Re: Morena Baccarin, Cobie Smulders in running for "Avengers" role
Anim8rFSK
David <diml...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/heat-vision/v-star-morena-baccarin-actr
> esses-95741
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> 'V' Star Morena Baccarin Among Actresses on �Avengers� Shortlist
> (Exclusive)
> by Borys Kit
>
> Marvel is conducting screen tests Friday for one of the final roles
> still looking to be cast in The Avengers, the all-star superhero
> ensemble being directed by Joss Whedon. Last night Samuel L. Jackson
> revealed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon it is that of his "sidekick."
>
> V star Morena Baccarin is on that list. Also said to be vying for the
> part are Jessica Lucas, Cobie Smulders and Mary Elizabeth Winstead,
> who are still negotiating their test deals for the part of a key
> member of the espionage agency run by Nick Fury, played in the Marvel
> movies by Jackson. Some earlier speculation pegged the role to be that
> of Avengers team member Janet van Dyne/the Wasp, but Marvel declined
> to comment.
It's just stupid if it's not Maria Hill.
--
"Please, I can't die, I've never kissed an Asian woman!"
Shego on "Shat My Dad Says"
Joe Snodgrass
> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/heat-vision/v-star-morena-bacc...
>
> 'V' Star Morena Baccarin Among Actresses on Avengers Shortlist
> (Exclusive)
> by Borys Kit
>
> Marvel is conducting screen tests Friday for one of the final roles
> still looking to be cast in The Avengers, the all-star superhero
> ensemble being directed by Joss Whedon. Last night Samuel L. Jackson
> revealed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon it is that of his "sidekick."
>
> V star Morena Baccarin is on that list. Also said to be vying for the
> part are Jessica Lucas, Cobie Smulders and Mary Elizabeth Winstead,
> who are still negotiating their test deals for the part of a key
> member of the espionage agency run by Nick Fury, played in the Marvel
> movies by Jackson. Some earlier speculation pegged the role to be that
> of Avengers team member Janet van Dyne/the Wasp, but Marvel declined
> to comment.
If it's a lady S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, then it can't be anybody besides La
Contessa Valeria Allegra de Fontaine, generally seen as the sexiest
lady in the Marvel Universe.
> The test deals for the role involve a nine-picture option, so whoever
> snags the role has a chance to be seen in subsequent Marvel movies.
> There is also a 30-day hold on the actresses.
>
> Baccarin, repped by ICM and Seven Summits, may have an edge since the
> actress did star in Whedon s short-lived sci-fi TV series Firefly and
> its subsequent film spinoff, Serenity.
>
> Lucas, repped by Gersh and Thruline Entertainment, was one of the
> stars of Melrose Place, appears in TV s Friends With Benefits and has
> a role in Big Momma s House 3.
>
> Smulders, repped by UTA and Roar, is best known for her work in CBS'
> How I Met Your Mother.
>
> Winstead, who played Ramona Flowers in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,
> next stars in Universal s The Thing, the remake of the 1982 John
> Carpenter horror movie. She is repped by CAA.
>
> The casting of the female actress will serve to (slightly) even the
> gender odds in male-heavy cast. Scarlett Johansson (as the Black
> Widow) is the only notable female in a roll call that includes Robert
> Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Jackson (Nick Fury), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye),
> Chris Evans (Captain America), Mark Ruffalo (Hulk) and Chris Hemsworth
> (Thor).
>
> Avengers is slated for a start in late April.
Where's The Vision?
David Johnston
> In article <gt2mk699kgkqfd0p29kcip8i0jt2sqo...@4ax.com>,
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> David <dimla...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/heat-vision/v-star-morena-bacc...
>
> > 'V' Star Morena Baccarin Among Actresses on Avengers Shortlist
> > (Exclusive)
> > by Borys Kit
>
> > Marvel is conducting screen tests Friday for one of the final roles
> > still looking to be cast in The Avengers, the all-star superhero
> > ensemble being directed by Joss Whedon. Last night Samuel L. Jackson
> > revealed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon it is that of his "sidekick."
>
> > V star Morena Baccarin is on that list. Also said to be vying for the
> > part are Jessica Lucas, Cobie Smulders and Mary Elizabeth Winstead,
> > who are still negotiating their test deals for the part of a key
> > member of the espionage agency run by Nick Fury, played in the Marvel
> > movies by Jackson. Some earlier speculation pegged the role to be that
> > of Avengers team member Janet van Dyne/the Wasp, but Marvel declined
> > to comment.
