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Post by Lord Death Man on Jul 14, 2023 1:15:59 GMT 1
What happened to Scott, Baz, and Rayner? You minimally have six dudes in terms of human male representation in the corps. Sure plenty of hairstyles and personalities to go around, but they need to be truly distinctive and not just variations on a theme. Gardner isn't just hot-headed in the comics I've read - he's a legit jerk, and I think fans will want to see that come through. Giving him the vintage haircut would be a great way to visually signal that he's not just an edgier proxy for Jordan. What I suggested is not "variants" on a theme. Courage is basically the one trait these folk have in common, so I think it will be easy to distinguish them all in many ways. I don't think a bullcut is the only way to signal to fans that Gardner is more than just an edgier variant of Jordon. I wouldn't count on Gardner's comic book personality coming through 100%. I fully expect to see Guy Gardner given the "Adaptational Nice Guy" treatment similar to how Marvel Studios made their Tony Stark a relatively nicer jerk than the Tony Stark of the comics. Using Guy Gardner is a very deliberate choice on Gunn's part. Especially if he's trying to build a new JL that includes the character, I think he's clearly trying to differentiate his Green Lantern from the failed rendition of Jordan from the previous outings. Given Gunn's sensibilities, I'm not as confident as you are that he wouldn't lean into the weirder visual aspects of the character, like the vest, haircut, and angry-man attitude. Attempts to modernize Gardner as an anti-hero, Red Lantern, or special forces Lantern have largely fallen flat with readers. I think returning to the character's 90s roots - which incidentally represented the height of the character's popularity - could make for a bold statement - and ensure that people unfamiliar with the character don't mistake him for Ginger Jordan with a new, improved, snarky flavor for the YA audience. That's just my take, but at the rate this film is leaking, we'll know soon enough one way or the other.
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Post by Merv on Jul 14, 2023 5:47:28 GMT 1
I mean just speaking generally for a bit regarding superhero’s in comics…the visuals are a large part of it. Each character stands out at least in part because of whatever visual traits the artists have decided to give them. For most it’s their costume, Batman doesn’t quite look like Batman if he’s wearing a leather jacket and a hockey mask. Doesn’t matter if he’s still acting the same. But with the Green Lanterns you also have a ton of characters all wearing almost the same outfits since they’re basically a police force. So they had to do other things to differentiate the characters. Gardeners visual traits are his red hair, vest, strong jaw and especially for a time, that bowl cut. I just hope we get some of these things to be a proper visual adaptation of the character from the comics.
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Post by Merv on Jul 14, 2023 6:05:12 GMT 1
Is she saying the Authority won’t actually be a film they make but rather it’s a fake name for a JSA movie? If so that would be a disastrous decision.
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Post by Indiana Jones on Jul 14, 2023 16:21:04 GMT 1
])-Kyle "Wild Child" Gibney-([ I think what GR meant was that the Authority is not appearing in Superman: Legacy as initially reported but rather there will be appearances by characters more typically associated with JL or the JSA.
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Post by AQUA RAPTOR! on Jul 14, 2023 20:43:42 GMT 1
What I suggested is not "variants" on a theme. Courage is basically the one trait these folk have in common, so I think it will be easy to distinguish them all in many ways. I don't think a bullcut is the only way to signal to fans that Gardner is more than just an edgier variant of Jordon. I wouldn't count on Gardner's comic book personality coming through 100%. I fully expect to see Guy Gardner given the "Adaptational Nice Guy" treatment similar to how Marvel Studios made their Tony Stark a relatively nicer jerk than the Tony Stark of the comics. Using Guy Gardner is a very deliberate choice on Gunn's part. Especially if he's trying to build a new JL that includes the character, I think he's clearly trying to differentiate his Green Lantern from the failed rendition of Jordan from the previous outings. Given Gunn's sensibilities, I'm not as confident as you are that he wouldn't lean into the weirder visual aspects of the character, like the vest, haircut, and angry-man attitude. Attempts to modernize Gardner as an anti-hero, Red Lantern, or special forces Lantern have largely fallen flat with readers. I think returning to the character's 90s roots - which incidentally represented the height of the character's popularity - could make for a bold statement - and ensure that people unfamiliar with the character don't mistake him for Ginger Jordan with a new, improved, snarky flavor for the YA audience. That's just my take, but at the rate this film is leaking, we'll know soon enough one way or the other. Yes, but Gunn also still answers to bosses. He can use the character, but there are other people who can draw the line and dictate how the character is used. A lot of things that have fallen flat with comic readers have gone over well with general movie audiences. We'll see how this goes, agreed. I think you're not giving Fillion his proper dues, though.
