Superman, maybe. But Wonder Woman? People been assuming she's a lesbian since her creation, and DC has flirted with the idea before. Her being bi would make a splash, but far from a "sacrifice."
I'd be down for this.
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Batman vs Superman: World's Finest Three-Year Wait
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I'd be down for this.
Schweinehund
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Just finished reading New Frontier for the first time, really liked how it distributed time between league members and I love that golden age setting. Probably my favorite Justice League creation story (right ahead of Timm's version). Part of me wishes that Snyderverse had super heroes established already, it's not integral to the story at all but I love the JSA and the WW2 heroes.
Guess it's time to go watch the animated version again.
Guess it's time to go watch the animated version again.
This is how I seen BvS going
About 75% of the movie is Superman flying around repairing buildings damaged at the end of Man ofSteel. And personally making sure that everyone is okay.
75% of the film will be origins for Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg, The Flash, Hawkgirl, Vixen, Booster Gold, The Question, Santa Claus, and The Easter Bunny.
About 75% of the film will be Superman in the mirror practicing how to smile, and Batman working on delivering the perfect one-liner.
75% of the film will be Batman lamenting the fact that he really can't fight Superman so why is he getting top-billing in the sequel.
75% of the film will literally be Superman trying to prevent a trainwreck and failing
75% of the film will be origins for Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg, The Flash, Hawkgirl, Vixen, Booster Gold, The Question, Santa Claus, and The Easter Bunny.
About 75% of the film will be Superman in the mirror practicing how to smile, and Batman working on delivering the perfect one-liner.
75% of the film will be Batman lamenting the fact that he really can't fight Superman so why is he getting top-billing in the sequel.
75% of the film will literally be Superman trying to prevent a trainwreck and failing
Father_Brain
Banned
Teasing is fine, so good to see that confirmed.
Weird to release a pic over a year in advance, though, but can't say it didn't get people talking.
And then go watch the Fleischer cartoons and get a genuine taste for WW2-era Superman
Man, those things are 74 years old and still hold up. Mechanical Monsters in particular remains my favorite. It's pure Golden Age Superman. A mad scientist creates an army of bank-robbing robots, kidnaps Lois Lane, and Superman has to save her before she's lowered into a pit of molten metal. All to a kick-ass orchestral soundtrack. The animation (thanks largely to the rotoscoping) still looks great as well. The actual episode "Mad Scientist" (which was also the first episode) is awesome if you want to see Superman punch a goddamn laser.
Man, I love those cartoons so much. They remain my favorite interpretation of the character, easily.
That interview really makes it seem like Snyder is indeed in charge of the DCCU with everything from marketing to figuring out the overall plan.
Schweinehund
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And then go watch the Fleischer cartoons and get a genuine taste for WW2-era Superman
Man, those things are 74 years old and still hold up. Mechanical Monsters in particular remains my favorite. It's pure Golden Age Superman. A mad scientist creates an army of bank-robbing robots, kidnaps Lois Lane, and Superman has to save her before she's lowered into a pit of molten metal. All to a kick-ass orchestral soundtrack. The animation (thanks largely to the rotoscoping) still looks great as well. The actual episode "Mad Scientist" (which was also the first episode) is awesome if you want to see Superman punch a goddamn laser.
Man, I love those cartoons so much. They remain my favorite interpretation of the character, easily.
Yeah I watched those as a kid, they had them on VHS. They still are really good. Snyder needs to deliver supes as a source of inspiration, I'm sure he's getting to it in BvS or Justice League.
GringoSuave89
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Despite its flaws, MoS is a great film.
lol what a silly deflection of legitimate criticism
Poodlestrike
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Bronze age, technically, but it's all sorts of win anyway.
……forgetit
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I really couldn't disagree more, it's a bad movie.
DonasaurusRex
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parts of it are damn good
I love how that's an actual quote in the film by the villain, and people STILL bitch about Superman not rescuing random citizens.
Marion Cobretti
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People are stupid.
Didn't peope bitch because he fought Zod is such highly populated areas without attempting to coax Zod into space or duel him on the moon or something?
I haven't seen the film.
Well, his response wasn't "I won't let you do that". If anything it was acceptance, like "Well, I guess I should just save like one guy then".
