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

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Man Of Steel was definitely a hit, and this likely will be too. But I still think Marvel is going to send them a thank-you bouquet because unless this is CRAZY good, good enough to make people want to meet the flash, it won't actually fix DCs problem, where they have the #1 & #2 cinematic superheroes of all time, while marvel has like 3-20 right now.

da croupier, Friday, 23 August 2013 17:29 (ten years ago) link

there's "hey they went, we made a couple hundred mill yaaaay" good and there's "america's now hungry to see ben solo, ps where's martian manhunter" good

da croupier, Friday, 23 August 2013 17:31 (ten years ago) link

Accidentally genre crossover, I read da croup's post and thought, "Ben is LUKE's son, the Solo kids were Anakin, Jacen and Jaina."

Please kill me.

Domo Arigato, Demi Lovato (Phil D.), Friday, 23 August 2013 17:33 (ten years ago) link

lol

also if the movie where the top two superheroes meet doesn't get anywhere near the movie where #5, 8, 10 and 14 met (currently the biggest superhero movie ever) then ouuuch

da croupier, Friday, 23 August 2013 17:34 (ten years ago) link

this totally isn't going to fix DC's problem because ZACK SNYDER IS FUCKING HORRIBLE

what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 23 August 2013 17:39 (ten years ago) link

yeah yeah, zack's a tone-deaf fool who should be doing levi's ads, but i mean christ, the justice league roster is so sad right now

flash: mia, but marvel's got TWO quicksilvers showing up before they could wheel him out
green arrow: marvel has their archer in the avengers, they've got theirs on the CW
wonder woman: pilot not picked up by the cw
green lantern: well, the movie did make almost a million more than ghost rider and THAT got a sequel
captain marvel: nope
martian manhunter: haha ok sure why not
plastic man: please let's nolan him up

da croupier, Friday, 23 August 2013 17:41 (ten years ago) link

oh forgot aquaman

da croupier, Friday, 23 August 2013 17:42 (ten years ago) link

also Cyborg is now a Justice League A-lister, don't front

OH MY GOD HE'S OOGLY (DJP), Friday, 23 August 2013 17:43 (ten years ago) link

xpost oh right he's in lego batman 2, forgot

da croupier, Friday, 23 August 2013 17:44 (ten years ago) link

seems like the core they need to worry about is Batman-Superman-Wonder Woman and the others are gravy

xp

what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 23 August 2013 17:45 (ten years ago) link

but yeah these will suck why because everyone involved is terrible, whereas the Avengers is guided by competent filmmaker with a solid cast and a coherent plan from the parent company

what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 23 August 2013 17:46 (ten years ago) link

seems like the core they need to worry about is Batman-Superman-Wonder Woman and the others are gravy

that's the thing - they think they're challenging avengers 2 by putting the two biggest guys together forgetting that Avengers was A+ moneyball where this would giving away batman free with your superman.

da croupier, Friday, 23 August 2013 17:47 (ten years ago) link

would be giving away, i mean

da croupier, Friday, 23 August 2013 17:47 (ten years ago) link

i almost feel bad for affleck being made to not only pull off batman but made to pull him off in the middle of a superman movie, but then he has oscars, millions and memories of j lo's butt up close and personal so he'll be ok

da croupier, Friday, 23 August 2013 17:51 (ten years ago) link

i hope he just walks into the movie screaming "HELLO I AM BATMAN, THE ONE AND ONLY" like his cameo in Shakespeare In Love

da croupier, Friday, 23 August 2013 17:52 (ten years ago) link

would so prefer this movie to be full of Silver Age hijinks like Batman standing in for Clark Kent while Superman wins an award and then they fight the Toyman on top of a giant blender. also Lois Lane gets turned into a black lady.

what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 23 August 2013 17:54 (ten years ago) link

Non-stop Mr. Mxyzptlk and Bat-Mite or no deal.

Domo Arigato, Demi Lovato (Phil D.), Friday, 23 August 2013 17:57 (ten years ago) link

Bale was kinda terrible when in the actual suit for much of the neo-Bat films imo.

piscesx, Friday, 23 August 2013 17:57 (ten years ago) link

he may have been my favorite wayne but i hated him as batman

da croupier, Friday, 23 August 2013 17:59 (ten years ago) link

kinda agree, he made an awesome Wayne

what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 23 August 2013 17:59 (ten years ago) link

keaton's wayne is pretty great in a fun "i seem distracted but that's because i should really be kicking people in tights right now" way but bale's usually vaguely fake air worked great for implying a secret life/demon, sadly that demon wanted COOKIES

da croupier, Friday, 23 August 2013 18:01 (ten years ago) link

its too bad bale's wayne wasnt given more to do, because yeah he was pretty good outside the suit

i wanna be a gabbneb baby (Hungry4Ass), Friday, 23 August 2013 18:06 (ten years ago) link

I'm trying to predict if this is going to be worse than the Green Lantern movie...

