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Adhoc vote count started by Yite on May 19, 2022 at 6:07 AM, finished with 7 posts and 6 votes.
[X] Plan inFamous: Sins of Future Past -[X] Quentin Tarantino is definitely your first option, he directed the original after all. -[X] You could set the show directly after Kessler's defeat, with Cole placed in the direct aftermath of Kessler's defeat... the first episode would mostly consist of Cole answering the NSA's questions, and being interviewed by April O'Neil. After that though... life goes on as normal, for at least a while. Until a new group emerges. A group calling themselves The Reapers, and their leader... a woman who was seemingly in love with Kessler, Sasha. -[X] In your opinion, 10 episodes would work well for the show. -[X] You got a script from a promising writer... maybe you could go with it? It features the lost city of Truso, Silver Sable, Wade Wilson, Camelot, along with The Scarlet Witch, Dr. Doom, and various other things. It was weird... but you felt that it could work. (Orion Ultor's Uncharted Pitch)
[X] You could set the show directly after Kessler's defeat, with Cole placed in the direct aftermath of Kessler's defeat... the first episode would mostly consist of Cole answering the NSA's questions, and being interviewed by April O'Neil. After that though... life goes on as normal, for at least a while. Until a new group emerges. A group calling themselves The Reapers, and their leader... a woman who was seemingly in love with Kessler, Sasha.
[X] You got a script from a promising writer... maybe you could go with it? It features the lost city of Truso, Silver Sable, Wade Wilson, Camelot, along with The Scarlet Witch, Dr. Doom, and various other things. It was weird... but you felt that it could work. (Orion Ultor's Uncharted Pitch)
[X] Plan inFamous: Sins of Future Past
-[X] Quentin Tarantino is definitely your first option, he directed the original after all.
-[X] You could set the show directly after Kessler's defeat, with Cole placed in the direct aftermath of Kessler's defeat... the first episode would mostly consist of Cole answering the NSA's questions, and being interviewed by April O'Neil. After that though... life goes on as normal, for at least a while. Until a new group emerges. A group calling themselves The Reapers, and their leader... a woman who was seemingly in love with Kessler, Sasha.
-[X] In your opinion, 10 episodes would work well for the show.
-[X] You got a script from a promising writer... maybe you could go with it? It features the lost city of Truso, Silver Sable, Wade Wilson, Camelot, along with The Scarlet Witch, Dr. Doom, and various other things. It was weird... but you felt that it could work. (Orion Ultor's Uncharted Pitch)
First things first, you had decided to have Quentin Tarantino return, as the director of the Luke Cage sequel. It just made sense to you, after all.
Now, it was time to cast the characters in the movie. Hopefully, you had a good amount of actors who were interested in working on Luke Cage 2.
You managed to get a damn good list of actors who wanted to work on this movie.
So, that was good to see.
And now, you had to cast the characters that will appear in the movie. You had quite a few options at least, so that was good to see.
James Lucas Casting: The father of Luke Cage and Coldfire, he is kidnapped by Diamondback, but is saved by his son, Luke Cage. The two of them have a few bonding moments in the movie, showing off their father-son bond.
[] Denzel Washington: You feel that Denzel Washington could be an amazing James Lucas. The man's a veteran when it comes to action movies, and could give the character a level of gravitas that would be missing with another actor.
[] Andre Braugher: You feel that Andre could make for a good James Lucas.
[] Idris Elba: Idris Elba is an amazing actor, and you feel that he could make for a great James Lucas.
[] Morgan Freeman: Morgan Freeman is an amazing actor, and you could see him as James Lucas.
[] Billy Dee Williams: Billy Dee Williams, Lando Calrissian himself? You feel that this would be great.
[] Danny Glover: Holy shit. This could actually be great. You loved the Lethal Weapon movies.
[] Forest Whitaker: You feel that Forest Whitaker could make for a good James Lucas in the Luke Cage sequel.
[] Giancarlo Esposito: Gus Fring himself. You could see Giancarlo as an interesting version of James Lucas.
[] Keith David: You feel that Keith David could make for a good James Lucas.
[] Michael Winslow: You feel that he could make for a good James Lucas.
[] Write-in:
James Lucas Jr. (Coldfire) Casting: Luke Cage's brother, a Conduit with the power to create protoplasm. He ends up dying, saving his brother's life.
