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

Ezra Miller gives off a little bit of an Owen Wilson vibe in that

folks, it looks like our long international nightmare is over

The DC cinematic universe appears to be losing its Man of Steel.

Henry Cavill, who has played Superman in three films, is parting ways with Warner Bros., sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. Though neither side is confirming, the British actor, who first donned the blue suit for 2013's Man of Steel, and then starred in 2016's Batman v. Superman and last year's Justice League, is said to be hanging up the red cape.

Warners had been trying to enlist Cavill, who most recently co-starred in Mission: Impossible — Fallout, for a Superman cameo in Shazam!, which stars Zachary Levi and will bow April 5. But contract talks between Cavill's WME reps and Warners broke down, and the door is now closing on other potential Superman appearances.

That's because the studio has shifted its focus to a Supergirl movie, which will be an origin story featuring a teen superheroine. This effectively removes an actor of Cavill's age from the storyline's equation given that Superman, aka Kal-El, would be an infant, according to DC lore.

Furthermore, Warners isn't likely to make a solo Superman film for at least several years, according to another source. "Superman is like James Bond, and after a certain run you have to look at new actors," says a studio source. As such, Cavill will join Ben Affleck, who isn't expected to reprise his role for director Matt Reeves' forthcoming Batman stand-alone film, as a hero on the way out.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/henry-cavill-as-superman-warner-bros-dc-universe-shake-up-1142306?utm_source=twitter&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

lol wait are they already rebooting this universe to the moments of kal-el's infancy? what?

who fuckin' knows

from the end of the piece

What Warners hasn't done is wiped the slate clean in one fell swoop, something that is nigh impossible to do given the years of planning that goes into these films. When asked about the studio Sept. 6 at an investor conference, new WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey said, "Hats off to Kevin and Toby and their team." But he also took a shot at DC. "Some of our franchises, in particular at DC, we all think we can do better."

lol 'stankey' that's some nominative determinism right there

the scale of creative failure in this whole endeavour is really unprecedented, just bad decisions snowballing endlessly

i've encountered people purporting to be interested in AQUAMAN and i just do not get it. none of them have seen any of the other DC movies and at least one was insistent that aquaman was the same character as abe sapien from hellboy, and that the shape of water was just a soft reboot teeing said character up for a new generation.

lol waht

They're all wet

I was just reading a thing last week where Affleck may not return as Batman either because the insurance costs after his last trip to rehab are apparently astronomical.

Good luck, DC.

thank u

cuddlestein mountain comes to the thread

they should hire Rob Liefeld as creative consultant to get back on track.

not even sure that would make the top 10 bad decisions associated with this franchise tbh

let him direct?

How would they case enough people with bizarrely proportioned torsos and tiny blob-like feet?

*cast

if you can digitally erase a mustache surely it can't be too hard

Liefeld's corner of the X-Men universe is doing alright in fairness

comparatively, when Marvel inevitably recasts its principals I'd expect them to make some kind of event out of it.

It’s almost like WW’s success is a problem - if it hadn’t been a hit, it would be easier to reboot the whole ‘verse

Sammy Hagar for Supes

Why not just go animated, like the new Spider-man? People loved the animated Batman.

But give them all live action faces

Wonder Woman was the first, and so far only, characterization that anyone gave a shit about. I didn't have a great desire to sit through even part of it a second time, and I couldn't even finish Justice League on a plane.

ok I like that idea xpost

They should do a fancy animated Superman, and also give them all mustaches. Including Wonder Woman.

if you can digitally erase a mustache surely it can't be too hard

Give a man a mustache and he has a mustache for a day. But *teach* a man to mustache, and it's mustache for life.

Justice League isn't out yet guys

Oh wait i did see it and forgot everything about it. My bad

Everyone has a mustache, everyone makes an incredibly half-assed attempt to disguise their mustache a la Cesar Romero.

My final offer. Take it or leave it.

Why not just go animated, like the new Spider-man? People loved the animated Batman.

― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, September 12, 2018 12:27 PM (three minutes ago)

But give them all live action faces

― fuck the NRA (Neanderthal), Wednesday, September 12, 2018 12:28 PM (two minutes ago)

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Someone is digitally erasing the world's mustaches! This is a job for....

http://i.imgur.com/AbxxA5k.jpg

greatest standalone Doom Patrol story

I assume this Supergirl movie will not star Benoist from the tv show because that would be the right way to go, and why would they start making good decisions this late in the game

oh yeah no, of course they’re starting from scratch even although she’s actually great in the role

btw how did i miss there was gonna be a doom patrol tv show until like last week? with richard case-inspired costumes no less?

What's the German word for a sudden rush of enthusiasm followed almost immediately by a sudden rush of dread

"Alphaville concert"

brendan fraser is the voice of robotman!

timothy dalton is niles caulder!

dalton as caulder sounds hilarious

seems there's also a Swamp Thing series en route that they're claiming is heavily inspired by the Moore run

Crazy Jane!?! Alan Tudyk as Mr. Nobody?!? So they really are going at least somewhat Morrisonian with this thing.

There's that enthusiasm/dread vacilation again. Brrrr.

Yeah, I kinda want all of this Vertigo/proto-Vertigo stuff to be encased in glass and never ever adapted by anyone ever, tbrr.

i'm still holding out for an appearance from my namesake

the thought of live-action scissormen is... troubling

comparatively, when Marvel inevitably recasts its principals I'd expect them to make some kind of event out of it.

― Scam jam, thank you ma’am (Sparkle Motion), Wednesday, September 12, 2018 4:38 PM (six hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I assume whatever device they use to save the day in the next thanos movie will allow them to recast

seems so. I'm for it. I've liked the casting so far but it's in keeping with the source to freshen the cast now and again