Man of Steel 2: Affleck Boogaloo (snoball), Friday, 23 August 2013 18:09 (ten years ago) link

i would say affleck will be *closes eyes, throws dart* better than kilmer but worse than clooney

your authentic guitar playing self (elmo argonaut), Friday, 23 August 2013 18:09 (ten years ago) link

Affleck is terrible for this

everyone is terrible for this, it was already going to be a terrible movie, why does this matter

fuck your movie theater yacht (zachlyon), Saturday, 24 August 2013 00:16 (ten years ago) link

also APPARENTLY no one remembers gina carano for her greatest role, as "Crush" in the revamped american gladiators

fuck your movie theater yacht (zachlyon), Saturday, 24 August 2013 00:16 (ten years ago) link

poor ben, that the debate is between "ben affleck will suck" and "who cares, stop talking about it, oh i can't stand this net chatter i'm forced to endure!"

da croupier, Saturday, 24 August 2013 00:49 (ten years ago) link

i mean, i know the cv is that lots of people thought keaton would suck, but i'm pretty sure the other side was saying "i dunno that guy's pretty fucking awesome" not "oh do shut up, person on my phone, I care not!"

da croupier, Saturday, 24 August 2013 00:51 (ten years ago) link

woopsie, i meant the conventional wisdom not the curriculum vitae

da croupier, Saturday, 24 August 2013 00:57 (ten years ago) link

everyone is terrible for this, it was already going to be a terrible movie, why does this matter

You're wrong, this is all very important.

Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 24 August 2013 01:17 (ten years ago) link

Did you not see the White House petition?!? You must not be American.

Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 24 August 2013 01:17 (ten years ago) link

i mean, i know the cv is that lots of people thought keaton would suck, but i'm pretty sure the other side was saying "i dunno that guy's pretty fucking awesome" not "oh do shut up, person on my phone, I care not!"

― da croupier, Friday, August 23, 2013 8:51 PM (23 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

there was not twitter then who cares

lag∞n, Saturday, 24 August 2013 01:19 (ten years ago) link

and no one wants to see superman or wonder woman cause theyre nerds, everyone now living is a dark conflicted xman thats just how the world is

lag∞n, Saturday, 24 August 2013 01:20 (ten years ago) link

I'd see Ben Affleck as Wonder Woman.

Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 24 August 2013 01:24 (ten years ago) link

they dug themselves into a hole by casting cavill. now batman can only be as charismatic as that guy, which narrowed it down a lot.

slam dunk, Saturday, 24 August 2013 02:08 (ten years ago) link

I don't have any real feelings about this but anything that pisses off nerds so much can't be a bad thing

latebloomer, Saturday, 24 August 2013 02:25 (ten years ago) link

Affleck should direct Zach Snyder as Batman.

http://movies.dosthana.com/sites/default/files/image-gallery/Zack%20Snyder-Image-Gallery.jpg

Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 24 August 2013 02:49 (ten years ago) link

they dug themselves into a hole by casting cavill. now batman can only be as charismatic as that guy, which narrowed it down a lot.

― slam dunk, Friday, August 23, 2013 10:08 PM (42 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

haha this is really otm

some dude, Saturday, 24 August 2013 02:51 (ten years ago) link

ISn't Cavill more hot/in shape than "charismatic"? Also I love Batman but the worst thing that could result frm this is a) as latebloomer said, and b) he's shitty and it's funny

albvivertine, Saturday, 24 August 2013 03:06 (ten years ago) link

I mean he's PLAYING Batman, he isn't like ACTUALLY BATMAN

albvivertine, Saturday, 24 August 2013 03:07 (ten years ago) link

I wouldn't like that

albvivertine, Saturday, 24 August 2013 03:07 (ten years ago) link

i don't think affleck will be a bad batman, necessarily. he was brooding and impenetrable in argo -- vaguely distant, vaguely unsettling -- and that's what keaton's wayne was like. i think it's the best way to do the character.

Treeship, Saturday, 24 August 2013 03:15 (ten years ago) link

the talk about gina carano led me to rewatch haywire and i forgot that at one point she's talking to the deputy and he dismissively calls her wonder woman

so that's settled, then

your authentic guitar playing self (elmo argonaut), Saturday, 24 August 2013 14:31 (ten years ago) link

ISn't Cavill more hot/in shape than "charismatic"? Also I love Batman but the worst thing that could result frm this is a) as latebloomer said, and b) he's shitty and it's funny

― albvivertine, Friday, August 23, 2013 11:06 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah that was the point. Cavill isn't that charismatic to begin with so they have to be careful about casting a Batman who could steal the movie from him.

some dude, Saturday, 24 August 2013 15:01 (ten years ago) link

Seriously, though, I hope we finally find out the respective origins of Batman and Superman.

Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 24 August 2013 16:31 (ten years ago) link

Batman's really Superman's uncle. and General Zod was actually a patsy, the real evil overlord is the deadly Cutsman from Mega Man 1.

Neanderthal, Saturday, 24 August 2013 16:39 (ten years ago) link

seeing as Cavill read out this DKR quote at the announcement - "I want you to remember, Clark. In all the years to come. In all your most private moments. I want you to remember my hand at your throat. I want you to remember the one man who beat you" - I expect Batman is intended to steal the show

Number None, Saturday, 24 August 2013 16:52 (ten years ago) link


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