I can’t believe people are making death threats to get this Lex Luthor back pic.twitter.com/OFDBVZhjYD
— Will Watkins (@WilliamAWatkins) December 20, 2022
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it's crazy, but i often forget that he played lex. or maybe i block it out.
This is going to ramble and probably make sense to like 3 people, but what I really want in a superhero movie is a hero who inspires people and leads them, not does all the work in these crazy CGI outer space battles.
There are 3 superhero movies off the top of my head that do this really well in the last 10-15 years.
The first is Captain America: The First Avenger. Steve goes behind enemy lines to rescues his guys, but all of them contribute to getting the hell away from the Red Skull. It's Cap leading a platoon of bad-ass soldiers to take the fight to the GD Nazis.
The second is Wonder Woman, with its incredible scene where she charges through the no-man's zone between the trenches and then her, Steve Trevor, and his guys take out the Germans in the little French town. She gets out there and inspires other heroes to go beyond what they think they could do and it's bad-ass.
Third is my eternally banged drum of Man of Steel. When Zod's forces decide they want to take Lois Lane along with Kal-El, Christopher Meloni's military officer basically tells Faora to go **** herself.
Then in the battle through Smallville, the military is actively engaging Zod's forces, including Meloni gamely drawing a knife on Faora when he's the last one standing. Oddly, one of my favorite lines of that movie is Meloni's troops with their guns out on Superman and Meloni tells them, "This man is not our enemy."
My one all-time hang up of the last 2 Avenger movies is - where the heck are the people of earth during these battles? Why isn't the Air Force showing up in Endgame to help fight Thanos's troops? That would have been a real full-circle moment from them launching the nuke at NYC in Avengers back in 2012.
That's my real hope for DC going forward. Don't just make their comic book characters into unstoppable good guys fighting unstoppable bad guys in CGI smash-em-ups all over the place. Put some real people in the movies that are inspired by the heroes and willing to fight along side of them, not just stand there slackjawed watching the laser beams and punches.
There are 3 superhero movies off the top of my head that do this really well in the last 10-15 years.
The first is Captain America: The First Avenger. Steve goes behind enemy lines to rescues his guys, but all of them contribute to getting the hell away from the Red Skull. It's Cap leading a platoon of bad-ass soldiers to take the fight to the GD Nazis.
The second is Wonder Woman, with its incredible scene where she charges through the no-man's zone between the trenches and then her, Steve Trevor, and his guys take out the Germans in the little French town. She gets out there and inspires other heroes to go beyond what they think they could do and it's bad-ass.
Third is my eternally banged drum of Man of Steel. When Zod's forces decide they want to take Lois Lane along with Kal-El, Christopher Meloni's military officer basically tells Faora to go **** herself.
Then in the battle through Smallville, the military is actively engaging Zod's forces, including Meloni gamely drawing a knife on Faora when he's the last one standing. Oddly, one of my favorite lines of that movie is Meloni's troops with their guns out on Superman and Meloni tells them, "This man is not our enemy."
My one all-time hang up of the last 2 Avenger movies is - where the heck are the people of earth during these battles? Why isn't the Air Force showing up in Endgame to help fight Thanos's troops? That would have been a real full-circle moment from them launching the nuke at NYC in Avengers back in 2012.
That's my real hope for DC going forward. Don't just make their comic book characters into unstoppable good guys fighting unstoppable bad guys in CGI smash-em-ups all over the place. Put some real people in the movies that are inspired by the heroes and willing to fight along side of them, not just stand there slackjawed watching the laser beams and punches.
The Porkchop Express said:
This is going to ramble and probably make sense to like 3 people, but what I really want in a superhero movie is a hero who inspires people and leads them, not does all the work in these crazy CGI outer space battles.
There are 3 superhero movies off the top of my head that do this really well in the last 10-15 years.
The first is Captain America: The First Avenger. Steve goes behind enemy lines to rescues his guys, but all of them contribute to getting the hell away from the Red Skull. It's Cap leading a platoon of bad-ass soldiers to take the fight to the GD Nazis.
The second is Wonder Woman, with its incredible scene where she charges through the no-man's zone between the trenches and then her, Steve Trevor, and his guys take out the Germans in the little French town. She gets out there and inspires other heroes to go beyond what they think they could do and it's bad-ass.
Third is my eternally banged drum of Man of Steel. When Zod's forces decide they want to take Lois Lane along with Kal-El, Christopher Meloni's military officer basically tells Faora to go **** herself.
Then in the battle through Smallville, the military is actively engaging Zod's forces, including Meloni gamely drawing a knife on Faora when he's the last one standing. Oddly, one of my favorite lines of that movie is Meloni's troops with their guns out on Superman and Meloni tells them, "This man is not our enemy."
My one all-time hang up of the last 2 Avenger movies is - where the heck are the people of earth during these battles? Why isn't the Air Force showing up in Endgame to help fight Thanos's troops? That would have been a real full-circle moment from them launching the nuke at NYC in Avengers back in 2012.
