Some Avengers Assembly Required
April 27, 2018 4:10 PM Subscribe
The BIG MOVIE Avengers: Infinity War has generated a ton of press, commentary and spoilers ([REDACTED] DIES!), and a lot of parody & satire even before the official premiere. The (IMO) funniest ones address the absurdly large collection of super-characters by making it even more absurd, like College Humor's animated "Infinite Avengers" bit, adding nearly every Marvel character ever* and Nerdist's "Ultimate" trailer remix that "crossovers" with nearly everything Disney owns**.
But nobody has more random crossovers than YouTuber Aldo Jones' not one, but two 'weird trailers' (CW: almost r-rated boob jokes and a looooong credit sequence without post-credits scene).
Even the fallow Jimmy Fallon had a good bit with the Avengers cast in a Brady Bunch motif (Spoiler: That's Loki as Alice.)
And then there are the Malaysian high-schoolers who went viral with a no-budget re-creation of the trailer...
But my favorite "Crossover: NotAParody and NotVideo" is from the Muppet-Centric blog Tough Pigs showing the Avengers recast as muppets (Fraggles of the Galaxy? Okay.)
*notably missing: Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel and the beloved Squirrel Girl... seriously, dudes, think nobody'd notice?
**Star Wars, Muppets, Mighty Ducks, Mary Poppins, Rocketeer, Blade... Wow. But needs much more toons. Where's Darkwing Duck? Where are the Incredibles?!?
Now if you really wanted crossoverkill, how bout X-Men's Beast meets Beauty's Beast?
But nobody has more random crossovers than YouTuber Aldo Jones' not one, but two 'weird trailers' (CW: almost r-rated boob jokes and a looooong credit sequence without post-credits scene).
Even the fallow Jimmy Fallon had a good bit with the Avengers cast in a Brady Bunch motif (Spoiler: That's Loki as Alice.)
And then there are the Malaysian high-schoolers who went viral with a no-budget re-creation of the trailer...
But my favorite "Crossover: NotAParody and NotVideo" is from the Muppet-Centric blog Tough Pigs showing the Avengers recast as muppets (Fraggles of the Galaxy? Okay.)
*notably missing: Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel and the beloved Squirrel Girl... seriously, dudes, think nobody'd notice?
**Star Wars, Muppets, Mighty Ducks, Mary Poppins, Rocketeer, Blade... Wow. But needs much more toons. Where's Darkwing Duck? Where are the Incredibles?!?
Now if you really wanted crossoverkill, how bout X-Men's Beast meets Beauty's Beast?
"crossovers" with nearly everything Disney owns.
Wait, so is this the movie Manny Bothans dies in?
posted by Groundhog Week at 4:14 PM on April 27, 2018 [2 favorites]
Wait, so is this the movie Manny Bothans dies in?
posted by Groundhog Week at 4:14 PM on April 27, 2018 [2 favorites]
I think the Jimmy Fallon Brady Bunch parody link is going the wrong place - here's the Fallon Brady thing. ....It's pretty cute - I showed it to my roommate, who came home after seeing Infinity War and was kind of still processing. He was in the middle of texting someone and literally dropped his phone in glee.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 4:22 PM on April 27, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 4:22 PM on April 27, 2018 [1 favorite]
So glad all this MCU strategy and planning has allowed everything to end in one spectacular finale movie.....wait, what?
posted by JoeZydeco at 4:40 PM on April 27, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by JoeZydeco at 4:40 PM on April 27, 2018 [1 favorite]
It's missing Mrs Peel.
posted by sammyo at 4:49 PM on April 27, 2018 [6 favorites]
posted by sammyo at 4:49 PM on April 27, 2018 [6 favorites]
I'm sure I'm very out of touch, but.. Captain America with a beard? WTF hipsters?
posted by Chuckles at 5:39 PM on April 27, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by Chuckles at 5:39 PM on April 27, 2018 [1 favorite]
IMPERIOUS REX!
posted by vrakatar at 5:45 PM on April 27, 2018 [3 favorites]
posted by vrakatar at 5:45 PM on April 27, 2018 [3 favorites]
I am very interested in an Avengers/Jurassic Park crossover, where do I send my money?
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 5:51 PM on April 27, 2018 [3 favorites]
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 5:51 PM on April 27, 2018 [3 favorites]
*notably missing: Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel and the beloved Squirrel Girl... seriously, dudes, think nobody'd notice?
Don't get me wrong, I'll see this and will probably love it or at the very least like it a lot, but what I'm really hoping is that Marvel will get these characters out of their system for a while so we can get these three on screen in their own features. Ms. Marvel in particular. If you haven't read these you're missing out on something delightful and poignant.
posted by vverse23 at 6:05 PM on April 27, 2018 [2 favorites]
Don't get me wrong, I'll see this and will probably love it or at the very least like it a lot, but what I'm really hoping is that Marvel will get these characters out of their system for a while so we can get these three on screen in their own features. Ms. Marvel in particular. If you haven't read these you're missing out on something delightful and poignant.
posted by vverse23 at 6:05 PM on April 27, 2018 [2 favorites]
The part of me that read comics for decades, including plenty of mega-crossover events (even between comics companies, such as the one that resulted in this scene), shakes his head at the idea that there are a lot of characters in this movie. Granted, the production of a movie with this many moving parts is way more involved than a comics crossover, which usually just involves one or two artists who simply contrive to squeeze in some extra figures in panels. But on a conceptual level, this has literally been standard operating procedure in comics for some time, especially since the crossover events give a temporary boost to circulation figures.
