Perhaps you will find that you will find that in recent years, a group of superheroes have always been active on the big screen in Hollywood. They are omnipotent in the sky. In addition to saving the earth, they have not forgotten to use all kinds of wonderful tricks to make you amazed. . In this spectacular manga-adapted movie team, the heroes from Marvel Comics must be the most familiar to everyone: Spider-Man, Hulk, X-Men, and of course the recent hot spots. The movie "Iron Man 2". In fact, Marvel Comics has already planned to show all the main comic characters under its umbrella. In order to clarify the family background of these heroes and not be too confused when watching movies in the future, let’s briefly tell you the history of Marvel Comics. And their movie plan.
The history of the Marvel Comics film project in the Silver Age
usually refers to the history of the development of American comics. People will divide them according to the golden age, the atomic age, the silver age, the bronze age and the modern age. Different eras are based on the themes of the comics. Value orientation, painting style and other aspects will be different. The Silver Age mainly refers to the historical period of the late 1950s and early 1970s, and the rise of Marvel Comics was precisely at this moment.
As early as 1939, Timely Comics, the prototype of Marvel Comics, was founded. In the 1950s, it was renamed Atlas Comics. It was not until 1961 that it was changed to Marvel Comics. ). Marvel comics before the 1960s were the same as comic companies scattered in the United States at that time. They depended on producing commercial comics that were completely dominated by popular tastes. Today, the popular monster series will draw monsters, and tomorrow will be popular outside. The celestial person is changed to the alien painting, although it is not a decent life, but it can be considered barely supported. Seeing that this state of making small money by messing around will continue, but in 1961, the God of Destiny was preparing to give Marvel Comics an unexpected gift.
Goodman, the owner of Marvel Comics at the time, was having an appointment with the boss of DC at the time. Speaking of being happy, the latter mentioned to Goodman that DC had recently made a new action: put some superheroes in charge. We came together to form an organization called "Justice League" (JLA), and this new set of comics was unexpectedly popular. The speaker is unintentional and the listener has the heart. Goodman, with his quick thoughts and market sense, immediately recruited Marvel Comics chief editor and screenwriter STAN LEE, and asked him to follow DC's approach to create a team story. STAN LEE, who was at a loss about his future and planned to leave, started to conceive it casually. It didn’t matter if he started, a story that made Marvel comics rise rapidly and brought huge wealth to it was born-this is what people have now been The familiar "Fantastic Four". After that, the creation and operation of Marvel Comics started to get on the right track, and vivid and colorful comic characters were created one after another, the performance was rising steadily, and the business scale was also rapidly developed accordingly. This up-and-coming star who used the distribution channels of DC Comics to operate, is now a super predator who shares the American comic market with the latter. The DC boss’s intentional or unintentional “reminder” 50 years ago, I don’t know if it will let him His immediate successor was embarrassed.
At the beginning of 2010, Marvel Comics was formally acquired by Disney for US$4.24 billion and became a new member of this global entertainment flagship group. For Marvel, it depends on the future development of its own brand by such a wealthy and powerful master. It is undoubtedly a new opportunity and milestone. Under the background of today's era of transformation and adjustment in the entertainment industry, Marvel Comics may also create more surprises.
The Marvel Comic Film Project: Step-by-Step Perfect Planning
Marvel Comics, one of the two largest comic companies in the United States, certainly knows Jin Gui, who has its own resources, and people with a discerning eye also understand that it is a matter of course to make comic adaptations into movies. The entertainment industry in any country has many adaptations from comics platforms, and Hollywood is no exception. In the United States, comic-based films have long been an important source of material for commercial films of various genres, whether it is surprise or DC, and more domestic fans are probably the first way to get in touch with those classic American comic characters from a few remakes. . For people who don’t know the original comics, there is a problem. The two comics have many characters and have their own complete worldview system. The comic characters of each family often appear in their respective works. It constitutes a rather complicated story line. You can see special publications where Superman and Batman join forces, and you can also see Iron Man. Big events, restarts, parallel universes and multi-version publications, it's not a fanfare, but it's really a puzzle for Monk Zhang Er. Therefore, some of the previous comic films adapted from the two companies basically followed a single story line model, that is, focused on telling the story of a certain hero without involving other heroes.
