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Decoding Batman's Flawed Villains Who Rivalled The Caped Crusader's Popularity

The Batman villains have a trajectory of transformation. They've become more layered with time, commanding more screen presence and attention.

Batman is one of the most popular superheroes in the DC Universe. The character has been retained even in the new and revised DCU films, that are slated for release in the upcoming decade. This in itself is a testament to the popularity of the character. Over the course of the last 20 years, Batman, popularly known as The Dark Knight, has been part of 9 live-action films. Even Joker, the prime nemesis of the caped crusader, was portrayed with elan by Joaquin Phoenix in the 2019 eponymous film, directed by Todd Philips. Phillips is currently working on a sequel of Joker, a character battling mental illness. Meanwhile, there are two Batman films currently under development.The Batman 2 features Robert Pattinson in the title role, whileThe Brave and The Bold will focus on the dynamics of Bruce Wayne and his son, Damian Wayne.

Batman, however, is not the only one in the films who shows character development and commands screentime. Over the years, the villains in Batman films have developed through their cinematic portrayal. Batman: The Movie, the first Batman film, was released in July 1966 and featured Adam West as the titular character. Since then, villains in Batman movies have become more and more layered, alongside Bruce Wayne. Let's take a look.

Villains in initial Batman films: Overshadowed by the ‘good guy’

Director Tim Burton, who had worked with Michael Keaton previously on Beetlejuice, made Batman in 1989. The film had a dark, brooding atmosphere, influenced by Alan Moore’s graphic novel The Killing Joke and Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns. This was also the inception of the Joker, portrayed by The Shining star Jack Nicholson.

The 1989 film offered a mix of action, intrigue, and most importantly, jokes, from the Joker. The intense undertone of Batman films was retained until Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever, featuring Val Kilmer as Bruce Wayne/Batman. Several villains, such as The Riddler, Penguin, Shreck and Two-Face, were featured in subsequent films. However, their backstories were not given enough attention, making the characters seem shallow. The heroics of Batman overshadowed these villains - the characterisations did not evoke empathy for the ‘bad guy’, despite the fact that their troubled pasts were hinted at. Actors such as Jim Carrey, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Tommy Lee Jones, and Uma Thurman have played villains in the Joel Schumacher films. However, the portrayals were, at best, comic in nature.

Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy reinvents Batman villains

It was not until 2005 that director Christopher Nolan gave the Batman movies his own spin. Christian Bale played the role of Batman in Batman Begins (2005) and faced off Ra’s Al Ghul, played by Liam Neeson. Ra’s Al Ghul was previously a mentor to Bruce Wayne. He had taught Bruce everything that he needed to be a force of change in Gotham. However, he returned to kill Bruce after the latter betrayed him. Ra’s Al Ghul was liked as a villain, as he mirrored the trauma of Batman’s past. However, it wasn’t until The Dark Knight (2008) that the Joker, the most fearsome Batman antagonist, was introduced.

The late actor Heath Ledger played the role of the Joker. He introduced a yet-unparalleled disruption to the superhero genre. While Ledger’s Joker was already a stone-cold murderer, he also sought to debilitate the entirety of Gotham City, simply for the sake of spreading chaos. He questions Batman in the film, “What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?” It is also a question that forms the essence of Batman and Joker’s rivalry. Batman fights to keep justice alive in a city that lacks hope, while Joker fuels the flame as he watches everything burn down.

The Dark Knight Rises featured Batman’s rival Bane, played by Tom Hardy. Bane enters Gotham and completely destroys Batman in order to establish his own rule in Gotham. If it wasn’t for Bruce Wayne’s indomitable spirit and urgency for justice, Bane would have ruled Gotham. Bane’s character development and his on-screen presence overpower even the presence of Batman - thus establishing the mortality of the superhero character.

Why Batman villains are serious

Batman is a character born out of trauma. Bruce Wayne lost his parents in front of his eyes in a mindless shooting incident. With the support of his butler Alfred, and the inherited wealth of his parents, Bruce Wayne allows himself on a journey of growth and learning. He eventually becomes a trained martial artist, assassin, engineer and most importantly, a detective, who solves crimes to bring justice.

Batman's villains are often a counterpart to the aspects of his persona. The Penguin, for instance, is corrupt and selfish and he exists solely in the criminal underbelly of Gotham.Two-Face is a villain who mirrors the same lack of faith in human goodness that Batman consistently fights to uphold. The Joker is one of Batman’s most fierce antagonists - while Batman follows a trajectory of self-affirmational discipline and perseverance, The Joker is deeply nihilistic and chaotic.

Moreover, Joker (2019) gave us a glimpse of the villain’s psychological makeup. The insight into his mind seems to justify the Joker's behaviour, albeit in his own perspective. Gotham, in and of itself, is portrayed as a sinister location where Joaquin Phoenix's Arthur Fleck grew up and lost all hope. It is a city so corrupt, that in his eyes, redemption is impossible. Joaquin Phoenix portrays the character’s pain, as he deals with rejection, apathy, ignorance and organisational mismanagement in the city.

This is the connective tissue in most Batman villains. They feature backstories that are as tragic (if not more), when compared to the vigilante superhero that they are fighting. This allows us to view Batman villaiuns in a more human light, which is in contrast to their seemingly ruthless nature. Even Robert Pattinson's The Batman featured Paul Dano as The Riddler. The character matched every bit of intensity that the neo-noir superhero film demanded.

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wait u like joel mchale? do u think u are gonna watch dc's stargirl next year? joel is in it but as a recurring critical character.

yeah!!!!!!!

i'm actually not a huge fan of dctv except for powerless (big F for powerless) but i want to believe that stargirl is going to feel more like a comic than an attempt at making comic heroes super ~edgy....... the shazam! film for example was so Ideal for a live action adaptation to me lmao

i haven't touched dc comics since the new 52 was a thing but i'm p stoked that an actor i like gets to play syl, even if they've definitely changed his origins and backstory and everything lol

#afroenby #ask #joel as a superhero mentor...!!!!!!!#and im so here for lady heroes getting their own shows thank god

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itsthenovelteafactor · 4 years ago

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Superhero Gothic

Thanks to everyone who responded to my previous post (special shoutout to @jeyfeather1234 💛 ) about superheroes and gothic media! I know it’s been, like, a month, but here we go.

Here’s a bit of a look into some common gothic themes, and how they apply to Doom Patrol, The Boys, Watchmen (2019), and The Umbrella Academy. This one’s a bit long, not gonna lie, but I hope you enjoy!

Part I: Let’s Talk About Gothic Media

There is not actually an all-encompassing definition for gothic media, or even a universally agreed-upon one. You’re probably familiar with some well-known gothic works (think Dracula, Frankenstein, Edgar Allen Poe, Stephen King) but there is a lot of debate on what exactly makes them gothic.

There are some common themes in gothic works, though: families/characters under the control of a tyrannical paterfamilias, the crumbling of the established order/estate, long-buried secrets that have consequences in the present, and supernatural events that are stand-ins for/reflective of the emotional state/past actions of the characters.

(Note: these aren’t all the themes of gothic works or even most of them, but for purposes here, I’d like to limit this analysis to them. I’d love to talk about other themes/ideas, though, if anyone has them. 😊)

So… superheroes (quick overview in case you haven’t watched any of them… spoiler warnings for the rest of this discussion)

Doom Patrol:

Five misfit superhumans attempt to rescue their mentor figure when he is kidnapped by an old enemy.

They are very, very bad at it.

Also features a singing horse head, a sentient nonbinary teleporting street (who is by far the best character) and the narrator is the fourth-wall breaking series villain.

Beautifully weird but will also emotionally devastate you. Criminally underrated, tbh.

Watchmen (2019):

Story takes place after the canon of the graphic novel which is too much to summarize.

Alternate history (that should really feel more fictitious than it does) where white supremacist organization the Seventh Cavalry, masked police officers, and former superheroes in hiding all collide in Tulsa Oklahoma

Swept the Emmys this year and ABSOLUTELY DESERVED TO

The Umbrella Academy:

Washed up former child superheroes are forced to reunite when their father dies under mysterious circumstances

Time travel, dysfunctional siblings, and a killer soundtrack

Basically a family drama with the superhero story as secondary (complimentary)

Probably the most obviously gothic of all of these it is aesthetic AF

The Boys:

Superheroes exist but they are corporate sellouts under the control of evil company Not-Amazon (AKA Vought)

Regular human protagonists try to hold them accountable for their actions with varying (read: usually minimal) success

Yes, it’s the one from those weird ads earlier this year

Billy Joel!!

Part II: Niles Caulder, Ozymandias, and Other Terrible Father Figures

The Tyrannical Paterfamilias:

Does not always mean a father figure explicitly, often relating to the notion of a patriarchal tradition, or family inheritance that plays a role in controlling the main characters.

Sometimes, it is a father figure.

Sometimes, it is a representative of patriarchal tradition/male head of pseudo-family unit.

So, uh, role call:

Reginald Hargreeves (even in death) holds power over his children, and has shaped all of them into the adults they have become, and that drives the majority of the conflict. Each of the major character individually grapples with the after-effects of his abuse. Luther feels the need to be the leader and protect everyone and alienates his allies as a consequence. Diego constantly asserts himself as a hero (often to dangerous extremes) because it is the only way he was ever valued. Allison has to teach herself boundaries and responsible use of her powers after he encouraged her to abuse them for years. Klaus turns to drugs to cope with his childhood trauma. Five disobeyed his father with disastrous consequences and is constantly fighting to not become him. Vanya spent her entire childhood in the background, and never learned to assert herself in a healthy way. Thanks, Reggie.

Homelander says that The Seven are like a family. While whether or not this is accurate (it isn’t) is up for debate, he does occupy the tyrannical paterfamilias roles incredibly well. Homelander controls every member of the Seven, threatening them and their loved ones whenever they step out of line (read: do not do exactly what he wants in the exact way he wants them to do it.) He is also very closely tied with conservative/patriarchal rhetoric in-universe and at one point dates a literal Nazi.

William Butcher less evil than most of the other characters on this list but the bar is also like, on the ground. Butcher tries to control the Boys in a similar way (Butcher and Homelander are character foils, okay? it’s actually pretty neat). He’s perfectly willing to sacrifice them in pursuit of his own goals, disregards their points of view and the well-being of their loved ones, and tries to cut loose anyone who disagrees with his methods (recall when Hughie tried to rescue his friends at the end of s1 and Butcher… punched him in the face? Yeah, that.) The difference is that the Boys can push back against his without being, you know, brutally murdered. (And also the Butcher isn’t a literal monster; I’m not anti-Butcher, okay? He’s an interesting character and the fact that he seems constantly on the verge of becoming that which he hates most is part of what makes him interesting.)

Guess what, folks? It’s hating Niles Caulder hours. He engineered accidents to turn the main characters into his test subjects, and then kept them conveniently hidden away in his large manor. Stole their autonomy and independence but paints himself as a benevolent father figure. And that’s not even including what he does to his actual daughter, Dorothy. He’s terrified of her growing up (read: becoming a young woman) and so he locks her away for almost 100 years and, when she is freed, yells at her constantly and makes her terrified of showing any signs of maturation (even though she’s 111 and clearly tired of being written off as a child).

