A History Of Everyone Promising ‘The Flash’ Is Actually Insanely Good via @forbes https://t.co/OqEEq7iaIC
— Paul Tassi (@PaulTassi) February 14, 2023
'The Flash' will premiere at CinemaCon in April ahead of its June theatrical release.https://t.co/VmCDYIgev0
— Collider (@Collider) February 23, 2023
Been wondering about that because I just don't think Aquaman is a good property. I'm not sure if it's because Aquaman has always been kind of a joke, if people simply can't relate to a world that takes place underwater...or what. But I've never cared about it. The only reason it got the attention that it did is because they put Momoa in the role who is fairly equally liked by men and women.TCTTS said:
On the other end of that spectrum, I've been seeing multiple reports now about how poorly Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom test screenings are going. Not only have there apparently been walk-outs, but it's being called the worst DCEU movie ever, which is saying something (and honestly, isn't that surprising). These reports aren't from the Doomcocks of the internet either…
Every Batman’s most iconic shot pic.twitter.com/AoLRyJDS5X
— 𝚉𝚄𝙶 (@Av3rage_Us3r) February 27, 2023
James Gunn is officially making 'Superman: Legacy' his next directorial vehicle https://t.co/uQV7uB2LVX pic.twitter.com/1rkkIN9rXj
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 15, 2023
Yes, I’m directing Superman: Legacy to be released on July 11, 2025. My brother Matt told me when he saw the release date he started to cry. I asked him why. He said, “Dude, it’s Dad’s birthday.” I hadn’t realized. pic.twitter.com/ohQNV8nI4g
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) March 15, 2023
It has been a long road to this point. I was offered Superman years ago - I initially said no because I didn’t have a way in that felt unique and fun and emotional that gave Superman the dignity he deserved.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) March 15, 2023
So I chose to finally take on writing the script. But I was hesitant to direct, despite the constant pestering by Peter Safran and others to commit (sorry, Peter).
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) March 15, 2023
But, the long and the short of it is, I love this script, and I’m incredibly excited as we begin this journey. #UpUpandAway
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) March 15, 2023
Me and Spilner for the forseeable future as it regards to Superman without HC.Brian Earl Spilner said:
Guess that explains why he didn't want to let Cavill has his own movie. He wants all the spotlight on his Superman movie.
Still don't understand why several Batmen can exist simultaneously and not Superman, but whatever.
I keep telling you guys, they already made that movie.Brian Earl Spilner said:
I thought that was dead?
In that case, an even weirder choice then.
I'm glad to have you as my brother in bitterness about this. Because it's hard to imagine a better Superman that that or this scene.Brian Earl Spilner said:
Brian Earl Spilner said:
Yes. He got done dirty.
As for heart, empathy and emotion, Man of Steel had it in spades.
The Porkchop Express said:
Batman v Superman and Justice League are not Superman movies. They are DC-executive brand horse manure.
It's not that he didn't want Clark to become Superman, it's that he was scared that the world would find out before Clark was ready, and thus tear him apart, or put him in a cage, or treat him like nothing more than a freak.TCTTS said:Brian Earl Spilner said:
Yes. He got done dirty.
As for heart, empathy and emotion, Man of Steel had it in spades.
Where? Was it when Pa Kent committed suicide via tornado, which had zero effect on the plot, since Clark ended up becoming Superman anyway, and none of the things Pa was concerned about ended up happening, thus rendering his death pointless? I guess I did feel empathy for the people in Smallville when Superman got in a fight there and basically destroyed the town in the process, which, it turns out, was merely a warm up for destroying an entire metropolis a few days later, and saving almost no one in the process. That was very emotional for those people too, considering they lost everything, and clearly deserved a way better hero (not to mention, screenwriter) too.
I'm sad for Cavill, but I'm more sad for fans of Man of Steel like me and BES who missed out on what could have been with a real Superman trilogyTCTTS said:The Porkchop Express said:
Batman v Superman and Justice League are not Superman movies. They are DC-executive brand horse manure.
That sucks. I guess Cavill will just have to live with being rich, famous, incredibly attractive, having a fruitful, ongoing career (due to playing Superman in the first place), which includes having played the villain in the best Mission: Impossible movie to date (and the best action movie of the century). Oh, and he also has his pick of basically any woman he wants. As Spilner said, he was definitely done dirty, and it's a tragedy what his life has become.
