Skrulls – UncannyDerek

Not too long ago, I mentioned how the Avengers video game would have been based off the movie because the screenshots revealed.

Amidst all the hooplah containing who the villain(s) is/are for Joss Whedon’s Avengers movie, I was pretty certain that it was Loki with Skrulls. While I still do believe that, I do not think the video game had anything to do with the movie to begin with.

Thinking about it now however, the game would have been developed before Whedon penned the script for The Avengers movie. I really think this is just one big coincidence.

What changed my mind:

Comic Book Resources recently grabbed some clips from 1up.com (which has since removed the video) featuring “footage” from the now-canceled Avengers game. This includes showing that the game would have been played from both a first-and-third person perspective. Imaging being the Hulk, waving those big green hands around? And no, I don’t mean these things:

Smash Hands

Yes, that’s an a Skrull as Cyclops from the Secret Invasion stories. Could Marvel have been planning on following through after their Ultimate Alliance 2 with the next big storyline? So it seemed.

Cyclops Skrull X-Men

And given THQ Australia would not dictate what would be in the Avengers movie, it’s a fair assumption that the game was meant to be its own separate entity just to follow along with the Avengers movie itself – regardless of the villains.

No, this is not controversial news at all. It’s just really neat to see what goes on in the background when movies are developed.

I wonder if THQ is kicking themselves now for canceling the game. . .

Keep on Space Truckin’!

After a good month-off, I have decided to turn UncannyDerek into a more open venture. Primarily, it’s going to get a whole lot more fun.

The basic changes are mainly going to reflect within reviews and what posts are about. It’s been a long while since I’ve done any reviews, and quite frankly, I’m not going to stick to a particular schedule. I’ll continue the writing scheme, but to put it simply, it will not be a priority.

Also, a lot more content will be updated as needed, rather than every-few-days. What that means is multiple updates in a single day – albeit shorter ones. But it will not be quantity over quality, that’s for sure.

This will be taking place shortly. Aw, what the heck. Let’s start now:

*Spoilers!*

On the set of The Avengers:

Captain America prepping a scene with two CGI folk. Note: The gun!

Now Cap is holding said-gun.
Captain America Gun

Now a crew member is holding it! (That gun gets around!)
Skrull Gun

You CANNOT tell me that the movie’s villain is not the shape-shifting Skrulls. You just can’t. The Skrulls have so many funky weapons that it’s impossible even to say, “That’s not a Skrull gun!” Here’s just a few I pulled from the wonder world wide web (or the WWWW for short).

From the comics:
Skrull Gun