The relationship between Ozymandias and his daughter, Lady Trieu, is integral to the final act of Watchmen. Heralded as the “smartest man in the world,” Ozymandias refused to acknowledge his daughter as his until he needed something from her. While Lady Trieu is more self-sufficient and independent than some of the applications of this trope, she goes to great lengths to prove herself, first to him, and then to herself when he rejects her.

Part III: Been a Long Time Gone (Constantinople)

Gothic fiction is often associated with change, and particularly, the collapse of established systems of power. For example, many works like The House of the Seven Gables and The Fall of the House of Usher take place in old, crumbling manor houses. There is a reason for this! These kinds of estates are remnants of a past that is irreversibly gone, and their continued presence in decrypt forms serves as a reminder.

Each of the four series takes place at a moment, either on a wide scale or on a personal scale (or both!), in which an established order is being questioned, and the constant reminders of that failed order are used to gothic effect.

The Umbrella Academy plays this most directly (In fact, there are TONS of parallels between the end of s1 of TUA and House of Usher that I don’t have the time to get into right now... lmk if you want that meta). We can see the Hargreeves mansion as a very literal example of this. While not worn down, the house is notably both very large and very empty. Shelves are filled with merchandise for a superhero team that disbanded over a decade prior, and portraits of a family that no longer speaks to each other. None of the family members ever seem truly comfortable or at ease in the house, and for good reason - every back corner is a reminder of their incredibly traumatic childhood.

In The Boys, the story begins with the fridging death of the main character’s girlfriend, Robin, at the hands of a member of the Seven, a group of heroes so ingrained in the public consciousness that when they later hide out in a costume shop, literally every single costume is for one of Vought’s heroes. The Seven represent the system in power, which, at the disposal of Not-Amazon means corporate greed, shallow altruism, and the cultivation of public personas at the expense of actual humanity.

From that moment on, the sheer presence of The Seven on everything from public billboards to breakfast cereal is a remainder for Hughie (and the audience) that this established system doesn’t work and is based on lies, which serves this effect on a personal level. In the broader scale, however, we also see that the Seven themselves are fracturing under an unsustainable business model. Even their name, “The Seven” starts to seem a bit dated when halfway through season one through the end of season two there are notably... less than seven of them.

The main characters in Doom Patrol are all in recovery after the accidents that irreversibly changed their lives. We see through flashbacks the people that they used to be, and the difference is striking. They were each established in their own elements: Cliff a famous race-car driver, Rita a world renowned actress, Larry a hero pilot, Jane was involved in counter-cultural movements, Vic was a student and athlete. The foundations upon which their worlds were established are completely decimated by the accidents, and now they (save Vic and sometimes Jane) live mostly in isolation in Niles’ manor house, an estate that is far larger than would be necessary to comfortably house a group of their size.

And you feel the emptiness, both in the manor, and in the lives of the characters. They have barely created a shadow version of their own existence when the series starts, so fragile that a simple trip into town devolves into utter chaos.

Angela Abar of Watchmen has also constructed a life following the terrifying act of terrorism on the White Night. It’s a bit of a double life, and we see that the balancing act is challenging for her, even before the story truly begins. The death of Judd Crawford, and the revelation about him that follows is not only traumatizing on a personal level (but it definitely is that), but also upsets her understanding of the world. People she’s come to trust are not just dishonest but truly monstrous. And the more Angela learns about what has been happening, the more her understanding of the world begins to unravel. Her memories, and the memories of those around her are cast in a much more sinister light, and the effect is genuinely chilling.

Part IV: “I’m the Little Girl Who Threw the Brick in the Air”

In episode 3 of Watchmen, Laurie contacts Dr. Manhattan on the cosmic phone booth to tell him a joke. It’s a version of what TVTropes calls the “brick joke,” and it relies on set up taking place early on, other stuff happening, and then the response coming at an unexpected moment.

So, yeah. Events of the past/buried secrets resurfacing with consequences in the present.

Continuing with the theme from Watchmen, the entire series is punctuated with the way the past and the present intertwine, with elements from both the original Watchmen graphic novel, and actual American history. One of the things we talked a lot about in my gothic lit class was the manner in which the overhanging specter of past atrocities casts a shadow over the present, and how many works cannot help but have gothic themes because there are so many horrifying things in the past that cannot be ignored, and provide both context and nuance for the discussions we have in the present. No series tackles these topics quite so directly (and with as much care) as Watchmen. (note: it does not always make for easy viewing, but if you’re in a place where you feel like you can engage with that kind of material, I highly recommend the show.)

In Doom Patrol, the past actions of the characters very much control the storyline (see: previous discussion of Niles Caulder), but the character whose storyline I want to talk about here is Rita (partially for plot reasons and partially because I just love Rita, okay?). We learn when we first meet Rita that in the past she was... not a great person. We know that the trauma of the accident that gave her her powers has changed her, we also know that she still holds on to the guilt and that her guilt has limited the scope of her world for years, but we don’t know what exactly it is that she’s done.

Enter Mr. Nobody, all-powerful narrator who is not just aware of Rita’s greatest sins, but perfectly capable of manifesting reminders of them into the story. She is confronted with empty cradles, and the sound of crying children in the background of many scenes and we see how much it effects her, without a full understanding of why it does (see: The Tell-Tale Heart). Her past begins to haunt her physically, and she begins to crumble in response to it, until finally she is forced to confide in a stranger (and thus the audience). The past actions do not just inform the audience of Rita’s character - they show up to influence her behavior in the present.

The ending of The Umbrella Academy season 1 is super evocative of the gothic genre with Vanya breaking open the soundproof chamber (wherein she was silenced for years) and rising from the basement to destroy the last remnants of the Hargreeves legacy (which would be awesome if the last remnants of the Hargreeves legacy didn’t include the rest of her family). Pretty much every mistake the siblings make over the course of the season feeds together to create the finale, but the primary cause isn’t something any of them actually did. It all ties back to Reginald Hargreeves’ complete inability to be nice to children. Any children. His own and random strangers that need help.

In The Boys, while the extent to which people are making f-ed up choices in the present cannot be expressed enough, we see through the characters of Homelander that many of the present difficulties are a result of past mistakes. Particularly, the profit-seeking corruption within Vought. We learn in s1 through Vogelbaum that Homelander was raised in a lab by Vought as an experiment, only to be unceremoniously thrust into the spotlight and told he was a superhero (which... does not justify a single one of his actions but is still a major yikes). As the head scientist of the project, Vogelbaum is very aware that ignoring his conscious if the name of research has essentially created the biggest threat their world has ever seen.

(Seriously y’all just stop raising your super kids in isolation)

Part V: Put Them Together, and They’re the MF-ing Spice Girls

Having the environment respond to characters’ emotions/mental states is pretty common in gothic works (it was a dark and stormy night = someone is probably not doing super well). One of the advantages of the genre’s tendency towards the supernatural is that, often, those elements of the stories, as well, are reflections of the main ideas of a work of fiction (see: Stephen King’s really unsubtle period metaphors).

Because all of these shows have a ton of supernatural/scifi elements by virtue of being, well, superhero shows, I thought it would be easier (and more fun!) to come up with a short list of elements, what they mean, and what cases they might apply to.

1. A Nonlinear Experience of Time

The Umbrella Academy: legitimately about time travel. Characters are attempting to fix the timeline but are unable to because they are both mentally and sometimes literally stuck in the past.

Watchmen: In the episode This Extraordinary Being, Angela experiences firsthand the experiences of her grandfather, under the influence of a drug called Nostalgia. The episode touches on many themes, one of which being the impact of generational trauma in marginalized communities. Throughout the series, Dr. Manhatten is cursed with experiencing all time at once, and the episode A God Walks into Abar illustrates that, because of this, he is constantly facing the consequences of particular actions before, after, and while he is preforming him.

Doom Patrol: Mr. Nobody is able to physically travel to one of Jane’s flashbacks via his fourth-wall breaking powers, and gives Dr. Harrison an ultimatum for the future.

What it implies: Events, particularly events that evoke guilt or conflict, are not as rooted in the past as one would like to think.

2. Powers/Abilities that reflect personal trauma/failings

Doom Patrol: Larry’s abilities/bond with the Negative Spirit have made it so that he is constantly covering himself with bandages/avoiding other people, which reflects his experiences having to hide his identity as a gay man in the 50/60s. Rita forced herself to walk a thin line, betraying everything in pursuit of her image; her abilities require constant effort to keep her entire body from becoming misshapen and out of control. Vic’s father with boundary issues can literally control his perception of the world through his cybernetic enhancements. Dorothy’s abilities manifest as imaginary friends because she was kept isolated for years at a time.

The Umbrella Academy: pretty much all of the kids’ powers are representative of the interpersonal skills they were never able to develop. Luther is super-durable but also the most emotionally vulnerable of the group. Five can teleport and time travel but always seems to be too late to stop things. Diego can manipulate the trajectory of projectiles but cannot escape the path his father set out for him, not matter how much he resents it. Vanya always forced herself to stay quiet until the sound literally explodes out of her.

The Boys: Annie’s abilities allow her to control light, but she struggles (in the beginning) to bring to light the horrible things done to her behind closed doors.

Watchmen: Not technically a power, but Looking Glass’ mirror-mask is a constant reminder of the hall of mirrors that both saved his life and traumatized him forever.

What it implies: from a story perspective, these allow for an exploration of trauma/guilt to occur on a scale much larger than people simply talking about their problems (as if anyone on any of these shows knows how to talk about their problems...) It also means that the trauma/guilt of the characters takes on a physical form that is able to haunt them, and constantly remind them/hold them accountable for their past actions.

3. Diluted Sense of Reality:

Doom Patrol: The first season is narrated by its main villain, and throughout the season we see that the act of narration itself has an impact on the story.

Watchmen: The event that kicks off the plot of the story is hinged upon a paradox introduced by Angela near the end of the series when trying to speak to her Grandfather in the past through Dr. Manhattan.

The Umbrella Academy: The pair of episodes in season 1, The Day that Wasn’t and The Day That Was take the same point in time and explore two possible avenue for the future from there, with The Day that Wasn’t ending with the events of the entire episode being completely erased from the timeline.

What it implies: you can’t necessarily trust everything you see, even from the audience perspective, giving them a position not unlike that of the characters. The character’s uncertainty and confusion is magnified and reflected in the world that surrounds them.

Other examples: an apocalypse (The Umbrella Academy, Doom Patrol, Watchmen (of a sort)), ghosts (The Umbrella Academy - hi, Ben!), immortality/invulnerability (Watchmen, Doom Patrol, The Boys), and characters that look significantly younger than they actually are (The Boys, The Umbrella Academy, Doom Patrol).

Part VI: Why Did You Write a Literal Essay Don’t You Have Real Schoolwork (yes... shhhhh...)

