First Look at Henry Cavill as the Man of Steel

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brucewaynegretzky said:
Yeah same. Though I do think 300 does a great job of showing how bad of a writer Frank Miller really is. The ONLY thing I've ever thought was particularly good by him was Batman: Year One. Then he had to go do All-Star Batman and Robin and prove that he was just really high the first time or something.
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Right, 300 is a fine adaptation, I just can't stand the source material. It's incredibly dumb. I likewise generally and strongly dislike Frank Miller. I'm dismayed that 3 of the next 4 DC animated movies are adaptations of his work. But yeah, Year One isn't a total loss though I feel we've seen a lot of its material worked into the other Batman films recently.
 
Meus Renaissance said:
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I can't believe the amount of people who say Routh didn't look at the part, and then herald the picture in the OP. It's like some sick episode of Sliders.
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Maybe one day this Superboy cosplayer you keep posting will get a career out of it.
 
The least they could have done was try to make the environment CG look like it was done after 1999.

Dude looks kind of like a villain. People usually do when looking under the brow like that. Just a weird shot in general.
 
The Wise Old Man said:
Snyders movies like "300" and "Watchmean" are shot for shot imitations of the original source material. Nothing original or interesting about them. They were so slobberingly faithful that they actually felt sterile.

People need to come to grips with the fact that "The Dark Knight" raised the bar for what a comic book movie can (and should) be.
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Well good thing we have Snyder's faithful adaptation skills with Nolan's guidance then huh?
 
Sentry said:
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This actually looks a lot more like Superman. He's got the curl and he's not looking at the camera like a sexual deviant.
 
Meus Renaissance said:
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I can't believe the amount of people who say Routh didn't look at the part, and then herald the picture in the OP. It's like some sick episode of Sliders.
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Routh was the fucking man. There were alot of things wrong with Returns but he was definetly not one of them. I would have LOVED to see him in a whole new Superman film but I'm still happy with Cavill and the direction this film is taking.
 
The Wise Old Man said:
Snyders movies like "300" and "Watchmean" are shot for shot imitations of the original source material. Nothing original or interesting about them. They were so slobberingly faithful that they actually felt sterile.

People need to come to grips with the fact that "Batman Begins" raised the bar for what a comic book movie can (and should) be.
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Fixed.
 
btrboyev said:
Superman is not supposed to look intimidating or fierce.
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He has his own feelings and a face presumably capable of emotional expression. He doesn't have to go around skulking or being angry but he doesn't always have to be the big blue stiff as Superman. Different circumstances and events should call for differing emotions. Makes for a starker contrast with Clark Kent too.
 
The Wise Old Man said:
Snyders movies like "300" and "Watchmean" are shot for shot imitations of the original source material. Nothing original or interesting about them. They were so slobberingly faithful that they actually felt sterile.

People need to come to grips with the fact that "The Dark Knight" raised the bar for what a comic book movie can (and should) be.
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300 is sterile because Frank Miller is a horrible writer and can't do anything beyond "ANGRY!!!!!." As has been said Watchmen is an excellent adaptation from commentary on superhero comics to a commentary on superhero movies. The most important thing about that movie is the cinematography imo. Which is amazing.
 
BetterThanNothing said:
The least they could have done was try to make the environment CG look like it was done after 1999.

Dude looks kind of like a villain. People usually do when looking under the brow like that. Just a weird shot in general.
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They only just started shooting. This is a mockup to re-introduce the character to the world.

The film won't come out for almost two years.
 
SimleuqiR said:
Did you see him in The Tudors?
He never came off like an evil bastard, and looked fierce when needed to. In some situations his character even showed compassion. I believe the actor has good range to play supes pretty close.
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Anyone doubting Henry's acting ability should check out The Tudors; he outshone Jonathan Rhys Meyers whenever they were on screen together. In fact he was the stand out actor of the whole series as far as I'm concerned.
 
DoubleTap said:
was about to say this. and i'm not digging the mafioso/70's hairstyle.
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Yep. That's the one thing bugging me about the pic, his hair. Dude's got a great head of hair but they need to tighten it up a bit. And give him the iconic "s-curl". Other than that, everything else looks cool.
 
Superman looks like a villan? No, he looks pissed off. You really think hes going to be all smiles and rainbows?
 
Scullibundo said:
I love Arronofsky, but Snyder is more suited to directing a Superman film imo.
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I am all over Snyder doing this. Superman if anything gives a director the freedom to create the most balls out action sequences ever but none have stepped up to the plate. When they were going after the Wachowskis I was pretty giddy since they clearly wrote Neo as a character that would let them push those boundaries. Synder is a great replacement though. The guy really understands action and even though I wasn't a big fan of Watchmen some of the scenes were really beautiful. With Superman for inspiration I can't even fathom the kind of wild shit he will come up with.

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His hair looks perfect here. I hope for the most part they stick with that.
 
Yeah, you don't want to mess with this Superman. He might just tap you on the head to knock you out, but that glare will stick with you.

Pretty damn good "I am disappoint!" face going there.
 
sajj316 said:
where's the color .. movies going next gen!!
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It's about what I expected from a Zach Snyder Superman movie.
Treefingers said:
Holy shit @ at the hate for Snyder here. You'd think he made 2003 Hulk or something. Yeah his adaptations were not perfect but they were still quality films.
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2003 Hulk is better than anything in Snyder's filmography.
 