That's my real hope for DC going forward. Don't just make their comic book characters into unstoppable good guys fighting unstoppable bad guys in CGI smash-em-ups all over the place. Put some real people in the movies that are inspired by the heroes and willing to fight along side of them, not just stand there slackjawed watching the laser beams and punches.
Yeah but then critics will cry about how a battle between two near gods in a major city will result in civilian casualties.
But the zero dead New Yorkers during Avengers 1 is a-ok and very realistic
To be fair, lots of other Marvel properties addressed the aftermath of the Battle of New York and its effects on people.
Very great point.
Sure, but the same applies to MoS. I mean it's what the whole plot of BvS hinges on.
And the Accords as a result of Ultron.fig96 said:
To be fair, lots of other Marvel properties addressed the aftermath of the Battle of New York and its effects on people.
Black Adam⚡️ pic.twitter.com/b7ZbCJZxBw
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) December 20, 2022
Black Adam⚡️ pic.twitter.com/b7ZbCJZxBw
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) December 20, 2022
Love @TheRock & I'm always excited to see what he & Seven Bucks do next. Can't wait to collaborate soon. 🙏 https://t.co/NLwRqBVkd1
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) December 20, 2022
Jinx!
I didn't claim otherwise?
Didn't say you did. I was assuming you were trying to contrast that with DC...
Nope, was directly replying to the Avengers comment.
I respect Gunn engaging with fans but at some point he has to get off twitter. Twitter isn't real life and should be largely ignored.
WB coming back to the Super Bowl for The Flash
https://www.thewrap.com/warner-bros-super-bowl-the-flash-promo/
https://www.thewrap.com/warner-bros-super-bowl-the-flash-promo/
Teremana is actually a pretty good tequila.
Yup, I pick it up occasionally. Solid drink and pretty reasonably priced.
Christmas Eve tradition
Grinch & The Batman
Has HBO Max’s Green Lantern Series Been Axed? James Gunn Says… https://t.co/ZGo3G1UxVc
— E! News (@enews) December 29, 2022
Saving people the click:
In response to a report that HBO Max's planned Green Lantern series had been scrapped, the new co-CEO of DC Studios responded on Twitter Dec. 26, simply writing: "Fake."
In response to a report that HBO Max's planned Green Lantern series had been scrapped, the new co-CEO of DC Studios responded on Twitter Dec. 26, simply writing: "Fake."
That's sort of confusing simply because the following statement almost suggests this property is being managed by someone else at DC that isn't Gunn as if its a rogue property. I'm sure it's not....it at least seems to have been recast during the window between Hamada leaving and Gunn arriving.AliasMan02 said:
Saving people the click:
In response to a report that HBO Max's planned Green Lantern series had been scrapped, the new co-CEO of DC Studios responded on Twitter Dec. 26, simply writing: "Fake."
Quote:
The decision to mold the show around Stewart was made after the exit of former DC Films President Walter Hamada earlier in October, according to the outlet, but had "nothing to do" with Gunn and Peter Safran being elevated to their new co-CEO roles at DC Studios.
Variety reports that some WB executives are open to the idea of keeping Ezra Miller as the Flash after ‘The Flash’ releases on June 16, 2023.
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) January 4, 2023
Variety also describes James Gunn and Peter Safran’s plans for DC as “a broad but not blanket reset.”
(https://t.co/m4q236vOFS) pic.twitter.com/PZamiRQxmx
Do they even know wtf they're doing yet?
If they keep Ezra Miller after ditching Henry Cavil, the international court system should give Cavil carte blanche to kill Ezra Miller with his bare hands.Brian Earl Spilner said:Variety reports that some WB executives are open to the idea of keeping Ezra Miller as the Flash after ‘The Flash’ releases on June 16, 2023.
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) January 4, 2023
Variety also describes James Gunn and Peter Safran’s plans for DC as “a broad but not blanket reset.”
(https://t.co/m4q236vOFS) pic.twitter.com/PZamiRQxmx
Do they even know wtf they're doing yet?
What's the decision making authority here? Shouldn't this be Gunn's call?
There's supposedly a slate of movies that should be released soon
Haven't there been rumors of really good reactions about the flash movie? Could it be that good that they're willing to give him another shot?
James Gunn says their current DCU slate is 8 to 10 years long.
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) January 5, 2023
They will only be announcing some of it this month. pic.twitter.com/JeGfDDspyx
Will wait to hear if Gunn refutes the Flash news or not. Could also just be rumor purely meant to raise interest ahead of the trailer debut next month. i.e. maybe if people *think* Miller could continue in the role, they'll be more inclined to see the movie? Who knows...
I want to see it just to experience the train wreck at this point.
By all accounts, the movie itself is apparently pretty good. That said, while I hope Miller has turned his life around, I would be shocked if he stayed the course long enough to actually do multiple Flash movies beyond this summer. Either way, I don't at all understand why WB/DC would want to take that chance unless The Flash is just so incredibly great that they don't want to "waste" it.
James Gunn Says DC Film Plan Is On 8-10 Year Timeline & Refutes No ‘Wonder Woman’ For 3 Years Claim https://t.co/fylqPQKsK3 pic.twitter.com/yq10cP2EJb
— The Playlist (@ThePlaylistNews) January 5, 2023
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