My thoughts on the Silmarillion possibly getting adapting.

 

My thoughts on The Silmarillion possibly getting adapted. 

So there's been news lately that Peter Jackson is talking with the Tolkien estate to adapt more of Tolkien's work. Like The Silmarillion, Beren and Luthien, Children of Hurin, Fall of Gondolin, and The War of Wrath. These storylines from the first age are the ones I want to see adapted on screen, but done well. I can't deny that some of them would work better as a show, because in a movie, you have to cut or shorten certain plotlines. 

Now I trust Jackson more with these books being adapted over Amazon or the Rings of Power writers any day. But I also think that Jackson should just be a producer of the films and serve as a Kevin Feige. I'm down for him to write the films, too, but he let someone else direct these projects. 

Now Jackson is simply talking with the Tolkien Estate. We don't know if they will say yes, you can do it, but you have to make sure it's respectful to Tolkien's work, or they might just say no and tell them you'll have to wait till the books enter the public domain in the 2040s. That is what could happen, but I do want to see this happen. I think it depends on how Hunt for Gollum turns out, because now we know the movie is drawing inspiration from the Joker film, which could be both good and bad. 

Now I know some may not want Jackson to handle The Silmarillion because of the Hobbit films and the animated War of the Rohirrim, which I understand, like those films, had issues, and I had some problems with them. I still like the Hobbit films personally, there are some issues, but I still enjoy them, especially Martin Freeman as Bilbo. We all know it was more the studio's doing than Jackson's, because he didn't want to make it a trilogy; he wanted it to be a two-parter, but they forced a third.

Because let's face it, the writers of The Rings of Power butchered Tolkien's work and added their own agendas, unlike Jackson, who was respectful to Tolkien's beliefs. Jackson is more trustworthy with this than they are, as long as there's no forced love story or original characters who are there for no reason, like Alfred. 

Now, if we do get a Silmarillion film, I would start with Feanor and the Silmarils, then Beren and Luthien, Children of Hurin, The Fall of Gondolin, and then end it with the War of Wrath. I would make it a five-part film series. Kind of like what Rings of Power is doing, because let's face it, Amazon can't cancel the show despite the bad write-ups because they put so much money into it. 

Also, seeing Fingolfin fight Morgoth would be so epic on the big screen.

Including that scene in the prologue of Fall of Gondolin would provide a compelling introduction. 

If I were to choose directors of the film, I would have Jackson direct the first film, Feanor and the Jewels. Then he remains as producer and writer of the rest of the films.

The next film, Beren and Luthien, I would get Bryce Dallas Howard to direct. 

For Children of Hurin, I would go with Robert Eggers to direct. He has the right style to make Children of Hurin because he knows how to do tragedy.

For The Fall of Gondolin, I would go with Matt Reeves as director because I love War for the Planet of the Apes. 

and for the final film War of Wrath I would go with Denis Villeneuve.

So yeah, that's who I go with to direct The Silmarillion films, but we don't know if Jackson will make a deal with the Tolkien estate to adapt these stories, because I do believe these are worth telling on the big screen. It all depends on what Hunt for the Gollum and Shadows of the Past do that will convince the Tolkien Estate to adapt The Silmarillion. I also admit I think some of The Silmarillion would work better as a TV series adaptation, but who knows. So yeah, I love the idea of more Lord of the Rings films that are set in the First Age, but I just want them to be good and faithful to Tolkien's work. 

That's my thoughts on The Silmarillion getting adapted for the screen, but again, it's just talk so far; we shall see what they say. If WB reveals they are going forward with The Silmarillion, you can bet Amazon will be pissed, or they might say no, just wait till the books go into the public domain.

Let me know what you think?

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Spider-Man 2099 TV Series Fan Cast and Ideas Version 2

 

Spider-Man 2099 Tv Series Fan Cast and Ideas Version 2.

So, after doing my Scarlet Spider Fan Cast and Ideas, here is another Spider-Variant based on Spider-Man 2099. Now I've done fan cast and ideas for this character before, but this is a new version. Sadly, no Daredevil 2099, Punisher 2099, or any other 2099 heroes because, well, let's face it, Sony and Marvel may have a deal, but they still haven't gotten their shit together, and to quote Vincent D'Onofrio "It's a complicated rights issue." 

Now, Spider-Man 2099 made his big screen debut in Spider-Verse, voiced by Oscar Isaac, and he served as one of the villains, but in truth, Miguel O'Hara is one of the best characters in Marvel. So this show is completely different from the Spider-Verse version. 

