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[chouzu_tao]

NEW TRAILER!

!!!! YAY!!!!!!! SUPER SQUEEE!!!!

It is funny to note that they they added a prominent shot of Hulk roaring to show that he's there at the beginning of the circular pan around the group where in the last trailer where he was originally missing and then suddenly showed up.

[Insurrection]

Coming In 2013 --Click here to view--

Kevin Costner version



Russell Crowe version

SBNGKTKSNSPNSBO;NEVPRNAIPRVRNVPI

I'm a sucker for that music >_>

Edited by Insurrection, 22 July 2012 - 01:10 AM.

[shadow_Uzumaki]

Coming In 2013 --Click here to view--

Kevin Costner version



Russell Crowe version

SBNGKTKSNSPNSBO;NEVPRNAIPRVRNVPI

I'm a sucker for that music >_>

Yeah, saw that in the premiere. Got confused for a second because I thought it was The Hobbit because the music sounded like it came from LOTR.....

[Insurrection]

Yeah, saw that in the premiere. Got confused for a second because I thought it was The Hobbit because the music sounded like it came from LOTR.....

Yeah, it was from the FotR when Gandalf fell. I love that soundtrack D:

As for the movie Nolan is producer/co-writer and add Snyder's visuals, a decent cast, just yeah...should be good.

Edited by Insurrection, 22 July 2012 - 01:19 AM.

[shadow_Uzumaki]

Yeah, it was from the FotR when Gandalf fell. I love that soundtrack D:

As for the movie Nolan is producer/co-writer and add Snyder's visuals, a decent cast, just yeah...should be good.

So, it WAS LOTR music. XD

[chouzu_tao]

Superman vs the sea. Can't wait.

While I think a rookie Superman who doesn't question his part in the grand scheme of things is boring, I hope WB isn't sticking by their grittier, darker, edgier (paraphrasing) Superman thing they were so in love with after Dark Knight's success.

[desaix]

Superman vs the sea. Can't wait.

While I think a rookie Superman who doesn't question his part in the grand scheme of things is boring, I hope WB isn't sticking by their grittier, darker, edgier (paraphrasing) Superman thing they were so in love with after Dark Knight's success.

Superman has pretty much ALWAYS been the lightest of the (DC; Squirrel Girl, who is there for pure humor (even when she's involved in one of the more "serious" superhero team-up comics, she's the comic relief), would have to be it for Marvel) superhero stories. A gritty, dark Superman has always seemed "wrong" to me, on so many levels, at least not until after he's long established himself in that incarnation of his universe, and then only for one storyline before 'resetting' his character back to the lighter superhero he is.

DC is struggling to get a set of movies out for Justice League, which seems to fade further and further away with every non-Batman film. Superman Returns was disappointing enough to get this reboot; Green Lantern was a flop (I thought it was better than its rep, but it still was fairly average); Wonder Woman has been started\cancelled\made into a TV series\cancelled\started\cancelled\etc. so many times I'm not sure if it's supposed to be in production or not half the time (and wasn't Anne Hathaway supposed to be Wonder Woman for the movie? She made a good Catwoman, I suppose, but she probably would have a hard time pulling off both roles simultaneously); and Aquaman and Flash... well, I heard they were still supposed to happen at some point, but so far IMDB doesn't even have a release YEAR for either movie. It would be nice if they could get SOMETHING other than another Batman to not be a complete flop.

[chouzu_tao]

Superman has pretty much ALWAYS been the lightest of the (DC; Squirrel Girl, who is there for pure humor (even when she's involved in one of the more "serious" superhero team-up comics, she's the comic relief), would have to be it for Marvel) superhero stories. A gritty, dark Superman has always seemed "wrong" to me, on so many levels, at least not until after he's long established himself in that incarnation of his universe, and then only for one storyline before 'resetting' his character back to the lighter superhero he is.

DC is struggling to get a set of movies out for Justice League, which seems to fade further and further away with every non-Batman film. Superman Returns was disappointing enough to get this reboot; Green Lantern was a flop (I thought it was better than its rep, but it still was fairly average); Wonder Woman has been started\cancelled\made into a TV series\cancelled\started\cancelled\etc. so many times I'm not sure if it's supposed to be in production or not half the time (and wasn't Anne Hathaway supposed to be Wonder Woman for the movie? She made a good Catwoman, I suppose, but she probably would have a hard time pulling off both roles simultaneously); and Aquaman and Flash... well, I heard they were still supposed to happen at some point, but so far IMDB doesn't even have a release YEAR for either movie. It would be nice if they could get SOMETHING other than another Batman to not be a complete flop.

I think if they can get the ball rolling with this Superman, it'll help them a lot. But honestly, I still think their biggest hurdle for Justice League will be Wonder Woman. There's a fear of not being PC enough. I feel like there's a similar stigma with Black Panther for Marvel, but unlike Black Panther, Wonder Woman is a flagship character for DC. I feel that they're super afraid to touch Wonder Woman because of the on-going debate about her look/ outfit and body shape/ femminine ideals and whether or not she conforms to that or represents something greater. I'm not as familiar with how the fandom for Wonder Woman works... is it mostly guys. Or is it fairly even? They're probably worried about how to get it to appeal to the widest demographic and right now aren't sure how to do it and still be PC.