>
> It's just stupid if it's not Maria Hill.
>
But Maria Hill and Nick weren't around at the same time were they?
Anim8rFSK
<f5349998-27ac-4707...@a28g2000prb.googlegroups.com>,
David Johnston <davidjo...@yahoo.com> wrote:
She's his sidekick/assistant in the current animated series.
But Joe made a good call with La Contessa Valeria Allegra de Fontaine.
grinningdemon
<joe....@yahoo.com> wrote:
>On Feb 3, 3:11�pm, David <dimla...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/heat-vision/v-star-morena-bacc...
>>
>> 'V' Star Morena Baccarin Among Actresses on Avengers Shortlist
>> (Exclusive)
>> by Borys Kit
>>
>> Marvel is conducting screen tests Friday for one of the final roles
>> still looking to be cast in The Avengers, the all-star superhero
>> ensemble being directed by Joss Whedon. Last night Samuel L. Jackson
>> revealed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon it is that of his "sidekick."
>>
>> V star Morena Baccarin is on that list. Also said to be vying for the
>> part are Jessica Lucas, Cobie Smulders and Mary Elizabeth Winstead,
>> who are still negotiating their test deals for the part of a key
>> member of the espionage agency run by Nick Fury, played in the Marvel
>> movies by Jackson. Some earlier speculation pegged the role to be that
>> of Avengers team member Janet van Dyne/the Wasp, but Marvel declined
>> to comment.
>
>If it's a lady S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, then it can't be anybody besides La
>Contessa Valeria Allegra de Fontaine, generally seen as the sexiest
>lady in the Marvel Universe.
That may have been true back in the day but Contessa has barely even
appeared anywhere in years...most modern viewers would have no clue
who she was...never mind that the movies tend to lean more toward the
Ultimate side of things...and, if that's the case, Carol Danvers would
be the most obvious choice.
>> The test deals for the role involve a nine-picture option, so whoever
>> snags the role has a chance to be seen in subsequent Marvel movies.
>> There is also a 30-day hold on the actresses.
>>
>> Baccarin, repped by ICM and Seven Summits, may have an edge since the
>> actress did star in Whedon s short-lived sci-fi TV series Firefly and
>> its subsequent film spinoff, Serenity.
>>
>> Lucas, repped by Gersh and Thruline Entertainment, was one of the
>> stars of Melrose Place, appears in TV s Friends With Benefits and has
>> a role in Big Momma s House 3.
>>
>> Smulders, repped by UTA and Roar, is best known for her work in CBS'
>> How I Met Your Mother.
>>
>> Winstead, who played Ramona Flowers in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,
>> next stars in Universal s The Thing, the remake of the 1982 John
>> Carpenter horror movie. She is repped by CAA.
>>
>> The casting of the female actress will serve to (slightly) even the
>> gender odds in male-heavy cast. Scarlett Johansson (as the Black
>> Widow) is the only notable female in a roll call that includes Robert
>> Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Jackson (Nick Fury), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye),
>> Chris Evans (Captain America), Mark Ruffalo (Hulk) and Chris Hemsworth
>> (Thor).
>>
>> Avengers is slated for a start in late April.
>
>Where's The Vision?
You really like the Vision, don't you? He's not one of the big icons
and hasn't even existed as we knew him in years so he is far from an
obvious choice for the movie...Scarlet Witch would be more
likely...and, once again, if they lean more towards the Ultimate,
Vision would be a chick anyway.
Personally, the most disappointing choice here for me is Jeremy Renner
for Hawkeye...Hawkeye is my fav Avenger and this is some pretty lame
casting.
grinningdemon
wrote:
Unlikely given how obscure the character has become and that she
doesn't even exist in the Ultimateverse this version of Fury is
modelled on.
Joe Snodgrass
> On Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:04:32 -0700, Anim8rFSK <ANIM8R...@cox.net>
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They're giving due respect to the silver age canon.
grinningdemon
If that were true, Sam Jackson wouldn't have been cast as Fury.
Joe Snodgrass
Sam Jackson SHOULDN'T have been cast as Fury.
grinningdemon
My point exactly...they don't give a shit about respecting the silver
age canon.
Joe Snodgrass
They try to "walk a line" between satisfying new readers and
respecting the old ones.
grinningdemon
What books are you reading? They don't give a shit about respecting
the old readers.
Anim8rFSK
grinningdemon <grinni...@austin.rr.com> wrote:
Well, what about the Spider-Man ... oh, Hell, I can't even finish the
sentence.