This movie doesn't even include any of the various Marvel TV series characters, nor any of the recently re-acquired X-Men characters; wait until those get added to the mix.
posted by Halloween Jack at 6:23 PM on April 27, 2018 [1 favorite]
This movie doesn't even include any of the various Marvel TV series characters, nor any of the recently re-acquired X-Men characters; wait until those get added to the mix.
posted by Halloween Jack at 6:23 PM on April 27, 2018 [1 favorite]
Yes, Bette was one of the more pleasant surprises in Nerdist's massive mashup, along with Rick Moranis, my previously mentioned Rocketeer flying alongside Iron Man and Snipes as Blade catching CapAm's shield. Still, there is so much more there could have been added, especially among the toons: Buzz Lightyear joining the Guardians of the Galaxy, Ludwig Von Drake consulting the 'science bros', Bill Cypher of GF among the villains, and I think they missed Herbie the Love Bug too.
And I've thought of other missing Marvels from the CollegeHumor bit: Cable (but if he's the same actor playing Thanos it gets weird), Blade (he's in the OTHER bit), theWasp, MilesMoralesSpiderman, Spiderwoman & SpiderGwen & GwenPool (they are rather short on she-heroes...) as well as all the Fantastic Four, Inhumans (especially Lockjaw), the soon-to-be-on-TV New Warriors (featuring Squirrel Girl and Mister Immortal - but he might be problematic if Thanos kills EVERYBODY else off), that 'X-spinoff' the X-Force and everybody from S.H.I.E.L.D., and what, no Stan Lee cameo? Yes, that bit could've been much longer and much sillier. But HJack, including the TV Marvels and X-Folk was part of the running joke of that bit.
Brandon, the Jurassic-verse is a Universal/Comcast property and a Disney-Comcast merger would be dangerously close to the show biz equivalent of getting ALL the Infinity Stones...
vverse, considering the relevant spoilers, making room for others seems part of the current plan: Captain Marvel's movie is in production, Wasp has co-billing with AntMan coming in July, and Squirrel Girl's leading the NewWarriors in their show but Ms. Marvel and the other Spiderfolk are not yet in development.
posted by oneswellfoop at 6:44 PM on April 27, 2018 [2 favorites]
And I've thought of other missing Marvels from the CollegeHumor bit: Cable (but if he's the same actor playing Thanos it gets weird), Blade (he's in the OTHER bit), theWasp, MilesMoralesSpiderman, Spiderwoman & SpiderGwen & GwenPool (they are rather short on she-heroes...) as well as all the Fantastic Four, Inhumans (especially Lockjaw), the soon-to-be-on-TV New Warriors (featuring Squirrel Girl and Mister Immortal - but he might be problematic if Thanos kills EVERYBODY else off), that 'X-spinoff' the X-Force and everybody from S.H.I.E.L.D., and what, no Stan Lee cameo? Yes, that bit could've been much longer and much sillier. But HJack, including the TV Marvels and X-Folk was part of the running joke of that bit.
Brandon, the Jurassic-verse is a Universal/Comcast property and a Disney-Comcast merger would be dangerously close to the show biz equivalent of getting ALL the Infinity Stones...
vverse, considering the relevant spoilers, making room for others seems part of the current plan: Captain Marvel's movie is in production, Wasp has co-billing with AntMan coming in July, and Squirrel Girl's leading the NewWarriors in their show but Ms. Marvel and the other Spiderfolk are not yet in development.
posted by oneswellfoop at 6:44 PM on April 27, 2018 [2 favorites]
I am very interested in an Avengers/Jurassic Park crossover, where do I send my money?
Instead of asking whether you could, I think you ought to ask yourself whether you should.
posted by traveler_ at 6:48 PM on April 27, 2018 [7 favorites]
Instead of asking whether you could, I think you ought to ask yourself whether you should.
posted by traveler_ at 6:48 PM on April 27, 2018 [7 favorites]
Asked and answered!
