre-title billing. Its ridiculous. What's next? The movie comes out, RDJ gets an overwhelmingly larger amount of screentime than anyone else & you STILL defend the studio's decision to do so? What is it with fans on this thread & surrending their love for the comics in order to support the STUDIO's very questionable choices?

This is a fallacy commonly referred to as "slippery slope." It's kind of like this. "I let my son go out after ten pm on a Friday night. Boys who go out at ten pm on Friday nights are more likely to have premarital sex. Boys who have premarital sex are more likely to have illigitimate children. Boys who have illigitimate children are less likely to go to college and work at a gas station for the rest of their life. Therefore, if I let my son go out after ten pm he will work at a gas station for the rest of his life."

You're making Large assumptions about a film's quality based off a movie poster. If I had done that for First Class, I wouldn't have even seen the film because the posters looked so bad. The studio is doing what studios typically do, the star that's the most well known gets the most face time. That, in no way, means RDJ will be the center of the film.

 

[mara]

I know the hulk would seem silly with coms...but...some of them will have em....IM saying "guys, im bringing the party to you" would suggest he is talking to the rest of the team...but i guess it could just be cap, hawkeye, and widow.
"Hulk, out "

lol. I would totally appreciate Hulk having a com! hehe... Yeh, he's obviously talking to someone on the ground.... I so cannot wait for this movie! t:

 

[darkslayer101]

What kinda fan are you? You should be upset with all of this & not be embracing the incorrect route the studio's taking to market this film. Cap should not be in the background & Downey does not deserve pre-title billing. Its ridiculous. What's next? The movie comes out, RDJ gets an overwhelmingly larger amount of screentime than anyone else & you STILL defend the studio's decision to do so? What is it with fans on this thread & surrending their love for the comics in order to support the STUDIO's very questionable choices?

the issue of equal amount of screentime was the major concern since this movie started developing...and I am sure that Whedon, being a fanboy himself, will obviously tackle this problem...
as long as they make Cap gain each avenger's respect and be the leader, the fans will be fine

 

[Hawkingbird]

*waves frantically*

 

[R_Hythlodeus]

That's the stupidest thing I've read all week. You and that archery instructor with a hard on for Hawkeye would get along great.

Thank you for reposting this stupid $#!+ and making my complete ignore list obsolete

 

[Poni_Boy]

Alexei...Always embarrassing himself... :/

I've only recently come back to the boards here, but just from the past week I've come to the conclusion Alexei comes in once a day to purposefully say something completely pointless and argumentative just to get a rise out of people. There really is no other logical conclusion unless you want to go the full blown fanboy ******ation route.

 

[Incredible Hans]

Ant Man and Wasp Easter Egg spotted in the trailer?

http://comicbook.com/blog/2012/03/17/avengers-movie-possible-ant-man-and-wasp-easter-egg-spotted/

 

[Duker Jay]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yET1JeSd7t8