The Cosmic Cube figures prominently in Captain America: The First Avenger. It’s cosmic and it’s powerful and The Red Skull (Hugo Weaving) has plentiful Nazi plans involving it.
So does Vincenzo Natali.
But it’s a cube and therefore square and boring. But, someone got a picture of it from the new issue of SFX (They’re still around? Good for them!) and it’s made its way onto the internet so by golly let’s all peek at it. Thank you to the always reliable and helpful Brian Henne for the link to Superhero Hype!’s Message Boards where this square item was waiting:
Yep. It’s a cube alright. That is so cubular it hurts.
I’m actually really amped for this movie since it’s the #1 comic book movie I would have wanted to make if given the choice. I love ol’ Cap. I haven’t read his comics for the better part of a decade (I took a break from my comic sabbatical to sort of enjoy The Winter Soldier arc) but there’s something about the dude and his adventures that just works for me. Here’s hoping the odd assortment of people making the movie deliver something better than dogshit.
Man that’s one square cube.
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It’s hip to be square. Or in this case, cubed.
I’m honestly really looking forward to this. Johnston’s a capable, if workman like director. But I don’t think Cap needs someone flashy behind the lens, classic storytelling is the way to go on this one. If he can make it anywhere near as fun as The Rocketeer, I’ll be satisfied. Hopefully, they won’t make Iron Man 2’s mistake of too much world building and not enough movie. Iron Man 2 almost felt like a really long teaser trailer for the Avengers. Wouldn’t mind some bookends with Stark and the gang though.
Cube gleam courtesy of Christian Slater.
You were hoping it would be maybe a giant cloud in space?
Actually, I think this gleam was supplied by Tony Hawk and Mike McGill, taking turns.
God I hope this ends up not being as lame as it appears to be right now.
I have high hopes for Johnston. He seems to really get the whole “greatest generation” aesthetic, and I think he has talent as a director when you don’t hand him a half-finished movie (Wolf Man) or half finished script (Jurassic Park 3, which had its moments amongst the general crumminess). And I dig the surprisingly functional-looking costume. The idea of seeing Cap next to Hulk and Iron Man does indeed make me geek out a bit, and I’m not the hugest Marvel fan.
I may be setting myself up for disappointment, but I’ve really been digging the designs and the “Indiana Jones-ish” vibe I’ve gotten from them. Johnston does “period pieces” well, and as others have stated, I don’t think you need some uber-visionary director for this. Just someone relatively competent.
I do think there will be a lot of “world building” in this…but I think it might be more organic to the story than it was in Iron Man 2. Though in my opinion the world-building aspects of Iron Man 2 weren’t nearly as intrusive as some folks made them out to be. Admittedly though, this opinion is filtered through the lens of a longtime comic-geek.
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