So here is my fan cast for a Spider-Man 2099 TV Series, and later I'll discuss my ideas for a Spider-Man 2099 show. 

Blake Michael as Miguel O'Hara/Spider-Man 2099 

Miguel O'Hara was the head of a genetic department of Alchemax. Miguel has always toyed with recreating Spider-Man's powers since Peter Parker is long dead. However, that comes true for him, but not how he wanted his boss, Tyler Stone, to get Miguel to take a drug called the Rapture, which makes people do whatever they're told to do. Tyler wanted to create a super-spy for Alechemax. He called it Project Spiderman. Miguel tries to stop it and cure himself of the rapture. Still, he is sabotaged by his jealous co-worker, Aaron, which results in him gaining spider-powers. The only difference is that Miguel has fangs that can stun an enemy with sharp claws; he can see things farther. With his vision over, he's got a healing factor. Since getting his powers, Miguel now takes up the mantle of Spider-Man and fights against the Alchemax corporation. We would also see Miguel's white Spider-Man 2099 suit from Parker INC in this show. 

Kerris Dorsey as Dana D'Angelo 

Dana is Miguel's fiancée, and in this version, she wasn't dating Miguel's brother. She works as an assassin at the Department Argo in Synthia. She learns that Miguel is Spider-Man, but supports him for what he's doing and even motivates him, even after he kills the specialist, to learn from that mistake. Dana is killed by Venom 2099, which breaks Miguel, but like his predecessor, he doesn't give up being Spider-Man, as this is what being Spider-Man is about. 

Iñaki Godoy as Gabriel O'Hara 

Gabriel O'Hara is Miguel's younger brother and an inventor who has built weapons. Gabriel helps his brother with his spider-suit and helps in his fight against Alchemix. He also has a girlfriend named Kasey, for whom he builds a suit, calling her Payback. Gabriel and Miguel are close. Gabriel was jealous of his brother's new powers, feeling Miguel was always ahead of him, but Miguel always thought highly of his younger brother, who had been there for him through rough times. Gabriel would be killed off in season 3 by the hands of Venom 2099, but dies saving Miguel from the symboite. Miguel and Xina named their son after him. 

Roselyn Sánchez as Conchata aka Connie O'Hara

Conchata O'Hara is Miguel and Gabriel's mother. She struggles with mental health issues and often fakes it to get her sons' attention. Conchata was married to George until they got divorced, and she has some secrets that her sons don't know about. It's later revealed that she had an affair with Tyler Stone, Miguel's boss, and it's revealed that Tyler is actually Miguel's father, and that's why she hates how much he looks like his father, who Miguel thought was his "father," George O'Hara. Despite Conchata's problems and lies, she does love her sons very much, and when she learns that Miguel is Spider-Man, she's proud of what he's doing. However, doesn’t change the fact that Miguel remains angry with her for keeping that from him and Gabriel. 

Mackenize Ziegar as Kasey Nash/Payback 

Kasey is Gabriel's girlfriend, and she tests his weapons and even gets a suit built for her called Payback, which she uses to help Spider-Man 2099. She dies in season 3 at the hands of Carnage, but before she dies, she sends Gabriel an important message on how to defeat the symboite with a sonic boom that will help save Miguel from his own symboite. 

Isabela May as Lyla 

Lyla is a hologram AI assistant who helps Miguel with his daily life and is one of the first to know of his new powers. She helps Miguel fight crime and handle other assignments. Lyla's also highly sarcastic and often can be sassy, but she does care a lot about Miguel and will help him. She's also based on Marilyn Monroe. 

Adeline Rudoplh as Xina Kwan 

Xina Kwan was Miguel's ex-girlfriend. They met during school and had an on-and-off relationship. Eventually, the two broke up for good. She's also one of the smartest people in 2099, having created Lyla for Miguel and developed artificial intelligence and extraterrestrial technology. She eventually learns that Miguel is the new Spider-Man. The two of them would work together to stop Alchemix, and she is there for Miguel when Dana, but the two don't get back together till much later. They eventually get back together, and at the end of the series, they are married and have a son named Gabriel, named after his late uncle, and, like his father, he inherits his spider powers and becomes the new Spider-Man.

Dominic Purcell as George O'Hara 

Now, unlike the original George O'Hara, who was an abusive father, George O'Hara's divorce meant that his sons never saw him again. This George O'Hara is a good father who loved his sons and his wife very much, but he divorced her after learning that Miguel was not his son. It broke George that he went to therapy and he divorced his wife, but Connie got custody of the boys. George worked at Alchemix for a long time, but after learning about his wife and Tyler's affair, he quit and tried to convince Miguel not to work there, but he didn't listen. George eventually dies, but after he dies, he tells his sons he loves them and that Miguel is his son because he was always there for him as he was for him. Connie does regret what she did to him, and it haunted her for a long time that she hurt the man she loved like that.