[] Chadwick Boseman: You feel that Chadwick Boseman could make for a good Coldfire.
[] Anthony Mackey: Anthony Mackey honestly seems like he'd play a great Coldfire in the movie.
[] Chris Rock: You don't know why, but you feel like Chris Rock could play a good Coldfire.
[] Write-in:
Comanche Casting: One of Diamondback's henchmen, he gains the exact same power as Luke Cage, and ends up being beaten by Luke drowning him in a puddle.
[] Kevin Hart: You feel that Kevin Hart could make for a comedic version of Comanche. Which could work well.
[] Marlon Wayans: You feel that Marlon could make for a good, somewhat comedic Comanche as well.
[] Danny Trejo: Then there's Danny Trejo, who would make for an honestly intimidating Comanche in the movie.
[] Jaleel White: Hey, it's Urkel! He seems to want to expand his horizons when it comes to acting, and playing a villain could do that for him.
[] Write-in:
Cornell Stokes (Cottonmouth) Casting: One of Diamondback's lieutenants, he'd only have a few scenes in the movie. But would be setting up Cottonmouth for later on.
[] Idris Elba: If you don't choose him to play James Lucas, you feel that he could make for a good Cottonmouth.
[] Andre Braugher: The same could easily be said for Andre Braugher. You feel that he could make for a good Cottonmouth.
[] Eddie Murphy: You honestly feel that Eddie Murphy could make for an... interesting Cottonmouth.
[] Write-in:
Mariah Dillard (Black Mariah) Casting: Another of Diamondback's lieutenants, she would also only have a few scenes in the movie. Mostly setting up Black Mariah for the future.
[] Kerry Washington: You feel that Kerry could be a really good Black Mariah.
[] Alfre Woodard: Aldre Woodard could honestly be amazing as Black Mariah, at least in your opinion.
[] Whoopi Goldberg: You feel that she would be a more... fun Black Mariah.
[] Viola Davis: You feel that Viola Davis could make for a really good Black Mariah.
[] Write-in:
Billy Russo (Jigsaw) Casting: A gangster, who's being hunted by The Punisher. He's mostly shown getting payments for Kingpin, by extorting Diamondback's gang.
[] Bradley Cooper: You feel that Bradley Cooper could be a good Billy Russo.
[] Stephen Amell: You feel that Stephen Amell could also be a good Billy Russo.
[] Ben Barnes: Ben Barnes could honestly do well, as Billy Russo in the movie.
[] Write-in:
Ben Urich Casting: A reporter working with Eddie Brock, J. Jonah Jameson, and April O'Neil to initially report on the aftermath of the quarantine, before being quickly swept up in reporting on the fight between Luke Cage and Diamondback.
[] Bradley Cooper: If he's not chosen to play Billy Russo, you feel that he could make for a good Ben Urich.
[] Robbie Amell: You feel that Robbie Amell could make for a good Ben Urich.
[] Vondie Curtis-Hall: Vondie Curtis-Hall would be a fun Ben Urich, at least in your opinion.
[] Jim Parsons: You feel that Jim Parsons could be a good Ben Urich.
[] Jack Black: You have no real excuse... you just feel that Jack Black could bring a bit of comedic levity to the movie.
[] Write-in:
Wade Wilson Casting: Wade Wilson only has a minor cameo in the post-credit scene, but will be used for the Uncharted movie.
[] Ryan Reynolds: While he's currently playing Hal Jordan in the Green Lantern movies, you feel that he could make for a good Wade Wilson.
[] Chris Hemsworth: An incredibly talented actor. You feel that Chris Hemsworth could make for a great Wade Wilson.
[] Write-in:
After deciding on the casting, you had figured out the plots for the InFamous show (and how long it will be. 10 episodes works), and the Uncharted movie.
You would have InFamous Season 2 take place directly after Kessler's defeat, with the rise of a new group called The Reapers, led by a woman named Sasha, who claims to have been Kessler's lover.
And Uncharted was... a bit complicated, to speak about. Featuring just a... lot of things. That you may honestly have to cut a bit from, to simplify the story a bit.
But, ultimately you had decided that you were only going to expand on them, after finishing everything for Luke Cage 2. So you didn't get distracted while working on it _________
Alright, please use a plan vote format.
Also, I was going to do an "expanding upon InFamous Season 2, and Uncharted" vote... but the update felt a bit too long already, and I felt that it'd be easier to have them in their own separate updates.
