Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
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You could come up with some plot related bullshit to solve that. Maybe the Green Lantern Ring can shield the JLA from that. Or they could all be wearing motherboxes that prevent it.
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Geoff Johns on the Future of DC Movies
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You could come up with some plot related bullshit to solve that. Maybe the Green Lantern Ring can shield the JLA from that. Or they could all be wearing motherboxes that prevent it.
The accumulated filth of all their sex and murder will foam up about their waists and all the whores and politicians will look up and shout,"Save us!"... and I'll look down and whisper,"Martha"
Mr. Poolman
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Lets be frank, this could be called DC Reactionary Universe.
I don't hold Johns in such high regard, first, he is an idea man, but he struggles to give conclusion to his ideas.
Second, he is a very violent and bleak writer for my tastes, don't see how will this traslate to cinema.
I don't hold Johns in such high regard, first, he is an idea man, but he struggles to give conclusion to his ideas.
Second, he is a very violent and bleak writer for my tastes, don't see how will this traslate to cinema.
Silver Arrows
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Funeral for a Martha
I only came into this thread because I enjoyed these references. Especially yours, Slay.
MisterHero
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He could adapt Legion and make it so Supes never knew he was Superboy
So, they should keep going down the hole they were digging themselves in a not try to climb out?
Mr. Poolman
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No, of course they need to climb out. My question would be, is Johns the man for this?
lol was thinking the same thing
It worked really well in BvS (Batman running through the smoke and saving people was one of my favorite scenes in the movie), but it would be nice if they... stopped making these dumb ass decisions.
ZeroGravity
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"It's okay if we do ridiculously stupid shit with our characters as long as we're self-aware about it in future movies."
Basically what he's saying. Have some more respect for your source material.
Basically what he's saying. Have some more respect for your source material.
He helped rewrite the Wonder Woman script with Patty didn't he?
I'd say yes. He is a walking dictionary of DC knowledge and knows the qualities that most people enjoy in their characters. He's just as must viable as anyone else who's been suggested imo.
TDLink
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From the OP:
"The pair admitted many of those changes are first going to be first seen in Zack Snyders Justice League, which is almost done filming for a November 2017 release. Berg admitted after seeing the reactions to Batman v Superman, they accelerated the [Justice League] story to get to the hope and optimism a little faster."
The Silver
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Injustice: Marthas Among Us
Inferno313
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Johns and Berg were only put into this position recently. Suicide Squad was on it's way out the door as they came in. The effects of their work probably won't be felt until we get to Wonder Woman, and especially JL. The Flash will be the first film that was built from the ground-up with them in charge, and the early news on that film is incredibly heartening. They picked a great director.
Not what he's saying at all. He wasn't the one who did the "stupid shit," he was given this position just a few months ago. If anything, he's essentially in agreement with you that DC films up to this point haven't respected the source material, and that he's going to be sure that they do from now on.
MisterHero
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Fans complain about bleakness and still buy this game/comic.
Maintenance
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Better than BvS that's for sure.
Insiders knowledge is that Wonder Woman already had a hopeful tone to it.
Its not the main universe though, is it?
MisterHero
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That's just a setup so the heroes violently fight each other.
I love the MK devs, but it is what it is.
Well every Marvel movie is about cleaning up Iron Man's mistakes from the last one.
Strangelove77
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Does anyone here have a mom, sister or other relative named Martha?
How fun is that? When someone calls her by her name and you start blurting out "WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME?!?!"
I wish I knew someone named Martha.
How fun is that? When someone calls her by her name and you start blurting out "WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME?!?!"
I wish I knew someone named Martha.
I think they need a writer/advisor for every major character.
Scott Snyder = Batman
Rucka = Wonder Woman
Azarello/Lemire = Justice League Dark
Johns/Morrison = Justice League/GL
Johns = Aquaman
etc.. etc...
I just don't trust Johns to overlook EVERYTHING.
Isn't this specifically talking about when the JL was originally going to be a two parter? They probably said they couldn't deal with anymore of Snyder's edging. This was always the plan, but it seems this forced them to axe what ever depressing cliffhanger they had for JL1 and just have folks come out of it not full of sadness and rage again, with Supes showing up earlier in one complete film.
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
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Then they'd have to pay all of these people to be advisers.
Then again Mark Millar is still getting paid to "advise" Fox on FF/X-Men.
MisterHero
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ArgyleReptile
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Sorry Johns, but...
Nor do I trust you.
Nor do I trust you.
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
Some Martha fuckers are always trying to ice skate uphill.
After Killing Joke, Azzarello shouldn't be consulting on anything...
I kind of dislike how they are ditching the dark tone. That's not what was wrong with the movies, how stupid are those guys at WB? Do they not blame the writing or the directing, no it must be the fact that their aren't enough jokes. Yeesh... Batman vs Superman doesn't even come close to the "grittiness" of the DC animated universe. Flashpoint Paradox and The Dark Knight Returns remain as the most harrowing of superhero movies I have seen.
Solid SOAP
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Let's backtrack every movie babyyy!! I want a 5-film streak!
Citizen_Insane
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The problem isn't the tone. DC movies can be dark. The problem is that they make bad movies. All this blame put on the tone and lack of humor makes me think they don't understand why exactly these movies are bad.
Extra Sauce
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Please be excited about our upcoming Zack Snyder sequel.
I suffer from Marthburn myself
Tone wasn't the problem, characters, lack of story telling, and editing were the problems.
Batman's lack of positivity was the smallest issue in that heap of problems Snyder calls his Batman v Superman ultimate edition.
Go ahead change the tone, if you don't change what's actually wrong, you'll end up with a movie that's light-hearted, but still sucks, kind of like those Rob Schneider movies.
Kenzodielocke
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Memes, memes, memes, memes. aaaahhhhh
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Because he doesn't address the issues that the last two DCEU movies have. Perhaps he does behind the scenes, but in public, all we hear is about the tone, when tone was never the issue with DCEU movies.
BKatastrophe
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Azarello has no reason to even go near JLD. Lemire and Milligan are the only two for that, and even then it's unmecessary. I think Johns will do perfecty fine. Even if he doesn't know everything, he knows the core basics.
That Dude John
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I think what bothered me more was that he was ultimately a coward, afraid to take the sort of pain he frequently dished out on others. As superman starts to get his powers back after the first shot of gas, Batman backs away and holds up his hand as if to ask for mercy. This iteration of batman lost a lot of cred with me over that.
what else is the president of the DC going to say? "these films suck, stop watching them"
we haven't even seen what his actual involvement looks like yet.
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