*patiently waiting for the teaser trailer of the announcement about the full trailers*
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 6:50 PM on April 27, 2018
*patiently waiting for the teaser trailer of the announcement about the full trailers*
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 6:50 PM on April 27, 2018
Howard the Duck at 2:10 in the animated one
posted by Television Name at 8:19 PM on April 27, 2018
posted by Television Name at 8:19 PM on April 27, 2018
Amy Mebberson is an artist employed by Disney and others who in her spare time does 'fan art' of versions of classic characters she calls the "Pocket Princesses". Her latest shows the 'Pockets' coming out of a showing of Infinity War.
posted by oneswellfoop at 11:34 PM on April 27, 2018 [2 favorites]
posted by oneswellfoop at 11:34 PM on April 27, 2018 [2 favorites]
Happy Meal toys fighting on a rock.
posted by little eiffel at 4:13 AM on April 28, 2018
posted by little eiffel at 4:13 AM on April 28, 2018
I'm sure I'm very out of touch, but.. Captain America with a beard? WTF hipsters?
Sadly, Captain America's beard is not in this movie.
posted by a car full of lions at 4:26 AM on April 28, 2018 [2 favorites]
Sadly, Captain America's beard is not in this movie.
posted by a car full of lions at 4:26 AM on April 28, 2018 [2 favorites]
Amy Mebberson is an artist employed by Disney and others who in her spare time does 'fan art' of versions of classic characters she calls the "Pocket Princesses"
She also used to do one of my favorite ever webcomics, As If! which has sadly disappeared from the internet.
posted by RonButNotStupid at 4:35 AM on April 28, 2018 [1 favorite]
She also used to do one of my favorite ever webcomics, As If! which has sadly disappeared from the internet.
posted by RonButNotStupid at 4:35 AM on April 28, 2018 [1 favorite]
Stephen Colbert suggests FAKESPOILERS to counter the spread of real spoilers.
I can support this, so here are some of MY #FakeAvengersSpoilers...
A flashback scene shows Thanos' father issues (with cameo appearance by James Brolin).
Plans for Thor and Bruce Banner to do a two-man comedy act are ruined when a heckler makes Bruce 'Hulk out'.
A 7th Infinity Stone is discovered... and it's a pet rock.
StarLord is challenged to a duel by Jack Horkheimer, StarHustler.
Cameo appearances not only by Stan Lee, but also Christopher Lee, Spike Lee, Geddy Lee, and via CGI, Bruce Lee and Robert E. Lee.
In preparation for the Captain Marvel movie, Captain America is promoted to Colonel.
The entire contingency from Wakanda is stopped at the U.S. border by ICE.
posted by oneswellfoop at 5:14 PM on April 28, 2018 [2 favorites]
I can support this, so here are some of MY #FakeAvengersSpoilers...
A flashback scene shows Thanos' father issues (with cameo appearance by James Brolin).
Plans for Thor and Bruce Banner to do a two-man comedy act are ruined when a heckler makes Bruce 'Hulk out'.
A 7th Infinity Stone is discovered... and it's a pet rock.
StarLord is challenged to a duel by Jack Horkheimer, StarHustler.
Cameo appearances not only by Stan Lee, but also Christopher Lee, Spike Lee, Geddy Lee, and via CGI, Bruce Lee and Robert E. Lee.
In preparation for the Captain Marvel movie, Captain America is promoted to Colonel.
The entire contingency from Wakanda is stopped at the U.S. border by ICE.
posted by oneswellfoop at 5:14 PM on April 28, 2018 [2 favorites]
Ooo! I like the FAKESPOILERS game:
Thanos gets challenged to a thumbwrestling contest by Manos, loses, and Manos gets the Gauntlet; little is changed, only the Avengers have to make Torgo a member.
Chia Pet Teen Groot.
The Soul Stone is at a Stoned Soul Picnic.
The Gauntlet reincarnates Gamora as Lieutenant Uhura; she convinces Kirk to slingshot around a wormhole to bring the Enterprise into the fray, but that ends up creating a Crisis of Infinite Chrises.
The true evil behind Thanos is revealed: Jim Shooter.
posted by Halloween Jack at 4:29 PM on April 29, 2018
Thanos gets challenged to a thumbwrestling contest by Manos, loses, and Manos gets the Gauntlet; little is changed, only the Avengers have to make Torgo a member.
Chia Pet Teen Groot.
The Soul Stone is at a Stoned Soul Picnic.
The Gauntlet reincarnates Gamora as Lieutenant Uhura; she convinces Kirk to slingshot around a wormhole to bring the Enterprise into the fray, but that ends up creating a Crisis of Infinite Chrises.
The true evil behind Thanos is revealed: Jim Shooter.
posted by Halloween Jack at 4:29 PM on April 29, 2018
In preparation for the Captain Marvel movie, Captain America is promoted to Colonel.
About time. You'd think by now he'd at least be Major America. Alternately, Captain America keeps the name by switching from an Army Captain (O-3) to a Navy Captain (O-6).
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 8:20 PM on April 29, 2018
About time. You'd think by now he'd at least be Major America. Alternately, Captain America keeps the name by switching from an Army Captain (O-3) to a Navy Captain (O-6).
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 8:20 PM on April 29, 2018
The Malaysian college boys who did their parody trailer got to have a surprise interview with Joe Russo
posted by cendawanita at 4:53 AM on May 5, 2018
posted by cendawanita at 4:53 AM on May 5, 2018
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