In terms of movie plans, the earlier DC has actually been at the forefront, such as the "Superman" series that was first introduced in China, and the later "Batman" and so on. However, after 2000, everything began to change. Marvel comics that came from behind began to attack one after another. The release of "Spider-Man" and "X-Men" opened up a new situation for Marvel comics in the film industry, and quickly occupied the comic hero series. Market share. But obviously it doesn’t make much sense to shoot in this way, so Marvel Comics intends to open up a new shooting mode, boldly throwing out the classic characters of its comics in stages, and interconnecting them according to the story line in the original work, and finally revitalizing Marvel Comics. The whole story system is continuously produced into a big movie. This new strategy was determined when "Iron Man" was released in 2008. In June 2009, Marvel released the promotional LOGOs of four films adapted from superhero comics, and also exposed their release dates. . These four movies are "Iron Man2" (Iron Man2), "Thor" (Thor), "Captain America" (Captain America), "The Avengers" (The Avengers). Its release dates are May 7, 2010, May 20, 2011, June 22, 2011, and May 4, 2012. Interesting friends may ask, why did Surprise choose these as the focus of the plan and shoot in order? The reason has to be said from the comics. Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America are the core members and founders of the most important team "Avengers" in the world of Marvel comics. The "Avengers" organization Marvel will eventually throw out. The big movie, so the arrangement of such a few characters before is also to let everyone get a general understanding of the context of the story line. This way of trying to figure out the picture is really clever. Surprise movie has foreshadowed the foreshadowing of these movies, put down the easter eggs, and waited for you to find a guess. And because of Marvel Comics’ large-scale announcements, the old rival DC can’t do it anymore. Although the 2008 "Batman: The Dark Knight" has saved some face, the market for comics movies will not be robbed by Marvel if it continues. After that, a series of movie plans were announced immediately: including "Batman Episode 3", the new version of "Superman", "The Flash" and the "Green Lantern" that had been launched not long ago, and also planned to shoot "Justice League."
With the acquisition of Marvel Comics by Disney, many fans and industry insiders have begun to speculate whether Marvel will have more plans to expose. For example, some people are happily waiting to see Spider-Man and Mickey Mouse Donald Duck meet together, or Pixar used their advanced animation technology to shoot the heroes of Marvel comics. However, Disney has stated that it will ensure that Marvel Comics has a high degree of independent operation rights, and will also give maximum support and cooperation. The latest news is that Marvel Comics intends to select some of its second- and third-line comic characters for shooting, taking the medium-cost route. Companies that previously held the rights to adapt some of the Marvel comics characters, such as Sony's "Spider-Man" and Paramount's "Iron Man", are full of variables. Once the copyright expires, it will be taken back by Marvel and Disney.
Marvel Comics Movie Project's Hidden
Mysterious Egg Storm Starting from "Iron Man", Marvel Comics deliberately placed some plots, paragraphs, props or lines in the movie to imply the relationship between these main heroes and the future storyline. Going forward, don't underestimate these humble easter eggs. If you don't figure it out now, then the next Marvel comic movie will definitely make you unhappy and miss the good show. The following is an analysis for you one by one:
"Iron Man"
1, the clues of the Mandarin
In the original comics, MANDARIN is always a fearful existence entangled in Iron Man's heart like a nightmare. It is also the ultimate villain in Iron Man comics. Almost the main story line and characters are the same as this from China. The supreme god is related. There are different interpretations for the different versions of the works of Manchuria. Generally speaking, this is a character with an IQ and ability comparable to Iron Man. As early as the first half of the twentieth century, he was rich in an enemy country and actually controlled behind the scenes. After staying in China, he began to practice all kinds of Chinese fantasy and secret techniques in anonymity and eventually became a great figure. Because of his ambition to conquer the world, he began to bond with Stark, and the fierce battle between the two that has not stopped so far continues. In the original work, Stark was captured by the guerrillas because he went to Vietnam to sell arms, and successfully developed the prototype of the Iron Man mech in the cell. However, this was not a simple kidnapping incident. In fact, the Vietnamese guerrillas were under the hands of the Mandarin. Although this background setting was changed to Afghanistan in the movie, it is clear that the crew has long planned to let Mandarin Chinese appear in the future movie version. In an interview in 2009, director Jon Favreau said that the script of the first draft of the movie contained the figure of Manchu, although he eventually gave up but will appear in the second episode. So they planted this kind of easter egg in the first episode: The name of the Afghan terrorist organization is "Ten Rings" (Ten Rings), which corresponds to the source of Manchu's divine power --- the ten Lord Rings on both hands have different superpowers. ability. In the picture, we can see that the LOGO of its organization is the shape of ten Lord of the Rings, and its leader RAZA is suspected of carrying a Lord of Manchurian ring in his hand. What’s even more surprising is that there was a cut clip in the "Iron Man" DVD. When Stark finished his duel with "Iron Overlord", the camera gave him a close-up of the energy device on his chest (much like a representative full Adults’ gossip and other graphics), and the attached subtitles typed “MANDARIN”. Just after the second episode of the movie was released, the crew was impatient to say that the next episode of Manchuria will definitely appear. As the super enemy of Iron Man, it is time.
