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After decades of fighting evil solo, Batman and Superman will finally be teaming up on the big screen, sources confirm to The Hollywood Reporter.
Man of Steel director Zack Snyder will direct the tentpole with Henry Cavill returning as Superman. It is unclear who will play Batman in the new film. A release date of 2015 has been set, with a Flash movie appearing in 2016 and a Justice League movie in 2017.
Snyder's Man of Steel, which rebooted the Superman franchise, has grossed north of $600 million worldwide since it hit theaters this June.
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Warner Bros. is about to bring together two of its most iconic heroes: Superman and Batman will unite in a new film, the follow-up to “Man of Steel,” set for release in 2015.
According to two sources with knowledge of the movie, Warner Bros. intends to announce the news at its Comic-Con International panel Saturday morning. Said a Warner Bros. spokesperson, “We don’t comment on rumors regarding these properties.”
“Man of Steel” director Zack Snyder is expected to reunite with screenwriter David S. Goyer and star Henry Cavill for the new film. It’s unlikely Christian Bale will step back into the bat suit, as the actor has indicated publicly that he has moved on from his days as Bruce Wayne.
“Man of Steel” producer and “Dark Knight” trilogy director Christopher Nolan is expected by some to produce the project, but the exact nature of his involvement is unclear.
The move marks the culmination of years of effort on the part of Warner Bros. and DC Comics to bring their superheroes together in a similar fashion to their primary competitor Marvel, which successfully combined its superheroes into a $1.5-billion box-office hit with “The Avengers.”
In the comic world, the two heroes are teaming up in a new series, “Batman/Superman,” by writer Greg Pak and artist Jae Lee.
Originally Posted by Aries Walker:
I saw Watchmen and 300; I also watched Man of Steel and see the direction DC is going with their movies; I have read enough DC Comics to know their characters; I've seen every preview trailer for this movie so far; and I've seen Ben Affleck play a dark, tortured vigilante superhero before. I know enough to make a pretty educated guess.
I suppose it comes down to subjectiveness, but I like te darker avenue and direction they are going. Absolutely a nice contrast to the marvel world. Man of Steel was a nice revamp of a badly performing movie series.. could have been better but solid effort. Daredevil was more of a badly directed movie i think... but i think this movie will do good. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
I'm the opposite: He's more believable than a Spacey or Hackman type in this iteration of the DC Universe.
Really? Hackman I can see, but really that old bastard can play anything. Kevin Spacey though, that dude plays a sociopath as good as anybody. He's too old for the role now though. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Buehler445:
Really? Hackman I can see, but really that old bastard can play anything. Kevin Spacey though, that dude plays a sociopath as good as anybody. He's too old for the role now though.
Both Hackman and Spacey are excellent actors and did well in their respective movies. But since DC is going for a darker, grittier, somewhat more "realistic" and "grounded" portrayal of their characters, the comedic aspect that was played up in previous versions would be very out of place, IMO. [Reply]
Originally Posted by GloucesterChief:
Clancy Brown is the best Luthor voice.
Clancy Brown is one of the more talented voice actors (and actors) in the world. Why he's not a superstar, especially in the latest comic adaptions, is beyond me. [Reply]
I'm wondering did Zach Snyder have all this planned out or is this movies setup a direct response to the MoS critics who didn't like all the destruction porn? [Reply]
Affleck was just announced as the director of the Batman stand alone film in a few years. That's pretty cool. As a director, he's certainly extremely talented [Reply]
Originally Posted by Deberg_1990:
I'm wondering did Zach Snyder have all this planned out or is this movies setup a direct response to the MoS critics who didn't like all the destruction porn?
Snyder said this response inspired him to explore this plot point in the movie. I think tackling this plot point through Bruce Wayne's point of view is a perfect way to revisit the issue within the universe. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RobBlake:
the negativity is really annoying, watch the fucking movie first.
Yeah, I watched the first one. It was terrible. This one looks worse. Eisenberg as Luthor looks even worse than I assumed he would be. The visuals look every bit as intrusive and overblown as I have come to expect from Snyder. Tons of cheese and themes that are practically guaranteed to be better addressed in the next few years by Marvel.
Maybe in like 20 years or something, DC will finally circle back around and do Superman right.
That said.... I hope like hell I'm wrong. After the shittiness of the first I hoped so hard they could salvage a franchise starting with the second one. Looks like my hopes are going to be dashed again. [Reply]