First Look at Henry Cavill as the Man of Steel
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Ketchup Boy
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lol dude has the face of Clive Owen. Superman is supposed to look genetically perfect with perfect facial structure, teeth, hair, body and all that stuff, thus is why Routh fit the part of Superman. Just that his acting skills were lacking, sadly. And Superman Returns was plain horrible and boring. Really horrible, comedic villains. Lex Luthor only wanted to get rich and have power. Just a horrible, generic villain.
Anyways, I'll give this guy a shot, although, he doesn't look the part, but he does have the size and body...actually looks a little too huge kind of like a football player. But still if he can act and be a likable Superman, then that should make up for his weaknesses.
Anyways, I'll give this guy a shot, although, he doesn't look the part, but he does have the size and body...actually looks a little too huge kind of like a football player. But still if he can act and be a likable Superman, then that should make up for his weaknesses.
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Ohwiseone said:
Agreed.
WrathOfOtaibah
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This looks fantastic honestly, I'm honestly surprised.
When it comes to Snyder I love his visual style but I hate his overuse of slow motion. I didn't think he would have done a good job with Watchmen, but honestly when I look at Watchmen its a good movie and its only real failures was not adapting the comic fully, as in there's only one way to adapt the watchmen. But with Superman you can get creative while still being grounded with mythos, so you can make whatever story you'd like as long as you keep the basics you won't be thrown to the wolves.
Either way I'm excited.
When it comes to Snyder I love his visual style but I hate his overuse of slow motion. I didn't think he would have done a good job with Watchmen, but honestly when I look at Watchmen its a good movie and its only real failures was not adapting the comic fully, as in there's only one way to adapt the watchmen. But with Superman you can get creative while still being grounded with mythos, so you can make whatever story you'd like as long as you keep the basics you won't be thrown to the wolves.
Either way I'm excited.
ChocolateCupcakes
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His hair looks weird other than that I dig it.
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brucewaynegretzky said:
First off, I like Snyder's Watchmen. It's easily the best thing he has done. Anyway, the initial idea behind the Watchmen comic was to see what superheroes would be like in a real world. Look at how seriously Moore took the Dr Manhattan plot alone. So saying Watchmen the movie is being critical of the grounding of superhero movies rings false. The story has to be grounded to contrast with the Superheroes living within that world. So, there is no reason to ridicule making things grounded.
Moore ultimately wanted it to be about "power and about the idea of the superman manifest within society." The film's attempt at dealing with that left a lot of tonal problems. It made the normal superheroes, like The Comedian, super powered. Making Manhattan not that special and the rest not that relatable. And ultimately the world less believable. They would've been better off deviating much more from the comic. Just look at that opening credits sequence. It was phenomenal.
It's hard to take the things you point out seriously because those are things Snyder had done before because he thought they were cool. Are 300 and Sucker Punch satires as well? He also seems to be doing it again with the new Superman, although it is too early to tell. We only have one production photo.
Angry Fork
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I'm not saying Zimmer is bad (or that the 2 note thing itself is bad) I loved Inception's OST but I just don't want to hear it with Superman. I really want a recognizable theme and I feel like the theme's in Dark Knight are only recognizable to it because it was such a popular movie, but the theme's don't feel like Batman the way Batman '89 one does. It has to have a melody that feels like the character the way John Williams ones do with Superman.jett said:
I'm open to hearing other theme's and if Zimmer can actually create something that has many different melodies and instruments etc. and feels like a rousing Superman then I'm open to it, but I don't want to hear something that can be put in any other action movie and fit in there as well.
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VistraNorrez said:
I think this is fair. The only thing I'll say is I don't think Watchmen is being "critical" of grounding things in reality, just trying to bring the audience's attention to it.
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At first I liked the style, the suit and the vibe but he didn't look like Superman to me. After searching for pictures of the actor though I think it's likely just the angle of that shot.
Looks promising.
Looks promising.
Angry Fork
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I'm not saying TDK should've had '89 theme. It wouldn't of worked at all I agree there. The themes that Zimmer did do work with BB/TDK, but they still don't feel like Batman. Can you honestly listen to Batman '89 main theme, and then TDK and tell me TDK's sounds more like Batman? TDK sounds like an escalating high octane chase sequence theme, which is basically what they were used for. '89's theme I picture Batman in an alleyway ready to pounce on someone. You can feel him stalking prey in that music. That's the difference really.DMczaf said:
MisterHero
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Hey look it's Kal-L's shield! 
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Hard to argue with such sound logic.Plywood said:
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Scullibundo said:
just like he did with Sucker Punch. BOOM HEADSHOT.
Zod will own the movie, the rest... not so much. ZOD the new Weaving confirmed!
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Carbonox_Ratchet said:
This. Not to mention I thought Brandon Routh did a pretty good job as the last Superman and wouldn't mind seeing him again.
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This will for sure be the highlight. I expect everything else to fall flat on it's face but the guy playing Zod is amazing and I would not be surprised if this is what people end up talking about once the movie comes out. I'm tired of Zod and don't like him being the villain here but I'm hoping it'll be fresh like Ledger's Joker was.Templar Wizard said:
Messypandas
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Routh had the charisma of my left nut, please. This worshiping of Returns is embarrassing. I'm not sold on the suit yet but i'm sold on Cavill. At least the guy looks like he could do some damage, unlike that twig Routh.