Edited by chouzu_tao, 22 July 2012 - 03:37 AM.

[Dreamer]

No Kansas farm, no Metropolis, no Lex Luthor this is an outrage.

As for a JLA film, I'd prefer Nolan's Batman and Superman to not tie into the film.

Superman vs the sea. Can't wait.

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Edited by Dreamer, 23 July 2012 - 10:12 PM.

[Cloud]

As for a JLA film, I'd prefer Nolan's Batman and Superman to not tie into the film.

That's likely a no-no. I keep hearing that WB will "reboot" Batman after Nolan's trilogy in order to make a Batman that fits into JLA's universe (Which deals with superhuman and magical aspects)

Nolan's trilogy is grounded in reality.

Edited by Cloud, 23 July 2012 - 10:19 PM.

[shadow_Uzumaki]

That's likely a no-no. I keep hearing that WB will "reboot" Batman after Nolan's trilogy in order to make a Batman that fits into JLA's universe (Which deals with superhuman and magical aspects)

Nolan's trilogy is grounded in reality.

I really don't want another Origin story for Batman after Nolan's saga. As I told my friend, just stick a different looking Batman in there and it's whatever.

Then again, people'll probably be confused and mistake a Batman in a JLA movie to be Nolan's Batman.

[chouzu_tao]

No Kansas farm, no Metropolis, no Lex Luthor this is an outrage.

As for a JLA film, I'd prefer Nolan's Batman and Superman to not tie into the film.

I... --Click here to view--

LOL! Is that also a comment on people who make fun on Aquaman?

I really don't want another Origin story for Batman after Nolan's saga. As I told my friend, just stick a different looking Batman in there and it's whatever.

Then again, people'll probably be confused and mistake a Batman in a JLA movie to be Nolan's Batman.

I praaaaay they don't do the origin story again and only really hint at it in flashbacks. There is absolutely no need to do that. Even with Spider-man's "untold story" in amazing spider-man, there was no need for a origin story. I wish the studios would start treating these more like the 007 series. Audiences aren't so stupid that they were confused with different actors playing bond. Though Moore and Dalton did get mixed up sometimes.

[The Tax-Man]

That's likely a no-no. I keep hearing that WB will "reboot" Batman after Nolan's trilogy in order to make a Batman that fits into JLA's universe (Which deals with superhuman and magical aspects)

Nolan's trilogy is grounded in reality.

Which is why I hate Batman in Justice League. It's ridiculous. You can't have him fight with the others because he would look weak. You can't have him be an out-of-battle member because that undermines the character. And you can't have him have his own story arc within because then he gets way more spotlight than everyone else. So I don't see how you can do anything great with the character in a film OR comic like that without disappointing everyone. It's the same situation as Spiderman in Avengers: He would seem like a wannabe badass beside demi-gods.

[Dreamer]

LOL! Is that also a comment on people who make fun on Aquaman?

Don't be hatin on AC, he's one of my favs.

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@Tax Man, You underestimate Batman's greatest power his "intelligence and cleverness". He is one of the most important members of the JLA.

Edited by Dreamer, 24 July 2012 - 10:39 PM.

[chouzu_tao]

Don't be hatin on AC, he's one of my favs.

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@Tax Man, You underestimate Batman's greatest power his "intelligence and cleverness". He is one of the most important members of the JLA.

Sorry, it is so.

I agree with Dreamer. Batman can be utilized correctly. I've seen Batman utilized for great affect in the JLA. While he does fight with them, he is best utilized as the team's tactician during battle. And I believe it was Superman who called Batman the most dangerous man on Earth. And I don't believe it would undermine Batman if they used him has a non-combatant character. In fact he prefers to work and strike from the shadows, so he'd probably prefer whomever they're fighting to be distracted with Superman or Wonder Woman while he concocts a plan to not only defeat them, but also stop their plans.

Edited by chouzu_tao, 24 July 2012 - 11:21 PM.

[shadow_Uzumaki]

I always thought that the only issue with Batman in a JLA movie is him hogging all the spotlight, not him being underutilized at all.

Though, if they use the Nolan-Bats, it'd seem somewhat out of place, but it could still work.

[chouzu_tao]

Some of this is old news, but not everyone might know yet.


Avengers
Slashfilms.com reports that Whedon is signed to return to the directors helm. I loved the Avengers, and he's got a great knowledge of the marvel-verse, but I was kind of curious to see someone else take the reigns. Well, it's not a downer by any means at all, and there's still a lot of time before that even happens.

Thor
The sequel to the Thor film is called "Thor the Dark World" and deadline.com reports actor Christopher Eccleston (Dr. Who, G.i. Joe: Rise of the Cobra) will be playing the villain role of Malekith the accursed. I'm not all that familiar with the Thor-verse so I don't know how much of a threat he poses to Thor. From what I've read he looks more like a threat from an intelligence stand-point, which is kind of disappointing since we already had that in Loki from the first film.