And... there you have it. I don’t really have some grand conclusion here. This is (clearly) far from a complete analysis but it is the most my finals-week brain can concoct at the moment.

If you have other ideas, let me know! You can always add to the notes or message me – my inbox is always open! If you got this far, thank you so much for taking the time to read this! Much love! ❤️

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Bucky

bucky my beloved 🥺

favorite thing about them

honestly, just how truly good he is. there's a lot of talk about the incorruptible pure pureness that is steve rogers, but bucky has been dealt the shittiest hand, like honestly he's endured several supervillains worth of origin stories and yet, he doesn't for a moment consider going in that direction. you could say he chooses to be good in spite of it all, but i don't think it's even a choice, because he doesn't consider anything else to be an option. it's just who he is, and it's something that, in order to temporarily change, hydra had to take him and his free will out of the equation, entirely, and even then, he managed to break free and fight back. he always rolls with the punches and then gets up and keeps going, and i feel like that part of his characterization is often overlooked between all the angst/tragedy and the shadows of steve and sam, who just happen to be two of the most overtly good characters in the mcu, if not in modern media. but there's a reason that both of them end up with bucky as their best friend. the guy may have gotten grumpy in his old age, but that core goodness is still there, and it's very telling that all of the villains in tfatws jump directly to appealing to that goodness, rather than the seemingly obvious (to an outsider) decision to use his past against him. (i know karli references it, but when it comes to direct action, her instinct is to "give him someone to rescue")

least favorite thing about them

this is less about him as a character and more about the way he's used, but i feel like the movies, especially since civil war, have used him almost entirely as motivation for steve, rather than a character in his own right. even after tfatws, it feels like there is so much that's gone unexplored, even though his story is, in my opinion, one of the most interesting in the entire mcu. tfatws was, ultimately, sam's story, and i wouldn't want that any other way, but i'm still waiting for something to give us character development and a plotline for bucky that doesn't happen 1: offscreen or 2: in the shadow of another character's arc.

favorite line

it would be very easy to go with either "who the hell is bucky?" or "i'm with you to the end of the line, pal," but those are very predictable, so probably:

Sam: Why didn’t you use the metal arm? Bucky: Well… I don’t always think of it immediately. I’m...right-handed...

i know it's a really simple line that doesn't carry a ton of weight, but it perfectly encapsulates who bucky is. his existence as an enhanced super-soldier isn't really at the front of his mind, because he didn't choose to be that way. when he's allowed to just relax and exist, he does so as a normal guy, and he still jumps to using his dominant hand when it comes to fixing the boat, because of course he does

brOTP

i would honestly love to see him building a friendship/sibling-relationship with wanda. i could just see them so easily sliding into those roles, him stepping in for the brother she lost and her taking the place of the sisters that lived and died while he was hydra's prisoner. both of them have been through so much trauma, both of them have relied on steve to deal with that trauma, at some point or another, and both are grappling with how much of themselves they still are, in the wake of gaining powers they didn't necessarily ask for similarly, marvel, please let this man become a mentor to peter parker instead of dr. strange. peter needs someone who can relate to him, not just another tony stark, and who better than another naïve kid from new york who got dragged into a fight way bigger than himself and is now dealing with overwhelming, crushing guilt and responsibility that he's too good to neglect but that he never asked for, in a world where most superheroes had the privilege of choosing to become that way??? like honestly it's such an obvious match, and with bucky's history with tony and howard, he could give peter some much-needed insight, while peter could give him equally-needed closure.

OTP

never did i expect to want sambucky to be a thing, but i desperately want it to be a thing. it just feels right?? like he fits so naturally into the wilson family, and while i'd be happy to see him with sarah, he and sam have such natural chemistry and pairing two natural caretakers together would mean lots of support for two characters who desperately need it. also, he just...looks at sam with such love in his eyes that my mom thought they were going to become a couple, and she is very much in the "two men should be allowed to just be friends" camp.

nOTP

bucky/tony. hate it. hate it so much. burn it with fire. these men do not like each other and their one meaningful interaction has been one repeatedly trying to...blast the other's head off. it's a nope from me.

random headcanon

honestly this is borderline canon, but this man is a nerd. he is a geek. a dork, if you will. he spent his childhood with his nose in a book, and would have gone to college (and a good one, too) to study some difficult subject and make a name for himself in some intellectual field, if steve's mom hadn't passed away that year. he was stuck with the opposite of steve's problem; rather than wanting to fight and physically being unable to, bucky was in peak physical condition and therefore expected to be tough and aggressive, when he'd much rather just use his head to get out of tough situations

unpopular opinion

while stucky sort of plays out like a grand romance and some of the fanfics are basically masterpieces, i'm really glad it didn't go canon and am honestly,,,,kind of glad for bucky's sake that steve is out of the picture??? bc as much as i love him, their relationship, especially towards the end, had a pretty serious power imbalance that was never really addressed. bucky would have let himself disappear in order to do whatever steve needed him to, basing his entire self-image and level of self-worth on steve's feelings about him. he and sam (whether their relationship is platonic or romantic) are much more like equals, and honestly more like pre-war bucky and steve, willing to poke fun at each other and have disagreements, because they deeply respect each other as full people, not idealized versions of someone who doesn't exist anymore. meanwhile, post ws bucky and steve often ranged anywhere from a hero/sidekick dynamic to a hero/damsel-in-distress one, and neither are particularly healthy for very long, no matter how much they love each other.

song i associate with them

known and loved - blue light bandits, joel ansett

favorite picture of them

nothing beats Cool Uncle BuckyTM

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ljones41 · 5 years ago

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Top Favorite Movies of the Decade (2010-2019)

Below is a list of my top favorite movies of the decade between 2010-2019:

TOP FAVORITE MOVIES OF THE DECADE (2000-2009)

1. "Django Unchained" (2012) - Quentin Tarantino wrote and directed this first-rate film about a slave-turned-bounty hunter, who searches for his enslaved wife in antebellum Mississippi, with the help of his mentor. Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington and Samuel L. Jackson star.

2. "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice" (2016) - Zack Synder directed this superb and vastly underrated second installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) about supervillain Lex Luthor's efforts to manipulate veteran vigilante Batman into a pre-emptive battle with Superman, whom Luthor is obsessed with destroying. Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill starred as Bruce Wayne aka Batman and Clark Kent aka Superman.

3. "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" (2014) - Chris Evans starred in this superb sequel to his 2011 hit about the Marvel superhero, who finds himself embroiled in a conspiracy regarding S.H.I.E.L.D. and its old nemesis, HYDRA. The movie was directed by Anthony and Joe Russo.

4. "Lincoln" (2012) - Steven Spielberg directed this excellent look at President Abraham Lincoln near the end of his presidency. Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones star.

5. "Man of Steel" (2013) - Zack Synder directed this excellent reboot of the Superman mythos, in which the Kryptonian superhero battles a nemesis from his father's past. Henry Cavill starred as Clark Kent aka Superman.

6. "Inception" (2010) - Christopher Nolan wrote and directed one of the most unique films I have seen - which told the story of a thief who uses dream sharing technology to steal and plant corporate secrets. Leonardo DiCaprio starred.

7. "Saving Mr. Banks" (2013) - John Lee Hancock directed this superb and emotional tale about author P.L. Travers and producer Walt Disney's tug-of-war over the development of the 1964 movie, "MARY POPPINS". Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks starred.

8. "Dunkirk" (2017) - Christopher Nolan wrote and directed this acclaimed look at the British Expeditionary Force’s evacuation from Dunkirk, France in 1940. Fionn Whitehead, Tom Hardy and Mark Rylance starred.

9. "Hidden Figures" (2016) - Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe starred in this Oscar nominated biopic about the true story of African-American women who provided NASA with important mathematical data needed to launch the program's first successful space missions. Theodore Melfi directed.

10. "The Great Gatsby" (2013) - Baz Luhrmann co-wrote and directed this splashy yet entertaining adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel about a mysterious millionaire during the early years of the Jazz Age. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan and Joel Edgerton starred.

11. "True Grit" (2010) - Ethan and Joel Coen wrote and directed this excellent adaptation of Charles Portis' 1968 novel about a fourteen year-old girl's desire for retribution against her father's killer. Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon and Hattie Steinfeld starred.

12. "Gone Girl" (2014) - David Fincher directed this outstanding and colorful adaptation of Gillian Flynn's 2012 novel about whether a man is responsible for the disappearance of his wife or not. Ben Affleck and Oscar nominee Rosamund Pike starred.

13. “Silver Lining Playbook” (2012) - David O. Russell wrote and directed this Oscar-nominated adaptation of Matthew Quick’s 2008 novel, “The Silver Linings Playbook”. Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper and Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence starred.

14. "The Avengers" (2012) - Joss Whedon wrote and directed this excellent blockbuster in which S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury forms a team of superheroes to save Earth from Asgardian villain Loki and alien invaders. The cast includes Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Samuel L. Jackson.

15. "Wonder Woman" (2017) - Gal Gadot starred in this excellent movie about the D.C. Comics’ heroine Wonder Woman and her experiences during World War I. Patty Jenkins directed.

16. "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" (2016) - Gareth Edwards directed this excellent stand alone film in the Star Wars saga about a group of Rebels who learn about the Imperial Galaxy's new weapon, the Death Star, and set about stealing the plans. Felicity Jones and Diego Luna starred.

17. "Rush" (2013) - Ron Howard directed this exciting biopic about Formula One drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda . . . and their rivalry during the 1976 racing season. Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl starred as the two rivals.

18. "Solo: A Star Wars Movie" (2018) - This excellent STAR WARS movie set ten years before the Original Trilogy, told the story of the early years of Han Solo as a smuggler and criminal. Directed by Ron Howard, Alden Ehrenreich starred in the title role.

19. "Black Panther" (2018) - Chadwick Boseman starred in this excellent adaptation of the Marvel Comics hero Black Panther aka King T'Challa of Wakanda about the title character's efforts to maintain his position as Wakanda's king, while dealing with a vengeful relation. Directed and co-written by Ryan Coogler, the movie co-starred Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyong'o.

20. "Once Upon a Time . . . in Hollywood" (2019) - Quentin Tarantino wrote and directed this excellent tale about a fading actor and his stunt double struggling to regain success in the film industry during the final year of Hollywood's Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles. Oscar nominee Leonardo Di Caprio, Oscar winner Brad Pitt and Oscar nominee Margot Robbie starred.

Honorable Mention: "Incredibles 2" (2018) - This first-rate direct sequel to the 2004 hit Disney animated film follows the Parr family as they try to restore public's trust in superheroes, while balancing their family life. They also find themselves combating a new foe who seeks to turn the populace against all superheroes. Directed by Brad Bird, Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter and Samuel L. Jackson provided the voices.

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Batman star Michael Keaton's return to the DC Universe in The Flash could pave the path for Batman Beyond, a live-action adaptation of the animated series taking place in Warner Bros.' unfolding DC Multiverse. Keaton portrayed the costumed crime-fighter in the Tim Burton-directed Batman 1989 and its 1992 sequel, Batman Returns, but chose not to reprise the role in director Joel Schumacher's sequels Batman Forever and Batman & Robin. Now Keaton — who recently portrayed Marvel Comics villain the Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming, an ongoing role he'll reprise in Sony's Spider-Verse spinoff Morbius opposite Jared Leto — is reportedly being teed up for a multi-movie role with The Flash.

