Future of DC Films (DCEU)

[jye4ever]

If the hot actress who played Lois is too overweight now then either recast with a hottie that they feel sells tickets OR just bring her back and have Superman dating an overweight Lois I could care less which one they go with as long as her character is well written.

 

[Dave_W]

I've never liked Adams as Lois.

 

[Dotanuki]

Yeah, i am ok with a chubby Lois as well. WB can also please all the sjws by this anyway. Chubby Lois can be a represatation for all the Fat Women in America, after all everyone needs to be represanted in super hero films in todays sjw America, right ? lol

 

[batfan08]

I don’t get what the big deal is. I googled pictures of her from this year and she doesn’t even look bad. I think she needs better material to work with than the one-dimensional stick-in-the-mud stuff Snyder gave her, but she’s a great actress who I liked in the role. And another thing is this: she’s a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter. Last time I checked, it wasn’t a prerequisite to be a gym rat smoke show while you’re clacking away on a laptop in your apartment, nor is there any reason an alien dude with an 8-pack wouldn’t be in a relationship with a middle aged human woman who looks normal.

Personally, I’d like to see a movie where she wasn’t always falling off a damn building. Let Supes do Supes things while Lois does reporterly Lois things and have them commune for dinner afterwards. Most modern comics today have exactly that. They each have their own lives outside the other but they’re a cohesive unit when they’re at home. No reason that dynamic couldn’t make the jump to live-action.

 

[Alatar]

Mamoa Lobo is fine I guess. Perfect casting actually. I’m not particularly into that character. But okay.

Really no idea what Spielberg would do in terms of plot, although my guess is Henry probably was able to get into his contract that he has some say in such things moving forward. I think WBD‘s main emphasis is going to be tonal. And moving toward copying what has worked so well for the MCU.

 

[Dotanuki]

Mamoa Lobo is fine I guess. Perfect casting actually. I’m not particularly into that character. But okay.

Really no idea what Spielberg would do in terms of plot, although my guess is Henry probably was able to get into his contract that he has some say in such things moving forward. I think WBD‘s main emphasis is going to be tonal. And moving toward copying what has worked so well for the MCU.

Wait... What !?!? Momoa, Lobo ? But Momoa is Aquaman. You mean he will also be The Main Man ? That would be awesome actually.

I don't have high hopes that Spielberg will end up directing the Superman film though.

 

[Hoody999]

Wait... What !?!? Momoa, Lobo ? But Momoa is Aquaman. You mean he will also be The Main Man ? That would be awesome actually.

I don't have high hopes that Spielberg will end up directing the Superman film though.

Yep that's the latest rumour, as Mamoa is on record as always wanting to play Lobo.

I'm also not particularly into Lobo, but I guess I am open to it. I think at this point he would be the villain in a Superman film or the Supes. Batman, WW film ??

Therefore no real issue with having Mamoa playing him if Aquaman is not involved, other than potentially confused audiences. Dunno, need to wait and see.

 

[ironwez20]

Leave it to dc to do something like that of true. But I rather have someone else play him. I remember some other guy people wanted to play lobo

 

[spindrift]

I believe Spielberg thought the superhero genre was a passing fad (like 7 years ago).
He must be desperate for a big hit again or all this is just rubbish rumor

 

[Prime Clone]

Funny how Abrams is like a modern-day Spielberg - and both have now been rumoured for Superman.

 

[ironwez20]

I believe Spielberg thought the superhero genre was a passing fad (like 7 years ago).
He must be desperate for a big hit again or all this is just rubbish rumor

He said it would go in the way of the western right? Thing is the western genre is literally just … western. That’s it. Cowboys riding in the desert sweating or whatever. Stuff your grandparents would watch. The superhero genre can be anything it wants

 

[Dotanuki]

He said it would go in the way of the western right? Thing is the western genre is literally just … western. That’s it. Cowboys riding in the desert sweating or whatever. Stuff your grandparents would watch. The superhero genre can be anything it wants

Anyone who reads Italian comics knows that there are some spagetti western comics out there that can include many different genres as well, like Bonelli Comics' Zagor. Zagor is a western cowboy but you can see him go up against Aliens, Supernatural Monsters, Wizards, Paranormal Ecult Stuff, Sci Fi Techs, Vikings etc. yet Western is pretty much yesterday's entertainment on big screen in todays world so Super Hero genre might have an expiration date on big screen as well.

 

[abake]

So I've also been reading rumours that Cavill's Superman is to be retconned to not snap Zod's neck? How utterly dumb is that?
The character's done arc, he's in a good/positive place/frame of mind, why the hell would you want to retcon all that stuff now?

 

[Hoody999]

So I've also been reading rumours that Cavill's Superman is to be retconned to not snap Zod's neck? How utterly dumb is that?
The character's done arc, he's in a good/positive place/frame of mind, why the hell would you want to retcon all that stuff now?

Wouldn't believe that for a second.

Click bait as there's no new Superman news today....

 

[Alatar]

Welp…

 

[Alatar]

If WBD hasn’t been in touch with Zack by now I think it’s safe to assume that they don’t want him back. C'est la vie.

The downside of being such a big fan of Snyder’s DC films is it’s made it hard for me to get into the other directorial styles I’ve seen thus far in the DCU. It’s a shame I guess, but it is what it is. I’ll probably watch the Flash and Aquaman 2. Henry Cavill solo Superman. I feel some investment since they’re Snyderverse characters. Maybe I’ll give Blue Beetle a try? But anyway, if those don’t do much for me I’ll probably be out.

How I’m going to keep the 1/6 hobby going if I’m not into the DCU moving forward I‘m not sure, lol! I still have my Baldur’s Gate kitbash project, I guess. But anyway, obviously it’ll depend whether I can get into any DC content.

