The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is reportedly getting its first official trailer in the second week of April.
No idea if it will still include a release date/window since their filming in Prague this month was interrupted due to Covid. Hopefully they were at the final stages of filming it though.
James Gunn did a live-tweet watch party of GOTG 1 a few days ago. (Dammit, I missed it, even though I don't even have a twitter.)
He divulged that he's got special plans for Rocket in the future. (possible flashback to his origins like what Telltale did?)
Yeah sounds like we'll get a look into his past. It would be pretty cool to see Lylla introduced in the next movie too, maybe in a similar fashion to the game.
James Gunn did a live-tweet watch party of GOTG 1 a few days ago. (Dammit, I missed it, even though I don't even have a twitter.)
He divul… moreged that he's got special plans for Rocket in the future. (possible flashback to his origins like what Telltale did?)
https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/1247696778322792448
Welp, here's a picture of Hailee Steinfeld on the Hawkeye set!
I'd say my most anticipated Marvel series is the Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Mostly because this is the series that was supposed to come first, but due to Covid and incomplete re-shoots, it had to be delayed. (There's also rumors that it somehow connects with the Black Widow film, and the reason why it's been pushed back to an indefinite date is because the movie has yet to release.)
WandaVision looks weirdly interesting with its "sitcoms through the years" style, and I am curious as to what/how a Hawkeye show could work (and Jeremy Renner finally being a superhero lead for once.) But for now, highly anticipating TF&WS.
Since people are talkin' about their most anticipated Disney+ MCU show I'll add that I'm most excited for WandaVision because it just looks pretty bonkers and different from what we've gotten across the MCU so far. Plus it seems to take inspiration from Tom King's Vision which is absolutely fantastic comic.
Also excited for Ms. Marvel. Love the comic and the character so I'm looking forward to seeing how they adapt her into live action.
By the way, new Spider-Man 3 news just came out and it's big.
Alfred Molina will be returning as Doctor Octopus.
This is the second returning actor to the Spider-Man franchise, following Jamie Foxx's announcement that he's going to be Electro again (and he's not going to be blue this time).
So... Two actors reprising their roles in a new franchise... in a way. What could this mean? Why cast them specifically?? Did the producers like them, or is there a deeper reason?...
By the way, new Spider-Man 3 news just came out and it's big.
Alfred Molina will be returning as Doctor Octopus.
This is the second retu… morerning actor to the Spider-Man franchise, following Jamie Foxx's announcement that he's going to be Electro again (and he's not going to be blue this time).
So... Two actors reprising their roles in a new franchise... in a way.
What could this mean? Why cast them specifically?? Did the producers like them, or is there a deeper reason?...
Is it going to be like a live-action Spider-Verse movie? Not sure how I feel about it but if the purpose of it is to give a conclusion for the previous Spider-Man movie franchises, then I am sold.
By the way, new Spider-Man 3 news just came out and it's big.
Alfred Molina will be returning as Doctor Octopus.
This is the second retu… morerning actor to the Spider-Man franchise, following Jamie Foxx's announcement that he's going to be Electro again (and he's not going to be blue this time).
So... Two actors reprising their roles in a new franchise... in a way.
What could this mean? Why cast them specifically?? Did the producers like them, or is there a deeper reason?...
Yeah, I'm kind of worried that if this features the multiverse already, the movie is going to be way too packed (muck like the other Spider-Man movies that tried to do a similar thing. It didn't turn out well)
But it's worth noting that just because these actors are coming back and have been spotted on set recently doesn't confirm any kind of Spider-Verse team up with Maguire or Garfield.
We know Doctor Strange is going to appear in the film, but for all we know it could be like the post-credits scene of the first Dr. Strange, with a cameo from Thor.
Or, if he does have a larger role, he might just open a portal or two showing off the multiverse, and you happen to see these other film universes.
OR, the most likely reason is that these actors already made memorable performances as these villains, and casting them might mean they don't need to dwell so much on shaping their characters in the film as new-MCU-characters (if they're going for a Sinister Six plot) since the public already knows who these guys are.
