don't be dull, be fannish

So, last Saturday, I went to see both, Captain America: Civil War and X-Men: Apocalypse, and boy, was the slash strong in them! Stucky and Cherik rule, hands down! So much fanfic fodder!

Though I feel actually compelled to read - and write! - fanfics only for Cherik, go figure. I don't know why. I just felt that Charles, Erik and Raven went a wonderful full circle in this trilogy. And I loved that Erik always, ALWAY came through for Charles in the end, unlike in the first trilogy where Erik - because of Fox's meddling! - didn't give much of a fuck about Charles and always betrayed him in the end. Fassbender's Erik always went against Charles' wishes, AT FIRST, but when push came to shove and Erik had to choose between world domination/revenge and Charles' life, he always chose Charles. Always! Also, I really loved Charles, the Damsel in Distress, in XMA, LOL!

Yesterday, I watched Captain America: The First Avenger, today it was Captain America: The Winter Soldier. And as much as I liked the first movie, the second one is so much better! But mostly because of the groundwork laid by the first one, so... \o/

Just, Steve and Bucky! Bucky and Steve! These two make me want to do a little dance of happiness. As far as Marvel's movies go, Stucky - Steve/Bucky - is one of my OTPs (the others are Clint/Natasha and Tony/Pepper, Thor I ship with Jane, Sif AND Loki so... and I have no ships at all for GotG). They just push my buttons on so many levels. The way Bucky used to be protective of Steve, then Steve became protective of Bucky, then they unknowingly tried to kill each other, before saving each other's life again... PRECIOUS!

Another thing I love about this movie? The music! It's by Henry Jackman who did the OST for XMFC. Stunning! Winter Soldier is a track that definitely gets your heart pumping.

Gosh, gosh, gosh, CA:TWS makes me so very happy *hearts in eyes* Wonderful, simply wonderful!

○ CBS renewed 18 shows for 2014-2015: link. Among them NCIS, NCIS:LA, Criminal Minds, CSI, Elementary, Hawaii 5-0 and Person of Interest. The Big Bang Theory was picked up for 3 seasons! No news about The Mentalist, though, even though it's been beating The Good Wife in the ratings every Sunday. Grr!

○ Apparently, Captain America 3 will go head to head with Batman/Superman on May 6, 2016: link. Sheesh, that will be a massacre!

○ Syfy is planning a limited, six hour long space opera series called Ascension, "a thriller about a murder aboard a 100-year voyage from Earth": link.

"Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier - :10 Teaser" (Watch on YouTube)

EEEEEEEEEEP! I love the Winter Soldier storyline in the comic books! And this looks awesome.

ETA: And another teaser! And IT LOOKS AWESOME!

"CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER - Official Extended Trailer Sneak Peek (2014) [HD]" (Watch on YouTube)

Ed Brubaker, who wrote the "Winter Soldier" comic book on which Captain America: Winter Soldier is based, had only good things to say about the movie's script:

“... I got to go out to Marvel Studios a couple months ago and read one of the later drafts of the script. I went out to dinner with [directors Joe and Anthony Russo] and talked about the project and gave them feedback on what I liked or didn’t like or what parts didn’t work. I mean, the script I read was fucking fantastic. It was the best Marvel movie.”

He followed up that rather bold claim by discussing his reaction to the script in greater detail. “It was really strange because [the script] feels like my comic while not really telling the same story as my comic. It’s got moments here and there where I was like, ‘hey, I wrote that.’ But mostly, it’s not what people think it’s going to be. But the tone of it was so close to what [artist] Steve [Epting] and I were doing on that comic in the first few years, where it feels like an espionage story almost more than a superhero story [and] there’s tons of action in it. I can’t wait to see what they do with it.”

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Awesome!!! Can't wait for the next "phase" to begin!

You know, watching all the Marvel movies in one row, seeing how it all comes together, the tiny pieces and the big things, everything that leads to The Avengers... It's pretty amazing, let me tell you. The whole Marvel universe seems so rich and broad and full of amazing things and wonderful characters...