Razgriz-Specter
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parts of it are damn good
Way better villain than Zod.
I'd go so far as to say if Zod was cut in some way with a little focus put on her, she would be one of my alltime favorite villains.
Poodlestrike
Banned
They did, but the problem with that is the whole reason Zod was still in Metropolis at that point was he figured it'd be as good a place as any to start his genocide of the entire human race. Time was being measured in bodies at that point, and if Zod had ignored Supes' attempt to "coax" him, a whole lot of people would have died.
Besides, central Metropolis was mostly abandoned at that point anyway, due to the World Engine thing.
It's a decent movie, you should give it a shot.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
And thus the cycle begins anew
I'll admit...I'm part of the camp that would love to see her brought back. They wouldn't really have to stretch that far to do it either. Technically we didn't see her die since the camera cut away before that ship she was in blew up. So they could concoct some comic book excuse for bringing back a character that was thought to be dead.
Her melee with Superman was easily one of the highlights of Man of Steel, and Antje Traue somehow managed to make some her more cheesy lines actually work.
She's trapped in the Phantom Zone with the rest of the Kryptonians. Boom, done.
"Oh shit I gotta save the US soldiers that fight for our country"
not an actual line in the movie lol
There's also the fact that he duels Zod after smooching Lois.
Movie is good I think, especially the first 2 thirds, but the last act kind of kills it for me. Completely tone deaf. It really had the potential to be the very best in years too. I remember watching this with my dad last year on TV and he just walked out bored during the whole Zod thing. He was just like "when does he become Superman?" I told him during the last 2 minutes of the movie, lol.
Sequel is shaping up to be the tits tho - going as far as using my criticisms as unique story leverage and scrapping the only real weak link standing in the movie's way (Goyer)
Ah right, gotcha.
Succinct Verbosity
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I really get the feeling that the recruitment of justice league members will just happen as part of the credits. Not after or mid-way through the credits but actualy those fancy ending graphics that marvel do when the credits roll.
unholyrevenger72
Banned
Superman gives no fucks about criticism.
Was Routh Wearing lifts in his boots? Cus his feet look funny.
unholyrevenger72
Banned
I think its easy for another Movie they adapt The Man Who has Everything and make Faora his kryptonian wife instea of Lo-is
Poodlestrike
Banned
Yup. I'd count on it.
Maybe they do an adaptation of that one STAS episode where he tries to rehabilitate that Faora expy?
When discussing why MoS was good or bad, people spend so long over the destruction and whether Supes could have done more, they forget that it wasn't Superman that could have done better, but David Goyer and Zack Synder. They're the ones to blame for such a mediocre film, not Superman.
KoruptData
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I loved Man of Steel. I've watched it about 6 times now. My only gripe with it is Amy Adams as Louis Lane.
Lionel Mandrake
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"You know they say it's all downhill after the first kiss.... And there's literally fucking thousands of dead people around us, so... Shit's gonna get pretty rough, I guess."
entire fight is on youtubeparts of it are damn good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ets2KtNYiis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J72eEF2X-Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkK7_FsJE7Q
unholyrevenger72
Banned
indeed it is, i really liked man of steel. sure it aint perfect but it had some great action scenes and was overall pretty great.
Man of Steel was like two or three pretty decent action scenes connected by a bunch of meandering nonsense in between. I should never be surprised since Zack Snyder is so terrible at everything minus a few of his stylish directing flourishes that it's just best to go in with low expectations anyway.
Regardless of how BvS turns out, I just want another nifty montage like the one from Watchmen. Say what you want about Zack Snyder's films, but that opening sequence was magnificent. I'm still convinced that that is the best thing he's done in his career (not the actual movie itself, mind you, just that montage).
indeed it is, i really liked man of steel. sure it aint perfect but it had some great action scenes and was overall pretty great.
The Flash is gonna look amazing with Zack Snyder.
He's also gotta learn how to let the heavy moments breathe and not just shuffle off to the next plot point. That was a problem with Watchmen and Man of Steel.
well, he's not a robot, he doesn't have to follow to the script exactly as given to him. Pacing actually is something well within the director's control.
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