Is it going to be like a live-action Spider-Verse movie? Not sure how I feel about it but if the purpose of it is to give a conclusion for the previous Spider-Man movie franchises, then I am sold.
We just don't know what to expect with this show, I'm sure.
My theory is Wanda's using the medium of television to relive "the glory days" with Vision, but in doing so (in corrupting some section of the real world) the FBI is gonna have to take her down.
When or where this takes place, no idea! But since Marvel released 6 posters in the past couple days for each TV Era, seems like we're getting 1 episode for one Era, each. From the '60s to the '10s
Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) got confirmed to be She-Hulk. Mark Ruffalo will also appear in her series.
Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Mendelsohn will star in the new D+ series "Secret Invasion"
A new D+ series called "Iron Heart" has been revealed, about a new inventor's most advanced upgrade to the Iron Man suit since Tony Stark's last crack at it. .
Don Cheadle gets his own War Machine series in "Armor Wars"
James Gunn is writing and directing a Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special that will release ahead of the third film (2023). (It's inspired by his unironic love for the Star Wars Holiday Special)
A series of shorts called "I Am Groot" is coming to D+
Christian Bale joins Thor: Love and Thunder (Thor 4) as Gorr the God Butcher
Ant-Man 3: Quantumania has been announced.
Black Panther 2 fully confirmed, they will not recast T'Challa.
Jon Watts will direct the first MCU Fantastic Four film!!
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Holy cannoli that's a lot of news. Right so... Where do we start??
Maybe start by looking up all those new clips and trailers..
What If? is looking very sweet!! Very excited to see that next summer!
Loki intrigues me. Given that it's Avengers 1 Loki we're dealing with, he seems way more like an evil "I must have all the power" kind of individual. That's going to be an interesting anti-hero series, it seems. Dunno how I feel about him travelling the multiverse of time and space, willy nilly.
I think it'll be a fun time with him Doctor Who-ing his way throughout Earth's history and causing mischief. At 2:08 he looks suspiciously like D.B. Cooper.
What If? is looking very sweet!! Very excited to see that next summer!
Loki intrigues me. Given that it's Avengers 1 Loki we're dealing w… moreith, he seems way more like an evil "I must have all the power" kind of individual. That's going to be an interesting anti-hero series, it seems. Dunno how I feel about him travelling the multiverse of time and space, willy nilly.
In case you missed it, a new Marvel show premiered on Disney Plus today.
Marvel: Legends. A clip show designed to give you a quick recap on various characters in the MCU, to prepare you for upcoming series or movies.
Two episodes, one about Wanda and the other about Vision premiered today. They're well-made, IMO and give a nice showcase of their arc across the films so far. One week to WandaVision!
In the massive tsunami of similarly-cryptic trailers Disney has been posting all week, it turns out they snuck in a sneak peek clip! Say hello to the 50's era episode!
Music is on point.
Agreed. Really enjoyed this to be honest. Wackiest, craziest and the most artsy thing the mcu will probably ever put out. I hope the quality doesn't decline.
Wow, WandaVision really is something unique for the Marvel realm. I get that it's just the beginning of the series, but I like how the two episodes so far have been your typical sitcom antics mixed with an end-of-episode twist that moves the intrigue along (as well as the strange little things happening between).
The 50's episode having Wanda's magic look like it was all on strings was a nice touch. The added animated bits in the 60's were a fun treat to see. I also enjoy that each episode looks like it's going to get its own intro for that era.
The commercials are fun as well! See a strange period-inspired product that bears a striking reference to the real-world events in the MCU accompanied by the same two people. Neat. (So, a Stark Toaster and a Dr. Strucker-brand Hydra Watch).
Excited to see how the Nozy Neighbour develops over the course of the show, since I've heard rumours that she might be evil in some way? I don't see it yet. Or why.
It's also hilarious to me that even though this is just a TV Series, they didn't skimp out on the CGI budget -- even for the credits. Is every episode really going to have your usual 6-minutes of flashy credits? Seems weird to put it in a smaller-MCU-project like this, but I can't deny that it looks great! Love the use of RGB colour blocks throughout it.