Keaton is in talks to play Batman in a "mentor capacity" across multiple movies, according to The Hollywood Reporter's Borys Kit, who compares the role to Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury. Jackson's super-spy first appeared in Marvel Studios' universe launching Iron Man as the head of S.H.I.E.L.D., a role he reprised multiple times in the lead up to ensemble movie The Avengers.

It's unclear if Keaton's Batman will be the same caped crusader depicted in Burton's films or a new iteration of the character. Word of Keaton's involvement comes after rumors claiming Jeffrey Dean Morgan — who played Thomas Wayne, the ill-fated father of the future Batman (Ben Affleck) in Zack Snyder's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice — will portray Flashpoint Batman in The Flash, believed to reunite star Ezra Miller with Justice League co-star Ray Fisher's Cyborg.

Keaton's reported mentorship role could then segue into Batman Beyond, where a gruff and retired Bruce Wayne becomes the reluctant mentor of a teenaged Batman who uses a high-tech suit to fight crime in a futuristic Gotham City. In the animated series, it was Terry McGinnis (voice of Will Friedle) who donned the Bat-suit as part of a new generation of superhero under a much older Bruce Wayne (voice of Kevin Conroy).

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#The Flash #The Flashmovie #batman #Michael Keaton

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Requests Update

Alycia Debnam-Carey and Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, father and daughter - Anon

Alexis Bledel as Rory and Tom Holland as Peter Parker (siblings) - mystic-scripture

Anna Kendrick and Alex O'Loughlin as Steve Mcgarrett - hawaiianohana31

Ana De Armas and Timothée Chalament - Anon

Ana De Armas and Andy Samberg - Anon

Ana De Armas and Penn Badgley - Anon

Ana De Armas and Danneel Ackles - Anon

Ana De Armas and Sebastian Stan - Anon

Ana De Armas and Ryan Gosling as Holland March (The Nice Guys) - Anon

Adelaide Kane and Alex O'Loughlin, married - martyredmotheraesthetics

Adelaide Kane as Mary (Lyah) and Bradley James as Arthur - lyah-malik

Adelaide Kane and Joel Kinnaman - Anon

Adelaide Kane and Summer Fontana with Jacob Tremblay - hope-andrea-marhall

Amber Heard and James McAvoy - Anon

Amber Heard (30 Days to Kill or Drive Angry) x James McAvoy (Wanted) - Anon

Amber Heard and Luke Evans- Anon

Anna Diop and Eddie Cibrian - Anon

Bailee Madison and David Mazouz, couple - Anon

Bailee Madison and Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark, father and daughter - Anon

Blanca Suárez as Alba Romero (Cable Girls) and Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby (Peaky Blinders) - Anon

Brie Larson as Carol Danvers and Odette Anable - clary--jackson

Brie Larson and Jake Gyllenhal (not as superheroes) - Anon

Brit Marling and Pablo Schreiber - curlykoalas

Bella Thorne and Scarlett Byrne - Anon

Cody Christian and Colin O'Donoghue - Anon

Courtney Eaton and Dylan O'Brien - Anon

Chelsey Reist and Robbie Amell - Anon

Cara Delevinge (long hair) and Matthew Daddario - Anon

Crystal Reed and Charlie Rowe (older) as Partners - Anon

Crystal Reed (Not Gotham) , Dylan Bruce and Ben Affleck (Not Batman), love Triangle - Anon

Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge and Benjamin Wadsworth as Marcus Lopez Arguello - multixxfandomxx

Chloe Bennet as daisy Johnson x Justin H. Min as ben hargreeves - Anon

Chloe Bennet and Mark Rufflo as spouses - Anon

Chloe Bennet and Sam Claflin - vweasley15

Chandler Riggs as Billy Kaplan/Wiccan and Issac Hempstead as Tommy Shepard/Speed, the sons of Wanda Maximoff. - Anon

Claire Holt and Sasha Pieterse - Anon

Danielle Campbell and Claire Holt as friends - iamgamidova

Danielle Rose Russell as the daughter of Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas (OUAT) - Anon

Danielle Rose Russell as a SHIELD Agent - Anon

Danielle Rose Russell and Dylan O'Brien - Anon

Danielle Rose Russell and Ksenia Solo as sisters - Anon

Danielle Rose Russell as the daughter of Chris Pratt and Angela Sarafyan - lxvelikelegends

Danielle Rose Russell and Marvels Cloak and Dagger cast - Anon

Danielle Rose Russell and Isaac Hempstead Wright - Anon

Danielle Rose Russell and The Guardians of the Galaxy - Anon

Danielle Rose Russell and Erika Linder - Anon

Danielle Rose Russell and Herman Tommeraas - iamgamidova

Danielle Rose Russell and Hero Fiennes-Tiffen - Anon

Danielle Rose Russell as the daughter of Piper Halliwell and Leo Wyatt - Anon

Danielle Rose Russell and Tom Holland as Peter Parker, happy couple - Anon

Danielle Rose Russell and Tom Holland as Peter Parker, training - Anon

Danielle Rose Russell and Tom Holland - liebleu

Dianna Agron and Avan Jogia - Anon

Dove Cameron as Ruby Hale and Tom Holland as Peter Parker - Anon

Emma Mackey and Gregg Sulkin - Anon

Emmy Rossum and Stephen James - littlemisshiddleston

Emmy Rossum as Bilba Baggins (female Bilbo) and Richard Armitage as Thorin - Anon

Emilia Clarke as Dany and Luke Goss as Nuada - Anon

Emeraude Toubia and Margot Robbie as friends/roommates - anewchapterlove

Emeraude Toubia and James McAvoy - Anon

Emeraude Toubia and Jake Gyllenhal - Anon

Emma Watson and Joe Mazzello - Anon

Eliza Taylor as Clarke and Keith Allan as Murphy - Anon

Gender bent - Ellen Hollman (Saxa) as Hercules and either Ben Barnes or Avan Jogia as Meg - Anon

Ellie Bamber and Haley Lu Richardson as lovers - Anon

Ellie Bamber and Mark McKenna - Anon

Elizabeth Gillies (undercover) and Eric Dane (stalker) - Anon

Elizabeth Gillies and Skeet Ulrich- Anon

Elizabeth Gillies and Tyler Hoechlin - Anon

Freya Mavor and Alfred Enoch - Anon

Felicity Jones and Jeremy Sumpter (Adult) - justcalldibs

Gabrielle Wilde as Constance and Santiago Cabrera as Aramis - atinkerbellstuff

Gal Gadot and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau - Anon

Giorgia Whigham and Callum Turner - Anon

Gemma Arterton and Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Dracula or modern) - Anon

Holliday Grainger and Moon Ga Young - Anon

Hayley Atwell and Tom Ellis - songbirdsfallenembersandgolddust

Hayley Atwell and Henry Cavill - songbirdsfallenembersandgolddust

Halsey and Andre Hamann - happyhostforsymbiotes

Hayden Panettiere and Jude Law - Anon

Holland Roden and Hunter Parrish - themaravismari

Imogen Poots and Jake Gyllenhal - danielcvmbell

Ivana Baquero and TWD Cast (Rick, Carl, Glenn, Negan, Daryl, Maggie) - Anon

India Eisley and Sky Ferreira as enemies - ask-little-red-wolf

Jaimie Alexander and Rosario Dawson married - Anon

Jaimie Alexander as Jane and Norman Reedus as Daryl - Anon

Jessica Stroup and True Detective season 1 cast - Anon

Jenny Boyd (blonde) as the daughter of Tony Stark and Pepper Potts - Anon

Jenny Boyd as Lizzie and Tom Holland as Peter Parker - scrumptiousponyghostpeach

Jenny Boyd (Vikings Quest) and Aaron Jakubenko (Roman Empire or Shannara Chronicles) - elenacarinandherfandoms

Jenna Coleman and Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy (Half Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows) - Anon

Jenna Coleman and Chris Wood - Anon

Kat Denning and Matt Bomer with Colin Ford as their son - Anon

Kiernan Shipka (Sabrina) and Jessica Lange (AHS Coven) - Anon

Kristen Stewart and Lee Pace - Anon

Kristen Stewart (Personal Shopper/Still Alice) and Michael Trevino - Anon

Kaylee Bryant as the daughter of Chris Wood - the-selfless-bash

Kaylee Bryant as Josie, Chris Evans as Steve Rogers her mentor and Tom Holland as Peter Parker as her best friend - Anon

Katie McGrath and Tom Hiddleston (medieval) - lady-crowned-with-stars

Katie McGrath and Grant Gustin with Bruce and Selina from Gotham as their twin children - Anon

Katie McGrath and Michael Fassbender? 1940-50s era (He was a soldier). - lady-crowned-with-stars

Kristine Froseth and Benjamin Wadsworth - Anon

Letitia Wright as Shuri and Tom Holland as Peter Parker, best friends au - Anon

Lily Collins as Clary Fray and Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy - Anon

Lily Collins and Grant Gustin - Either lovers or stalker au - Anon

Lily Collins and Charles Melton "If we'd never met, I think I would have known my life wasn't complete, and I would have wandered the world in search of you, even if I didn't know who I was looking for" - meaniebeaniecrackshipper

Lily James and Jessica Chastain - Anon

Lily James and Jessica Chastain - thesound-of-myvoice

Lili Reinhart and Daniel Sharman - Anon

Lili Reinhart and Tom Holland - youweremyworstx

Lili Reinhart and Tyler Posey - Anon

Lyndsy Fonseca and Keanu Reeves as John Wick - katrena7

Lyndsy Fonseca and criminal minds cast finding out she's Spencers sister not including Derek - lyah-malek

Lyndsy Fonseca and Luke Mitchell - lyah-malek x2

Lyndsy Fonseca and Harry Shum Jr as Magnus Bane - lyah-malek

Lyndsy Fonseca and Emilie Ullerup - lyah-malik

Lyndsy Fonseca and Katherine McNamara as Clary Fray - lyah-malik

Lyndsy Fonseca and Scott Caan as Danny Williams - lyah-malek

Lyndsy Fonseca and Alex O'Loughlin as Steve Mcgarrett - lyah-malek

Lyndsy Fonseca and Matthew Gray Gubler as Spencer Reid - lyah-malek

Lyndsy Fonseca and Matt Bomer as siblings - lyah-malek

Lyndsy Fonseca and Wilson Bethel - Anon

Lyndsy Fonseca and Robert Downey Jr as siblings - lyah-malek

Madelaine Petsch and Aaron Taylor Johnson - bambifatale

Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom and Kat Barrell as Nicole Haught as sisters - cherylishaught