[X] Plan Maxim Synergy
-[X] Denzel Washington: You feel that Denzel Washington could be an amazing James Lucas. The man's a veteran when it comes to action movies, and could give the character a level of gravitas that would be missing with another actor.
-[X] Chadwick Boseman: You feel that Chadwick Boseman could make for a good Coldfire.
-[X] Jaleel White: Hey, it's Urkel! He seems to want to expand his horizons when it comes to acting, and playing a villain could do that for him.
-[X] Idris Elba: If you don't choose him to play James Lucas, you feel that he could make for a good Cottonmouth.
-[X] Kerry Washington: You feel that Kerry could be a really good Black Mariah.
-[X] Bradley Cooper: You feel that Bradley Cooper could be a good Billy Russo.
-[X] Jack Black: You have no real excuse... you just feel that Jack Black could bring a bit of comedic levity to the movie.
-[X] Ryan Reynolds: While he's currently playing Hal Jordan in the Green Lantern movies, you feel that he could make for a good Wade Wilson.
Denzel Washington and Chadwick Boseman could bounce off of each other very well, partly because of their history and partly because they can act the crap out of their parts, Idris Elba and Kerry Washington might be on the younger side but it fits their characterization of being lieutenants to Diamondback, Jaleel White has a very well developed sense of timing that can lend itself to a dramatic part, Jack Black, beyond just being funny, can lend himself well to all his roles and can give them a sense of three-dimensionality that most comedic relief characters often lack, and it's very obvious why Deadpool embodies Ryan Reynolds.
Voting has officially ended, here are the results:
Adhoc vote count started by Yite on May 21, 2022 at 4:06 AM, finished with 7 posts and 7 votes.
[X] Plan Maxim Synergy -[X] Denzel Washington: You feel that Denzel Washington could be an amazing James Lucas. The man's a veteran when it comes to action movies, and could give the character a level of gravitas that would be missing with another actor. -[X] Chadwick Boseman: You feel that Chadwick Boseman could make for a good Coldfire. -[X] Jaleel White: Hey, it's Urkel! He seems to want to expand his horizons when it comes to acting, and playing a villain could do that for him. -[X] Idris Elba: If you don't choose him to play James Lucas, you feel that he could make for a good Cottonmouth. -[X] Kerry Washington: You feel that Kerry could be a really good Black Mariah. -[X] Bradley Cooper: You feel that Bradley Cooper could be a good Billy Russo. -[X] Jack Black: You have no real excuse... you just feel that Jack Black could bring a bit of comedic levity to the movie. -[X] Ryan Reynolds: While he's currently playing Hal Jordan in the Green Lantern movies, you feel that he could make for a good Wade Wilson.
[X] Plan Maxim Synergy
-[X] Denzel Washington: You feel that Denzel Washington could be an amazing James Lucas. The man's a veteran when it comes to action movies, and could give the character a level of gravitas that would be missing with another actor.
-[X] Chadwick Boseman: You feel that Chadwick Boseman could make for a good Coldfire.
-[X] Jaleel White: Hey, it's Urkel! He seems to want to expand his horizons when it comes to acting, and playing a villain could do that for him.
-[X] Idris Elba: If you don't choose him to play James Lucas, you feel that he could make for a good Cottonmouth.
-[X] Kerry Washington: You feel that Kerry could be a really good Black Mariah.
-[X] Bradley Cooper: You feel that Bradley Cooper could be a good Billy Russo.
-[X] Jack Black: You have no real excuse... you just feel that Jack Black could bring a bit of comedic levity to the movie.
-[X] Ryan Reynolds: While he's currently playing Hal Jordan in the Green Lantern movies, you feel that he could make for a good Wade Wilson.
You had cast Denzel Washington as James Lucas, Chadwick Boseman as James Lucas Jr./Coldfire, Jaleel White as Comanche, Idris Elba as Cornell Stokes, also known as Cottonmouth, Kerry Washington as Mariah Dillard, also known as Black Mariah, Bradley Cooper as Billy Russo, also known as Jigsaw, Jack Black as Ben Urich, and Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson.
You were actually pretty surprised that you managed to get Ryan Reynolds to appear as Wade Wilson, but he seemed genuinely excited to play the character. Apparently, he was a huge fan of Deadpool.
You also managed to get everyone you wanted, and needed in the movie. So that was good.