And again, despite that it'll be the end of the show, I just can't wait to get to the 2000's episode in 4 weeks. I really want to see how they adapt the Mockumentary approach, even if they might not have much time with it before the curtain falls.
EDIT: My god, fans can be really cool creatures sometimes. I'm finding so many awesome details from eagle-eyed and eagle-eared people.
The Marvel Studios Intro has been updated with new clips from Endgame. If you look close enough, you can see one clip using Tony's Endgame Snap. Jeez, spoilers, Disney!
These first episodes actually use Mono Audio, most noticeable when using headphones. (This is when all your speakers play the same audio, they each don't get their own track or spatial-dependent audio like many modern speakers do.) Only the Marvel logo and the end credits get Stereo audio for now.
The manhole entrance in Episode 2 isn't there at the beginning, but magically appears at the end of the episode. Spooky.
Other cool bits like the Stark Toaster using an Iron Man Gauntlet sound, and the ticking might be in reference to a Stark bomb that nearly killed Wanda and Pietro.
I watched the first two episodes of WandaVision. They're a lot of fun and I'm really enjoying the series so far. The set design, the costumes, the music, etc is all so good. So much of the show is so authentic to the period of television they're lampooning to the point I just straight up forget sometimes that I'm not watching an old sitcom.
I also love the bits of "horror" we get, I really hope we get more spread throughout the series.
Another neat detail that I later found out is that
the original tv show Bewitched began in black and white and transitioned into colour in its third season. Episode 2 of WV is heavily inspired by Bewitched and at the end of the episode it goes from black and white to colour.
Another detail is that the commercials might be recapping parts of Wanda's life. The first one with Stark and the ticking toaster being a reference to the Stark weaponry that killed her parents and traumatised her and Pietro. Then the Strucker watch being a reference to her and Pietro being experimented on by Hydra.
Wow, WandaVision really is something unique for the Marvel realm. I get that it's just the beginning of the series, but I like how the two e… morepisodes so far have been your typical sitcom antics mixed with an end-of-episode twist that moves the intrigue along (as well as the strange little things happening between).
The 50's episode having Wanda's magic look like it was all on strings was a nice touch. The added animated bits in the 60's were a fun treat to see. I also enjoy that each episode looks like it's going to get its own intro for that era.
The commercials are fun as well! See a strange period-inspired product that bears a striking reference to the real-world events in the MCU accompanied by the same two people. Neat. (So, a Stark Toaster and a Dr. Strucker-brand Hydra Watch).
Excited to see how the Nozy Neighbour develops over the course of the show, since I've heard rumours that she might be evil in some way? I don't see it yet. … [view original content]
Episode 2 of WV is heavily inspired by Bewitched and at the end of the episode it goes from black and white to colour
Yeah, my mom was watching the show alongside me, and noticed the detail that -- similar to Bewitched -- they transitioned to colour in the end. Nice detail.
Another detail is that the commercials might be recapping parts of Wanda's life.
Ah, I've seen that theory thrown around the internet in the past day. I wonder how they might adapt Pietro's death or the arrival of Thanos. (And how these ads might evolve alongside the decades. Someone suggested that in the 80s or 90s, we might see some bombastic commercial featuring action figures.)
I can imagine it being a commercial for a GI Joe styled action figure riding a helicopter and it shoots down another action figure that suspiciously looks like Pietro.
Okay, seriously, I love the credits to WandaVision. Might get into some spoilery theorizing -- though that's only if I'm right in the end.
It's worth it to note that it might be changing a bit with each episode, as EP1's and EP2's each started with a different 'offline TV broadcast card' (the Please Stand By image). Also the opening shots of a close-up on a TV screen -- as if someone is meticulously watching and analyzing this strange TV series of Wanda and Vision feature a few differing clips between the two episodes. Notably, the zoom-into the TV screen for EP1 uses a black-and-white-with-glasses Vision, whereas Episode 2 zooms into a Vision in Technicolour.
The CGI montage after that doesn't seem to change, as far as I know, but I really love it! It's such a genius move to have it focus on the RGB pixels of a TV screen that WandaVision takes place in, showing those pixels to all shift to red, influenced by Wanda's power.
