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Post by Metallo on Dec 14, 2023 15:27:51 GMT -5
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Post by Metallo on Dec 14, 2023 15:15:20 GMT -5
Funny you should post this since I was just thinking about Woman of Tomorrow and what they could do with it, who could direct, etc. Gunn is making some interesting choices for directors of some DC films. I’d really like to see someone with a lot of creative vision get this one. As for Sweeney I wouldn’t be against her. This is the kind of role where they could and should do an open cattle call type of process. It could be a fresh young faces big break the way it was with Slater.
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Post by Metallo on Nov 23, 2023 10:27:03 GMT -5
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Post by Metallo on Nov 7, 2023 11:21:35 GMT -5
Sad since we’re finally in an era where he could see some of his stuff adapted and adapted well for tv, film and animation. I’ve enjoyed seeing some of the older talent finally get some recognition from the mainstream after their work is adapted.
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Post by Metallo on Nov 7, 2023 11:16:30 GMT -5
Thing is audiences have shown they are willing to show up for very good superhero movies. Across The Spider-verse and GOTG volume 3 did very well. Most of the ones that failed ranged from mediocre to awful. Between that and it being easier than ever to wait for streaming releases going to theaters has to be worth for more people these days. Shazam 2 I thought was good... but not great. Certainly deserved better box office, I thought. Flash I thought was very good/parts being great. Also, shocked (especially with Michael Keaton's Batman) that it did so poorly. I think Shazam was one of the best movies of the DCEU. I think maybe top three. Not great but really good and very fun. Lots of heart too. Considering the state of the DC franchise and the Shazam IP’s place in the pop cultural awareness it did about as well as I expected. It’s too bad the bottom fell out for the sequel but the DCEU is a damaged brand that was dragging all the newest entries down with it. The Flash was mixed. Some parts I thought were excellent. Others were embarrassing. It just couldn’t overcome so many issues.
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Post by Metallo on Nov 7, 2023 11:15:24 GMT -5
The Antman series has never been a big franchise but unfortunately they tried to make it one. The original appeal was that it was smaller and the stakes more personal. The climax of the first one took place in Cassie’s bedroom. They tried to make the sequels blockbusters and what we ended up with on Quantumania was a generic cgi slathered effects driven spectacle where the effects weren’t even up to snuff.
The jury is still out on The Marvels but the first one was lighting in a bottle. Right film right place right time. Hard to replicate that kind of perfect confluence. I’ve liked the marketing I’ve seen and I think Kamala will be a standout in the film but I don’t think it does as well as the first one. Not even close.
Marvel has lost a lot of momentum and it’s going to take time and work and a consistency of good projects to get it back. With Echo I think the tone and style we saw in the trailer is defying expectations. It’s closer to the approach to the Netflix shows than anyone expected. It might still be an awful show but their approach to the material seems to be right even if the execution might be poor.
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Post by Metallo on Nov 7, 2023 9:30:51 GMT -5
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Post by Metallo on Nov 5, 2023 16:00:41 GMT -5
I did see that! Pretty cool... Also- love seeing the traditional Supes suit. If Gunn does away with the old suit, won't be happy... I think we will see something that’s more reverent to the classic suit than the DCEU costumes but more modern than the Reeve style costumes. I think the big question now is will it have the trunks or not.
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Post by Metallo on Nov 5, 2023 15:58:45 GMT -5
I’ve got faith in him. He’s been one of the few that’s consistently delivered for WB and Disney in the last few years in terms of quality. The Suicide Squad was still arguably the best film of the DCEU. despite his quirky sometimes crass style his films still have what is essential for a good Superman story: heart, relationships, depth. One thing I'm having less faith in: The audience turning up for any superhero film, good or bad. To me- the combo of TOO many meh tv shows/movies all at once (it seems) for the last several years finally created the 'superhero fatigue' among mainstream audiences I think. For fans- I'll see just about ANY superhero film... but that's me. I don't think most of the mainstreamers even tell THAT much of a difference between Marvel and DC but assume it's all the same at this point... and, the Marvel brand itself is no longer a 'must see' apparently for viewers. Thing is audiences have shown they are willing to show up for very good superhero movies. Across The Spider-verse and GOTG volume 3 did very well. Most of the ones that failed ranged from mediocre to awful. Between that and it being easier than ever to wait for streaming releases going to theaters has to be worth for more people these days.
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Post by Metallo on Oct 17, 2023 9:22:49 GMT -5
The Reeve era seems as relivant as ever especially with the strong current push by WB to use Reeve to wipe the taste of the Snyderverse out of the public’s mouths to get them to move on and be ready for the more classic and traditional Superman: legacy. I'm SO curious what direction Gunn will go with this... given how pleasantly suprised I was by Guardians of the Galaxy, willing to be open to what he comes up with- I HOPE to be shocked (in a good way) I’ve got faith in him. He’s been one of the few that’s consistently delivered for WB and Disney in the last few years in terms of quality. The Suicide Squad was still arguably the best film of the DCEU. despite his quirky sometimes crass style his films still have what is essential for a good Superman story: heart, relationships, depth.
