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by **chap22** » Tue May 08, 2012 8:12 pm

What exactly is the action hero "evolution" that Liam Neeson has had? A return to form maybe, but he didn't just evolve into one recently...guy first made his name in movies like Next of Kin and Darkman for god's sake!

by **Doc Jon** » Tue May 08, 2012 8:15 pm

chap22 wrote:What exactly is the action hero "evolution" that Liam Neeson has had? A return to form maybe, but he didn't just evolve into one recently...guy first made his name in movies like Next of Kin and Darkman for god's sake!

Woah, easy big fella...

Just saying that Neeson has come out with action film after action of late. I think since Taken, he's come ot with this bad ass older action hero character that couldn't be said to be typical of his career. Not to say he's never been in action films.

by **chap22** » Tue May 08, 2012 8:20 pm

Acceptable. I just find it funny when people forget his earlier stuff (not saying you did).

by **Doc Jon** » Tue May 08, 2012 8:25 pm

chap22 wrote:Acceptable. I just find it funny when people forget his earlier stuff (not saying you did).

I liked Dark Man.

Nah, I'm just saying that he's kind of become an "action-star", which is something I would never have used to describe Neeson in the past.

I think the first Doctor Strange movie should have some martial arts in it as well, as part of the Doctor's training. I think Neeson could pull off all the parts of the character. The surgeon, the egotist, the broken man, and the sorcerer.

by **BubbaKanoosh** » Tue May 08, 2012 8:27 pm

by **HNutz** » Tue May 08, 2012 8:32 pm

Yeah... but does Liam Neeson actually LOOK like Strange?

by **Doc Jon** » Tue May 08, 2012 8:34 pm

HNutz wrote:Yeah... but does Liam Neeson actually LOOK like Strange?

I think with a little longer hair, he could. His Ra's always reminded me a little of the Doctor.

He may be getting a little old though.

by **syxxpakk** » Tue May 08, 2012 8:53 pm

HNutz wrote:Yeah... but does Liam Neeson actually LOOK like Strange?

Close enough... Nothing that little hair-dye and make-up wizardry couldn't fix.

by **TROY** » Tue May 08, 2012 9:05 pm

syxxpakk wrote:Iron Man 3 should be an espionage-type deal with the Mandarin, which seems to be the route they're approaching. GUEST STARRING HAWKEYE.

Captain America 2 should deal with modern-day Hydra being led by whomever and make it a Russian deal now so that you can incorporate Winter Soldier. GUEST STARRING BLACK WIDOW.

Thor 2 should be the Thanos Quest, basically.

Avengers 2 should be the Infinity Gauntlet.

I would be over joyed if this is how it all plays out.

by **TROY** » Tue May 08, 2012 9:07 pm

Doc Jon wrote:
I liked Dark Man.

Nah, I'm just saying that he's kind of become an "action-star", which is something I would never have used to describe Neeson in the past.

I think the first Doctor Strange movie should have some martial arts in it as well, as part of the Doctor's training. I think Neeson could pull off all the parts of the character. The surgeon, the egotist, the broken man, and the sorcerer.

I didn't think about the martial arts aspect that could be a part of his character. Neeson would definitely be the perfect fit if that went all those routes with the character.

by **HNutz** » Tue May 08, 2012 9:07 pm

Doc Jon wrote:
I think with a little longer hair, he could. His Ra's always reminded me a little of the Doctor.

He may be getting a little old though.

Actually, I think Strange SHOULD be a bit older than the rest. As long as he's not sporting the all-white hair from A-Team, of course.

by **Doc Jon** » Tue May 08, 2012 10:16 pm

Tee-Roy'd wrote:
I didn't think about the martial arts aspect that could be a part of his character. Neeson would definitely be the perfect fit if that went all those routes with the character.

Well, you would think a little martial discipline would be cool, like the animated Dr. Strange that came out some time ago. I think it would be awesome to add that aspect seeing as how the whole Tibetan monk thing is part of his origin.

by **TROY** » Tue May 08, 2012 10:27 pm

Doc Jon wrote:
Well, you would think a little martial discipline would be cool, like the animated Dr. Strange that came out some time ago. I think it would be awesome to add that aspect seeing as how the whole Tibetan monk thing is part of his origin.

Yeah I enjoyed the take on Strange in the animated movie and I think something along those lines would be really cool in a live action film as well.

by **TimDrake'sDumbWings** » Wed May 09, 2012 12:35 am

I want the Thunderbolts, dammit! However, I feel like it would take too long to set up.

1) Introduce the Masters of Evil throughout the next set of Marvel movies
2) Avengers 2 is some variation on Avengers: Under Siege
3) Next set of Marvel movies takes all of the Avengers off the board somehow by the end of the cycle
4) Avengers 3 involves the Thunderbolts attempting to replace the Avengers. The Avengers then get wise to their bullshit, gather back together, expose them, and defeat them.

by **Doc Jon** » Wed May 09, 2012 12:41 am

TimDrake'sDumbWings wrote:I want the Thunderbolts, dammit! However, I feel like it would take too long to set up.

1) Introduce the Masters of Evil throughout the next set of Marvel movies
2) Avengers 2 is some variation on Avengers: Under Siege
3) Next set of Marvel movies takes all of the Avengers off the board somehow by the end of the cycle
4) Avengers 3 involves the Thunderbolts attempting to replace the Avengers. The Avengers then get wise to their bullshit, gather back together, expose them, and defeat them.

With the Thunderbolts, you could do the Hawkeye in prison story, like I mentioned.

He puts together a bunch of villains for an escape and a mission. Some of the villains would be unrepentant, but maybe one or two would form the core of your Thunderbolts. I think it could work, but it would be a heavily modified version of the concept.