It has been announced that Agent Coulson is returning for the S.H.I.E.L.D. TV series along with four new S.H.I.E.L.D. agents; Ward, Rice, Fitz and Simmonds. While it is fantastic news that Coulson is back, the show will need more than just S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.
The S.H.I.E.L.D. TV series presents an opportunity to greatly expand the Marvel Cinematic Universe with big characters from the Marvel universe that have not yet been seen in a live action format. It can also be used to breathe life into Marvel characters that have appeared in film or TV already, and to integrate them into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
10. Man-Thing
The Man-Thing is an empathic swamp creature that is the guardian of the Nexus of All Realities in the Florida Everglades. He was originally a man, Dr Ted Sallis, who was attempting to recreate the Super Soldier Serum that created Captain America. He was ambushed in his lab by the terrorist group A.I.M., so he injected himself with the only sample of his serum in order to save his life. During his escape, he crashed his car into the swamp and emerged as Man-Thing.
The Man-Thing represents something different for Marvel. He is not a superhero, but a horror monster. He cannot speak, but secretes a strong chemical corrosive when he senses violent emotions and fear in others. These emotions cause the Man-Thing pain so he is driven to seek them out and eliminate them, leading to the catchphrase “Whatever knows fear burns at the touch of the Man-Thing”. He also has superhuman strength and is practically invulnerable.
There are connections between S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Man-Thing in his origin. The S.H.I.E.L.D. member Bobby Morse aka Mockingbird was part of the research team working on the Super Soldier Serum with Sallis. The terrorist group A.I.M. are also set to appear in Iron Man 3. These connections with S.H.I.E.L.D. and A.I.M. and the horror element of Man-Thing would make him a very interesting cameo in the TV series.
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Needs more vision.
As in the android Vision?
It would be good to have the Vision, but it needs Hank Pym first. The Ant-Man movie is on the way.
It’s been my dream to do a REAL ‘Man-Thing’ movie. Not that piece of trash that Lionsgate dumped out in the mid 2000′s. Man-Thing is a phenomenal character with a very fascinating, and a vast history with other Marvel characters. Fantastic addition, and the Marvel MAX comic from 2008 would make a great Horror film.
Indeed.
The picture is by no means an endorsement of the 2005 straight to video film. It is just an example of how Man-Thing can look in a live action format.
I think the SHIELD show is currently the best chance of doing justice to the character, but who knows, maybe one day we will get a good Man-Thing film.
And there you go wrong again. What you mean is “10 GUEST STARS”, not cameos. No one wants cameos (who are just one step above being extras), we want them to fully participate in the storyline, we want name acknowledgement, action and plots revolving around these GUEST STARS. Stop mixing the two once and for all, jeez…
You are absolutely right Dan.
It should be called 10 Guest Stars we want for the S.H.I.E.L.D. TV series.
I can’t shake the feeling that the target audience of this show will be the people who just discovered the Marvel universe through the movies, cause me and a bunch of my friends that are hardcore comic book fans honestly have no interest in seeing a S.H.I.E.L.D. TV show. Now your idea of a Heroes for Hire show sounds very interesting and I think would get better use out of having some of these cameos/guest stars cause that would only have two recurring stars to focus rather than the five they have planned for the S.H.I.E.L.D. show.
As a black fanboy I would love to see more of minority presence during this current super hero craze, if not for my interests then at least to get more minority children interested and to show them that there are super heroes that they can identify with. So I would rather see the current Sorcerer Supreme Brother Voodoo instead of Dr. Strange, maybe a episode explaining how that came about would be cool. Plus I feel Black Panther and Wakanda is more deserving of a movie than some guest appearance in a TV show.
It is disappointing that the show appears to be focusing on original character creations rather that the wealth of comic lore. I still live in hope though. The show has the potential to be fantastic.
It is sad that Guardians of the Galaxy and Ant-Man films are coming out before a Black Panther film. I too would prefer a film to TV, but Marvel hasn’t yet announced the film. I would rather see Wakanda and the Panther in the TV show than not at all.
Doctor Voodoo is an interesting idea.
I’m also saddened (borderline upset) by the fact that they are gonna make a Guardians and Ant-man movie before a Black Panther movie. But I’ll also have to agree that TV Wakanda and Panther would be better than none at all.
I honestly have no worries about this show… in Joss we trust. The guy has an unbelievable knack for identifying the traits in our beloved characters that drew us in in the first place and present them in a fresh but loyal way.
Apart from Dollhouse (which had its moments though) the guy’s offerings have been amazing, tis about time he got the keys to the kingdom.