Now, it was time to actually get to shooting the movie.
The romantic chemistry between Luke Cage and Reva Connors was definitely a highlight of the movie, just like the first one. And something you still wanted to see more of.
The chemistry between the antagonists was honestly great to see in the movie, you honestly felt like they were actual friends.
Which just makes James Jr's betrayal, for his brother hit even harder.
Carl Lucas/Luke Cage (Michael B. Jordan) Screen Presence: 109.
Michael had put on another amazing performance as Luke Cage. He was practically made for the role.
You honestly loved his scenes in the movie, he was definitely the right choice for Luke Cage, literally stealing every scene he was in with his performance.
Parisa had done well as Reva Connors. Sure, it was a bit underwhelming compared to Luke Cage and Diamondback, but that didn't mean it was necessarily bad.
Jamie Foxx was, simply put... phenomenal. Both on and off the screen, he had formed a close friendship with both Michael B. Jordan, and Chadwick Boseman.
Which definitely helped add some more... humanizing elements to his performance as the seemingly ruthless Diamondback.
James Lucas (Denzel Washington) Screen Presence: 81.
Denzel Washington was simply amazing as James Lucas. His talk with both of his sons, about familial loyalty and love was really powerful.
And you could definitely see why it would convince James Jr to sacrifice his life, saving his brother's own life.
James Lucas Jr./Coldfire (Chadwick Boseman) Screen Presence: 108.
Speaking of James Lucas Jr, Chadwick Boseman had played him incredibly well. You honestly loved watching the man play the villain turned... somewhat hero, Coldfire.
A performance that had ended with the test audiences in genuine tears, upon his death.
Herman Alvarez/Shades (Theo Rossi) Screen Presence: 73.
Theo Rossi had put on a good performance as Shades in the movie. Even if in the end, he had to die, getting his head crushed into a brick wall.
Theo was a good sport about it on set, though. Sure, he was a bit disappointed that he wouldn't be in any more movies, but at least he got to fight Luke Cage.
Halfway through filming, Charlie Cox was tragically temporarily blinded in an accident, when some crazed fan threw acid in his eyes to 'truly turn him into Daredevil'... yeah, that dumbass was arrested on the spot, and won't see the light of day for at least ten years. Luckily, Charlie was relatively fine, but he wouldn't be able to see for at least a few months. Meaning he couldn't really play the character of Matt Murdock as well as he needed to. Which was honestly somewhat ironic.
And sure, he was willing to come in and play Matt Murdock, but you just feared for his safety on set. You didn't want to see him get into another accident, after all.
What do you do here?
[] Wait for Charlie's eyes to heal, and have him come in for reshoots. (This takes up a Reshoot Slot)
[] You might have to... write Matt Murdock out of the script. You don't want to do it, but it's a possibility.
[] Write-in:
Big Ben Donovan (Terry Crews) Screen Presence: 96.
Terry Crews had managed to salvage the scene that was supposed to be with Charlie Cox, by putting on an honestly great performance.
It just would have been a lot better if he had Charlie Cox with him. Since a few parts of the scene just... didn't make sense without Matt Murdock there.
Danny Rand/Iron Fist (Garrett Hedlund) Screen Presence: 107.
Garrett Hedlund's Danny Rand was really fun to see in the movie, and his scene near the end of the movie, where he helped distract Diamondback's goons as The Immortal Iron Fist was honestly fun to see.
Mads Mikkelsen didn't really do much in the movie, mostly acting as an extended cameo. But it was fun to see the character of Curtis Connors appear.
You should really do something with The Lizard in the future, though...
Billy Russo/Jigsaw (Bradley Cooper) Screen Presence: 44.
Bradley Cooper had put on an okay performance... but it wasn't nearly as good as you wanted it to be.
He just acted too much like a generic thug, instead of the character of Billy Russo that you had envisioned.
Some reshoots could definitely help his performance, though.
Frank Castle/The Punisher (Jon Bernthal) Screen Presence: 90.
Jon was honestly great in his scenes as The Punisher in the movie. You had no complaints there.
His scene where he stalked Billy Russo, ready to kill him, only to walk away upon seeing children nearby was honestly tense, and you loved watching it.
J. Jonah Jameson (J. K. Simmons) Screen Presence: 97.
J. K. Simmons was, as always an amazing performer. Playing the role of J. Jonah Jameson to near-perfection.
You especially liked his scene, upon seeing Luke Cage and Diamondback fighting, stating that Luke Cage is a real, American Hero.
