Superwho? Didn't he die on a farm or something? -Sterling
On Nov 30, 1:58 pm, Michael Bailey <[email protected]> wrote: > 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=crisi... > > 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.