The Porkchop Express said:It's not that he didn't want Clark to become Superman, it's that he was scared that the world would find out before Clark was ready, and thus tear him apart, or put him in a cage, or treat him like nothing more than a freak.TCTTS said:Brian Earl Spilner said:
Yes. He got done dirty.
As for heart, empathy and emotion, Man of Steel had it in spades.
Where? Was it when Pa Kent committed suicide via tornado, which had zero effect on the plot, since Clark ended up becoming Superman anyway, and none of the things Pa was concerned about ended up happening, thus rendering his death pointless? I guess I did feel empathy for the people in Smallville when Superman got in a fight there and basically destroyed the town in the process, which, it turns out, was merely a warm up for destroying an entire metropolis a few days later, and saving almost no one in the process. That was very emotional for those people too, considering they lost everything, and clearly deserved a way better hero (not to mention, screenwriter) too.
It was one of the dumbest deaths I've ever seen on screen. It would have made so much more sense for Jonathan to let Clark save him, then simply either ignore or explain away to the few people who would have actually seen Clark save him, as them being crazy or making sh*t up or whatever. Then, Jonathan could have continued to "protect"/guide Clark as an actual father is supposed to do, rather than being absent for the rest of his life/suicided via tornado. Especially after Clark had already used his powers in front of people in Smallville, and then continued to do so in the wake of Jonathan's death, hence Lois tracking down all those stories of a mystery hero saving people. The tornado thing, had Clark saved Jonathan, would have simply been another unprovable story in a series of unprovable stories.
The heart and empathy and emotion all start when he shows Clark the spaceship and young Clark says, "Can't we just keep pretending I'm your son?" and Costner starts crying as he says, "You ARE my son."
I'll give you that. Great moment.
The empathy is there when Clark restrains himself from beating up the bullies that mess with him at the fertilizer store. And the emotion is there when he saves the whole bus despite the one kid mocking him moments before.
Those were admittedly pretty good scenes too.
It's there when Jor-El is willing to sacrifice his own life to give Clark a chance millions of miles away.
Jor-El and everyone else on Krypton was about to die anyway. He sacrificed nothing, other than an extra day or two with his infant son.
When Clark is seeking to escape from himself, but fate keeps intervening. The scene on the oil tanker is the very definition of what Superman is. Selfless and unstoppable.
Good scene, but again, one that directly goes against the spirit of Jonathan's sacrifice, considering Clark still wasn't "ready" yet, whatever that means. In fact, nothing about Clark's character development ever signaled that was finally "ready" to be Superman. It needed that moment, yet it never came. Instead, he simply found the ship, tried on the suit, and then gave himself up to the military a few days later. I still can't believe that's how he was introduced to the world, after another alien (Zod) got the big reveal (to Earth) first. It would have been so much better to force Superman into a situation where he had to save people, thus revealing himself to the world in the process (Oh my gosh we're not alone.), everyone celebrates him (Dad was wrong!), only to THEN have Zod show up, and have everyone start questioning Superman/be pissed at him for bringing so much destruction, Superman's a freak, he doesn't belong here, etc (turns out, dad was right).
When Zod threatens Hot Mrs. Kent, you get fantastic Superman RAGE and then he takes extreme pride in what his Earth parents taught him on how to control his senses when Zod loses his helmet and can't handle all the feedback.
I mean I guess it's kind of cool that he's learned to control his senses, but that doesn't do much of anything to save his town. All Superman does in that sequence to "save" anyone is to tell them to "Get inside." Super fights with nothing but super punches and super rage are ultimately so damn boring. Superman actually having to physically save people *while* fighting Zod would have been so much better, and so much truer to his character. Yet we get none of that, not even in Metropolis.
I've said it before here. Superman is the hero I wish was real. He's not as cool as Batman or Ironman or Wolverine, but he's the guy we all could look up to and try to be more like (no offense to Jesus).
Agreed! But the Cavill version wasn't that person. While I think the Gunn version could very well be.
I really hope Gunn can give us something special. But when Superman is fighting Braniac's drone army while listening to "Dancing in the Moonlight" by Blue Harvest, don't say we didn't warn you.
Ha, I have faith that Gunn is smart enough not to simply make Guardian of the Galaxy.
