I smell desperation. There’s ten of thousands of actors out there and they decide to re-hire RDJ? It feels like they’re counting on his star power to save their precious Marvel shows and/or movies. It won’t help, of course, because bad casting isn’t why people stopped watching. People are superhero’ed out and yet they’re pumping out Marvel shit like there’s no tomorrow. And I do mean shit, the quality of Marvel movies fell off sharply after Endgame. The talent just isn’t there, man. Stop.
People are superhero’ed out
Deadpool 3 just had the 6th largest opening weekend of all time (and it’s R-rated). People will go see good movies period, the MCU just hasn’t been very good lately.
I know it technically is a movie about superheroes, but I feel like Deadpool doesn’t qualify as a standard “superhero movie”
I think that’s key to the success of future superhero movies. Deadpool is a R-Rated comedy, which gives Deadpool some novelty and keeps his character feeling fresh. Winter Soldier was a spy thriller, there was that X-men horror movie a few years ago (IDK if it’s good, never saw it), the new joker movie is apparently a musical.
These are all different genres just with a superhero filter over them. The problem with the MCU as a whole is that they all feel the same and all the characters feel the same.
That’s what I’ve been saying for years. “Superheroes” is a flavour, not a genre. Just like “cops” or “soldiers”. You can do any sort of movie genre with those flavours. The problem is that too often movie studios go with the safe option of “action comedy”.
with extra cheap and unoriginal comedy.
Subverting the standard expectation is the way nearly all good superhero films get there, to the point that it is the expectation.
Good point, I did not expect the Guardians of the Galaxy series to be a funny sitcom at its core but here we are.
A rich billionaire or a rich monarch is hardly a different character.
Thats like Bruce changing his name into Sexy Lexy. Same char.
And all four of the mentioned characters are known to be protectors of the people (unless it affects their business or taxes).
Also all own power-suits./s (like 50%)
Is RDJ really a good casting for Doom? I like RDJ, but, this doesn’t seem like a good role for imhis usual schtick. But I am willing to admit I am wrong.
I think RDJ comes across as a rebel bad boy, but Doom should be a more traditional honorable gentleman. In another time, Doom would be the hero.
Maybe they’re going for something similar to RDJ’s Sherlock Holmes. A veneer of propriety over a ruthless and savage intelligence.
