I couldn't agree more. I like the character well enough, and Brandon Routh was better in the role than I gave him credit for at the time — but is there a compelling Superman story that merits such a huge investment? If not, why even bother? If DC-Warner Brothers just has to do an origin tale, do one with a character whose back story hasn't been done to death like, I dunno, Wonder Woman. I feel badly for any filmmaker who attempts a project like this, because between the studio and the fans griping about canon and continuity, it's practically a losing battle. The fact that J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" was as good as it was popular is some kind of miracle.
On Nov 30, 7:10 am, [email protected] wrote: > It's sort of a shame but sort of not. Like, they can't agree on what to do, > and the audience can't agree on what they want to watch. Like, if you look > at the comments, people are like, "They need to make it like Dark Knight!" or > "They need to bring it back to basics, make him sweet!" or "Doomsday! He > needs to punch something!" > > And every crappy writer/director has some "awesome" idea on how to handle it. > Give him a kid! Make him King of Krypton! > > I won't even say "how I would do it" because others on this list are > more-qualified, and he's such an icon everyone feels personally about him, so > even a degree-change from someone's individual image causes great debate. > > Also, for some goofy reason, they always want to retell the origin. We know > the origin! > > DC just sucks at making movies. Dark Knight was cool, but I don't have nine > hours to watch it again. Loooong movie! > > They have too many cooks in the kitchen, and their broth reeks. Fanboys and > corporate guys all scribbling with their red pencils across each others > screenplays. Just let it all go away. > > Just do Ragman and leave Supes alone. Ragman 2010! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cary Preston <[email protected]> > To: Unique Geek Google Group <[email protected]> > Sent: Sun, Nov 29, 2009 8:01 pm > Subject: [The Unique Geek] Superman Movies Officially On Hold > > Link:http://io9.com/5414471/superman-movies-officially-on-hold(via > shareaholic) > > Looks like this is it for Warner's Superman movies; their license > expires after 2012. > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The > Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