Captain America
The sequel to the Captain America Film is Captain America the Winter Soldier. Since the titles are exactly the same, one would think the storyline follows the comic book arc it's seemingly named after. And from the synopsis, it sounds like it'll be a good one.

Iron Man
Iron Man 3 is already underway with shooting with long time writer Shane Black (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang) directing. I loved Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang which stared Iron Man himself as well as Batman (Val Kilmer). The villain is the Mandarin played by Sir Ben Kingsley. I'm curious as to how they will meld magic into this world. I wonder if they will make it tech-magic. Guy Pearce (Time Machine, Count of Monte Cristo) will be playing Aldrich Killian, who plays a part in the story arc Extremis.

Robocop
The new Robocop movie cast so far:
Joel Kinnaman (Girl with the Dragon Tatoo, The Darkest Hour) ... Alex Murphy/Robocop
Gary Oldman ... Norton
Samuel L. Jackson... Pat Novak
Jackie Earle Haley (Watchman, Nightmare on Elmstreet '10)... Maddox
Hugh Laurie (House M.D., Fry and Laurie )... kitten Jones? (listed as playing power CEO of Omnicorp)

So far the only possible antagonist for the movie, directed by Jose Padilha (done mostly documentaries), is Hugh Laurie's character. Most of the other named actors seem to be playing minimal roles. Which is weird since they'll be getting paid big bucks. The studio is probably bringing in name actors to off-set the unknown/ untested? director as well as the wavering/wondering audience who wants to know why there's a new Robocop movie at all.

They released a viral site that shows us the new ed-209: .

Personally I think it looks too busy, but it's design could change by the time they finish the film. The viral site above teases what Robocop will look like. What do you guys think he'll look like? I think he'll be more humanoid and not the clunky (heavy suit) that poor Peter Weller lost 3 lbs a day in. They better keep the gun holster in his hip though-- and the gun design. I loved it! I used to have an air soft replica. Wish I still had it.

Other news and thoughts
In other news, according to superherohype.com and deadline.com, FOX is willing (and seemingly just waiting) to let the clock on the Daredevil rights run out and letting that return to Marvel/Disney. This came as a discussion of the rights of Fantastic Four came up in a meeting between the two. FOX really wants to keep the rights to FF. If they do, they better do better than the previous two (three if you count the Roger Corman version... which is hilarious) installments. While I enjoyed the second installments for it's fight sequences and a blatantly ripped off dialogue segment from an issue of Ultimate Fantastic Four, the first film was kind of torturous, especially from a Dr. Doom perspective. I honestly hope Marvel finds a way to out-manuever FOX for the FF rights and Spidey rights. It would be ridiculous to see them knocking some heads with the Avengers.

As far as Daredevil, the main argument against him over the years is that hero-genre wise he'd play like Batman/Spider-man cross breed. So how do you differentiate him enough in the film. I'd love a great Daredevil movie, set in a dirty grungy hells kitchen. What do you do for a villain though? I don't think Fisk will keep main audiences interested. Do you just do "Born Again"?

I saw an interesting post on one of the superherohype.com interviews with Jeremy Renner about doing a Hawkeye solo movie. He basically says what most actors would: if there's a story to tell and fans want it, I'm there. Personally I'm not interested. But! in a post someone suggested a S.H.I.E.L.D. movie with Hawkeye, Black Widow, Fury, Maria Hill, and Mockingbird in a film against Taskmaster, in more of an espionage film. I wouldn't mind that, but I'd be happy if they added a Super in there that they have to fight too. But a solo film, I'm not so interested in one for Hawkeye or Black Widow.

That reminds me, I think this was before the JLA movie was canned, there was a Green Arrow movie with an interesting concept, basically, he's framed for a crime and is sent to a supermax facility with a whole bunch of supers he put away from various rogue galleries. I can't remember the exact plot (whether he is trying to break out, find out who framed him, or the prison goes crazy and he has to put things right) but the concept alone sounded interesting. I would probably see that. Wonder why they shelved that too. David Goyer had written a draft for them.

[chouzu_tao]

In justice league news Variety reports that WB is eyeing Ben Affleck to direct the Justice League movie. This comes on the heals of reports of Disney/Marvel signing Whedon back on for Avengers 2.

I haven't been following his directing career but a lot of my friends like his movies (the Town, Gone Baby Gone). I saw Gone Baby Gone which stared his younger brother Casey, and remembered liking the movie. Because of his career as a leading man/pretty boy we forget his ties with Kevin Smith, so I'm sure he comes with some level of geekdom. What do you guys think?

[shadow_Uzumaki]

Double posted that Ben Affleck post......

Anyway, what a collection of actors in that Robocop reboot.

[chouzu_tao]

Double posted that Ben Affleck post......

Anyway, what a collection of actors in that Robocop reboot.

Oops, deleted. How does that happen?

But yeah, the cast is packing, but they don't seem to be doing much. I believe Oldman's character designs the Robocop unit, Jackson is a TV mogul (I'd buy that for a dollar!) and Haley is playing the person who re-trains Murphy after he becomes Robocop. They'll be great in their roles, but the are so small I wonder why they wouldn't just fill them with unknowns. Let's get some new blood in here. It'd make the budget much smaller for sure.