Unlike the absolute menace to society, that was Spider-Man.
Karl Urban had a good performance as Eddie Brock. He was quite fun to see in the movie, and there was nothing to criticize with his performance whatsoever.
Jack Black had made for a good, somewhat managed to flesh out the character of Ben Urich. You honestly liked his portrayal of the character, as a somewhat nerdy, bumbling reporter. He wasn't in much of the movie, but you definitely wanted to see more of him in the future.
Warner Bros. had interfered so fucking much, when it came to the use of Ryan Reynolds, constantly calling him in for meetings and reshoots just to waste your time.
It had gotten to the point, that he hadn't even managed to get a full day on set by the time everything was wrapped up.
This, in turn... completely fucked everything up, when it came to Wade Wilson in the mid-credit scene.
What do you do about this?
[] Call Ryan Reynolds in for reshoots, you're making him Deadpool no matter what now. It's a matter of pride, and spite. (This takes up a Reshoot Slot)
[] Maybe you should recast Ryan Reynolds... it'd be a lot easier to get stuff done.
-[] Write-in:
[] Write-in:
Adam Beach, sadly had an accident on set, injuring his leg to the point that he wasn't able to walk for at least a month. He wasn't able to shoot the vast majority of his scenes, and you would need to reshoot the scenes with him.
Gillian Jacobs had played an amazing Fetch, in the post-credit scene. You had really enjoyed her portrayal of the character, and wanted to see a lot more of her in the future.
After choosing what needed to be reshot, you had to decide on a title for the movie. You had quite a few ideas.
What is the Official Title of Luke Cage 2?
[] Luke Cage 2.
[] Luke Cage 2: Diamond is Unbreakable.
[] Luke Cage: The Hate You Give.
[] Luke Cage: Brother's Keeper.
[] Luke Cage: Prodigal Son.
[] Luke Cage: Fairweather.
[] Luke Cage: Broken Bridges.
[] Write-in:
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Oh God, that nat 1... that physically hurts me.
Alright, uh... please use a plan vote format.
Oh, the next update is number 100... that's pretty exciting.
[X] Plan Triage
-[X] Rewrite Charlie's scenes to have him instead be part of a conference call, allowing him to still be part of the movie even while he's healing; justify it as Matt Murdoch having stayed behind at the office [working on another one of Donovan's cases], apologizing to Luke Cage for not being able to meet him in person.
-[X] Call Ryan Reynolds in for reshoots, you're making him Deadpool no matter what now. It's a matter of pride, and spite. (This takes up a Reshoot Slot)
-[X] Billy Russo/Jigsaw (Bradley Cooper) Screen Presence: 44.
-[X] Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) Screen Presence: 6!
-[X] VFX: 60.
-[X] Luke Cage: The Hate You Give.
Don't got a lot of room to maneuver here, gonna have to let a few things slide to the wayside as we work to fix the worst of the damage.
If we go down to Louisiana in inFamous S2, this would be the perfect place to introduce him as the Lizard and have an epic swamp battle between him and Cole (where he's already at a disadvantage) roughly midseason.
[X] Plan IS THAT A JOJO REFERENCE
-[X] Rewrite Charlie's scenes to have him instead be part of a conference call, allowing him to still be part of the movie even while he's healing; justify it as Matt Murdoch having stayed behind at the office [working on another one of Donovan's cases], apologizing to Luke Cage for not being able to meet him in person.
-[X] Call Ryan Reynolds in for reshoots, you're making him Deadpool no matter what now. It's a matter of pride, and spite. (This takes up a Reshoot Slot)
-[X] Billy Russo/Jigsaw (Bradley Cooper) Screen Presence: 44.
-[X] Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) Screen Presence: 6!
-[X] VFX: 60. [x] Luke Cage 2: Diamond is Unbreakable.
I agree with everything in the Triage plan except the name I can't resist using a JOJO reference as a name
I mean, that's pretty much a Tuesday for them on account of Lockjaw...though now that you mention it, we could use Lizard as the catalyst for the Ooze, one of his previous attempts at a rejuvenation serum to restore his arm that didn't quite pan out...until he finds out that it did.
Triple-duty for Spider-Man, Daredevil and TMNT right there, more if we send them down to the New Orleans bayou (inFamous, Gambit?).