We also see a Rose, some Glasses, a Gazebo, a Water Tower, and a whole House suddenly materialize through these Red Pixels, further emphasizing that this is all some sort of creation from Wanda's powers. Eventually though, something breaks and the whole illusion literally falls apart -- definitely some foreshadowing to what's gonna happen later.
All in all though, I really enjoy the visuals in the credits (they're as cool and as polished as any Marvel film), and the main theme is gorgeous to listen to as well.
Man, I'm going to be so impatient with this series... (I didn't have this problem with Mando since I really waited until each season had fully aired before jumping in, so I could make my own watch schedule. Plus, I'm sure the weekly format was more palatable for Mando as a lot of his episodes are episodic stories that mostly get wrapped up in 40 minutes, just side-quests with minimal ties to an overarching plot. That's less applicable to WV, in my opinion.)
Damn, WandaVision really is the coolest thing to come out of the MCU in recent years!
It's both pretty-good sitcom material and (at least in this episode) really turns up the tension when it wants to.
This week's episode was in the 70's, all in colour and with another new look for the house!
Love the quirky uses of Wanda's powers in this episode causing chaos
So Wanda is pregnant -- basically 12 hours after last finding that baby bump -- and she's already 6 months into it!
Something to note: there's been quite a few references to pregnancy and children throughout the past 2 episodes already, so whether it's Wanda's subconscious wanting to have children or someone subliminally suggesting to her to have children, I'm not soo sure. Whatever the case, she's got kids now.
Biggest, coolest moment of the series so far (and especially for Wanda's MCU arc) is a Pietro name drop. I haven't heard that name in years! He was quickly killed off in Age of Ultron, then quickly forgotten in favour of her character cultivating a relationship with Vision. Was a pretty cool bombshell to drop so suddenly.
And again, Geraldine appears in this episode, though her façade wears thin throughout their conversation. After the Stork seems to startle her, I swear it seemed like she dropper her accent and demeanor, acting way more confused and afraid than what should be the proper reaction in that situation.
Not long after that though, she name-drops Ultron as the murderer of Pietro. Holy shit. Things get tense between her and Wanda (and ooh boy the backing track is tense AF). Before making her forced exit, stage right.
There's also the strange conversation Agnes and Herb have outside their house, both seemingly self-aware and either unable to or unwilling to spill the beans on who they are and why they're so untrustworthy of Geraldine. "We are all..." what???
And what's up with Agnes' husband Ralph? He "looks good in the dark"? Ooh boy, creepy.
One more thing: That moment when Vision starts to realize something is wrong with the town, and it skips back a few seconds... GENIUS. Literally thought my internet was acting up, but nah, it was Wanda hiding something... (Actually, my internet was acting up all throughout the episode, but I knew when it was due to a buffering screen.) "Small towns... so hard to escape."
Huge set-up episode for the next few weeks, I'm sure. I'm excited to see how much this thing unravels before the curtain gets ripped away. That aspect-ratio change at the end was awesome.
Considering this show is reportedly around 6 hours long, with each sitcom episode so far sticking to its 25-ish minute format, by Episode 6 that'll only have been 3 hours worth of content, with the final 3 probably being around 1 hour each, I bet.
I'm fine with the slow burn, but it probably would have been better to do 2 episodes per week, as you said, since the show is really going to move slow if we can only see it in 30-minute chunks. Ah well, I like the novelty of it.
But, uh... this is definitely to keep people subscribed with very few breaks of content.
Watched the first 3 episodes today and I got to say I am very intrigued by WandaVision. Looking forward to seeing where it goes forward.
Also I find it to be really refreshing of Marvel to do something unique like this. Probably a mix of that there hasn't been any new Marvel stuff in over a year, but it is also something in the MCU that isnt just bad guy vs good guy. Personally I was starting to find Marvel to be getting pretty stale with the exception of Infinity War and Endgame because they broke the formula for once, so I hope the other MCU shows have a more unique take like WandaVision has.
