I think it would be a mistake to let a pretty recognizable character like Superman just go. Warner Bros. just needs to get their act together and start cranking out movies for all of their characters.
And I think there is a compelling or at the very least entertaining story to tell with Superman. Brainiac would make a good villain. I don't know if Doomsday would be the best of ideas but there's also Metallo. So yeah get a Wonder Woman movie going. Get a Ragman movie together for the September or February release. Get a Green Lantern and Flash movie going. But don't forget about Superman. On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Erika <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]<theuniquegeek%[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]<theuniquegeek%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > -- This post/e-mail was written by Michael Bailey, Superman Apologist Hey, I have a comic book podcast http://www.viewsfromthelongbox.com Hey, I have a comic book blog. http://www.fortressofbaileytude.com Hey, I have a Superman podcast that I co-host. http://www.supermanhomepage.com/multimedia/multimedia.php?topic=crisis-podcast Hey, I am on the Spider-Man Crawlspace Podcast. http://spidermancrawlspace.podomatic.com/ Hey, I'm on the Unique Geek http://www.theuniquegeek.com -- 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.