Maisie Williams and Aaron Taylor Johnson as Pietro - strawberrycake-z

Maria Avgeropoulos and Harry Treadaway - novaleecarter

Margot Robbie as Annie and Ryan Gosling as K - Anon

Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as a couple - Anon

Margot Robbie and Ryan Reynolds - nixiestyx

Maisie Richardson Sellers as Charlie and Paul Wesley - wicked-laugh

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Marina Laswick and Brenton Thwaites - Anon

Melissa Benoist and Keanu Reeves - Anon

Melissa O'Neil as Lucy Chen and Samuel Caleb Hunt as Mouse - Anon

Melissa O'Neil from Dark Matters and Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes - Anon

Melisa Asil Pamuk and Joseph Morgan as Klaus Mikaelson - Anon

Natalie Dormer and Richard Armitage - Anon

Nina Dobrev as Rose Hathaway and Blair Redford as Dimitri Belikov - posterofamyth

Olivia Wilde and Hugh Dancy - Anon

Olivia Wilde and Michael Fassbender, friends with benefits - Anon

Olivia Wilde and True Detective season 1 cast - Anon

Odette Annable and Sebastian Stan - alexwit1325

Odette Annable and Joseph Morgan as Klaus Mikaelson - alexwit1325

Phoebe Tonkin and Tom Ellis - beforewewerehopeless

Phoebe Tonkin and Keanu Reeves as Constantine - katrena7

Phoebe Tonkin as Hayley Marshal and Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock - Anon

Rachel Weisz and Alyssa Milano - Anon

Rachel Weisz (The Mummy movies) and Tom Hiddleston - Anon

Rowan Blanchard as Cleo and Benjamin Wadsworth as Marcus - Anon

Sasha Pieterse and Rachel Taylor - Anon

Scarlett Johansson (blonde) and Eric Dane - Anon

Shelley Hennig and Richard Armitage - Anon

Sophie Turner and Gavin leatherwood as Nicholas scratch - Anon

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kindlefire21 · 6 years ago

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Thunderscience Headcanon: You Set My Heart on Fire

* Infinity War happened six months ago and everybody survived; the new Asgard is in Iceland; and Bruce and Thor have been together since Ragnarok.

* Inspired by Syd and Elena from One Day At A Time.

It was an average day at the Avengers Compound in Upstate New York. Wanda and Clint were assisting Vision in his cooking lesson in the kitchen; Natasha was on the couch reading a magazine; Bruce was reading a book next to her; Steve was sketching in a notebook while resting his head on Tony’s lap; and Sam, Tony, and Rhodey were flipping through channels on the big flat screen.

This was a rare day in the lives of these superheroes. No evil robots, no bad guys, no alien invasions. Just them acting as average people.

It was quiet and relaxing until a familiar non-member of the Avengers interrupted their relaxation. “Alright, Avengers.” Ned Leeds announces. “Can everybody gather ‘round?”

Everybody turned their attention to Peter’s best friend. None of them minded Ned being here. At first, the only thing that bothered them was Ned being a total fanboy, annoying them with questions and messing with their stuff. Now Ned was over the super fan phase, and treats them like actual people.

Peter enters the room with with a Bluetooth speaker, his phone, and little confetti poppers.

“Kiddo, what’s going on?” Tony questions the youngest member.

“Mr. Stark, we didn’t mess with anything this time.” He assures his mentor. “This is for Dr. Banner.”

Bruce closes his book and takes off his glasses. “For me?” Both boys couldn’t contain their smiles.

Their excited faces were making Bruce a little nervous, but the rest of team were suspicious. Tony raises an eyebrow and purses his lips. “What are you up to?”

“May I present a special presentation by your royal majesty, God of Thunder, Son of Odin, King of Asgard, and second strongest Avenger, Thor!” The Spider-Man proclaims.

Thor makes his entrance in the room with Ned and Peter clapping for him. He was dressed in the same outfit he wore at the party during Ultron’s invasion. The King of Asgard appeared to anxious and looked like he was holding his breath, which was unlike him.

“Thor, what is this?” Dr. Banner asked his partner, nervous about this special presentation.

When the God of Thunder relaxes his shoulders and takes a deep breath in. “For you, my love,” he breathes. “Hit it, Ned.”

He obeys the tall blonde and taps play on the phone. Music starts playing. Bruce knew this song. It was We Didn’t Start The Fire by Billy Joel. Thor shows his back to his friends and begins to snaps to the beat of the song. Then, he turns around and begins to sing and dance.

“Isaac Newton, Einstein, Madam Curie, Frankenstein

String Theory, Big Bang Theory, You and I Belong Together

Nine Realms, Flinstones, Harry Potter, Infinity Stones

Feminism, Activism, Wakanda Forever!”

Thor does the Wakanda Forever salute and spins around in a circle.

“Power Rangers, Jesse’s Girl, You’re the cutest in the world

Flash Gordon, Pokèmon, cookie omnomnomnomnom!”

“LGBT, Star Wars, Law & Order, Tasty S’mores

Gamma Rays, Happy Days, what else do i have to say?

You set my heart on fire

Since the day we met and Loki was a threat

You set my heart on fire

I hope you’re having fun ‘cause I’ve just begun”

Most of the Avengers sat in complete silence as they watched the Norse God make a fool of himself. Thor was good at many things, but singing and dancing was one of them. However, he didn’t care if he was terrible. Bruce was nodding his head to the beat and turning bright red as he watches his boyfriend; Peter and Ned were cheering for him; Steve was clapping for him; and Clint was giving him two thumbs up.

Out of all of them, Tony was the first to ask aloud, “What the hell is happening?” His question earned him a pinch in the arm by Steve. “Ow! Okay, I’ll shut up.”

“Super Soldiers, Blade Runner, Pop Tarts, God of Thunder

Talking Rabbits, Pirate Angel, I’ve got a brand new hammer

Magic Doctor, Iron Suit, Valkyries, I am Groot

Black Fedora, Why is Gamora, I’m in love with Bruce Banner

Saturday Night, Revengers, You’re the Strongest Avenger

Babe Ruth, Stranger Things, Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings

John Hughes, Kentucky Derby, you are absolutely worthy

Mona Lisa, tit for tat, I want you to know that”

“You set my heart on fire

I love the green guy too but not as much as you

‘Cause you set my heart on fire

I put this song to use ‘cause I wanna marry you, Bruce!”

The music comes to an end and Thor lands on one knee in front of his boyfriend. At the same time he kneels, Ned and Peter pulled the tiny confetti poppers. Before anybody could say anything, Thor pulls out a small box out of his jacket pocket.

“Bruce Banner, doctor of seven Ph.D’s, my greatest love, will you make me the happiest man in all the Nine Realms and be my husband for life?” He sweetly asks as he opens the box to reveal a beautiful yet simple ring.

His boyfriend’s eyes widen and he gasps. After a moment of silence passed, Bruce finally answers, “Yes.”

“Yes?” Thor nearly looses his breath.

“Yes, yes, Thor, I will marry you.” The scientist happily chuckles.

Everybody began clapping and cheering for them. Thor slips the ring onto his fiancee’s finger, and they share a short yet passionate kiss as they embrace each other.

“Well looks like we got another mission, Avengers,” Clint jokes. “Planning this wedding.”

BONUS:

Everybody’s reaction to the proposal

Bruce

Peter & Ned

(Left to right) Rhodey, Clint, Natasha

Wanda

Vision

Sam

Steve

Tony (And possibly Loki)

#thunderscience #thorbruce #Bruce x Thor #thruce #MCU #marvel #marriage proposal #Avengers #everybody lives

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hedgehog-goulash7 · 7 years ago

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Interesting read on the development of the original “Iron Man” film idea and script. I think we can all be thankful that destiny led it to turn out the way it did...

What If Robert Downey Jr. Were Never Iron Man?

The Hollywood Reporter, May 02, 2018 11:00am PT by Aaron Couch

Hollywood spent years trying to crack Tony Stark, and now David Hayter is looking back at his 2004 script for New Line — and the unusual way the studio tried to develop the film on the cheap with David S. Goyer.

Ten years ago, the Marvel Studios revolution began.

Jon Favreau's Iron Man hit theaters May 2, 2008, and become a surprise phenomenon. Robert Downey Jr.'s charm helped turn a B-list Marvel character into the most bankable superhero in Hollywood, paving the way for Marvel Studios to become a juggernaut. Now 19 films in (and counting), the Marvel Cinematic Universe has earned $15.5 billion globally and has made the Avengers and its innovative shared universe the envy of every studio in town.

But before Tony Stark launched the MCU, the movie rights for the billionaire, playboy philanthropist had spent years bouncing around from Universal to Fox to New Line. Filmmakers such as Iron Giant's Tim McCanlies, horror director Stuart Gordon and even Quentin Tarantino were linked to Iron Man movies.

Then, in the mid-2000s, New Line tried a rather unique approach. The studio assembled three screenwriters with superhero cred and paid them to sit in a room and simply talk on camera about Iron Man for a few days. David Hayter, who helped launch the modern era of superhero films with 2000's X-Men and the 2003 follow-up X2: X-Men United, was one of those writers, and he was joined by David S. Goyer and Mark Protosevich.

"It was very unusual, and it kind of felt like they were developing the screenplay for a lot less than it would cost them typically to develop a screenplay," says Hayter, who is sharing his memories on the 10th anniversary of Iron Man. "But they paid us and then they hired me at the end of it to write the script, so it was great. It was very cool."

Like Hayter, his colleagues Goyer and Protosevich already had serious superhero bona fides. Goyer was known as a creative force behind Wesley Snipes' Blade films and soon would be reshaping the superhero genre with Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy as well as Warner Bros.' Man of Steel. A few years before joining the Iron Man think tank, Protosevich had written a planned sequel to Joel Schumacher's Batman & Robin, and would later help bring Marvel's Thor to the big screen.

"Basically, it was the three of us just fanboying out about Iron Man and all the things that make Tony Stark interesting and how to conceptualize the movie," says Hayter, who recalls with a laugh that he and Goyer showed up on the first day wearing the same Diesel shirt. (They truly were kindred spirits).

In 2004, Hayter landed the job to bring Iron Man to life. He reworked a script from Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar, which had included the classic villain the Mandarin. Hayter opted to remove the character, instead making Tony Stark's father Howard the focus.

Throughout the script, Tony rekindles his estranged friendship with Rhodey and grapples with the idea of Stark Industries developing weapons. He ultimately decides that it's an immoral business to be in and chooses to use his inventions (and his Iron Man suit) for good.

Howard Stark disagrees, and ultimately becomes a surprise villain in the form of War Machine, allying himself with Tony Stark nemesis Justin Hammer (who later arrived on the big screen courtesy Sam Rockwell in Favreau's Iron Man 2). Eventually, father and son duke it out wearing their competing armor in a way that's not unlike how 2008's Iron Man saw Tony fight his mentor Obadiah Stane (Jeff Bridges).

"There's been a lot more comic book films since then, and obviously things have changed to a certain extent. My feeling was always, you want to try to mirror your hero with your villain as much as possible," says Hayter of making Howard the villain. "If it's The Hulk, you want The Hulk fighting some huge, powerful monster."