Marsai Martin as Alea Bell/Venom 2099  

Alea was a young woman who suffered a horrible accident that burned her left arm and made her unable to use it. She was bullied her whole life until that changed when she was to be tested for Alchemix's new regrowth to help heal her scars, until she learned the truth that they were experimenting with symbiotes. She tells Spider-Man about this, and later, at the end of season 3, we see the Venom suit bond with her, and she becomes the new Venom, but unlike Kron, she uses it for good. Even though she uses it to get back at her old bullies from school, like Bethar, who bullied her the most. 

Guy Pearce as Tyler Stone

Tyler Stone is the CEO of Alchemax. Tyler created the drug Rapture, which he planned to use to make the ultimate spy; he called it Project Spiderman. Tyler wanted to use this project to steal top-secret files, assassinate his enemies, and learn who was plotting against Alchemax. However, his idea came true, but not the way he wanted. Now Miguel uses his spider powers to take him down and Alechemax. Tyler has a son named Kron, who eventually becomes Venom, and Tyler is actually Miguel's Father. Which is your typical villain, the father of our hero? I know, same old same old. Tyler would play a huge role in the series as one of Miguel's biggest foes, as he is the one who created Spider-Man, and he won't stop till he's dead. 

Dan Fogler as Aaron Delgato 

Miguel's jealous co-worker from Alchemax who in fact is the cause of Miguel becoming Spider-Man 2099.

Richard Harmon as Kron Stone/Venom 2099 

Kron Stone is the son of Tyler Stone and the half-brother of Miguel. Kron has always been a bully; he has bullied Miguel since they were kids. Kron grew up and became a mercenary, serving his father to eliminate anyone who opposed Alchemax. Kron bonds with the Venom symbiote after he is fatally injured in a fight with Spider-Man. Kron becomes Venom 2099 and is considered Miguel's archenemy. Venom would be the main villain of the first season. He would return in season 2 as a member of the Sinister 6, and the Goblin doesn't know he killed her sister until later. Kron then returns in season 3, as Miguel would get his own symbiote, and they would try to get the symbiote to take full control of Miguel, but Miguel would realize this and have one last epic fight with his brother and Carnage. Kron would die in season 3, but would beg his brother to save him. Miguel simply turns away and says, "I have a brother, his name was Gabriel O'Hara." The venom suit would go to Alea Bell, who, unlike Kron, uses it for good. 

Masayoshi Haneda as Specialist 

The Specialist is an assassin from the Fujikawa corporation and was hired to kill Spider-Man 2099. However, Spider-Man killed him, which shocks Miguel as he didn't want to kill him, and this death would haunt Miguel for the rest of his life. 

Josh Helman as Venture 

Venture is a cyborg mercenary driven by financial incentive and ambition. Hired by Tyler Stone to eliminate Spider-Man 2099 in season one, Venture's motivation to prove himself persists, leading to his return as he recruits members of the Sinister to his group, the Fists, led by The Galactic Goblin.

Sam Witwer as Flipside

An Android with the same powers as Spiderman and Venom. He would appear in season 2, created by Doc Ock and The Goblin, trying to ruin Spider-Man's life until the android is exposed by Spider-Man 2099. 

Emma D'Arcy as Jennifer D'Angelo/The Goblin 

Jennifer D'Angelo is the older sister of Dana and is a Priest. In the future, women can now be fathers and priests. Jennifer hates Spider-Man and blames him for his sister's death despite it being Venom who killed her. In her eyes, it was Miguel's fault, as he should have left her. Now she believes that God wants her to get rid of him and become New York's new defender. So she becomes the Goblin and declares herself the real protector of New York and assembles a new Sinister 6, pretending to be heroes but are actually villains. In fact, Jennifer gets this equipment from an unknown friend who hates Spider-Man as much as she does, and this friend would be revealed much later in the show. 

Jacob Anderson as Matthew Connors/Doc Ock 2099 

Now, this Doc Ock was from Atlantis, but since rights, this Doc Ock is a scientist who crossed his DNA with an octopus to increase his intelligence, giving him more octopus arms. His real name was Matthew Connors, a descendant of Curt Connors, aka the Lizard, but instead of lizards, he was interested in octopuses. He takes the name Doc Ock after the original Doc Ock, who's been long dead, too. He joins the Sinister 6 as the brains of the group, but he actually has his own plans and doesn't like The Goblin's goals. 

