He wants some of that superhero money and fame, did a quick google on black superheroes, found out Panther was already cast, and went with this'John Stewart' guy and hopes it's not the host of The Daily Show.What the bloody fuck is Tyrese doing?
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Batman vs Superman: World's Finest Three-Year Wait
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True Savior
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"Superman is SERIOUS we NEED a cool coloring filter."
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just playin don't kill me.
Nolan doesn't crush colors. That's internet fallacy. His style is actually really pristine.
Snyder always does this strange color choices.
But most still look bad. Even GOT is usually very simple setup-wise.
Maddocks
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Could be a reason why they are taking so long to announce anything with the character, they waiting for their ideal choice to be free to do it.
Team Filler
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All my money if they could land Elba. I don't even care if it's shit at that point.
Schweinehund
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I'm curious as to how marvel's contracts even work.James Gunn mentioned wanting to work on a DC movie but said he was precluded, unknown if that means because of his time scheduling or Disney has a clause that prevents working with WB.
GL could not have been casted yet for a variety of reasons, could be that he's not showing up in JL and anything past 2018 isn't set in stone yet. Then again we've already had Black Adam casted, and it seems like he won't be seen until 2019 (unless they're sprinkling cameos throughout their films like Joker in suicide squad). DC seems to be earnest in their effort to make good films though so I think it's likely they're still throwing around ideas on which Lantern they're going to use.
GL could not have been casted yet for a variety of reasons, could be that he's not showing up in JL and anything past 2018 isn't set in stone yet. Then again we've already had Black Adam casted, and it seems like he won't be seen until 2019 (unless they're sprinkling cameos throughout their films like Joker in suicide squad). DC seems to be earnest in their effort to make good films though so I think it's likely they're still throwing around ideas on which Lantern they're going to use.
Succinct Verbosity
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I know Elba has shown he's quite willing to play roles in superhero films, but would he really want to risk it on Green Lantern given the last film's reception?
What the bloody fuck is Tyrese doing?
Tyrese?
What are all of the Wayans brothers booked up or something?
I honestly believe that barely anybody even remembers the Green Lantern movie. That's how bad and uninspired it was. Might as well be a blank slate at this point.
The Cretan
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There are many DC films sheduled before Green Latern. If they are successful, there will be no risk.
Finaika
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What the bloody fuck is Tyrese doing?
Why would he want to leave Marvel?
What the bloody fuck is Tyrese doing?
I don't believe Marvel owns Elba either... like I imagine he is free to do other movies, schedule permitting.
Succinct Verbosity
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His role with Marvel is tiny compared to what could be offered by DC (if they decided to go in that direction).
Schweinehund
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I don't think marvel pays very well and he's not really in a prominent role either.
Exactly, 2020 is so for away
.What the bloody fuck is Tyrese doing?
Can't this guy just make a classy tongue-in-cheek joke on twitter to show he's interested instead of doing this kind of shit?
Would not be surprised if Marvel puts in a DC clause in the contracts with the actors. And DC a Marvel clause of course.
Schweinehund
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Weapxn
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It will never happen. Not in the next 15-20 years, at the very least. It's hard enough to get the two companies to do crossover comics. We're not going to see a film anytime soon, unless it's maybe animated.
In about never, if we're lucky.
If/when audiences become fed up of the constant stream of mediocre shit and the genre crashes, making WB and Disney desperate enough to do it
BadAss2961
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Such a shame what limited well known black actors we have. Everyone always mentions the same 4-5 names in these casting discussions, and they're often not even necessarily great for those roles outside of just being black.
Yeah it's strange but the situation is much better than a few years ago when most people probably only knew 2-4 viable black actors off the top of their heads.
Schweinehund
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I'd enjoy 1-2 asian male non martial arts actors.
We already have Palmer in arrowverse, now we need Ryan Choi. Would be amazing to have a movie with him exploring atoms or traveling through a body.
Well to their credit, I think Ray Fisher was a completely out there pick so maybe DC is looking everywhere
Poodlestrike
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Tyrese confirms GL-movie is 2020 bound.
Huh. Haven't been keeping up lately, but he almost looks more like Simon Baz that John Stewart in that one. I think it's the arms.
DoctorFling
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Fuck John Stewart, gimme Wahlberg as Guy Gardner.
BadAss2961
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That's part of why I really like that pick. They actually did some homework and brought in a talented young stage actor instead of drawing one of the same 4-5 names from a hat.
Like, I love Elba too, but people still haven't picked up the hint that he doesn't stand out in these kinds of movies. Heimdall is terrible, which isn't exactly his fault though since it's the typical throwaway Marvel role with a bad costume to boot. Prometheus, Pacific Rim, nothing memorable. I imagine his Ghost Rider performance wasn't anything noteworthy either. Granted, none of these were great movies or even starring roles, but it's a trend. He's also too old to be an ideal John Stewart at this point, they'll definitely need someone younger.
Elba shines in the more serious, non-fictional roles. One exception where I agree with the rest of my fellow armchair casting directors is that he's the perfect Bond if they're willing to go black.
Tyrese is basically at Lego Movie level of Green Lantern right now.
TheRealTalker
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Well I feel like these contracts aren't dated
That would be silly for movies.
Could get 7 movies in 7 years or one movie in 7 years
If anything, appearance based
And if his obligations to filming his 3 are up, he would be free
Though still can't imagine there's some clauses about not appearing in competing movies... would be weird
Hmm, wouldn't he be able to be cast and then still work on DC property as long as it doesn't come out before Thor 3 (because that coming out would signify the end of his contract)?
Tyrese confirms GL-movie is 2020 bound.
OMFD PLEASE STOP I CAN'T TAKE HOW FUNNY THIS
Poodlestrike
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... OMFD?
Mike Works
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Dawg.
We're not getting John Stewart anyway, Warner Bros. will feel they're fulfilling the "race diversity quota" by including Cyborg in the mix and call it a day.
Well, that and Momoa is Hawaiian and Gadot is Israeli.
Schweinehund
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I can't imagine the clauses being so overbearing especially considering how much they actually pay out. I don't see why any decent actor like Elba would sign such a restrictive contract.
Poodlestrike
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Ahhh
Honestly I always thought of it as, if Marvel is going to make me do a 9 movie deal... I sure as hell am not doing a 9 movie deal with DC as well. Between those two franchises I'd have no time to do anything else.
evil solrac v3.0
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If they are going to do a GL movie they need to cast two actors. It's two green lanterns per sector. So it should be Hal and Guy in a good cop/bad cop kinda of thing or Hal and Stewart In a lethal weapon type setting.
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