DC Universe

Features, Shorts, Live-Action and Direct-To-Video
Post Reply
User avatar
AV Founder
AV Founder
Posts: 25294
Joined: October 22nd, 2004
Location: London, UK

Re: Man of Steel, Justice League and DC MOVIES

Post by Ben » July 23rd, 2018, 6:39 pm

My favorite Warners description at the moment is for the other alternate Joker movie, which is said to be "darker than the usual DC movie fare". How darker can they be? Pitch black perhaps?

AV Team
AV Team
Posts: 6634
Joined: February 8th, 2005
Location: The US of A

Re: Man of Steel, Justice League and DC MOVIES

Post by Dacey » July 24th, 2018, 4:45 pm

My hunch is they mean "R-rated."
"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift--that is why it's called the present."

AV Founder
AV Founder
Posts: 8201
Joined: October 16th, 2004
Location: Orlando
Contact:

Re: Man of Steel, Justice League and DC MOVIES

Post by James » July 30th, 2018, 9:18 pm

Spoiler-free review for Teen Titans Go! To The Movies is up!

http://animatedviews.com/2018/teen-tita ... vies-film/

Whether you watch the show or not, I think superhero fans (especially DC fans) should give it a chance!

AV Team
AV Team
Posts: 6634
Joined: February 8th, 2005
Location: The US of A

Re: Man of Steel, Justice League and DC MOVIES

Post by Dacey » August 13th, 2018, 11:00 pm

Saw it today. It's hilarious! Even the poop joke made me laugh (sorry?), and there are a ton of Easter Eggs spread throughout the film.

Shame it doesn't appear to have been catching on much BO wise, but the budget for this one was apparently fairly small at $10 million, so it should be fine.
"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift--that is why it's called the present."

AV Team
AV Team
Posts: 6634
Joined: February 8th, 2005
Location: The US of A

Re: Man of Steel, Justice League and DC MOVIES

Post by Dacey » September 12th, 2018, 5:43 pm

Interesting if true. And also a darn shame. I've always liked Cavill in the role...

https://deadline.com/2018/09/superman-h ... 202463120/
"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift--that is why it's called the present."

User avatar
AV Team
AV Team
Posts: 1819
Joined: March 27th, 2008

Re: Man of Steel, Justice League and DC MOVIES

Post by Dan » September 12th, 2018, 9:17 pm

I think Cavill had the potential, but he was hampered by material that didn't allow him to really shine in the role. I honestly feel that, because of the material, he's definitely in contention with being regarded as the least popular to have played the character. The other being Routh probably, but it seems like his likability might increase a bit as a result of how Cavill was received a result of what he had to work with and what he was in.

AV Founder
AV Founder
Posts: 7261
Joined: October 23rd, 2004
Location: SaskaTOON, Canada

Re: Man of Steel, Justice League and DC MOVIES

Post by Randall » September 12th, 2018, 11:13 pm

Well, simply nothing planned yet. That could conceivably change, but we shall see. Looks like Superman is not a priority. Too bad. I'd like to see a MoS 2, pitting Cavill against Brainiac.

It is really hard to judge Cavill, due to the material. He came off quite stiff and stoic, but we saw glimpses in Justice League that he could actually be a decent Superman. He even smiled once or twice!

AV Founder
AV Founder
Posts: 7261
Joined: October 23rd, 2004
Location: SaskaTOON, Canada

Re: Man of Steel, Justice League and DC MOVIES

Post by Randall » September 12th, 2018, 11:21 pm

Well, then there's this. Looks more definitive now.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat- ... up-1142306

User avatar
AV Team
AV Team
Posts: 1819
Joined: March 27th, 2008

Re: Man of Steel, Justice League and DC MOVIES

Post by Dan » September 13th, 2018, 10:11 am


AV Forum Member
AV Forum Member
Posts: 2393
Joined: October 18th, 2007

Re: Man of Steel, Justice League and DC MOVIES

Post by gaastra » December 1st, 2018, 8:49 am

Zatanna, supergirl and batgirls films in the works?


https://www.comicbookmovie.com/justice_ ... rl-a165027

AV Forum Member
AV Forum Member
Posts: 5192
Joined: September 27th, 2007

Re: Man of Steel, Justice League and DC MOVIES

Post by EricJ » December 1st, 2018, 9:07 am

gaastra wrote:Zatanna, supergirl and batgirls films in the works?
https://www.comicbookmovie.com/justice_ ... rl-a165027
That sound you hear is Wonder Woman kicking Batman to the curb outside of WB studios...

AV Founder
AV Founder
Posts: 7261
Joined: October 23rd, 2004
Location: SaskaTOON, Canada

Re: Man of Steel, Justice League and DC MOVIES

Post by Randall » December 1st, 2018, 10:11 am

It was reported a while back that a new Superman film was being put aside in favour of Supergirl. And Joss Whedon famously left the Batgirl project. Only Zatanna is news.

But yeah, it looks like Wonder Woman's success has had an impact! Add in Birds of Prey, and it looks like a (largely) female direction for DC films.

User avatar
AV Founder
AV Founder
Posts: 25294
Joined: October 22nd, 2004
Location: London, UK

Re: Man of Steel, Justice League and DC MOVIES

Post by Ben » December 1st, 2018, 6:47 pm

Or, basically: let’s go in the current zeitgeist direction of what sucked the least in the DCU... ;)

AV Forum Member
AV Forum Member
Posts: 5192
Joined: September 27th, 2007

Re: Man of Steel, Justice League and DC MOVIES

Post by EricJ » December 1st, 2018, 8:05 pm

Ben wrote:Or, basically: let’s go in the current zeitgeist direction of what sucked the least in the DCU... ;)
At the moment, Warner is on their "Franchise Wave 2.0", as they've finally come to grips that their "Holy Trinity" of Batman, The Hobbit, and Harry Potter/Fantastic Beasts have at last burned themselves out through extended bungling, and the search is on to find the Next Identifiable Warner House Brand to keep the studio alive with reboots/prequels/ancillary marketing over the next five years.

As the auditions continue over '19-'20, expect to be force-fed a LOT of, in no particular order:
Willy Wonka, Beetlejuice, The Matrix, The Wizard of Oz, A Christmas Story/Elf, Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey version), Space Jam, and...Wonder Woman. As in, WW and not Batman, although "Birds of Prey" is back in the works.
If Aquaman doesn't deliver next December, they're not even planning to market DC to the guys over the foreseeable future.

User avatar
AV Founder
AV Founder
Posts: 25294
Joined: October 22nd, 2004
Location: London, UK

Re: Man of Steel, Justice League and DC MOVIES

Post by Ben » December 3rd, 2018, 5:02 am

I will bet they’re hoping Aquaman will deliver THIS December. Why would they wait until next December...!?

Basically, WB have woken up to the fact that they own a bunch of properties that could do for them what Disney is doing with their remakes. Most of what you listed above has already been announced or in development, with a lot of it headed to television via HBO, Amazon or Netflix, although WB will still be producing for those outlets, or at least be enjoying ancillary rights.

The age of having our pasts come back to haunt us - from any studio - is far from over yet! Even "new" stuff like Mortal Engines and Artemis Fowl feels derivative, regurgitated and repackaged...

Post Reply