(I only wish episode 1 had better sound design. The audio is too clear for the era it is replicating. Obviously a really small thing and it was probably done because modern audiences may think something is wrong with the actual audio, but I would have really liked it. Plus it could add to the transition to episode 2, how a lot of the traditional camera work becomes more and more obsolete as the episode goes on. It could've been that plus the audio becomes cleaner.)
Lol, same but different. I wish episode 2 had worse image quality. The difference between Episode 1 and 2's image quality is pretty big. I could instantly tell Episode 2 had the better HD cameras and they just used a good black-and-white filter and 4:3 ratio over it.
(But hey, at least Episodes 1 and 2 use Mono Audio! That's accurate to the times!)
Watched the first 3 episodes today and I got to say I am very intrigued by WandaVision. Looking forward to seeing where it goes forward.
… moreAlso I find it to be really refreshing of Marvel to do something unique like this. Probably a mix of that there hasn't been any new Marvel stuff in over a year, but it is also something in the MCU that isnt just bad guy vs good guy. Personally I was starting to find Marvel to be getting pretty stale with the exception of Infinity War and Endgame because they broke the formula for once, so I hope the other MCU shows have a more unique take like WandaVision has.
(I only wish episode 1 had better sound design. The audio is too clear for the era it is replicating. Obviously a really small thing and it was probably done because modern audiences may think something is wrong with the actual audio, but I would have really liked it. Plus it could add to the transition to episode 2, how a lot of the traditional … [view original content]
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That's just his thing. Study other people's moves to copy them, add to his repertoire.
Also to turn people's moves against them.
Between Civil War and Infinity War.
Smack dab between wars, eh?
Guess that explains the accents.
Well, that's why we'll fucking watch the movie!
Oh, I just assumed that was a thing in the comics, but maybe.
It is a thing in the comics.
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is reportedly getting its first official trailer in the second week of April.
No idea if it will still include a release date/window since their filming in Prague this month was interrupted due to Covid. Hopefully they were at the final stages of filming it though.
James Gunn did a live-tweet watch party of GOTG 1 a few days ago. (Dammit, I missed it, even though I don't even have a twitter.)
He divulged that he's got special plans for Rocket in the future. (possible flashback to his origins like what Telltale did?)
Yeah sounds like we'll get a look into his past. It would be pretty cool to see Lylla introduced in the next movie too, maybe in a similar fashion to the game.
WandaVision has an official premiere date. January 15.
Personally, I was hoping and expecting it'd be December 25th, the day Mando Season 2 ends, but that's not too far off. I can live with that.
It would have been Chadwick Boseman's birthday yesterday... Rest In Power, King.
Disney also did this pretty cool thing in remembrance of him.
You definitely aren't. Hawkeye is the one I look forward the most to see.
Welp, here's a picture of Hailee Steinfeld on the Hawkeye set!
I'd say my most anticipated Marvel series is the Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Mostly because this is the series that was supposed to come first, but due to Covid and incomplete re-shoots, it had to be delayed. (There's also rumors that it somehow connects with the Black Widow film, and the reason why it's been pushed back to an indefinite date is because the movie has yet to release.)
WandaVision looks weirdly interesting with its "sitcoms through the years" style, and I am curious as to what/how a Hawkeye show could work (and Jeremy Renner finally being a superhero lead for once.) But for now, highly anticipating TF&WS.
PIZZADOG IS IN THE MCU
Since people are talkin' about their most anticipated Disney+ MCU show I'll add that I'm most excited for WandaVision because it just looks pretty bonkers and different from what we've gotten across the MCU so far. Plus it seems to take inspiration from Tom King's Vision which is absolutely fantastic comic.
Also excited for Ms. Marvel. Love the comic and the character so I'm looking forward to seeing how they adapt her into live action.
By the way, new Spider-Man 3 news just came out and it's big.
Alfred Molina will be returning as Doctor Octopus.
This is the second returning actor to the Spider-Man franchise, following Jamie Foxx's announcement that he's going to be Electro again (and he's not going to be blue this time).
So... Two actors reprising their roles in a new franchise... in a way.
What could this mean? Why cast them specifically?? Did the producers like them, or is there a deeper reason?...
Not to mention Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst eh.