Niko Nicotera as Vulture 2099 

Now this Vulture eats humans, that's right, he's a cannibal and a thief who also hunts humans down. He fights Spider-Man 2099 and loses, and then joins The Goblin's Sinister 6. As he wants full control of New York, as the Goblin does. 

Derek Luh as Electro 2099

Electro 2099 is an android who worked as a construction worker until corruption in his programming caused him to shoot electricity from his hands. They tried to shut him down, but once he gained a mind of his own, he refused, and the Goblin helped him and had him join her cause.

Tania Raymonde as Francis Marko/Sandwoman 

Sandwoman has Sandman powers, and because they don't have a backstory for this character in the comics, in this version is a descendant of Flint Marko and inherited his powers. She joins the Goblin's Sinsister 6 and is a criminal like her great-great-grandfather.  

Pepe Rapazote as Sgt Rico Estevez/Travesty  

Rico Estevez is a Sgt for Public Eye and worked for Tyler Stone for a time before being fired. Rico makes it his mission to kill Spider-Man 2099 he even goes that far to help the Goblin take him out. He eventually receives a serum that turns him into a monster called Travesty, but it becomes too much, and Miguel saves him. In the end, he goes to prison for helping the Goblin commit crimes. 

Alex Hassell as Michael Erickson/Carnage 2099 

Now, the Carnage suit, like Venom, has been around for a long time. Carnage returns after finding a new host, Michael Erickson, a former Alchemix employee who was fired and lost everything. Until the Carnage suit finds him and offers to help get revenge to which he accepts and becomes Carnage 2099. He would appear in season 3 as he wants to kill Tyler Stone and bring carnage to New York. Carnage would be one of the most dangerous foes that Miguel will fight, and Venom 2099 will fight Carnage 2099. 

Damian Lewis as Norman Osborn/Galactic Goblin 

The original Green Goblin himself, Norman Osborn, would be the main villain of the final season, and he's now called the Galactic Goblin, revealing he's been alive for years using the G-Serum, and he's using the blood of his descendants to remain young. It's kind of messed up. Norman Osborn is revealed to be the real mastermind behind the Sinister 6, formed by Jennifer, and he helped Tyler Stone create the Rapture drug to destroy Spider-Man's legacy. Norman Osborn now recruits his group, Fist, and makes his mission to kill Spider-Man 2099, and Spider-Man 2099 is in for the biggest fight of his life as the Green Goblin still has tricks up his sleeve. I will admit that, for the final season, I would look to Return of the Joker for inspiration. 

Now here are my ideas for a Spider-Man 2099 Show.

10. This Spider-Man 2099 is different from the animated film version.

Now we all know that Spider-Man 2099 from Spider-Verse was trying to fix the canon, and he was basically portrayed as a villain in the film, but in this version of Miguel O'Hara, he is much different, as this show explores his origins, and he has parents, a brother, and a fiancée, too. He was also a fan of Spider-Man growing up and wanted to recreate his powers through science. As well, Miguel isn't the leader of the Spider-Verse characters; he's more of a standalone.

9. There will be no other superheroes in this show because you know film and tv rights. 

We all know the Marvel-Sony deal regarding Spider-Man rights, so sadly, there are certain limits on which characters can be used. If Sony does make a Spider-Man 2099 show, don't expect Daredevil 2099, Punisher 2099, Doom 2099, Black Panther 2099, or Avengers 2099. Miguel O'Hara is the only superhero in this universe, and believe me, I would include other heroes, but until Marvel and Sony get their shit together, no can do. Like I would have Punisher 2099 and Daredevil 2099 in season two and in the third and fourth season we get Doom 2099 and Avengers 2099. 

8. Miguel O'Hara's origin is more faithful to the 90s version but with a few small changes. 

Miguel's origin is based on the 90s, but there were some changes. For example, his supposed father, George, was a good father to him and his brother, but left after he learned that Miguel's fiancée, Dana, was not dating his brother and left him to be with him. Miguel was a big Spider-Man fan. The first season would have Miguel become Spider-Man 2099, and we would see him struggle at first after killing one of his foes, something the original Spider-Man never did, but it doesn't stop him from being Spider-Man, as he sees how much New York needs Him now more than ever. After he faces off against Kron, he stops himself from killing, but Kron becomes the new Venom, and Miguel learns at the end of the first season that Tyler is his real father. So I still kept the 90s origin, but I added some of the new stuff they recon in the relaunch in the 2020s, and I kept the 2010s storylines too. 

