itt: consternation and wailing about Zach Snyder's upcoming SUPERMAN/BATMAN film/sequel to MAN OF STEEL -- official title: BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE

He's clearly going for the Sin City aesthetic. All black and white and red rivers of Metropolitan blood.

You hateful people, you all made Brett Ratner sad:

http://io9.gizmodo.com/batman-v-superman-funder-claims-rotten-tomatoes-is-ruin-1793564298

life goal achieved

good job everyone

My question back to Ratner would have been "But isn't it better to be here than to be a Cabinet secretary for Trump like another cofinancier?"

Ratner: People who Rotten Tomatoes are savages

“In Middle America it’s, ‘Oh, it’s a low Rotten Tomatoes score so I’m not going to go see it because it must suck.’ But that number is an aggregate and one that nobody can figure out exactly what it means, and it’s not always correct,” Ratner said.

But people did go see BvS in spite of the shitty RT score, so what is he whining for?

he'd be much better off with the tack that it while critics rightfully said it sucked, millions of people still saw it and enjoyed it anyway so fuck the critics

brett ratner in 'making bad decisions' shocker

damn those culture snobs in Middle America

Did I miss a thing where RT stores became "important"?

*scores*

Bat-salt shakers at the ready, but a new rumor from the DCEU Leaks Eeddit suggests Warner Bros. will be releasing four Batman-related movies in 2019, just in time for the character’s 80th anniversary. Additionally, two animated Batman films are reportedly in development for a 2019 release date—one of which is an adaptation of The Long Halloween.

The plan for 2019 is to release four Batman related films. Gotham City Sirens around Valentine’s Day weekend, Nightwing on Memorial Day weekend, Batgirl in August and The Batman in November. The studio is doing this to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of Batman.

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I don't know why they feel that bankrupting a movie studio is the way to celebrate Batman's anniversary, but who am I to judge.

I wonder how many people who don't read comics even know that Nightwing exists.

take this with a pinch of salt, but several sources are saying that the dceu will see up to five americommando movies in 2020 to celebrate the 80th anniversary of beloved character tex thompson's first appearance in print

There should be at least five or six Superman films next year then.

psyched for superman vs zatara, celebrating their shared 80th anniversary

He's basically Dr. Strange in a top hat. I don't see how they could lose.

hollywood still remembers the boffo b.o. that twin peaks: fire walk with me enjoyed thanks to its revolutionary backwards-talking-dwarf scenes and has been searching for years to recapture that lightning in a bottle, so this is a clever strategic move from execs at warners

Oh how I wish I had the ear of a WB exec. 'Our studies show that 18-24 year olds are just crazy about Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man. I'm thinking four movies, all released within the first quarter of 2020.'

if you get the chance pls put in a good word for my proposed matter-eater lad quadrilogy, i've already storyboarded the first movie on hospital scrubs i got out of a dumpster a while back

Now if all four were Lego movies.

I need to see these matter-eater lad roughs, please fax asap

i don't have a fax sorry but i'm gonna go outside and hold them in the air so the google earth satellites can see 'em okay?

lego eater lad on the way in2020

is there some kind of Godwin's Law equivalent re: how long it takes a superhero movie thread until Matter Eater Lad is invoked

pls read my academic paper on this topic, matter-eater lad: more popular than hitler?

i think you'll find it quite stimulating

whoa who knew zack snyder was a genius at "layered imagery"

There were plenty who criticized Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel for letting thousands of innocent people die without a second thought – but as it turns out, Superman was haunted by the lives he couldn’t save… most audience members just never understood how Snyder expressed it. In terms of actual plot, Batman V Superman spins directly out of the tragedy and carnage unleashed by General Zod in Man of Steel‘s third act. But when one DCEU fan took to social media to dig a bit deeper and see how Snyder may have used imagery both universal and film-specific to drive home the toll it took on Henry Cavill’s Superman, the director reached out to confirm that it’s a beat most audience members may miss.

It’s the kind of fan-director interaction most comic book enthusiasts will only dream of, spotted thanks to a post on Reddit. The scene in question comes from Batman V Superman‘s first act, when Superman flees Lex Luthor’s party to rescue a girl trapped in a burning Mexican factory. As he returns to the ground with the girl held safely in his arms, the crowd of onlookers surrounds him. Since the tragedy has struck in the midst of the Day of the Dead celebration, those onlookers are dressed in skull facepaint, carrying or wearing skeletons.