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Post by Lord Death Man on Jul 14, 2023 22:54:24 GMT 1
Using Guy Gardner is a very deliberate choice on Gunn's part. Especially if he's trying to build a new JL that includes the character, I think he's clearly trying to differentiate his Green Lantern from the failed rendition of Jordan from the previous outings. Given Gunn's sensibilities, I'm not as confident as you are that he wouldn't lean into the weirder visual aspects of the character, like the vest, haircut, and angry-man attitude. Attempts to modernize Gardner as an anti-hero, Red Lantern, or special forces Lantern have largely fallen flat with readers. I think returning to the character's 90s roots - which incidentally represented the height of the character's popularity - could make for a bold statement - and ensure that people unfamiliar with the character don't mistake him for Ginger Jordan with a new, improved, snarky flavor for the YA audience. That's just my take, but at the rate this film is leaking, we'll know soon enough one way or the other. Yes, but Gunn also still answers to bosses. He can use the character, but there are other people who can draw the line and dictate how the character is used. A lot of things that have fallen flat with comic readers have gone over well with general movie audiences. We'll see how this goes, agreed. I think you're not giving Fillion his proper dues, though. Fair enough, I'm sure Fillion will do a great job.
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Post by AQUA RAPTOR! on Jul 14, 2023 23:02:16 GMT 1
Yes, but Gunn also still answers to bosses. He can use the character, but there are other people who can draw the line and dictate how the character is used. A lot of things that have fallen flat with comic readers have gone over well with general movie audiences. We'll see how this goes, agreed. I think you're not giving Fillion his proper dues, though. Fair enough, I'm sure Fillion will do a great job. Honestly, I'm more concerned about the "Middle-Eastern conflict" thing if its true. That seems like a great way to divide their audience down the middle if they're not careful how they do this. That, and it sounds just like Black Adam, which thankfully, miraculously, and mercifully tanked.
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Post by Lord Death Man on Jul 14, 2023 23:05:58 GMT 1
Is she saying the Authority won’t actually be a film they make but rather it’s a fake name for a JSA movie? If so that would be a disastrous decision. She's such a f%$king hypocrite when it comes to spoilers… That's two huge surprises that would have played better on opening night. Now my interest in the project has dropped appreciably. Hopefully Gunn has a few more tricks up his sleeve.
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Post by Lord Death Man on Jul 14, 2023 23:25:11 GMT 1
Fair enough, I'm sure Fillion will do a great job. Honestly, I'm more concerned about the "Middle-Eastern conflict" thing if its true. That seems like a great way to divide their audience down the middle if they're not careful how they do this. That, and it sounds just like Black Adam, which thankfully, miraculously, and mercifully tanked. I'm getting a lot of mixed messages on tone in general from Superman Legacy. I think Gunn will be able to pull it off in the end, but I don't have a lot of interest based on what I'm hearing so far. Snyder tried a loose middle eastern scenario that ended with the gratuitous killing of a well-known supporting character.
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Post by AQUA RAPTOR! on Jul 14, 2023 23:30:32 GMT 1
Honestly, I'm more concerned about the "Middle-Eastern conflict" thing if its true. That seems like a great way to divide their audience down the middle if they're not careful how they do this. That, and it sounds just like Black Adam, which thankfully, miraculously, and mercifully tanked. I'm getting a lot of mixed messages on tone in general from Superman Legacy. I think Gunn will be able to pull it off in the end, but I don't have a lot of interest based on what I'm hearing so far. Snyder tried a loose middle eastern scenario that ended with the gratuitous killing of a well-known supporting character. I'm not liking how many cues from the Snyderverse he's taking if this is true. I know he's pals with Snyder, but he has to know that the DCEU did not go over anywhere near as well as intended.