The suit's texture throws me off but Henry looks good. Could use with a little bit of haircut though. Maybe not closely cropped like in "Blood Creek" but more like his photoshoot for the perfume ad he did not too long ago.
 
brucewaynegretzky said:
Completely disagree. Watchmen the book was a satire of superhero comics. The movie was a satire of superhero movies. The new ending fit perfectly for the change in medium. Comics typically have involved years of history. That was important to that medium. It wasn't to the movie.
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How was the ending of the Watchmen movie satirical of superhero movies? The ending of the comic would've fit just as well. Superhero stories, comic or movies, tend to have ridiculous enemies. Don't know what's more ridiculous than
a giant octupus monster
. I didn't think Snyder's change was bad, though. The main problem with Watchmen the movie was that it was still mostly a satire of comicbooks, from 2 decades ago and before. There was twenty years of new material to ridicule in the movie and he didn't take advantage of it. He

I think the only thing that they did towards satire of superhero movies was the darker, edgier, cooler costumes. Which appears to be exactly what Snyder is doing with Superman's costume here. "It's got scales and the colors are darker, plus look at that mean mug on Supes. He's so badass!"
 
Phonomezer said:
He looks like a bargain bin Hugh Grant.

The Walmart of Supermen.

Bring back Routh >:(

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I love you! You put it all so perfectly <3
I'm so happy there are soo many Routh fans, I thought everyone would hated him.
This new superman looks like some old fart greaser from the 50s...
 
DefectiveReject said:
Played around with the levels, and can't see any red pants. Just seems to be blue all the way up.

Anyway i added some vibrancy:
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Much better, a little to bright on the red though.

Also, he had better have the underwear goddamn it.
 
VistraNorrez said:
How was the ending of the Watchmen movie satirical of superhero movies? The ending of the comic would've fit just as well. Superhero stories, comic or movies, tend to have ridiculous enemies. Don't know what's more ridiculous than
a giant octupus monster
. I didn't think Snyder's change was bad, though. The main problem with Watchmen the movie was that it was still mostly a satire of comicbooks, from 2 decades ago and before. There was twenty years of new material to ridicule in the movie and he didn't take advantage of it. He

I think the only thing that they did towards satire of superhero movies was the darker, edgier, cooler costumes. Which appears to be exactly what Snyder is doing with Superman's costume here. "It's got scales and the colors are darker, plus look at that mean mug on Supes. He's so badass!"
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The change in the ending was really focused on the current trend to make everything more "grounded." The costumes were an excellent point. And I think the MOST important thing was the emphasis on the action, whereas the comic really didn't have that. It was much more mellow, but the movie felt in needed to be more explosion-y. Overall color was ripped out of the movie in comparison to the book, in the same way current superhero movies do. There were also lots of cinematography tropes in the movie like slo-mo/speed up fighting sequences, jumping away from explosion, etc. The story didn't have to change much because it still fits for that purpose. The funny thing is that Watchmen was meant to satire lots of 80's comics, and superhero movies these days are drawing more and more from 80's comics for their source material.
 
I need to see more photos and most importantly footage. But at this moment I am firmly AGAINST. Just change the texture, the hair and that crest size that looks like a cardboard glued on the chest.
 
Finally, a superman movie that will have actual action. I won't be good, but I bet dupes will actually get a chance to fuck shit up for once.




And not be a giant vagina.
 
Meus Renaissance said:
I need to see more photos and most importantly footage. But at this moment I am firmly AGAINST. Just change the texture, the hair and that crest size that looks like a cardboard glued on the chest.
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They shrink the S-Shield and I'm coming at you, brah.
 
brucewaynegretzky said:
No.
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Yes.

300 is execrable, and Watchmen was one of the most miserable cinema experiences of my life.

Admittedly, I haven't seen Sucker Punch. While the opening 5 minutes really rubbed me the wrong way, I've heard some interesting things about it, so maybe what I said was premature.
 
krypt0nian said:
Finally a Superman that can kick the snot out of Darkseid and Mongul!
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Bingo.


Eteric Rice said:
Much better, a little to bright on the red though.

Also, he had better have the underwear goddamn it.
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Playing around in photoshop. Seems to be no undies. If they are there then they are blue.
 
Krev said:
Yes.

300 is execrable, and Watchmen was one of the most miserable cinema experiences of my life.

Admittedly, I haven't seen Sucker Punch. While the opening 5 minutes really rubbed me the wrong way, I've heard some interesting things about it, so maybe what I said was premature.
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Do you like the source material for either of those movies? If not then you really can't compare them to something where you like the source material. That has nothing to do with Snyder.
 
Eteric Rice said:
Much better, a little to bright on the red though.

Also, he had better have the underwear goddamn it.
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Comic book Superman is losing the Kryptonian Overpants. It would make sense for the movie to lose them too.
 
krypt0nian said:
Yep, 75+ years of pointless and boring. LOL

This makes me giggle every time someone types it.
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"I am perfect and infallible I have the power to move planets out of orbit and my most tenacious foe is a normal human who can't even grow hair but don't fall asleep just yet because I want to tell you a bunch of platitudes about the American way."
 
Meus Renaissance said:
What..what is this..plastic? latex? Why is it shining

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I don't want it that small.
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Hey I just noticed something. It looks like he might have a deep red seam on his leg.

That's going to piss off the seam haters.
 
Weird, because he looks less like Superman here than any other random picture of him I've ever seen. I think it's the non-curl in the hair and the no eyebrows. I'm just going to chalk it up to being a bad choice of the stylist for this particular photo.

The rest of it looks great though. The suit doesn't look cheap, no underoos, some noticeable but not overwhelming new details here and there, and he looks bigger than I thought he would. I like.
 
B_Rik_Schitthaus said:
"I am perfect and infallible I have the power to move planets out of orbit and my most tenacious foe is a normal human who can't even grow hair but don't fall asleep just yet because I want to tell you a bunch of platitudes about the American way."
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No words. Lex Luthor is the fucking SMARTEST MAN ON EARTH! But yeah... his baldness is definitely the defining quality of the character.
 
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