KManX89
MemberMothra LarvaeJul-28-2014 4:52 PMI know of a perfect way to fix the human element for the 2nd film (and I've shared this already, but now I'm gonna go into why, hear me out). Replace ATJ, have him get killed in a monster attack in the early going, I don't think many would care if he died TBH. This would create intriguing human drama with Elle, grieving her husband's loss, and she's a regular human character, too, not a soldier, so she wouldn't have to show restraint in doing so like Ford did in losing both his parents in the first movie, you know, to actually make it interesting.
And then announce, get ready for it *drumroll*... Mark Wahlberg and Emily Blunt as the new leading man and leading lady in the 2nd film. Involve them in a love triangle just like Gojira's. They would both share a lot of screentime together as a Lt. and female General, respectively. And yes, just like Thomas Tull went all out with his "I'm gonna take my toys and play with em" approach for monsters in the 2nd movie with the big reveal of Mothra, Rodan and Ghidorah, I feel they should do the same for the cast and characters in the 2nd movie, adding a couple notable "name" actors (well, one mega star and a rising star, respectively, among others) and create even more buzz for it, we'd have us an $800 mil-$1 bil+ sequel on our hands. And yes, Emily Blunt would be perfect for a new lead actress IMO and she'd be my first choice for one if I'm GE or TT, why? Because she's coming off her amazing performance in EoT which would only elevate this movie and further help its BO run and also elevate her even more in the process (and she's a great actress who deserves the recognition, and, dare I say it, hot, too), and adding Mark f'in Wahlberg to the mix? Man, if you thought she had great chemistry with Cruise in EoT (and golly, she did), just imagine the character scenes those 2 would have in this, they would both absolutely kill it together on screen especially if Darabont is writing. Plus, Marky has already shown he knows how to play a good soldier character in Lone Survivor, as a matter of fact, they would both be playing roughly the same character as in said previous films of theirs, so it's extremely low risk, very high reward for both in this case.
Em is also in talks of playing Catwoman in the Batman V. Superman film right now, so I could see a similar situation with Marky playing out here where she then does G2 (adding another big name franchise sequel to her resume) after finishing BvS if she's confirmed for it (I'm keeping my fingers crossed on that) since both films are being distributed by WB, kinda like how Mark Wahlberg did Transformers 4 after working with Michael Bay on Pain & Gain previously.
Not to mention: he'll have gotten with Mila Kunis, Kate Beckinsale, and Emily Blunt in his filmography when it's all said and done, yeah, not too shabby. And he deserves the accolades (the pimp accolades to go with the many film accolades he's already received), he's a f'in' amazing actor.
Other "new" characters: US Secretary of Defense played by Laurence Fishburne and a Dr. later revealed to be "secretly" mad by Wahlberg's character at the other end of the aforementioned love triangle, played by Cillian Murphy. That's perfect human drama and emotion with those 3, you know CM can play a good psychopath because that's pretty much all he plays (hyperbole, of course, but he plays those a lot in his movies) and Laurence Fishburne already played a similar role previously on the Hannibal TV show and is also a big name who can draw for the 2nd film, again, the theme here is familiarity for both actors.
FORD...HAS...TO...STAYY!!!
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