Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (March 24th, 2016)

[ZaCHw117]

I still think white eyes would work in a live-action film.

Bad Ass. It definitely could (and should).

Skinned pink lion.

 

[LIBBY1957DOG]

storyboards for supes v wonder woman from jla mortal
as it doesn't have a thread of its own ,i thought id drop it here ,feel free to delete or move it if its in the way lol

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Oh look, Superman just destroyed a building like he does in the comics and cartoons, but lets complain and cry about it when they do it in a live action film

 

[AIR]

Oh look, Superman just destroyed a building like he does in the comics and cartoons, but lets complain and cry about it when they do it in a live action film

Don't you know? There are things that work in the comics that don't work on the big screen

 

[DiFabio]

Man, modern Superman is a piece of ****.

Kills people, billions in property damage AND beats women? It's like as soon as he lost his underwear he turned into a complete psychopath.

 

[cilantropants]

Hope springs infernal.

 

[jye4ever]

I don't see him as a female abuser, that's WW after all.

Maybe she gets off on it.

Can't wait to see Cavill punch Gadot.

 

[karamazov80]

Can't wait to see Cavill donkey punch Gadot.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Don't you know? There are things that work in the comics that don't work on the big screen

And Superman fighting in a city isn't one of them

 

[**16k**]

I don't see him as a female abuser, that's WW after all.

Maybe she gets off on it.

Can't wait to see Cavill punch Gadot.

His fist is the size of her body. Would crush her like a bug!

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Some BvS news...

Warner Bros.' intent to build a DC Comics-based superhero film world to rival Marvel Studios has been clear for a while now, and in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Greg Silverman, WB's President, Creative Development and Worldwide Production, shared his thoughts -- albeit vaguely -- on the difference between DC and Marvel's approaches to franchise-building.

"We have a great strategy for the DC films, which is to take these beloved characters and put them in the hands of master filmmakers and make sure they all coordinate with each other," Silverman told THR. "You'll see the difference when you see 'Batman v Superman,' 'Suicide Squad,' 'Justice League' and all the things that we are working on."

Silverman opened up a bit more when addressing the darker tone recent DC-based films have been known for, starting with Christopher Nolan's "Dark Knight" trilogy and continuing into 2013's "Man of Steel" (the first entry into a new shared DC movie continuity) and early promotional material for next year's "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice." (In contrast, Marvel Studios President of Production Kevin Feige was recently quoted as saying Marvel's films will never take a "dark turn.")

"There is intensity and a seriousness of purpose to some of these characters," Silverman said. "The filmmakers who are tackling these properties are making great movies about superheroes; they aren't making superhero movies. And when you are trying to make a good movie, you tackle interesting philosophies and character development. There's also humor, which is an important part."

When talking the Gal Gadot-starring "Wonder Woman" film planned for 2017, Silverman said that though the top two contenders to direct were Michelle MacLaren (the studio's original choice) and Patty Jenkins (who is now set to direct the feature), it wasn't specifically a search for a female director. "It was never about the best female director," Silverman said. Silverman also defended the decision to have multiple writers working on the "Wonder Woman" screenplay simultaneously. "In the case of 'Wonder Woman,' the right approach was to have writers pitching different scenes within the framework we created," he said.

 

[GasparZizou]

All that sounds pretty good, also James Wan will be directing Aquaman, more good news imo.

 

[**16k**]

All that sounds pretty good, also James Wan will be directing Aquaman, more good news imo.

Wow! Awesome!

err.... Who is he?

 

[GasparZizou]

Wow! Awesome!

err.... Who is he?

the Conjuring, most recently, Furious 7.

 

[EVILFACE]

Insidious and Saw as well. Would've liked to see him handle some of the DC Horror characters. But being at the helm of King Fish is interesting.

 

[Sundowner]

I still think white eyes would work in a live-action film.

I really want him to have the white eyes, that's the bat we deserve

 

[pturtle]

I love how they are worried more about making great movies, than making decent action flicks for the summer.

 

[karamazov80]

I love how they are worried more about making great movies, than making decent action flicks for the summer.

After the abysmal creative failure of Man of Steel, they should be worried about making a single good movie. Here's hoping they find a way to pull it off.

 

[Khev]

After the abysmal creative failure of Man of Steel, they should be worried about making a single good movie. Here's hoping they find a way to pull it off.

I love their philosophy of aspiring to making great movies featuring superheroes instead of just making formulaic "superhero movies" but yeah, they just need to actually put that into practice. MOS was Freddy Got Fingered next to Batman Begins.

Once they've got an Iron Man or TWS under their belts then they get start bragging about their haughty approach.

 

[karamazov80]

Yeah. I think the Marvel Studios' approach is, first and foremost, to create mass appealing popcorn movies. And that's great. It fits right into the spirit of what most comics were about for me growing up. They aren't aspiring to win Academy Awards for best picture, and likely never will, but that's fine.

But I think there is also a market for the approach where you start out just trying to craft a good dramatic film--not primarily an action movie, not something for kids, no focus on 3-D gimmickry, not something where you are going to experience sensory overload--and it just so happens that you do that within the framework of comic book characters and themes. I think Nolan did this well, but you have to have the right creative team at the helm. And so long as Snyder is at that table, I'm skeptical. I've Suicide Squad will succeed where Man of Steel failed.