I could see them shorting the Mac Guardian in favor of getting to Heather, but the whole widow taking up the mantle thing feels like cinematic catnip.

Marrina has tattoos now? 🤦🏾‍♂️

That is...not a good origin story. 

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The successful movies are usually closest to the original vision (Stan Lee era for Marvel, etc.).  The movies that are sinking Marvel Studios usually reflect the later, revisionist versions.  

Alpha Flight would be a great addition to the MCU. 

However, maybe it is safer for all our health's if the MCU just leave it alone.

I can understand the attraction though.

The first twelve issues are so strong. It is already built with brilliant characters split across a wide demography, which would suits Disney, and a lively fun, engaging story, along with a devastating payoff. 

Me personally, I really loved the Scrambled egg sequence that John did. It rewired what little brain I have. The Director part of that brain would want to come backwards into Alpha via Talisman. I feel drawn to explore something that leaned into the horror cues that John sowed so well. 

If this came in to our studio... I'd definitely insist that we reached out to JB in order to determine what level of involvement, if any, he'd be interested in. Because who'd want to see an AF film that John felt didn't represent those characters.

So if Disney do greenlight an AF production, I hope that they have at the very least, that amount of common sense. (But I'd imagine John has been in these desperately one-sided situations before. where you provide insight and 'executives' ignore and steamroller on anyway.)

More likely for me, is to see Guardian, or whomever walking around on the lot here, and that will brighten my day.