Marvel teases power Pack Movie!

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Marvel teases power Pack Movie!

Post by gaastra » June 27th, 2018, 10:45 am

Will power pack come to the mcu?


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Post by Ben » June 27th, 2018, 2:16 pm

The trick would be...and the reason I suspect it keeps getting shoved back into development heck...to differentiate it significantly in tone and concept from being too close to The Incredibles.

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Post by Randall » June 27th, 2018, 8:23 pm

Well, in terms of concept, Power Pack is only siblings, with no parents. I would think that would differentiate it well enough. After all, there are tons of adult heroes already, and Incredibles has a full family unit, so kids-only heroes should stand out. Tone could be an issue, though--- tough to do it without making it either too silly or too scary.

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Re: Marvel teases power Pack Movie!

Post by droosan » June 28th, 2018, 6:10 pm

Their very first adventure/origin story would seem tailor-made for a MCU-styled film (spoilers hidden here!):
Scientist dad invents green/clean power source (which -- unknown to him -- can be used as a super-weapon).

This results in a small-scale alien invasion (a race of lizards called 'the Snark' :lol: ) who kidnap mom & dad, seeking to use his tech for their purposes.

A horse alien rescues the kids and gives them power suits. The kids rescue their kidnapped parents and save the world.
The three-act structure is right there!

Louise Simonson did a masterful job in the earliest issues of writing a 'kid superhero' story in which the kids really acted -- and talked -- like kids.

Later writers and storylines kinda lost sight of that magical element, IMO.

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