2. The Captain America Shield
Iron Man in Stark Studios is one of the earliest founders of the "Avengers" organization of the hero team in Marvel comics, and often develops some new equipment for the heroes, who is a genius invention Home. This includes the "Avenger" jet, the X-Men's video camera, Spider-Man's multiple suits, and Captain America's signature weapon-the big shield.
In the trailer that was exposed that year, Captain America’s shield did not appear in the footage, and there was no theater version that was released afterwards. However, in the DVD, Marvel Comics and the crew added this scene after negotiating and planning in the later stage. When Iron Man returned to his own studio after taking off his clothes after making a fuss in Afghanistan, the Captain America’s shield was placed on the desktop at the back left. . It’s just that the late completion seems too abrupt, because from the perspective of the story line, Stark did not participate in the "Avengers" at this time, and did not know the captain, so there is only one explanation: it is Tony’s father Howard. A sample shield made by Stark for Captain America.
3. A glimpse of Colonel Rhodes.
When Stark was dying of his energy device, Colonel Rhodes, who arrived at the right time, saved Tony. When Iron Man flew away to face the "Iron Overlord" alone, Colonel Rod, who remained in Stark's studio, sighed at MARK II (the second-generation mecha developed by Tony, without coloring) and said to it. One sentence: "See you next time, baby". Yes, Rod did wear it in the second episode, which is "War Machine".
4. At the end of the film, Nick Fury appeared at the
end of the film . After the credits were over, Stark returned home but met a mysterious one-eyed black man. He said to Stark: "You think you are the only superhero in this world. I’m here to talk to you about the "Avengers" project." This mysterious man played by Samuel Jackson is actually Nick Fury, the leader of SHIELD, another important organization in the Marvel comics world. This is a secret agent organization affiliated to the U.S. government. Its original intention was to protect local security and resist external threats (supernatural, alien invasion, etc.). With Nick’s multiple moves, the Aegis organization became a middleman role between the superhero team "Avengers" and the official to communicate, but in fact, his main function is to monitor the actions of these heroes in order to Allowing the government to grasp whether their dynamics will threaten national security. In the second episode of the movie, Nick will have more roles, and he will also be the main character who will promote the development of clues in the next few Marvel hero movies.
"Fantastic Hulk"
1, ending film Iron Man appeared
Also after the end of the credits, Stark in a suit walked leisurely into a bar where he met with General Ross, who was in charge of the development of the secret weapon in the film. The two talked about it in the dialogue. How to control the Hulk. In the comics, the Hulk is also an important member of the "Avengers", but because he often cannot control himself and causes big troubles, he has always been the subject of Iron Man's headaches, and the grievances between the two have become deeper and deeper. The storyline of the movie in this episode should be after the two episodes of "Iron Man", because Stark is already considering including the Hulk into the "Avengers" organization at this time.
2. The cut-out footage implies that Captain
America is the best man in the world of Marvel comics. During World War II, the "Red Skull" fell into the Arctic seabed and was frozen alive after the desperate battle with his rival "Red Skull". It was not until Nick Fury began to form the "Avengers" that Zhou Zhang struggled to find Captain America. In this episode of the movie, in the later released excerpts, the frozen Captain America hidden under the Arctic ice sheet finally reveals its true appearance. Although it is a brief glimpse, it is enough to make movie fans hooked.
3. The Weapon X plan was exposed in the
film. Before the villain Bronsky was transformed into a serum by injection, General Ross mentioned the Weapon X plan carried out by the US military during World War II and used biochemical technology to create a "super soldier". If you If you are familiar with Marvel Comics, you must understand who he is talking about-Captain America.
4. The suspected Thor of Thor, a
foreign fan, said that the clouds that appeared in the sky after the Great War resembled Thor.