I still remember seeing the first teaser trailer to The Avengers at the end of the movie, my heart was so aflutter with joy I could barely stand it. And even now, when I see it, when I hear the thumping beat, it makes me want to clap my hands with glee! And when I watch the extras, like The Assembly Begins on the Captain America DVD or The Road to the Avengers on the Thor DVD, it feels... it feels like bearing witness to something marvelous, something epic that the world has never seen before - and the $1.5 billions at the box office would suggest it's true.

My favorite Avenger is Thor, I freely admit that - but Steve Rogers is definitely the most likable of them. Tony and Thor, they pretty much started their journey as arrogant jerks but Steve was the sweetest and bravest guy under the sun from the get-go, even skinny and frail. And he never stopped being sweet and brave, that was the best thing about him, he didn't become drunk on power.

I watched the movie with the audio commentary and it was so funny to hear the director and the others fanboy about Chris Evans. It was adorable. They talked about how they made him skinny and how many green screen shots they needed and how fast Chris could actually run and that he ended up doing most of his stunts because he made them look more real and more effortless than the stuntmen.

And out of all the female heroines in the Marvel movies, I like Peggy best. She and Steve were simply perfect and the last scene they had together, where they talked over the radio, it never fails to make me cry. It's the most bittersweet, sad thing in the whole Marvel movie universe ;_;

Out of all the upcoming Marvel Phase 2 movies, I look forward to Captain America: The Winter Soldier most because I can't wait to actually see the Winter Soldier himself and learn more about his past with Natasha and see Steve's reaction... \o/

According to various sources - like this one - Anthony Mackie...



... is in negotiations to play Sam Wilson AKA Falcon in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. I think it's awesome! Though I hope they won't make his costume quite as... bright, you know, red and white. I read somewhere that in the Ultimates, his costume is black. Now THAT would be awesome, all sleek and sexy ;)

Also, a funny thing: Anthony Mackie (Falcon) was with Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye) in The Hurt Locker. And now they will be both Marvel superheroes :)

So, it's official, Marvel's upcoming new project, scheduled for 2014, is the adaptation of Guardians of the Galaxy: link.


Concept art for the movie!

I don't know anything about this comic book or its heroes but the more awesome space based movies we get the better!

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And the titles of their comic book sequels were revealed too: link.

Iron Man 3 - LOL, that's easy to remember, right?
Thor: The Dark World - yummy! I wonder what worlds Thor and his pals will visit!
Captain America: The Winter Soldier - *high-pitched dolphin noises*

I love Thor's character best but I'm looking forward to Cpt. America's movie most now that its title was revealed! *bounces like a bunny on crack* They're giving us The Winter Soldier! For real! EEEEEEEEEEEE! It's all I ever wanted from the sequel. I hope Sebastian Stan will be back, that they don't recast his part because that would miff me like few other things! So... THE WINTER SOLDIER!

And today, we watched Captain America! You know, the second time around I liked it much better. I could focus on the sweet parts and avoid all the embarrassing moments.

One of my favorite scenes is...


... This one!

When Steve steps out of the capsule all beefed up and Peggy has to fight the urge to touch him. That's so funny and sweet at the same time. Another sweet moment is the one in the cinema, when she and the general see Steve and his unit on-screen and they notice that Steve has her picture in his compass. Aww...

Chris Evans is fantastic in this part. You actually believe that he's so incredibly kind and shy and gentle and brave and strong and profoundly good. I think they couldn't have chosen better. And he and Hayley Atwell playing Peggy had amazing chemistry!

I'm loving all the wonderful The Avengers BTS pics that are emerging.


Like this one!

It makes me so happy to see how these two in particular enjoy their parts. Chris Hemsworth and Chris Evans are having so much fun in the BTS vids, giggling and goofing around, always a smile on their faces. I'm tempted to slash Thor and Steve and I haven't even seen the movie yet! /o\

But, sheesh, is Chris Hemsworth tall and butch! O.o I mean, I knew that he was tall and butch, but not SO tall and SO butch! Chris Evans for all his height and added bulk looks almost small next to him!