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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.
So apparently the early casting rumors were true, and the studio wanted Adam Driver (had a scheduling conflict) and Jauquin Phoenix (who passed). Eisenberg was #3. [Reply]
If Phoenix passed I'd have grave doubts if I was trying to produce a true piece of cinema... if someone who really knows what good thinks your writers script sucks, if he doesnt see a character he can dig into...
Originally Posted by Psyko Tek:
that is incidental...
how much is this gonna **** up Batman movies?
They can do a Batman Beyond thing with Grampa Affleck mentoring the "new" Batman. Which might be good because it would be a new kind of dynamic after, what 2.5 decades of Batman on film? It'll all depend on what happens with Justice League, which is what this movie's really setting up anyway. [Reply]
Originally Posted by keg in kc:
So apparently the early casting rumors were true, and the studio wanted Adam Driver (had a scheduling conflict) and Jauquin Phoenix (who passed). Eisenberg was #3.
Too bad, Phoenix would have been tremendous Posted via Mobile Device [Reply]
Originally Posted by keg in kc:
So apparently the early casting rumors were true, and the studio wanted Adam Driver (had a scheduling conflict) and Jauquin Phoenix (who passed). Eisenberg was #3.
Originally Posted by Bowser:
It's feeling more and more like they're trying to put together a live action Justice League: War movie.
Because that's what it's going to end up being. They are royally fucking this shit up. They would have been smart to just have the 2nd Superman movie include Lex and that's it. They're scrambling to compete with the Avengers and they're blowing it before it's even begun. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Pestilence:
Because that's what it's going to end up being. They are royally fucking this shit up. They would have been smart to just have the 2nd Superman movie include Lex and that's it. They're scrambling to compete with the Avengers and they're blowing it before it's even begun.
Completely agree. This has the smell of a steaming pile of shit and it's not even made yet. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bowser:
It's feeling more and more like they're trying to put together a live action Justice League: War movie.
I mentioned it in the movies thread, but I recently watched that and thought it was pretty good. I was wondering why the characters seemed a bit different but apparently it's based on the New 52 comics. Green Lantern and Flash completely switched personalities and Superman was way less of a boy scout.
I can live with Superman's personality change (he was actually a badass in that movie) but I think Flash needs to be the comic relief guy while Green Lantern should be more serious. He is a fucking intergalactic police office for fuck's sake. [Reply]
I sort of think Jesse Eisenberg is the least bad casting choice they've made so far. He does seem too young and informidable, but there are scenes in The Social Network where he has an intensity and arrogance that I can see how it could work. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Jamie:
I sort of think Jesse Eisenberg is the least bad casting choice they've made so far. He does seem too young and informidable, but there are scenes in The Social Network where he has an intensity and arrogance that I can see how it could work.