Dimensional Traveler
Spider-Man?". (Heck, I've never read Spider-Man and I think there've
been at least three!)
--
"There's something that doesn't make sense. Let's go and poke it with a
stick."
Tim Turnip
<grinni...@austin.rr.com> wrote:
The Bond girl, made Marvel. (And almost literally, given that the
Lazenby Bond's girlfriend and later wife was also a contessa.) I'll
always remember Val from the old Nick Fury comics where Steranko drew
her in the backless spandex tights, and of course the sexy censored
scene where she and Nick have what-for in Nick's swanky bachelor pad,
just barely discreetly off-camera.
I was thinking I read that she betrayed Nick not long ago, or became
the head of Hydra, or something. According to Wiki, the former was a
Skrull but the latter was the real Contessa.
Tim Turnip
The series is a mix of different Avengers eras. They're attempting to
pick the best elements from each.
grinningdemon
wrote:
I haven't seen much of that at all.
grinningdemon
wrote:
>n Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:44:43 -0600, grinningdemon
Yeah, I think that happened in that lame Secret Warriors book...I love
LOVE to see a new Nick Fury series that was back to basics...but
that's not likely to happen any time soon.
Obveeus
"Dimensional Traveler" <dtr...@sonic.net> wrote:
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> Even if you had finished the sentence one would have to ask "Which
> Spider-Man?". (Heck, I've never read Spider-Man and I think there've been
> at least three!)
All pale in comparison to Spider Pig.
Anim8rFSK
Dimensional Traveler <dtr...@sonic.net> wrote:
grinningdemon would get it. The entire current Spider-Man comic line up
is designed specifically do disrespect old readers. And new readers.
And anyone that can read.
Joe Snodgrass
> On Fri, 4 Feb 2011 13:09:04 -0800 (PST), Joe Snodgrass
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Sure they do.
grinningdemon
What exactly makes you think so?
Anim8rFSK
grinningdemon <grinni...@austin.rr.com> wrote:
BTW, it's confirmed, the character is Maria Hill.
grinningdemon
wrote:
Ah, a Bendis character...yeah, they're REALLY respecting that silver
age canon.
M.O.R
> On Sat, 05 Feb 2011 10:47:06 -0700, Anim8rFSK <ANIM8R...@cox.net>
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> >> On Sat, 5 Feb 2011 01:54:14 -0800 (PST), Joe Snodgrass
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I've lost hope in comic book movies, lately. Seems the only time
someone gets it right is when DC animation make their graphic novels
into animated movies.
M.O.R
> On Sat, 05 Feb 2011 10:47:06 -0700, Anim8rFSK <ANIM8R...@cox.net>
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Remember the last time they closely followed Bendis canon...we got MTV
Spider-man, and Fantastic Four with a story that was badly written,
badly directed, largely miscast and terribly acted in places (Chris
Evans and Jessica Alba, I'm looking at you). Strangely enough, the I
did find myself liking Ioan Gruffudd's Reed, but the problem was that
the relationship/ chemistry that was meant to exist between him and
Jessica Alba was entirely non-existent because she was utterly
terrible (honestly, has she got more than 2 facial expressions? I saw
her in the trailer for Machete, and she was as emotionless as a
mannequin. She was meant to be giving and angry, powerful speech, and
instead sounded like she was annoyed that Macy's were raising their
prices and getting rid of the employee discount).
Madlove
That's 'Spider-Ham', AKA 'Peter Porkchop'.
trag
> Strangely enough, the I
> did find myself liking Ioan Gruffudd's Reed, but the problem was that
> the relationship/ chemistry that was meant to exist between him and
> Jessica Alba was entirely non-existent because she was utterly
> terrible (honestly, has she got more than 2 facial expressions?
Well, she does know how to do the shoulder to shoulder head tip, which
is meant to display anger or displeasure, or sometimes sarcasm, and
was considered hip amongst the Young & Dumb about ten years ago.
What they don't seem to remember is that that head tip is also Blond
Valley Girl for, "While I'm speaking, I don't have enough brain power
left over to hold my head upright."
Joe Snodgrass
> On Sat, 5 Feb 2011 01:54:14 -0800 (PST), Joe Snodgrass
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The next Spidey movie will have mechanical web-shooters.
grinningdemon
Like Ultimate Spiderman...that the movie is supposedly modeled
after...it's not a nod to the classics.
Anim8rFSK
<0ac94364-310d-418d...@u6g2000vbh.googlegroups.com>,
Joe Snodgrass <joe....@yahoo.com> wrote:
And the worst costume imaginable.