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Post by Metallo on Oct 17, 2023 9:15:04 GMT -5
He’s a good host and interviewer. It also doesn’t hurt that he’s speaking to actors and he’s also an actor. He’s had similar experiences and can relate to his guests which probably makes them more comfortable.
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Post by Metallo on Oct 17, 2023 9:12:51 GMT -5
Superman isn’t doomed but the DCEU is. The films failure is not an indictment on Superman since the character isn’t in it very much. Public support for the DCEU simply collapsed with Black Adam though even with the much hyped return of Cavill as Superman. If it was just the DCEU, I think I wouldn't be as alarmed.... but having Eternals, Ant-Man 3 (and reportedly GOTG 3) also underperform box office wise-- I fear that the general public just feels no need to go to the theatres to see these superhero films anymore, but just wait for their streaming service to play them on tv later on. There are a lot of factors at play though: theaters still recovering from the affects of Covid, streaming and the end of the 90 day theatrical exclusivity window, and frankly many of those films being mediocre or not very good. The studios shot themselves in the foot. by going in so hard on pushing streaming and cutting that window in half that they trained the audience to watch a lot of this stuff at home. GOTG vol 3 did very well so it's not really comparable to the other films you mentioned.
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Post by Metallo on Oct 16, 2023 19:33:01 GMT -5
Yes I think so too. I think a Donner Batman film would have been more grounded and a little more gritty than Burton’s gothic fantasy world. I doubt it would have been as dark or gritty as what Nolan, Snyder, or Reeves ended up doing but I could see Donner pulling off a pretty good serious Bronze Age style Batman movie. What I loved about STM/SII is that Mank/Donner's choices were pretty much one classic set piece after another in adapting the Superman legend- and I feel like Mank/Donner would have done the same with Batman. But- I do very much like Batman Begins- but LOVE Dark Knight as the best-ever Batman film so far, so if we couldn't have a Donner Batman, very much love TDK as "THE" Batman movie for me. That’s one of the reasons STM works. It and Superman II are very mythic, very hero’s journey. STM is the classic origin story all the way through and it really does span years and galaxies. From Krypton to Smallville to Metropolis. It’s an epic story and they didn’t feel the need to reinvent the wheel. Man of Steel on the other hand tried to fix something that wasn’t broken by playing around with the structure and presentation of the origin but most versions of Superman’s origin from AOS to Superman TAS stuck to the story being told the same basic way for a reason. Donner just gave it a cinematic scope. II was a continuation of that. Man of Steel felt very grounded but less grand despite all the cgi spectacle because their take made the whole thing feel “small.”
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Post by Metallo on Oct 16, 2023 19:19:39 GMT -5
Yes, agreed. Mel Gibson would have possibly been cast as Bruce Wayne. And would have done a good job. Probably- though I'm shockingly more impressed with him as a director. He might have done an interesting directing job with Batman himself! And... I actually would have been rooting for Ray Liotta at that time as Bruce Wayne/Batman. I’ve always wondered how how an Alec Baldwin Batman would have turned out. We got a taste of that with The Shadow but that movie wasn’t exactly close to Burton’s take on Batman itself. I know Baldwin was one of the names considered but I can see why Burton didn’t choose him considering the way Burton saw the character. Ray Liotta as Joker is one I’ve heard thrown out there but I think he could have been a very interesting choice for Harvey Dent/Two Face. Mel Gibson also could have been an interesting pick to play Harvey. Before James Gunn got the gig there were rumors that WB was considering Mel Gibson to direct Suicide Squad 2. Something like that would be in his wheelhouse. I’m curious to see just what he could do with a comic book/ superhero
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Post by Metallo on Oct 16, 2023 19:15:46 GMT -5
Yes I think so too. I think a Donner Batman film would have been more grounded and a little more gritty than Burton’s gothic fantasy world. I doubt it would have been as dark or gritty as what Nolan, Snyder, or Reeves ended up doing but I could see Donner pulling off a pretty good serious Bronze Age style Batman movie. Yes, agreed. Mel Gibson would have possibly been cast as Bruce Wayne. And would have done a good job. I remember reading somewhere years ago, and I have no idea if it was true, that Donner once said he could have made a good Batman movie and that his guy would have been Gibson for Batman/Bruce Wayne.
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Post by Metallo on Oct 14, 2023 12:21:45 GMT -5
I actually could have pictured Donner doing a fantastic Batman film- and have it be like Lethal Weapon 2 tonally- which had the dark edge along with the humor... but JUST dark enough. And I feel he would have done a similar approach- with an unknown for the lead, though I never read Mank's script for Batman. (at least not yet) Yes I think so too. I think a Donner Batman film would have been more grounded and a little more gritty than Burton’s gothic fantasy world. I doubt it would have been as dark or gritty as what Nolan, Snyder, or Reeves ended up doing but I could see Donner pulling off a pretty good serious Bronze Age style Batman movie.
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Post by Metallo on Oct 7, 2023 12:27:09 GMT -5
One scene where I think “Snyderizing” it may have actually improved it.
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