Although obviously none of these 6 has been confirmed by marvel themselves afaik, it's looking likely this ones gonna be big.
Oh and also the fresh news that Charlie Cox is returning as Daredevil for spiderman 3 as well. 😁
Is it going to be like a live-action Spider-Verse movie? Not sure how I feel about it but if the purpose of it is to give a conclusion for the previous Spider-Man movie franchises, then I am sold.
Yeah, I'm kind of worried that if this features the multiverse already, the movie is going to be way too packed (muck like the other Spider-Man movies that tried to do a similar thing. It didn't turn out well)
But it's worth noting that just because these actors are coming back and have been spotted on set recently doesn't confirm any kind of Spider-Verse team up with Maguire or Garfield.
We know Doctor Strange is going to appear in the film, but for all we know it could be like the post-credits scene of the first Dr. Strange, with a cameo from Thor.
Or, if he does have a larger role, he might just open a portal or two showing off the multiverse, and you happen to see these other film universes.
OR, the most likely reason is that these actors already made memorable performances as these villains, and casting them might mean they don't need to dwell so much on shaping their characters in the film as new-MCU-characters (if they're going for a Sinister Six plot) since the public already knows who these guys are.
We just don't know what to expect with this show, I'm sure.
My theory is Wanda's using the medium of television to relive "the glory days" with Vision, but in doing so (in corrupting some section of the real world) the FBI is gonna have to take her down.
When or where this takes place, no idea! But since Marvel released 6 posters in the past couple days for each TV Era, seems like we're getting 1 episode for one Era, each. From the '60s to the '10s
Omg I'm so out of the loop, I had no idea what this was referencing...
Now I know. Dear god, now I know! It's... A LOT.
All the news from the 2020 Investors Presentation
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Holy cannoli that's a lot of news. Right so... Where do we start??
Maybe start by looking up all those new clips and trailers..
Trailers and first looks that were revealed today :0
WandaVision
The Falcon and The Winter Soldier
Loki
Ms. Marvel
What If...?
What If? is looking very sweet!! Very excited to see that next summer!
Loki intrigues me. Given that it's Avengers 1 Loki we're dealing with, he seems way more like an evil "I must have all the power" kind of individual. That's going to be an interesting anti-hero series, it seems. Dunno how I feel about him travelling the multiverse of time and space, willy nilly.
I think it'll be a fun time with him Doctor Who-ing his way throughout Earth's history and causing mischief. At 2:08 he looks suspiciously like D.B. Cooper.
In case you missed it, a new Marvel show premiered on Disney Plus today.
Marvel: Legends. A clip show designed to give you a quick recap on various characters in the MCU, to prepare you for upcoming series or movies.
Two episodes, one about Wanda and the other about Vision premiered today. They're well-made, IMO and give a nice showcase of their arc across the films so far.
One week to WandaVision!
Deadpool 3 has officially been announced and has confirmed to not only be part of the MCU but also receive an R rating!
In the massive tsunami of similarly-cryptic trailers Disney has been posting all week, it turns out they snuck in a sneak peek clip! Say hello to the 50's era episode!
Music is on point.
Hm, then it's probably best to wait until all the episodes are out. (which I was planning to do anyway)
Agreed. Really enjoyed this to be honest. Wackiest, craziest and the most artsy thing the mcu will probably ever put out. I hope the quality doesn't decline.
Wow, WandaVision really is something unique for the Marvel realm. I get that it's just the beginning of the series, but I like how the two episodes so far have been your typical sitcom antics mixed with an end-of-episode twist that moves the intrigue along (as well as the strange little things happening between).
The 50's episode having Wanda's magic look like it was all on strings was a nice touch. The added animated bits in the 60's were a fun treat to see. I also enjoy that each episode looks like it's going to get its own intro for that era.
The commercials are fun as well! See a strange period-inspired product that bears a striking reference to the real-world events in the MCU accompanied by the same two people. Neat. (So, a Stark Toaster and a Dr. Strucker-brand Hydra Watch).
Excited to see how the Nozy Neighbour develops over the course of the show, since I've heard rumours that she might be evil in some way? I don't see it yet. Or why.
