I haven't done an entry yet on Thor or Captain America and being that there's been tons of pics and whatnot out recently, figured all 4 of the people who read this would enjoy my babble about it. Most of the info out has been about Thor. And by info I mean set pics. And by set pics I mean nothing that really tells us anything about the movie. So the point of this post is to really just blab about both movies and make it not look like I only do reviews. It's Comic Con week, which will mean lots of stuffs about both projects, especially in the form of some footage from Thor, which you'll have to scour the internet for as I'd suspect Marvel will be looking to keep the video off the internet. I was able to catch a pretty decent quality leak of the Iron Man 2 footage last year, so Sunday morning I'll be scouring for some Thor video. I never understood why they don't just release the footage, but I guess it takes away some of the exclusivity of Comic Con. Ah well, any Thor footage is good footage. Even if it's shitty phone video quality. Teaser posters were released for both films today and they look amazing. They come across as more concept art, but nonetheless my mouth hung open like the stupid fanboy that I am when I saw them.
First, Captain America:
This pretty solidly represents what Cap is all about. Got that really cool noir WWII era look to it and captures the leadership thing he's all about. Really happy to see him toting a pistol, as I feared Marvel would puss out and make it too light. If this concept art reflects the vibe of the film, then it will be great. I've loved nearly everything I've heard and seen from this so far. Chris Evans was a really good choice and in a recent interview he even poked fun at the shitstorm that erupted after his signing. The only thing that still worries me about this is Joe Johnston. Being the director he's arguably got the greatest creative control over the project and with his recent credits being The Wolfman, Hidalgo, and Jurassic Park III, it doesn't inspire much faith. He's come out and said that this will essentially be a period-piece, which is natural for Captain America's origin, but making it relevant and interesting for viewers is a whole different thing. It's not going to be easy working a guy in a big, stars n' stripes outfit into a realistic film world. Out of all the Avengers characters, I think Cap is easily the hardest to adapt. You really run the risk of him looking just downright silly. Johnston hasn't spoken much about it and I'm hoping he really has a grasp on the character. That's easily the most important thing about comic book adaptations. That being said I think Marvel knows what they're doing and won't let him fuck it up. I hope.
And here's Thor:
Ok now that's just amazing. Of course the doom-and-gloom internet dummies immediately criticized the absence of Thor's helmet, but that's just silly fanboy nitpickery. Excuse my harsh language (get it, I'm being sarcastic, womp womp). Thor doesn't need a helmet and with that voluptuous, flowing, golden mane it doesn't really matter. Loki looks really fantastic here as well, he's really a slimy, shitty, resentful asshole and I'm hoping Tom Hiddleston will display that. Just the thought of Thor duking it out with that hammer makes me all warm inside. Some recent promotional shots of Thor had me kinda worried, since the armor looked very plastic and Power Ranger-ish. Looking back, a lot of that had to do with the lighting and recent set photos haven't cast the actors in such full light so it looks much better. I'm hoping this movie alters people's expectations of comic book movies in a new way. The director, Kenneth Branagh, has done a great Shakespeare film and using that same feel would work with Thor. Giving it that ye olde, regal feel could really help it be very different. This picture captures the epic nature of the mythos of Thor and some battle scenes like this would be great. I've got more faith in this project more than Cap, mostly because I feel the director has a real grasp on the character. Thor is a very god-like, mythic morality tale, where we see this god become humbled and really beat some ass in the process. If Branagh can deliver on that (and I'm sure he can/will), Thor will really catch people off guard.
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