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Jason Momoa joins Batman/Superman cast (possibly Aquaman)
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Strange will probably happen, I put BP there because it's further on the unlikely/difficult scale of IPs to make a film out of.
BadAss2961
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It will be. People talk nonsense until the movie comes out and is a huge success. Then the game changes again, and so does popular opinion on how something absolutely has to be done or bust.The sad thing, is we literally had the same exact discussion last night.
And funny how the talking points/responses are the same.
Wonder if this will be the next 2 years.
Heath Ledger is turrible. Avengers is gonna get murked.
I'm not even tryna stan for this movie because it could certainly turn out poor. But I'd at least like to wait to see a plot synopsis or a trailer or at least a fucking title before I decide if it's going to be bad
It's one thing to not like the casting; that's cool. Even I'm not entirely sold on Gal Gadot. But declaring the movie a trainwreck based on rumors and your own idea of how superhero movies should work just seems odd to me. Why not wait for something more substantial to chew on?
It's one thing to not like the casting; that's cool. Even I'm not entirely sold on Gal Gadot. But declaring the movie a trainwreck based on rumors and your own idea of how superhero movies should work just seems odd to me. Why not wait for something more substantial to chew on?
Let's...let's not.
Miles Quaritch
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We're inching ever closer to a Hawkgirl and Martian Manhunter announcement.
Good choice for Aquaman. He's a good actor.
Good choice for Aquaman. He's a good actor.
Miles Quaritch
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Wakanda referenced or shown in AoU with BP appearing in IM4 or Cap 3 would be pretty sweet.
I WANT it to be good
But I know it could just as easily turn out horribly.
But yeah casting announcements are small fry.
Really the first real mental test will be the costume reveals.
OneEyedKing
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Batman-News is very reliable and the guy that runs it is not the type to post click-bait or unbelievable rumors unless he's confident what he's posting is accurate so I'd trust him. He was one of the first to post that Anne Hathaway was auditioning for TDKR I believe.
Also it's getting really tiring seeing the same exact posts (literally, the same EXACT posts) in every single topic made about this movie. Maybe someday we can discuss news about it instead of hearing how "This is going to be a miserable bloated train wreck and WB has no idea what it's doing since they're not copying Marvel and since they're casting a bunch of characters to set up their future movies/universe and also isn't this supposed to be a Superman movie what ever happened to him?!?!" a billion times.
Parallax
best seen in the classic "Shadow of the Beast"
Overtly referenced? Wasnt wakanda shown on the world map in starks lab in iron man 2?
Waiting to see Wonder Woman's costume got me legit shook.
I'm hopeful cause I liked the costume design in MoS. But I just know they're gonna put her in a pair of the ugliest pants the world has ever seen. lol
...there's nothing realistic about invincible aliens.
Miles Quaritch
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It was? That's news to me. Good that it's already established in the universe though, noe they just need to realise it and cast BP.
Bobby Roberts
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Parallax
best seen in the classic "Shadow of the Beast"
WyndhamPrice
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I'm going to make a totally outside prediction and say that he's going to be Martian Manhunter.
Also I bet if Momoa is in this for real it's partially a reaction to passing on Guardians of the Galaxy (he was offered Drax) and realizing he was missing out on a bunch of cash and steady employment.
Also I bet if Momoa is in this for real it's partially a reaction to passing on Guardians of the Galaxy (he was offered Drax) and realizing he was missing out on a bunch of cash and steady employment.
freenudemacusers
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yeah, this is my assumption as well. aquadude will probably just show up to tell them to leave it out of the ocean or some shit, and maybe do some assist work in the final battle against the big bad of the movie.
I don't get this, I bet a good 65% of the people that watched Avengers on theaters didn't watch any of the previous movies. If anything Avengers boosted the popularity of 'unknowns' like Thor and Black Widow.
Do you really need to tell the audience who Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman are?
Marion Cobretti
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Nice to see they're casting everyone.
Ninja Scooter
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How else would people know the deepest fears, inner thoughts and true motivations of these characters if we don't give them crappy solo films like Thor, Iron Man 2 and good chunks of Iron Man 3 and Captain America?
Parallax
best seen in the classic "Shadow of the Beast"
pulling stats out of your ass? based on all the kids i saw dressed as cap, thor, and iron man waiting in line, im gonna doubt that
BearFlexington
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I think there is some confusion. Eisenberg is aquaman and Momoa will be Lex Luther.
HeisenbergLannister
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Roman Reigns is in Hollywood already?
BadAss2961
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Unless you're the type to get offended over Snyder sexualizing the character, i'd say it's safe to not be legit shook.