It's also hilarious to me that even though this is just a TV Series, they didn't skimp out on the CGI budget -- even for the credits. Is every episode really going to have your usual 6-minutes of flashy credits? Seems weird to put it in a smaller-MCU-project like this, but I can't deny that it looks great! Love the use of RGB colour blocks throughout it.
And again, despite that it'll be the end of the show, I just can't wait to get to the 2000's episode in 4 weeks. I really want to see how they adapt the Mockumentary approach, even if they might not have much time with it before the curtain falls.
EDIT: My god, fans can be really cool creatures sometimes. I'm finding so many awesome details from eagle-eyed and eagle-eared people.
The Marvel Studios Intro has been updated with new clips from Endgame. If you look close enough, you can see one clip using Tony's Endgame Snap. Jeez, spoilers, Disney!
These first episodes actually use Mono Audio, most noticeable when using headphones. (This is when all your speakers play the same audio, they each don't get their own track or spatial-dependent audio like many modern speakers do.) Only the Marvel logo and the end credits get Stereo audio for now.
The manhole entrance in Episode 2 isn't there at the beginning, but magically appears at the end of the episode. Spooky.
Other cool bits like the Stark Toaster using an Iron Man Gauntlet sound, and the ticking might be in reference to a Stark bomb that nearly killed Wanda and Pietro.
I watched the first two episodes of WandaVision. They're a lot of fun and I'm really enjoying the series so far. The set design, the costumes, the music, etc is all so good. So much of the show is so authentic to the period of television they're lampooning to the point I just straight up forget sometimes that I'm not watching an old sitcom.
I also love the bits of "horror" we get, I really hope we get more spread throughout the series.
Another neat detail that I later found out is that
the original tv show Bewitched began in black and white and transitioned into colour in its third season. Episode 2 of WV is heavily inspired by Bewitched and at the end of the episode it goes from black and white to colour.
Another detail is that the commercials might be recapping parts of Wanda's life. The first one with Stark and the ticking toaster being a reference to the Stark weaponry that killed her parents and traumatised her and Pietro. Then the Strucker watch being a reference to her and Pietro being experimented on by Hydra.
Neat!
Yeah, my mom was watching the show alongside me, and noticed the detail that -- similar to Bewitched -- they transitioned to colour in the end. Nice detail.
Ah, I've seen that theory thrown around the internet in the past day. I wonder how they might adapt Pietro's death or the arrival of Thanos. (And how these ads might evolve alongside the decades. Someone suggested that in the 80s or 90s, we might see some bombastic commercial featuring action figures.)
I can imagine it being a commercial for a GI Joe styled action figure riding a helicopter and it shoots down another action figure that suspiciously looks like Pietro.
Ooh, I'm getting second-hand depression from that one.
Okay, seriously, I love the credits to WandaVision. Might get into some spoilery theorizing -- though that's only if I'm right in the end.
It's worth it to note that it might be changing a bit with each episode, as EP1's and EP2's each started with a different 'offline TV broadcast card' (the Please Stand By image). Also the opening shots of a close-up on a TV screen -- as if someone is meticulously watching and analyzing this strange TV series of Wanda and Vision feature a few differing clips between the two episodes. Notably, the zoom-into the TV screen for EP1 uses a black-and-white-with-glasses Vision, whereas Episode 2 zooms into a Vision in Technicolour.
The CGI montage after that doesn't seem to change, as far as I know, but I really love it! It's such a genius move to have it focus on the RGB pixels of a TV screen that WandaVision takes place in, showing those pixels to all shift to red, influenced by Wanda's power.
We also see a Rose, some Glasses, a Gazebo, a Water Tower, and a whole House suddenly materialize through these Red Pixels, further emphasizing that this is all some sort of creation from Wanda's powers. Eventually though, something breaks and the whole illusion literally falls apart -- definitely some foreshadowing to what's gonna happen later.
All in all though, I really enjoy the visuals in the credits (they're as cool and as polished as any Marvel film), and the main theme is gorgeous to listen to as well.
