Nolan and Zack Snyder, definitely an interesting team. There are already rumors now that Zod is going to be the villain.
I have to say I'm excited that it "appears" they aren't going to go totally out of left field and do something stupid and out of character for Superman. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ThaVirus:
Well The Avengers fought against much lesser "baddies". The Hulk and Thor were literally tearing through waves of those alien things and we all saw what the Hulk did to the main villain (see: rape).
With so many of the Justice League members being overpowered, we would never see such weak villains in a JL film. It would likely be a Darkseid level threat or something similar in which, physically speaking, Batman would be utterly and completely useless.
With that said, Bats is a great mind. He's got the tech and tactical ability to remain somewhat useful. I'm not sure it would be cool to see a movie with Batman in a control room somewhere as opposed to the frontlines though.
One of the gripes I had with the Avengers was Captain America taking a backseat to everyone. His heroics included two scenes and he wasn't that important compared to what I thought he should've been. I imagine Batman would be in a similar situation. I would think he'd stay to the shadows more throughout the film than fight in the open, unless he had a bat plane or some thing he could mow down baddies with. [Reply]
Originally Posted by L.A. Chieffan:
I found it completely without charm and void of any likability. Well made? I guess, but who cares?
You, and all the naysayer critics, totally missed the point. You want "charm" and "likability"? Pop in "Superman" with Christopher Reeve and watch the aw-shuckness. The only realistic attempts to portray Superman have been by this film and by "Smallville". Everything before those are corny cardboard portrayals ruined by the passage of time. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Gravedigger:
One of the gripes I had with the Avengers was Captain America taking a backseat to everyone. His heroics included two scenes and he wasn't that important compared to what I thought he should've been. I imagine Batman would be in a similar situation. I would think he'd stay to the shadows more throughout the film than fight in the open, unless he had a bat plane or some thing he could mow down baddies with.
The problem is that, when you start talking alien/inhuman powers, you move from "superhero" to "SUPERhero". As a vigilante detective, Batman is a great character. But you can only develop your physicality so far, and your gadgets and toys to a certain degree. Batman and Green Arrow just can't match up against an altered/stronger being. Spiderman, The Flash, Green Lantern, even Aquaman and Wonder Woman... all have powers or an unusually stronger physicality that has a background reason for it. So, in any JL film, they'd have to do the same thing for Batman that they did for Captain America: create specific scenes for him to show, "hey, look, he's contributing!" Batman would have to do it by coming up with the ideas and plans, or noticing something about how the enemy is attacking, etc.,. And of course his toys would come into the mix. But hand-to-hand he wouldn't be doing a whole lot against any opponent with more-than-normal power. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Setsuna:
Kristen Stewart. Instant $300M opening day movie. Print em.
With her dead facial expression and open mouth, in the Wonder Woman suit she'd look just like the blowup sex-doll fantasy I had as a kid.
I'm not really sure what current actress would make a good Wonder Woman. She'd have to be tall and built like a brick shithouse yet able to kick ass. And, like Superman, you'd have to decide if you're portraying her as the smiling apple-pie-and-American-flag version that Lynda Carter did on TV, or the more angry and edgy Wonder Woman they show in the more modern comics. [Reply]
P.S. to the last post: apparently there are quite a few internet lists of ideas for who should play Wonder Woman. These are the ones mentioned on a few lists who I think would be the best pool to choose from:
Bridget Regan
Gemma Arterton
Zoe Saldana (probably too thin)
Olivia Wilde (probably too thin)
Cobie Smulders
Jessica Biel
Mila Kunis (probably too short)
Rooney Mara
Kat Dennings (probably too short)
Morena Baccarin
Gina Carano
Lynn Collins
Charlize Theron
Evangeline Lilly [Reply]
Originally Posted by JD10367:
P.S. to the last post: apparently there are quite a few internet lists of ideas for who should play Wonder Woman. These are the ones mentioned on a few lists who I think would be the best pool to choose from:
Bridget Regan
Gemma Arterton
Zoe Saldana (probably too thin)
Olivia Wilde (probably too thin)
Cobie Smulders
Jessica Biel
Mila Kunis (probably too short)
Rooney Mara
Kat Dennings (probably too short)
Morena Baccarin
Gina Carano
Lynn Collins
Charlize Theron
Evangeline Lilly
I haven't really seen her in anything so I don't know if she could pull it off, but I think Alexandra Daddario looks right. She might have to put on a little muscle, but she's tall enough and can fill out the costume. [Reply]
Originally Posted by kysirsoze:
Supes or not, he's still the same person. They even push his affection for humanity as a central theme of the movie, but don't ever have him convincingly display it. Totally superficial, just like the rest of the script.
Spoiler!
You don't think killing Zod showed his affection for humanity? Especially since Zod was trying to kill people and basically said he would never stop trying to kill them? He obviously didn't want to do that and it tore him up inside afterwards knowing he killed the last of his kind.
Originally Posted by JD10367:
With her dead facial expression and open mouth, in the Wonder Woman suit she'd look just like the blowup sex-doll fantasy I had as a kid.
I'm not really sure what current actress would make a good Wonder Woman. She'd have to be tall and built like a brick shithouse yet able to kick ass. And, like Superman, you'd have to decide if you're portraying her as the smiling apple-pie-and-American-flag version that Lynda Carter did on TV, or the more angry and edgy Wonder Woman they show in the more modern comics.
:-):-) I would certainly like to bone Stewart once or twice, maybe more. She seems totally submissive.
Originally Posted by JD10367:
P.S. to the last post: apparently there are quite a few internet lists of ideas for who should play Wonder Woman. These are the ones mentioned on a few lists who I think would be the best pool to choose from:
Bridget Regan
Gemma Arterton
Zoe Saldana (probably too thin)
Olivia Wilde (probably too thin)
Cobie Smulders
Jessica Biel
Mila Kunis (probably too short)
Rooney Mara
Kat Dennings (probably too short)
Morena Baccarin
Gina Carano
Lynn Collins
Charlize Theron
Evangeline Lilly
Charlize is great at everything but I don't think she'd be willing to exert so much energy for a film. Not as young as she used to be. And Dennings is just way too busty, no once could take her seriously. Liv Tyler could do it, if she's up to it, probably too short as well. The actress probably has to be at least 5'10" right? [Reply]