"Wolverine"
1. The Weapon X plan is mentioned again
. The "Wolverine" released last year as a prequel to "X-Men" explained the mystery of the origin of this man. In fact, he not only participated in World War II but also participated in Weapon X. Plan and have fought side by side with Captain America.
"Iron Man 2"
1, Thor's Hammer appears in the ending egg
According to the original plan of the crew, the easter eggs at the end of this episode are for Captain America and Thor Tolzich to appear. But now it seems that this promise will not appear in the theater version for the time being. Chris Evans, who will star in "Captain America", was finalized on March 30th. This shows that even if it is to be filmed and edited into "Iron Man 2", it is impossible. Therefore, it is estimated that the crew will The easter eggs will be given out using the method that was completed in the DVD in the previous episode. However, the easter eggs at the end of this episode are of great weight. SHIELD agent Coulson went to the desert of New Mexico to perform a secret mission, because they found Thor's sledgehammer in the depths of the desert! Although Thor did not appear directly, the signal could not be more obvious, directly leading the audience to this new movie that is currently being filmed. The license plate number of the car Coulson drove also gave a big close-up: 8RE 2Z1, which attracted a large number of fans to speculate. Is this a joke but another important clue? According to the pronunciation, some people interpreted it as "Later to see one", which means that next time we will see a new member of "Avenger" on stage, that is Thor. (In particular, the ending credits are about 5-6 minutes, and the domestic release version also comes with the egg. Interested fans please wait patiently. If the theater is cleared in advance to explain it, this is also the rights and interests of consumers, and it is also a measure A good opportunity for professionalism in theater work and service.)
2. The Mandarin is reappearing.
Don't think that Mandarin has missed the second episode. In fact, the crew still gives clues that are very similar to the previous episode. Take a look at the ring worn by Stark’s main competitor, Justin Hammer, which is also a magic weapon of the Mandarin! In fact, the relationship between Justin and the Mandarin is indeed a strategic alliance.
3. Captain America’s shield reappears
Stark, who found a new energy device manufacturing method from his father's exposition sketches, has just completed the renovation of his studio, and SHIELD agent Coulson reappears. At this time, the latter deliberately took out a broken round shield from another table, that is, the Captain America shield that was added in the DVD of the first episode. Although the captain did not appear, the second appearance of the shield has already occurred. It's an obvious signal: it means that there will be characters from "Iron Man" in the "Captain America" movie. Recent news confirms all this. Tony’s father, Stark Industries’ founder Howard Stark, will appear in "The United States", and he has participated in the Weapon X project and also cast for Captain America. That famous shield was also one of the earliest initiators of SHIELD.
4. The police arresting Justin Hammer may be a disguised
endgame "Little Pepper" called the police for the arrest of Justin Hammer, but the conversations between the police and him were somewhat vague and suspicious. Considering the several appearances of Hanmer in the original comics, it must not be so easy to defuse the law (several times in the business field to frame Tony, and often hire extremely fierce opponents to attack Iron Man), and from Hanmer is a man From the perspective of the alliance, those police officers may be the latter's men. This act as a foreshadowing may lead to the appearance of Super BOSS Mandarin in the third episode.
5. STAN LEE continues to
be the chief editor and screenwriter of Marvel Comics. It can be said that Marvel’s current first-line comic heroes are all produced by him. Since Marvel comics were continuously adapted into movies a few years ago, this old man has been happily playing guest appearances in the film, completely in a posture of paying tribute to himself. In Daredevil, he appeared as a passerby who reads newspapers. In X-Men, he started a hot dog business. In Spider-Man 3, he became a brave old man who saved little Lolita. The Hulk "Is the security guard who hangs up drinking juice. "Iron Man" is no exception. Do you remember the old man in the nightgown who was talking to the beautiful girls at the door when Stark was at the reception to refute the rumors? Dressed up as Hefner, the founder of "Playboy". In this episode, STAN LEE will continue to appear, this time his COS target has become CNN's famous mouth Larry King.
"Thor"
This new movie, which started filming at the beginning of this year, has been filming intensively near Galisteo, New Mexico. Judging from the eggs of "Iron Man 2" (maybe the result of the filming of the "Thor" crew), the story is also very good. It may be expanded here (contrast with comics). At present, the crew has exposed one of the villains "The Destroyer" and Thor's styling photos. As the filming process continues, more news will be released.
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