 

[csutkakoma]

To be honest I was excited until I saw Black Adam. I am a huge DC fan (not the movies but the comics and animated stuff) and it is sad to see the IP's potencial and they just cannot get things right. Bruce Timm's animated universe should be the blue print for the connected movies. Everything is just fantastic. The JL and JLU are brilliant along with the rest. Black Adam only damaged the movie universe more. Lots of people has a hard on about that movie and how fantastic it is. It isn't. You can have fun with it if you like mindless, soulless entertainment and only care about special effects sure, but objectively it is bad and didn't do any favors for the brand. I have no intererst right now in the continuation as a whole. I feel like reboot is the best option...start everything all over again while keeping The Batman as part of the new DCEU, but I can understand why they don't wanna do this.

I know today the bar is a lot lower than back than and people don't know what the good movie is anymore (young generation mainly). But this is the problem of the media (and everything starts with the education but this is not the topic for this). Low and trash entertainment everywhere (talk shows, reality shows, movies) so young people don't know any better. There are exceptions but I believe generally it is true.

Also I watched ZS JL again and my opinion changed for the worse. It is not bad but not that good either. There are good ideas in it with some interesting and awesome stuff but overall it is way too long, drags way too long. Way too many unneeded expositions etc. I don't know if they can salvage it. By the way Flashpoint storyline is way too soon also (I know probably why WB did it) but there is a reason why the DCEU don't have any legs.

 

[Hoody999]

If WBD hasn’t been in touch with Zack by now I think it’s safe to assume that they don’t want him back. C'est la vie.

The downside of being such a big fan of Snyder’s DC films is it’s made it hard for me to get into the other directorial styles I’ve seen thus far in the DCU. It’s a shame I guess, but it is what it is. I’ll probably watch the Flash and Aquaman 2. Henry Cavill solo Superman. I feel some investment since they’re Snyderverse characters. Maybe I’ll give Blue Beetle a try? But anyway, if those don’t do much for me I’ll probably be out.

How I’m going to keep the 1/6 hobby going if I’m not into the DCU moving forward I‘m not sure, lol! I still have my Baldur’s Gate kitbash project, I guess. But anyway, obviously it’ll depend whether I can get into any DC content.

Personally I don't believe that even from Zack himself. He's still knee deep in with Netflix, the last thing he's going to do is let the internet go wild that he is coming back to WB. That's not professional towards Netflix. There will be a time and a place once his Netflix stuff is done.

Sure, I could be totally wrong. But people ask, and he has to give some sort of answer. Celebs say stuff like this all the time and do a 180 months or years later, it's simply too early right now. Looking at it a different way, perhaps WB really haven't contacted him yet, but they are aware of his contract and that is why ?? Maybe they want to get their plan together first before contacting directors for stuff beyond the immediate next films.

WB would surely have to consider Zack further down the line though. I mean it would be free marketing and "huge" marketing at that. Can you imagine the internet if they simply announced Snyder. It's be huger than Cavill. Plus all the actors would be totally for it.

But like you say without Zack playing some role further down the line I'll also be somewhat disinterested.

 

[Alatar]

Personally I don't believe that even from Zack himself. He's still knee deep in with Netflix, the last thing he's going to do is let the internet go wild that he is coming back to WB. That's not professional towards Netflix. There will be a time and a place once his Netflix stuff is done.

Sure, I could be totally wrong. But people ask, and he has to give some sort of answer. Celebs say stuff like this all the time and do a 180 months or years later, it's simply too early right now. Looking at it a different way, perhaps WB really haven't contacted him yet, but they are aware of his contract and that is why ?? Maybe they want to get their plan together first before contacting directors for stuff beyond the immediate next films.

WB would surely have to consider Zack further down the line though. I mean it would be free marketing and "huge" marketing at that. Can you imagine the internet if they simply announced Snyder. It's be huger than Cavill. Plus all the actors would be totally for it.

But like you say without Zack playing some role further down the line I'll also be somewhat disinterested.

Assumptions aside, is there actually anything preventing him from negotiating a contract with WBD? I doubt it. Theoretically there could be a NDA with Netflix to prevent him from discussing future work with any other studio, I suppose. But as far as I know that’s not the standard for a film contract.

I’m sure some are hoping that Zack is keeping mum so that Gunn can make the announcement when they roll out the first phase of the 10 year plan slate. (They haven’t done that yet right?) But I think that’s just wishful thinking. Myself, I’m going to take what Zack said at face value.

 

[Hoody999]

Assumptions aside, is there actually anything preventing him from negotiating a contract with WBD? I doubt it. Theoretically there could be a NDA with Netflix to prevent him from discussing future work with any other studio, I suppose. But as far as I know that’s not the standard for a film contract.

I’m sure some are hoping that Zack is keeping mum so that Gunn can make the announcement when they roll out the first phase of the 10 year plan slate. (They haven’t done that yet right?) But I think that’s just wishful thinking. Myself, I’m going to take what Zack said at face value.

Sure all of it is speculation as always, but considering all we've been through with WB, I'm not going to let myself think too much in one direction or the other. At least the chances are 1000% higher now with Emmerich & Co. gone.

But for me there's still plenty of time, and Gunn only started a week ago. Like he mentioned they'll also want to be doing their own plan as well before they contact anyone imo.

But like you, if we get into next year, or no news post Rebel Moon etc then I'll certainly not be as invested.

Actually thinking about it, for me (and presumably other Snyder fans) it'll feel like the current MCU. i.e all the goodness has been drained out of it somehow with little to no interest in whatever they put out.