Man, I'm going to be so impatient with this series... (I didn't have this problem with Mando since I really waited until each season had fully aired before jumping in, so I could make my own watch schedule. Plus, I'm sure the weekly format was more palatable for Mando as a lot of his episodes are episodic stories that mostly get wrapped up in 40 minutes, just side-quests with minimal ties to an overarching plot. That's less applicable to WV, in my opinion.)
Damn, WandaVision really is the coolest thing to come out of the MCU in recent years!
It's both pretty-good sitcom material and (at least in this episode) really turns up the tension when it wants to.
This week's episode was in the 70's, all in colour and with another new look for the house!
Love the quirky uses of Wanda's powers in this episode causing chaos
So Wanda is pregnant -- basically 12 hours after last finding that baby bump -- and she's already 6 months into it!
Something to note: there's been quite a few references to pregnancy and children throughout the past 2 episodes already, so whether it's Wanda's subconscious wanting to have children or someone subliminally suggesting to her to have children, I'm not soo sure. Whatever the case, she's got kids now.
Biggest, coolest moment of the series so far (and especially for Wanda's MCU arc) is a Pietro name drop. I haven't heard that name in years! He was quickly killed off in Age of Ultron, then quickly forgotten in favour of her character cultivating a relationship with Vision. Was a pretty cool bombshell to drop so suddenly.
And again, Geraldine appears in this episode, though her façade wears thin throughout their conversation. After the Stork seems to startle her, I swear it seemed like she dropper her accent and demeanor, acting way more confused and afraid than what should be the proper reaction in that situation.
Not long after that though, she name-drops Ultron as the murderer of Pietro. Holy shit. Things get tense between her and Wanda (and ooh boy the backing track is tense AF). Before making her forced exit, stage right.
There's also the strange conversation Agnes and Herb have outside their house, both seemingly self-aware and either unable to or unwilling to spill the beans on who they are and why they're so untrustworthy of Geraldine. "We are all..." what???
And what's up with Agnes' husband Ralph? He "looks good in the dark"? Ooh boy, creepy.
One more thing: That moment when Vision starts to realize something is wrong with the town, and it skips back a few seconds... GENIUS. Literally thought my internet was acting up, but nah, it was Wanda hiding something... (Actually, my internet was acting up all throughout the episode, but I knew when it was due to a buffering screen.)
"Small towns... so hard to escape."
Huge set-up episode for the next few weeks, I'm sure. I'm excited to see how much this thing unravels before the curtain gets ripped away. That aspect-ratio change at the end was awesome.
Considering this show is reportedly around 6 hours long, with each sitcom episode so far sticking to its 25-ish minute format, by Episode 6 that'll only have been 3 hours worth of content, with the final 3 probably being around 1 hour each, I bet.
I'm fine with the slow burn, but it probably would have been better to do 2 episodes per week, as you said, since the show is really going to move slow if we can only see it in 30-minute chunks. Ah well, I like the novelty of it.
But, uh... this is definitely to keep people subscribed with very few breaks of content.
Watched the first 3 episodes today and I got to say I am very intrigued by WandaVision. Looking forward to seeing where it goes forward.
Also I find it to be really refreshing of Marvel to do something unique like this. Probably a mix of that there hasn't been any new Marvel stuff in over a year, but it is also something in the MCU that isnt just bad guy vs good guy. Personally I was starting to find Marvel to be getting pretty stale with the exception of Infinity War and Endgame because they broke the formula for once, so I hope the other MCU shows have a more unique take like WandaVision has.
(I only wish episode 1 had better sound design. The audio is too clear for the era it is replicating. Obviously a really small thing and it was probably done because modern audiences may think something is wrong with the actual audio, but I would have really liked it. Plus it could add to the transition to episode 2, how a lot of the traditional camera work becomes more and more obsolete as the episode goes on. It could've been that plus the audio becomes cleaner.)
Lol, same but different. I wish episode 2 had worse image quality. The difference between Episode 1 and 2's image quality is pretty big. I could instantly tell Episode 2 had the better HD cameras and they just used a good black-and-white filter and 4:3 ratio over it.
(But hey, at least Episodes 1 and 2 use Mono Audio! That's accurate to the times!)