When the crowd reaches out to place their hands on Superman, the narration shifts to the way in which the world now views Superman as a savior, or Christ-like figure – this crowd of faithful obviously included. An image of the scene was posted on the VERO social network by user ‘The Kingslayer’, along with their analysis of the callbacks and significance of the repeated skull imagery in both Man of Steel and BvS.

Specifically, that Zod showed Clark a dream in which he was swallowed up by the skulls of the dead he would never save if Zod’s plan to take over Earth became real. Soon after, the devastation of their battle cost thousands of lives. And finally, he finds himself surrounded by skulls and skeletons in the next film, unable to let go of the dead or be the ‘savior’ they want him to be.

There’s no better person to confirm a reading of repeated imagery and symbolism than the man behind the camera, and you have to give Zack Snyder points for brevity. Simply stating that the reading – that the Day of the Dead scene is meant to call on the dead attached to Superman – is “right,” Snyder sends a clear message to those taking a close reading to Batman V Superman that they’re not looking for meaning where none resides. It’s just one more piece of evidence for those who claim BvS is Hollywood’s most expensive indie film, and another sign that Snyder is truly crafting one cohesive story of Superman from Man of Steel, through Dawn of Justice, and culminating in the return of Superman in Justice League (we hope).

That return of Superman has been teased by Geoff Johns in recent days, as quite clearly the one unofficial, secret twist that nobody knows anything about… but are all certain is coming. The question is simply when, how, and in what way Snyder will present the hero’s resurrection. We’ve got high hopes given the echos of the dead, and with Superman being consumed by the dead, and then embraced by the dead who sense his coming… what will he conquering of death look like through Zack Snyder’s surreal visual style? The actual cinematic moment of his resurrection may only be beaten by the fact that once he leaves the grave behind him. the DCEU’s true Superman will finally be born.

It’s only fitting, we suppose, that the villains coming to terrorize Earth and the League in their first big screen team-up should be seen as a force of death itself. Sure, Steppenwolf and his commander, Darkseid may not be ‘New Gods’ in a divine sense. But they do possess powers never before seen by any of Earth’s heroes at that point (which would make Wonder Woman’s aunt Antiope even more valuable). If their level of destruction is as terrible as we expect, Superman may finally have the chance to put an end to the death of innocents – for good.

No more skulls, and no more tears. With Snyder, though, further layered imagery is guaranteed.

no more skulls... no more tears...

its true heavy handed crowd shot of the Day of the Death = you made an indie movie, bra

skeletons symbolize death but n00bs will never understand such complexity

Not sure the poster has a grasp on what 'imagery' means.

he would have a point that the movie is subtly hinting towards Superman being responsible for people's death if.... you know... that wasn't the main and only plot of the movie

That return of Superman has been teased by Geoff Johns in recent days, as quite clearly the one unofficial, secret twist that nobody knows anything about… but are all certain is coming.

Yes, they've done such a good job teasing this unofficial secret twist. They couldn't even finish the last movie without making it completely explicit that Superman is not dead.

well there was a lot of layered imagery that viewers might have missed unless they were watching closely

Everyone else saw a scene where Superman saves a girl and looks like he wants to slit his wrists.

when do comic book movies get to be campy fun again? is that what the new thor is gonna be? can we go back to that now please?

Valerian's coming out, that looks like it might have some good campiness

I dunno, maybe Jake Tapper should run the DC film universe.

I'm glad you asked, Jesse. 1/ https://t.co/zL1mh1X4Pw

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) June 19, 2017

what's the source of that comic where Lois is bitching about the smell of burnt hair every morning, I wanna read that!

The end of the Batfleck?

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ben-afflecks-batman-future-doubt-as-warner-bros-plots-franchise-future-1023296

Without a solo movie?

Apparently!

So: sign an actor for a two-film contract, film one, he tells you he's out after those two........ decide that doing another with him is a bad idea and let him off.

Not much point in signing him for two in the first place then, is there.

isn't it three? (bvs, jl, the batman) or was he not signed up officially for the batman

oh, i forgot JL was being made. feels like the snyderverse idea is dead in the water.

Come get JUSTICED or something

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_6yBZKj-eo

(Irons is easily the best thing in this trailer.)

And FWIW

https://io9.gizmodo.com/ben-affleck-says-he-loves-playing-batman-but-doesnt-get-1797159138

I am the luckiest guy in the world. Batman is the coolest part in any universe, Marvel DC, anything–I’m so thrilled to do it. Its fucking amazing. I still can’t believe it. Everyone at the studio tells me I’m their Batman and I believe it. And Matt Reeves? I’d be an ape on the ground for Matt Reeves. Im blown away and its an exciting time in the DC Universe. I’m excited to be Batman.