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Post by ])-Kyle "Wild Child" Gibney-([ on Jul 15, 2023 11:28:31 GMT 1
])-Kyle "Wild Child" Gibney-([ I think what GR meant was that the Authority is not appearing in Superman: Legacy as initially reported but rather there will be appearances by characters more typically associated with JL or the JSA. Yeah Indiana Merv is my sock account
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Post by Merv on Jul 15, 2023 16:54:27 GMT 1
])-Kyle "Wild Child" Gibney-([ I think what GR meant was that the Authority is not appearing in Superman: Legacy as initially reported but rather there will be appearances by characters more typically associated with JL or the JSA. Yeah Indiana Merv is my sock account Is that what that hand is?
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Post by ])-Kyle "Wild Child" Gibney-([ on Jul 16, 2023 9:38:00 GMT 1
Yeah Indiana Merv is my sock account Is that what that hand is? Stop replying to us. I think we need to visit a shrink
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Post by AQUA RAPTOR! on Jul 16, 2023 20:20:39 GMT 1
Is that what that hand is? Stop replying to us. I think we need to visit a shrink Oh, trust me, there is not a therapist on the planet who can help you.
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Post by Indiana Jones on Jul 24, 2023 0:13:44 GMT 1
Possible candidate to play Jimmy Olsen in the movie.
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Post by Indiana Jones on Jul 31, 2023 20:05:10 GMT 1
"...One of the theories regarding who will be Superman's first major DCU villain may just have received a major boost, thanks to the official Twitter account for Superman. The account posted a thread listing some of the main comics that inspired James Gunn's story for the upcoming DCU film. One of these comics is confirmed as "Superman: Brainiac", a 2008 Superman storyline written by Geoff Johns with illustrations from Gary Frank."
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Post by Indiana Jones on Aug 11, 2023 1:06:31 GMT 1
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Post by Indiana Jones on Aug 15, 2023 19:55:44 GMT 1
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Post by Indiana Jones on Aug 17, 2023 2:14:07 GMT 1
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Post by Indiana Jones on Aug 18, 2023 17:30:41 GMT 1
On Threads, @thebadoneandy asked Gunn about Superman's existence as established in Blue Beetle, which will be tied into the DC Universe. The user wondered if Superman: Legacy will be set in the past since Blue Beetle establishes that Jaime Reyes is aware of Krypton's last son in this continuity. Gunn didn't take long to clear up what he is actually doing with Superman: Legacy, confirming that he "was never making a "young Superman" movie, just a Superman movie!" This comes after Gunn had talked about how this take on the DC icon will be somewhere in his 20s. screenrant.com/superman-legacy-henry-cavill-young-replacement-james-gunn/
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Post by Indiana Jones on Sept 8, 2023 17:35:33 GMT 1
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Post by Indiana Jones on Oct 6, 2023 2:30:54 GMT 1
A new rumor suggests that Kurt Russell will play Jor-El.
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Post by Indiana Jones on Oct 13, 2023 15:46:20 GMT 1
Another report saying Jason Momoa might be playing Lobo.
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Post by Indiana Jones on Nov 10, 2023 1:47:54 GMT 1
It will begin filming in the spring of 2024.
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Nov 15, 2023 22:20:19 GMT 1
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Post by Indiana Jones on Nov 16, 2023 2:42:17 GMT 1
Oh they're crossing over with the Alien franchise?
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Nov 21, 2023 0:13:13 GMT 1
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Post by Merv on Nov 21, 2023 0:30:02 GMT 1
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Post by Indiana Jones on Nov 21, 2023 2:37:28 GMT 1
I'm cool with that choice.
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Nov 21, 2023 21:08:12 GMT 1
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