As much as the internet loves alternate castings (Nicolas Cage and Tom Cruise are the names that seem to pop up as alternates for Downey), Hayter says he wasn't writing Iron Man for anyone in particular. Hatyer, who is also an actor known for his voice work in the Metal Gear videogame series, instead tried to imagine himself in the role, though he was under no illusions that he'd be hired to play the hero.

Later, when Downey was cast, Hayter thought it was a brilliant move.

"One of the issues we discussed in the room between David Goyer and Mark Protosevich and myself was, 'How do you retain the fun of it and the audience sympathy when the lead character is an alcoholic?' Which we felt was a key aspect to his character. Robert Downey Jr. was so perfect for that, because he's had his own issues there and yet he remains so charming and so lovable and charismatic and it really was the ideal casting."

New Line gave Hayter positive feedback on his script, and the studio was working to land The Notebook director Nick Cassavetes to direct the project. But before a deal could be made, New Line's rights to Iron Man expired, and though the studio was interested in re-upping with Marvel, it wasn't meant to be. By this point, Marvel Studios had decided to make its own movies, and studio head Kevin Feige — along with Avi Arid and David Maisel — wanted Iron Man as its first leading man.

"It was very much the corporate reshuffling that kept the New Line version from being made, but I think New Line recognized as well as anybody the value of this character," says Hayter. "X-Men helped break open the door for heroes that weren't Superman or Batman. And Iron Man just seemed to be the next logical step. It's just so fun and action-packed. It perfectly fit where CG effects were at the time. And it just made a lot of sense."

Ironically, New Line is owned by Warner Bros., the studio behind DC's films. DC movies have struggled of late, with 2017's Justice League earning an underwhelming $657 million worldwide. To put that in perspective, less than a week after its release, Iron Man has helped lead Avengers: Infinity War to more than $800 million globally, with no signs of slowing down.

Hayter says he has no hard feelings about his script not making it to the big screen, and he has a great fondness for Favreau's movie, which earned $585 million worldwide — a huge win at the time that seems small by today's Marvel standards.

"I think the movie is amazing. Favreau is an incredible director and he really nailed it," says Hayter.

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Ben Affleck Opens Up About Batman Return in The Flash Movie

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It’s hardly a secret at this point: The Flash movie will see the return of not just one Batman but two. The first is Michael Keaton, who makes a shocking comeback as the original big-screen Dark Knight, this time to mentor Ezra Miller’s Barry Allen during the speedster’s adventure through the DC multiverse. It’s unexpected, to say the least.

But even more surprising is the fact that Ben Affleck is also reprising his role as the DCEU’s Caped Crusader for another go at the character he initially left behind just a few short years ago after 2017’s troubled Justice League. The topic of many reports and much fan speculation, Affleck has finally set the record straight about his return, confirming that he’s back — and recent set photos confirm it’s indeed in the cape and cowl.

“It was a really nice way to revisit that as the prior experience had been difficult,” he told Variety while promoting The Tender Bar, which stars Affleck and just so happens to be directed by another former Batman, George Clooney. The movie is out in December on Amazon Prime Video. “This was really lovely. Really fun,” Affleck said of his experience filming The Flash. “I had a great time.”

He stopped short of sharing any actual details about the extent of his role — rumor has it he filmed all his scenes in September behind closed doors. “I’m probably under some gag order that I’m not even aware that I probably just violated and I’m now going to be sued.”

Ben Affleck opened up about returning to the role of Batman in the upcoming universe-crossing "Flash" movie: "I’m probably under some gag order that I’m not even aware that I probably just violated and I’m now going to be sued." https://t.co/TSDj1wPNey pic.twitter.com/YZdI4VOrev

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Affleck became Batman in what will probably be looked back on as one of the most tumultuous eras for the World’s Greatest Detective on the big screen. After Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy brought respect back to the superhero that had become a laughing stock in Hollywood by the late ’90s, largely thanks to Clooney’s turn in Joel Schumacher’s Batman & Robin, Warner Bros’ fledgling DCEU took the Caped Crusader in yet another direction. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice presented a much darker version of the Dark Knight, a deeply paranoid fascist who had no problem branding and killing criminals or beating the Man of Steel to a pulp. If Clooney’s Batman was too silly, Affleck’s turn was the grimdark antithesis, made worse by a nonsensical script that saw the DCEU start out of the gate already limping.

While Batman lightened up for Justice League, in which he led the pantheon of DC superheroes against the forces of Apokoliptian villain Steppenwolf, the movie itself turned out to be a critical and financial disaster for Warner Bros. Although it can be argued that BvS didn’t really set up this big team-up film for an Avengers-level success, strife behind the scenes certainly didn’t help. Many reports have come out in the years since the movie’s release about the events that led to original director Zack Snyder being replaced by Joss Whedon, whose own allegedly toxic tenure made working conditions for the cast and crew even worse. For better or worse, Snyder got another shot at his version of Justice League earlier this year, which at the very least adds much needed context and depth to some of the theatrical release’s most confusing plotlines.

Affleck’s Batman has yet to really get a win in theaters, but perhaps third time’s the charm, especially in the hands of director Andy Muschietti, who recently turned Stephen King’s It into a critical success and a major blockbuster — the first horror picture ever to give even the superhero genre a run for its money. At the very least, seeing Keaton and Affleck sharing the screen as two different Batmen should make for a memorable pop culture moment.

The Flash hits theaters on Nov. 4, 2022.

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Tabletales #10: Tres Guest Posts

I’ve played with my pal Joel for years. Here are some write-ups:

Ultraberg just DMed a game of MonsterHearts for PublicOpinion, TenWarehouse, and me that started with a slow high school burn between two weirdos and a punk babe and ended with a flaming mansion showdown amongst a demon possessed murderer, a devoted Innsmouth servant, and a bisexual werespider. The details are fuzzy at this point but I'm 100% sure that it was an awesome game that I would love to play again. MonsterHearts flows really well as a *World storygame and all of the tropes should be pretty familiar to most people of our cohort. Very cool.

Adam ran a Troublemakers one shot on Monday and we had a PC experiencing his very first tabletop RPG session. True to form, even though we were all elementary school kids, it devolved immediately into [violent] hoboism. I don't think we met anybody who we didn't immediately assault or rob. There was some plot about a mysterious parade but we went into the woods to drink beer, shoot BB guns, and fight a werebear. The new guy will be back next week.

Gold and I did a one-shot last night (with Gold as GM) with the Masks iconics. Two of our players were completely new to RPGs, but I think they'll be back.

(Hornet, above.) The team was Huma, Dusk, and Hornet. We had been established by the existing heroes as the "New Exemplars," though with Hornet (a Robin analogue) and Huma (Superboy) on the team with Dusk (Raven), leadership was a bit unclear. After an initial scuffle with some drug dealers backed up by an electric knife-throwing supervillain, we stumbled upon an interesting mystery. Not only was Arcknife some sort of a clone, but our new street drug seemed to have no real supply-chain; it was just getting dropped off to distributors. With Hornet's hacking skills, some clues from Huma's younger brother (who had been taking the drug, Chorus, to chase the high he had been missing from not having superpowers yet), and some mystical assistance from Dusk, the team ended up at an old abandoned pharmacy, once believed to be "haunted" by a villain called Polterghost. More recently, it had become a hideout for a gang of nefarious drug dealers whomst had outfitted the whole place with lethal booby-traps. Dusk was enraptured by her connection with the Dark Dimension while trying to scout for us, and beheld a vision of the past: Huma's grandfather battling a giant robot in this very spot, and Rook Industries scientists collecting his fallen blood.

While Hornet stood watch over the mystic, Huma volunteered to take advantage of his invulnerability to disable the shotguns, mines, bombs, and grenades inside the pharmacy...to devastating effect. Unfortunately, this hands-on approach to trapfinding resulted in the demolition of the building.

During the confusion, Hornet dove to save Dusk, and was briefly thrust into the past, where she helped 50s Huma defeat a man in a giant chainsaw mech, confirming what we had learned: Rook Industries had used Huma-DNA to create a new superdrug. With that knowledge, and notes and maps recovered from the demolished building, the team set off to shut down their operation. After a brief cutaway to assemble disguises and reprogram an ID card from Dusk's mother, the New Exemplars found themselves in the main processing room of the Rook facility. Rosa Rook, Evil CEO laughed at them from her transparent office while they were beset by armed guards and Rook's own personal supervillains: Godmode, a hacker with the power to reprogram reality; and Firedrake, some sort of crazy evil woman who could breathe fire and transform into a dragon. Scowling mightily, the team leapt into action. Huma WHOOSHED into a surprised Godmode and ripped of his reality-controlling glove, taking him out of the fight. Dusk used her fel powers to choke the life out of Firedrake. Hornet was left with the rest. In a frankly insane feat of competency, this completely unpowered teen superhero kicked, flipped, and kick-flipped her way through over two dozen armed guards. After taking care of Godmode, Huma went after Rosa Rook. Her plexiglass office may have been impenetrable to his budding super-strength, but the ceiling didn't prove to be quite as tough. Knowing she was defeated, she stood down while Huma activated security measures to put out the fires caused by the team's earlier actions. Firedrake had the upper hand on Dusk and was taunting her about having killed her mother, and Hornet arrived to rescue her teammate from the wreckage. With a final laugh and gout of flame, however, Firedrake took to the skies to seek revenge in the future. Aftermath: Dusk's brush with a fiery death has renewed her conviction to solve her mother's disappearance at all costs, before her connection with the dark dimension consumes her. Huma proved that he's got what it takes to be a real hero and live up to the legacy of his powers. Hornet's remarkable aptitude at combat impressed literally everyone.

Videos of her circulated around the web and put her relationship with her mentor, Mantis, into a new light. Who's the sidekick now?

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Spider-Man: 10 Ways The MCU Might Still Pay Off Far From Home's Big Identity Twist

Although Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios are currently locked in an intense rights negotiation that could mean Spider-Man is out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for good, there’s still a slim chance that they can work something out and keep him around.

Marvel fans are still holding out hope, if only so the big twist at the end of Spider-Man: Far From Home – the Daily Bugle revealing Spidey’s secret identity to the world and framing him as a murderer – can be paid off. Here are 10 Ways The MCU Might Still Pay Off Spider-Man: Far From Home’s Big Identity Twist.

RELATED: 10 Funniest Reaction Memes To The Sony-Disney Spider-Man Fallout

10 Doctor Strange will wipe everyone’s memories

When this twist happened in the comics, Peter went strange to the Sanctum Sanctorum to see if Doctor Strange could wipe everybody’s memories and make his secret identity a secret again. Tom Holland has already said that he’d love to do a team-up movie with Spidey and Doctor Strange, with the comedy coming from the clash of a kid of science and a man of magic.

Plus, Strange showed some contention towards Peter in Avengers: Infinity War, proving their on-screen partnership could be a lot of fun. Stephen Strange is basically a second-rate Tony Stark (at least in the way he’s been characterized in the MCU), so it would make sense for Peter’s new mentor to be a lot like his old one.