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Triple Oceans said:
Something about Brandon Routh didn't click for me and I think it has a lot to do with Brian Singer's own taste in men.
For instance, I worship Dan Savage, but he adores Aston Kutcher - good looking guy, but there's not much else there. No real character. The attraction is purely superficial.
The same for Routh - he was chosen purely for his looks by Singer, I suspect - and that lead to a choice that was more sexual than practical.
Pretty Boys. If Singer was attracted to more rugged men, I bet the casting would have been better for Returns.
It's the same reason why a lot of shitty actresses are chosen by straight directors.
WrenchNinja
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Hair looks wrong. He needs the S-curl.
Angry Fork said:
89's theme is great for what Burton wanted to do, but it doesn't sound like Batman to me, it sounds like Burton. It's over the top and flamboyant, just like Elfman and Burton like it and doesn't fit every version of Batman. It would be terrible in Batman Arkham Asylum/City, and even worse in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.
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Tom_Cody said:Eh, not loving it. I don't like the costume at all and the background seems to indicate syfy-level production values.
I love the shots of him as Clark though:
These look good, and its the first time I feel he may be right for the role.
The Wise Old Man
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Mengy said:Nah, there needs to be a 3 added to this list:
3) The airplane scene
That scene was done brilliantly, and the movie desperately needed more of that. Unfortunately, it was the climax of the film.
Yeah, you're right, I omitted that one. When he sets the plane down on the baseball field and the crowd goes apeshit, it was undoubtedly the best moment of the film. The rest of the time, we get treated to moody Superman spying on Lois from the bushes. TRULY UPLIFTING STUFF!
I really don't want to hear a new somber/dark Superman theme. No "bwaaaaaaa!" Hans Zimmer motives for me please. Williams' score fits the character perfectly. It's irreplacable. Much more than the Elfman score for Batman '89, which never would've worked for Nolan's Batman flicks.
Miggytronz
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someone photoshop a S curl in the pic and rehost it.
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Solo said:
I think they're close, but TAS flips the arrow for me.
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brucewaynegretzky said:
I'm pretty sure TAS sampled Elfman's theme (and built on the motifs).
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The Wise Old Man said:
Yeah but the love I have for TAS just makes me happier whenever I hear anything that reminds me of it. I just start smiling when I hear the Elfman music. I love BB but the score will never have that reaction for me.
brotkasten
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Forget his hair, what hell is wrong with his hands?Crewnh said:
Hair looks wrong. He needs the S-curl.
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Good to see people here that liked Superman Returns. The only problem I see with the pic is the suit and hair... oh, and that Snyder is directing it :/
I disagree heavily on the 89 theme being representative of what Batman is about. It's classic Elfman tripe and it sounds like it belongs in a circus act(meaning it's appropriate for Burtman movies).
Batman has never had a more heroic theme than this one.
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Batman has never had a more heroic theme than this one.
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Solo said:
Seriously though I prefer the '89 score. Batman is on a GODDAMN WAR AND/OR CRUSADE ON CRIME.
I think after the "success" of the Green Lantern movie you can pretty much ensure WB will not go all sci-fi with Supes. They will try and keep him relatively grounded and fighting earth based enemies.. or enemies from Krypton like Zod.
I'd like to see Braniac, Mongol, Darkseid or evnen Doomsday.. but it's probably not going to happen.
Obviously Lex is a great baddie, but he's been done to death in every GD Supes movie to date... and as a real estate barron no less. Just use his damned post-Crisis identity.
I'd like to see Braniac, Mongol, Darkseid or evnen Doomsday.. but it's probably not going to happen.
Obviously Lex is a great baddie, but he's been done to death in every GD Supes movie to date... and as a real estate barron no less. Just use his damned post-Crisis identity.
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Love it. Don't even care if he doesn't have red undies. He also looks like he could beat the shit out of Routh with that facial expression.
Only fanboy thing I want fixed is his hair. He had the S-curl going on at comic con... Wtf not have it in this shot.
Only fanboy thing I want fixed is his hair. He had the S-curl going on at comic con... Wtf not have it in this shot.
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1) Face looks weird, but that may just be the hair and lack of curl.
2) The shield is a bit too big. Don't tear me apart, I don't want the laughably small Returns shield, but it looks too big in this shot. A shield that big would work on a barrel-chested comic book character, but a real life actor it looks silly. Maybe a better shot will change my mind.
3) TEXTURE TEXTURE TEXTURE RAISED SEGMENTS SEAMS TEXTURE. I get that cloth and regular plain latex doesn't really work in live-action, but I hate Hollywood's need to make every super's suit look like they fell into an Unreal Engine tech demo. It's not a deal breaker, but seeing that raised shield with a texture over it looks silly, like someone glued a budget movie prop to his chest and it's just barely hanging on.
2) The shield is a bit too big. Don't tear me apart, I don't want the laughably small Returns shield, but it looks too big in this shot. A shield that big would work on a barrel-chested comic book character, but a real life actor it looks silly. Maybe a better shot will change my mind.
3) TEXTURE TEXTURE TEXTURE RAISED SEGMENTS SEAMS TEXTURE. I get that cloth and regular plain latex doesn't really work in live-action, but I hate Hollywood's need to make every super's suit look like they fell into an Unreal Engine tech demo. It's not a deal breaker, but seeing that raised shield with a texture over it looks silly, like someone glued a budget movie prop to his chest and it's just barely hanging on.
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