The pants vs skirt thing could go either way. I imagine we'll see both in time, maybe the shorts too.
Shining Sunshine
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Making a JLA movie without building the franchises?
Gonna be a disaster. They need to learn from Marvel.
Gonna be a disaster. They need to learn from Marvel.
...I doubt he'll be blonde
I bet they wanted an underwater kal drogo so they got kal drogo
Yeah man, we need a two hours movie telling the audience who Batman is and then insert a 1 minute post-credits scene to build up a Cinematic Universe.
Future Foundation
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How? You haven't heard anything about the plot? You don't know how the characters will be used and in what context. Hell, "Cyborg" might not even be "Cyborg". Wasn't Vic Stone a football player before his accident? Wasn't there a football sequence filmed for the movie? How do we know that's not where we see him?
Sir_Crocodile
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Looks like he'd make a good Peter David era hook hand aquaman
he already has the sarcasm down
he already has the sarcasm down
The skirt has always been my choice because I think it fits the character, but I don't object to the pants. Not on principle, at least. My problem is that every WW in pants design I've seen either doesn't work with the character or is just kind of ugly and drab.
Tbh, Wonder Woman is the only character who really "needs" an origin movie. The others though? There's nothing interesting about Flash's origin; he just falls ass backwards into some powers. Aquaman's origin can be told in like a few lines of dialogue ("I'm the King of Atlantis"). Same with MM ("I'm the last Martian."). Cyborg's origin will likely be a b-plot in JLA. Green Lantern already had a movie. Granted, no one saw it, but even GL isn't that hard to explain.
Blond, shorter hair? Noooooo.
If there's a canonical way for Momoa to keep his trademark brown locks and play Aquaman, they need to do it.
I mean:
Lawd have mercy.
PhoncipleBone
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Agreed. Very good and succinct way to put it.
beyond_death
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Oh man plz be true. I really want him to be Aquaman.
Marion Cobretti
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I can't tell anymore if these types of post are all out trolling or not.
While all of us no doubt, at the very least, appreciate Marvels approach with MCU, it is not the only way to make a team up comic book movie.
WB, or Snyder and Affleck I should say, are clearly crafting what looks to be at least, a 2 entrée feast that's looking to skip the appetizers. They're gonna get right down to it. I think between the two movies, they'll have more than enough time to flesh out all these characters.
One movie at a time. This movie is all Batman and Superman. Maybe Wonder Woman has a significant role this time out, but no way anyone beyond that is just seed planting.
Let WB do their thing. I can't understand not like something, but what good is it to bitch about it on GAF over and over and over and over and over...
Any ways, think about the explosion of DC Movie Universe that's about to go down.
Parallax
best seen in the classic "Shadow of the Beast"
id like them to use his silver age origin, but that would probably step on supes toes
read the peter david stuff
The Silver
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Make him badass Flashpoint Aquaman and he will be the breakout star of the movie like Hulk in the Avengers
Mercury Fred
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Blond, shorter hair? Noooooo.
If there's a canonical way for Momoa to keep his trademark brown locks and play Aquaman, they need to do it.
I mean:
Lawd have mercy.
Nein.
Would be 9999999999999999999x hotter with short hair.
Blond, shorter hair? Noooooo.
If there's a canonical way for Momoa to keep his trademark brown locks and play Aquaman, they need to do it.
I mean:
Lawd have mercy.
Which is why I said bearded and hook hand =P
Callibretto
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I'm a bit confused, if all these superheroes are already established during man of steel universe, then where are they during man of steel events?
im so happy you have this unwavering faith that wb will deliver a good movie! it's totally not hard, right?
Parallax
best seen in the classic "Shadow of the Beast"
give him the lady of the lake hand, and scruffy beard.
Bobby Roberts
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I don't think it's the complete impossibility others seem to consider it, no. Mostly because nobody knows what the fuck the story actually is.
Nobody really seems to care, though, either.
I can't imagine Wonder Woman's costume won't be of the greek warrior variety.
BadAss2961
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If Aquaman...Blond, shorter hair? Noooooo.
If there's a canonical way for Momoa to keep his trademark brown locks and play Aquaman, they need to do it.
I mean:
Lawd have mercy.
I'd like to see him like this, darker blond, minus the hook.
Extra Sauce
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As far as I've heard they were rewriting Goyer's script, not restarting from scratch?
Ok, Ok....MAYBE I can get behind Momoa with short hair and a beard:
MMMMMMMMMMMF
But certainly not blond.
god that eyebrow scar is so sexy...
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