7. Venom 2099 is Spider-Man arch-enemy as he was his childhood bully.

Venom 2099, who makes him Spider-Man 2099's archenemy, is Miguel's childhood bully, and he is also his half-brother. Now, I love the idea that Spider-Man 2099's archenemy is a childhood bully because, let's face it, sometimes our past bullies don't change, especially with Kron. The first season would have Miguel getting payback on his bully, leaving him for dead, until the symbiote merges with him. As the symbiote has been around for a long time and hates Spider-Man, even after Peter Parker is dead, the Venom symbiote will kill anyone who calls themselves Spider-Man.

6. The series would have a Blade Runner theme to it. 

Now, as I wrote in my past blog, I suggested that a Spider-Man 2099 show should have a Blade Runner feel. Blade Runner is a great SCI-FI film series, and Spider-Man 2099 has that same feel, for it is the future with flying cars, space travel, AI hologram assistants like Lyle, and all sorts of things, but it's a darker time as New York's crime rate has increased until Miguel becomes the new Spider-Man and fights crime and the corrupted. 

5. Miguel is very different from Peter Parker as he was given these powers through a drug.

Now, Miguel, unlike Peter, didn't get his powers from a radioactive spider bite; he got them from a drug called Rapture, created by Alchemix CEO Tyler Stone to create the ultimate spy who would assassinate enemies and steal top secrets. They called it Project Spider-Man. Miguel learned of his true plans and took the rapture, thus giving him powers like Spider-Man, except his hands can turn into claws, he has fangs when he bites someone, he stuns them, and he's got a strong healing factor. He's one of the most powerful Spider-Men in the universe.

4. The series would take inspiration from the 90s run to the 2010s, and current run. 

The series would take inspiration from the 90s run, the 2010 run, and the current run. The first season would have Miguel become Spider-Man 2099, and we would see him struggle at first after killing one of his foes, something the original Spider-Man never did, but it doesn't stop him from being Spider-Man, as he sees how much New York needs Him now more than ever. 

3. Spider-Man 2099 would face off against Venom 2099, Alchemix, the Sinister 6, Carnage 2099, and Galactic Goblin. 

Spider-Man would face off against Tyler Stone and Venom 2099 in the first season. He then faces off against the Sinister 6, led by the Goblin, who is in fact his fiancée's sister, Jennifer, and he would fight Flipside, an android designed by Alecmaix to frame him in season two. Then, in season three, he would battle against Carnage 2099, and he would get his own symbiote as well. He has one last battle with his brother Kron, and the fourth and final season would have Galactic Goblin, who he learns is in fact Norman Osborn, the original Green Goblin, and he was actually secretly running Alchemix, and he helped form the Sinister 6. 

2. Norman Osborn would be the real mastermind behind some of the events.

Now, in the 2099 relaunch, it's revealed that Norman Osborn is still alive and has become the Galactic Goblin. How he is still alive, well, he used the Goblin Serum, and he drained the blood of his descendants to stay young forever. He has kept a low profile, but when he learned of a new Spider-Man, he made it his mission to destroy Spider-Man's legacy as he and Tyler wanted to create a Spider-Man that would be the opposite of Peter Parker, but Miguel stopped that, and he helped Jennifer form the Sinister 6; he had a part in creating Flipside. Miguel would face off against Galactic Goblin, and this would be Miguel's biggest fight against Spider-Man's oldest enemy. 

1. Peter Parker was Spider-Man in this universe, but he is long dead and everyone knows he was Spider-Man. 

I would include that Peter Parker, aka the original Spider-Man, did exist in this timeline, but he's long dead, and there's been no new Spider-Man since. However, Spider-Man is still remembered as a hero, an important part of New York's history. In 2099, they write comics about him and make movies and shows about him. It's also mentioned that Peter Parker has descendants, but they keep a low profile. One of the themes of the show is about legacy and picking up the mantle of Spider-Man because, as the Spider-Verse films have taught us, anyone can be in the mask, and it's a leap of faith. Miguel becoming Spider-Man is a way to honor Peter Parker's legacy, because the world needs a Spider-Man, and it always will. In the ending of the series Miguel's son Gabriel becomes the new Spider-Man thus Spider-Man will live on.

Gabriel would wear this suit at the end of show.

That's my Spider-Man 2099 TV Series Fan Cast and Ideas Version 2.

Let me know what you think?