9 Matt Murdock will represent Peter in court

Following Far From Home’s big plot twist, we’ll find a Peter Parker whose secret identity has been revealed and will likely need legal representation. As it just so happens, there’s a superhero in New York who wants to keep his own identity a secret and is also a fantastic lawyer: Matt Murdock.

RELATED: 5 MCU Netflix Characters We'd Love To See In The Movies (& 5 We Don't)

It would all hinge on whether or not Kevin Feige wants to acknowledge the Netflix shows – or if that is even allowed, rights-wise – but if they’re going to salvage anything from those streaming series, Charlie Cox’s Daredevil would be a good starting point (to be followed by Krysten Ritter’s Jessica Jones).

8 He’ll hide out with Nick Fury in space

Perhaps Far From Home’s other big plot twist will tie into this one. During the credits, we saw the Daily Bugle reveal Spider-Man to be a murderer named Peter Parker. After the credits, we saw that Nick Fury hadn’t really been there the whole time and was instead the Skrull character Talos in disguise, while the real Fury was hanging out on a command ship in deep space.

Maybe Peter will go and hide out with Fury in space while he waits for the heat to die down – it would be a great way to deal with the fact that Peter spent a movie with a Fury who turned out to not really be Fury.

7 Jen Walters will represent Peter in court

In the comics, Jen Walters (a.k.a. She-Hulk) is a lawyer who often represents her fellow superheroes when they’re taken to court. In one storyline, she helped Peter Parker to sue J. Jonah Jameson for libel. Since Jameson has just reported some fake news about Peter’s role in Mysterio’s evil plan, there’s a good chance this storyline will be used in the next Spider-Man movie (if there is a next Spider-Man movie).

With Marvel announcing the other day that She-Hulk would be joining the MCU via her own Disney+ streaming series, this theory seems to be shaping up to be true.

6 Mac Gargan will send his guys after Peter

In the mid-credits scene of Spider-Man: Homecoming, we saw Mac Gargan in prison telling Adrian Toomes that he had some guys on the outside who were willing to murder Spider-Man. All they needed to know to get those wheels in motion was what his real name was. And now, thanks to the Daily Bugle’s dangerous reporting of fake news, they have that information.

So, it would make sense for the third Spider-Man solo movie to follow this up with Gargan sending his guys to go and kill Peter. It would be a good way to show the immediate effects of the twist and also tie it into an earlier reveal.

5 He’ll be hunted by Kraven the Hunter

Director Jon Watts has already said that he wants to make Kraven the Hunter the villain in a potential third Spider-Man solo movie. His whole thing is that he enjoys the challenge of the hunt, and he wants the thrill of “the greatest game.”

Traditionally, this means hunting down humans, but for Kraven the Hunter, it means hunting down one person in particular: Spider-Man. And now that he knows who Spider-Man is, thanks to the Daily Bugle, the hunt can begin. Kraven the Hunter will be an interesting casting challenge: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Gerard Butler, Javier Bardem, Joel Edgerton – there are plenty of suitable picks.

4 Norman Osborn will use it as a platform to get elected Mayor of New York

With a Thanos-sized hole to fill, some Marvel fans have been expecting the MCU to introduce Norman Osborn as its new big bad. He doesn’t have the physical power that Thanos had, but as a shady business mogul sitting on a mountain of money, he does have plenty of power.

RELATED: 10 Iconic Marvel Villains That Could Be On The Way To The MCU

The Spider-Man identity reveal will likely bring out that old “Hero or menace!?” debate among New Yorkers. Osborn could use this as leverage in a campaign to become the Mayor of New York, with his first order of business being to track down Spidey and make him pay for his “crimes.”

3 Mysterio faked his death

Many Marvel Comics fans saw the twist that Mysterio was actually a villain coming from a mile away, because he’s a villain in the comics and his whole thing is creating realistic-looking illusions. Perhaps a twist that no one can see coming is that Mysterio isn’t really dead, and he faked his death in London.

He might still be working with J. Jonah Jameson. If the MCU is building towards the introduction of the Sinister Six, then it wouldn’t make sense to kill off Mysterio just one movie in. They left the Vulture alive; maybe they left Mysterio alive, too, and just didn’t tell us.

2 The Vulture will help him out

In the mid-credits scene of Spider-Man: Homecoming, Adrian Toomes had an opportunity to sell out Spidey. Mac Gargan asked him if he knew Spidey’s secret identity and Toomes pretended he didn’t know it, possibly to save Spidey for himself, but more likely to protect him.

So, with Peter Parker now facing the heat, perhaps a newly released Toomes will have a change of heart and choose to help him out. It’s very unlikely, but Peter has always been a guy who sees the good in people, even his enemies, so it would be nice to see him be right about that for once.

1 The Sinister Six will be founded on knowing Spidey’s identity

The producers of Spider-Man: Far From Home were very insistent that their movie wasn’t building towards the introduction of the Sinister Six in the months leading up to its release. And while that movie didn’t expressly set up the Sinister Six, it’s hard not to expect to see the team of supervillains dedicating to destroying Spider-Man at some point.

The greatest obstacle to this team has always been that they didn’t know who Spider-Man was or where they could find him unless they created some disruption that forced him to come out and rescue civilians. Now, they know his name, where he lives, where he goes to school – he’s screwed!

NEXT: 5 Reasons Tom Holland's Spider-Man Should Meet Tom Hardy's Venom (& 5 Why He Shouldn't)

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Val Kilmer's 14 Greatest Genre Movie Roles

Kilmer finds he’s no fan of Mars in Red Planet.

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Val Kilmer has made all kinds of movies throughout his long career, and many of his most high-profile performances (think Top Gun, The Doors, Tombstone, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and his groovy debut in Top Secret!) can be found in drama and action films. But when the Juilliard-trained actor—who’s had some health problems of late—goes genre, he makes some intriguing choices. Here are our 14 favorite Kilmer sci-fi and fantasy projects.

Kilmer as Bluntman.

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14) Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

The erstwhile Batman plays silent stoner superhero Bluntman in Bluntman V Chronic, the reboot-within-a-reboot that drives the plot of the 2019 Kevin Smith meta-comedy. In a movie stuffed with cameos, Kilmer’s is one of the funniest, just because it’s one of the most unexpected.

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Kilmer’s version of KITT enjoys a day at the beach.

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13) Knight Rider

We’re mostly focusing on Kilmer’s movie roles here, but how could we leave this truly random entry off the list? The iconic 1980s TV series about the talking car has been brought back a few times, including an NBC reboot that ran for one season starting in 2008. Kilmer supplied the voice of KITT, probably the only notable thing about this short-lived series.

12) Planes

Disney’s spin-off of Pixar’s popular Cars franchise is mostly about a crop duster voiced by unfunny comedian Dane Cook, but Kilmer and his Top Gun co-star Anthony Edwards do pop up to voice a pair of U.S. Navy fighter jets. No doubt that’s a little in-joke for adult viewers, since Planes’ target audience likely would not get the reference.

“I like you, Clarence. Always have, always will.”

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11) True Romance

True Romance, directed by Top Gun’s Tony Scott and written by Quentin Tarantino, is not a genre film; you’ll find it categorized under “crime” or “drama” or “extreme 1990s kitsch overload.” But it does have one fantasy element besides Patricia Arquette’s improbably hot n’ nerdy call girl with a heart of gold, and it’s Kilmer’s barely glimpsed yet still totally memorable appearance as the “Mentor” to Clarence (Christian Slater)—a guy who requires guidance and confidence-boosting from time to time and conveniently receives it in the form of a guardian angel who looks and sounds an awful lot like Elvis.

10) Twixt

Though he more or less retreated from Hollywood in the late 1990s, legendary writer-director Francis Ford Coppola made a rare big-screen return in 2011 with this ghostly tale starring Kilmer as once-successful horror author Hall Baltimore. His latest book tour takes him to a small town with a serial killer problem; a good portion of the movie takes place in a monochrome dream world populated by maybe-vampires (Elle Fanning, Alden Ehrenreich), Edgar Allan Poe (Ben Chaplin), and other gothic types. Eventually, Baltimore’s dreams become entangled with his waking life, much in the way that the events of the movie become entangled with the comeback novel Baltimore’s in the process of crafting. Twixt is, sadly, nowhere near as good as the sorta similar In the Mouth of Madness, but Kilmer’s performance as a writer wrestling with reality is not among its weaker points.

9) The Saint

Kilmer dons a series of questionable wigs and an array of accents to play iconic character Simon Templar, the benevolent but slippery master thief who can claim any prize for the right price. Really, seeing Kilmer adopt all those different corny identities (the sultry Spaniard! The leather pants-clad South African! The German with the pouffy mullet! The dowdy Russian housekeeper! The tweedy, spectacled man with the Doc Holliday twang!) is the main attraction here. Even with the character’s pedigree driving the story, without all the disguises and Kilmer’s charisma, The Saint would be just a middling mid-‘90s thriller with the Sneaker Pimps on the soundtrack, involving a formula for cold fusion that Simon seduces out of a gullible scientist (Elisabeth Shue) on behalf of some politically ambitious Russian mobsters.

Special Agent Kilmer of the FBI’s time-travel unit.

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8) Déjà Vu

Kilmer has a small role in this 2006 thriller that once again reunited him with director Tony Scott. Déjà Vu is mostly all about Denzel Washington’s character, ATF agent Doug Carlin, who’s among the first on the scene after a terrorist bombing in post-Katrina New Orleans. Kilmer plays the affable FBI agent who invites him to be part of a cutting-edge new task force that’s using some very timey-wimey high tech to solve the case. Though Kilmer—who played a very different sort of New Orleans law enforcement type opposite Nicolas Cage in Werner Herzog’s Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, a non-genre movie that’s still chock-full of excellent weirdness—doesn’t get to do a lot, his presence adds dramatic heft to the supporting cast. Also, his character is the kind of cool boss who looks the other way when Carlin decides the only way to save the day is to risk his own life by testing the human limits of time travel.

7) Red Planet

I can’t be the only person who consistently confuses Red Planet with Mission to Mars, which both came out in 2000, but for the record: Mission to Mars is the one directed by Brian De Palma where Gary Sinise gets to hang out with aliens; and Red Planet is the one where Kilmer and Carrie-Anne Moss inexplicably bring a robot with an easily-triggered “kill mode” on the first manned journey to Mars. Red Planet is not a very good movie, but Kilmer gets to play a wild-man engineering genius (for some fashion flair on the long trip, he dons what very may well be his True Romance Elvis sunglasses), a character that exactly plays to his strengths—he’s almost like an older version of Chris Knight from Real Genius.

6) The Prince of Egypt

Kilmer plays Moses and God in DreamWorks’ 1998 animated musical retelling of the Book of Exodus, bringing appropriate levels of wonder, gravitas, and grief to his performances. The Prince of Egypt manages to infuse actual drama into the familiar story—with its burning bush, “let my people go,” plagues, parting of the Red Sea, Ten Commandments, etc.—by emphasizing Moses’ clash with his adoptive brother Rameses II (Ralph Fiennes), and even though it’s, you know, Bible stuff, The Prince of Egypt never gets too preachy. However, the movie also shows that even the great Kilmer has his limits; like several of the movie stars in the cast (and despite his totally serviceable crooning in Top Secret!), he doesn’t do his own singing.

5) Batman Forever

Kilmer plays the first post-Michael Keaton Batman opposite villains Two-Face (Tommy Lee Jones) and the Riddler (Jim Carrey), as well as Nicole Kidman as Bruce Wayne’s love interest and Chris O’Donnell as Batman’s new sidekick, Robin. Batman Forever, released in 1995 and directed by the great Joel Schumacher, is a sort of a midline Batman flick with forgettable details (remember Drew Barrymore was in Batman Forever? No? Neither did we, until a recent re-watch) that has been pushed to the back of all Batman-centric discussions. But you know... Kilmer’s fondness for bringing little eccentricities into his performances made him kind of perfect to play a reclusive billionaire crime-fighter with a bat fetish. (He also had the best Batman lips.) Too bad he only put on the cowl once, and then Batman & Robin happened.

4) The Island of Doctor Moreau

John Frankenheimer’s famously troubled 1996 H.G. Wells adaptation has a lot going on—a wild cast that includes Marlon Brando as Wells’ mad scientist, and Fairuza Balk, Ron Perlman, and Temuera Morrison, among others, as his human-animal hybrid creations—but somehow Kilmer still makes an impression as Montgomery, Moreau’s right-hand man. He’s soft-spoken and only vaguely menacing at first, but like everyone in the movie, he grows way more unhinged as the plot progresses. After Moreau dies, Montgomery attempts to ascend to his former overlord’s white-wardrobed place of dominance, but even the former “brilliant neurosurgeon” can’t survive the island’s rapid spiral into furry, toothy, claws-out lawless mayhem.

3) The Fourth Dimension

This three-part anthology film, which you can watch in its entirety above, opens with Lotus Community Workshop, a segment directed by Harmony Korine featuring Kilmer as “Val Kilmer”—an alternate-reality version of the famous actor who’s turned to new-age motivational speaking. You can’t not love this performance, which sees Kilmer devoid of any vanity whatsoever (just behold his wardrobe choices: beret, polo shirt with an oversized bolo tie, old-man shorts, and a fanny pack) prowl a roller rink that’s been turned into a meeting room, bellowing into a headset mic about the “awesome secrets” he’s going to share with those assembled. His wackadoo monologue is great fun, but for my money the real prize is seeing Kilmer pedal along on a BMX bike, bursting with the sort of joy one can only discover, presumably, within the utopian fourth dimension, a place “Val Kilmer” himself describes as “a kind of world like cotton candy, almost.”

This 1985 comedy, Kilmer’s second big-screen outing, made it very clear that Top Secret! was no fluke. He plays Chris Knight, a college senior whose science smarts have taken a back seat to chasing girls and other campus shenanigans—at least until he meets his awkward new roommate, Mitch (Gabriel Jarret). Mitch desperately needs a cool mentor to help him break out of his shell, while Chris needs an ally to help him take down the jerky professor who’s been exploiting students to create what the kids don’t realize is dangerous, futuristic military tech. Chris is the ultimate blend of party-guy slacker and nerdy supergenius, but Kilmer brings actual dimension to a character who easily could’ve just been there for comic relief.

1) Willow

Obviously, Kilmer’s turn as the charming rogue Madmartigan, who lends a hand (and his sword) to Warwick Davis’ unlikely hero Willow, had to top this list. Ron Howard’s 1988 fantasy comedy has become a classic, and even if Madmartigan isn’t part of the long-discussed future Disney+ TV series, he’ll always be one of our favorite characters in a movie filled with brownies, trolls, fairies, sorcerers, and evil queens. Plus, there’s the added bonus of getting to see Kilmer and future spouse Joanne Whalley fall for each other in real life as their characters are falling in love onscreen.

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Save the Date: TV Premieres and Film Releases

The schedule of television premieres and film releases continues. Below is a list of upcoming television shows and films that participated in New York State’s production and post-production tax credit programs with upcoming release/premiere dates. American Son – Nov. 1 – Netflix An estranged interracial couple searches for answers about their missing son. Based on the Broadway play. Starring: Kerry Washington, Jeremy Jordan, Steven Pasquale (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit program – Production) Cubby – Nov. 1 – Pulsar Studios A 26-year-old from the Midwest moves to New York City to find hope and self-discipline through his friendship with a precocious 6--year-old and the adult superhero Leather-Man, who is conjured from a psychedelic cupcake. Starring: Patricia Richardson, Lucy DeVito, Zachary Booth (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Post Production) Dickinson – Nov. 1 – Apple TV+ An inside look into the world of Emily Dickinson. Poet. Daughter. Total rebel. In this coming-of-age story, Emily’s determined to become the world’s greatest poet. Starring: Hailee Steinfeld, Toby Huss, Jane Krakowski (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production) For All Mankind – Season 1 – Nov. 1 – Apple TV+ Imagine a world where the global space race never ended. This “what if” take on history from Ronald D. Moore (Outlander, Battlestar Galactica) spotlights the lives of NASA astronauts—the heroes and rock stars of their time—and their families. Starring: Joel Kannaman, Michael Dorman, Wrenn Schmidt (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Post Production) Harriet – Nov. 1 – Focus Features Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, Harriet tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history. Starring: Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Post Production) Helpsters – Nov. 1 – Apple TV+ Meet Cody and the Helpsters, a team of vibrant monsters who love to solve problems. Whether it’s planning a party, climbing a mountain, or mastering a magic trick, the Helpsters can figure anything out—because everything starts with a plan. Starring: Stephanie D’Abruzzo, Martin P. Robinson, Tim Lagasse (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production) The Irishman – Nov. 1 – Netflix Martin Scorsese’s epic saga of organized crime in postwar America, as told by a hit man. Starring: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production) Motherless Brooklyn – Nov. 1 – Warner Bros. Set against the backdrop of 1950s New York, Motherless Brooklyn follows Lionel Essrog, a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette’s Syndrome, as he ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend, Frank Minna. Starring: Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Cherry Jones (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production) Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan – Season 2 – Nov. 1 – Amazon An up-and-coming CIA analyst, Jack Ryan, is thrust into a dangerous field assignment as he uncovers a pattern in terrorist communication that launches him into the center of a dangerous gambit. Starring: John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, John Hoogenakker (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production) Patriot Act – Season 1, Cycle 5 – Nov. 3 – Netflix Every Sunday, Hasan Minhaj brings an incisive and nuanced perspective to global news, politics, and culture in his unique comedy series. Starring: Hasan Minhaj (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production) Marriage Story – Nov. 6 – Netflix Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Noah Baumbach directs this incisive and compassionate look at a marriage breaking up and a family staying together. Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Laura Dern (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Post Production) Noelle – Nov. 12 – Disney+ Santa’s daughter finds herself needing to take over the family business after her dad retires and her brother crumbles under the pressure of the job. Starring Anna Kendrick, Bill Hader, Billy Eichner (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Post Production) The Good Liar – Nov. 15 – Warner Brothers Career con artist Roy Courtnay can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish online. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring about her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the most treacherous tightrope walk of his life. Starring: Helen Mirren, Jim Carter, Ian McKellen (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Post Production) The Report – Nov. 15 – Amazon In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. CIA agents begin using extreme interrogation tactics on those they think were behind it. Starring: Adam Driver, Annette Benning, Jon Hamm (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production) The Shed – Nov. 15 – A Bigger Boat Stan lives with his abusive grandfather and tries to protect his best friend from high school bullies. When he discovers a murderous creature has taken refuge inside his tool shed, he tries to battle the demon alone until his bullied friend discovers the creature and has a far more sinister plan. Starring: Jay Jay Warren, Cody Kostro, Sofia Happonen (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production) Waves – Nov. 1 – A24 The epic emotional journey of a suburban African-American family—led by a well-intentioned but domineering father—as they navigate love, forgiveness and coming together in the aftermath of a loss. Starring: Taylor Russell, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Renée Elise Goldsberry, Lucas Hedges (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Post Production) Crown Vic – Nov. 15 – Screen Media Films Follows one memorable night in the life of LAPD officer Ray Mandel while hunting two cop killers on the loose. Starring: David Krumholtz, Bridget Moynahan, Thomas Jane (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production) Ray Donovan – Season 7 – Nov. 17 – Showtime Ray Donovan, a professional “fixer” for the rich and famous in Los Angeles, can make anyone’s problems disappear except those created by his own family. Starring: Liev Schreiber, Eddie Marsan, Dash Mihok (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production) 21 Bridges – Nov. 22 – STX Entertainment Thrust into a citywide manhunt for a duo of cop killers, NYPD detective Andre Davis begins to undercover a massive conspiracy that links his fellow police officers to a criminal empire and must decide who he is hunting and who is actually hunting him. Starring: Chadwick Boseman (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Post Production) A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood – Nov. 22 – Sony After a jaded magazine writer is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about empathy, kindness, and decency from America’s most beloved neighbor. Starring: Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Cooper (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Post Production) Dark Waters – Nov. 22 – Focus Features Inspired by a shocking true story, a tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths due to one of the world’s largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything – his future, his family, and his own life – to expose the truth. Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins. (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Post Production) Christmas at Graceland: Home for the Holidays – Nov. 23 – Hallmark Channel A Graceland tour guide meets a single father during a tour and agrees to fill in as his temporary nanny for the holidays. Starring: Kaitlin Doubleday, Adrian Grenier, Sunny Mabrey (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production) Servant – Nov. 29 – Apple TV+ From M. Night Shyamalan, Servant follows a Philadelphia couple in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter their home. Starring: Lauren Ambrose, Toby Kebbell, Rupert Grint (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Post Production) Daniel Isn’t Real – Dec. 6 – Samuel Goldwyn Films Trouble college freshman, Luke, suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend, Daniel, to help him cope. Starring: Patrick Schwarzenegger, Miles Robbins, Sasha Lane (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production) The Wolf Hour – Dec. 6 – Brainstorm Media It’s July 1977, and New York City is awash with escalating violence. June, once a celebrated counterculture figure, attempts to retreat from the chaos by shutting herself inside the yellowed walls of her grandmother’s South Bronx apartment. But her doorbell is ringing incessantly, the heat is unbearable, and creeping paranoia and fear are taking hold. Starring: Naomi Watts, Jennifer Ehle, Emory Cohen (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Season 3 – Dec. 6 – Amazon Studios A housewife in the 1950s decides to become a stand-up comic. Starring: Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Borstein, Tony Shalhoub (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production) Uncut Gems – Dec. 13 – A24 Set in the diamond district of New York City, Howard Ratner, a jewelry store owner and dealer to the rich and famous, must find a way to pay his debts when his merchandise is taken from one of his top sellers and girlfriend. Starring: Adam Sandler, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production) Little Women – Dec. 25 – Sony Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War. Starring: Florence Pugh, Emma Watson, Timothée Chalamet, Meryl Streep (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Post Production)

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