If you're going to do an obscure character you should choose one that's a little less golden age. The strap-on wings are just silly. I loved the Kingdom Come version of Hawkman, though.
On Jun 2, 2011, at 8:16 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree with Luke. Make him popular and likeable in the comics, then worry > about films. > > > The Irredeemable Shag > http://firestormfan.com > http://onceuponageek.com > http://twitter.com/onceuponageek > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [The Unique Geek] Re: Hawkman Movie Is "What" Meets "The > Hell?" > From: Luke <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, June 02, 2011 7:48 am > To: The Unique Geek <[email protected]> > > Except it's not. > > I'm the biggest Hawkman fan I know, and I am willing to bet probably > the biggest Hawkman fan any of you know, and even I think that the > potential for a Hawkman film is incredibly slim. > > Could such a story work on film? Yes, I think so. Open in ancient > Egypt, as Khufu and Chay-era oversea the investigation of the > Thanagarian ship, followed by their murder by Hath-Set. Cut to > present day and archeologist Carter Hall has recovered several > mysterious artifacts from a dig in Egypt. This gets the attention of > one Dr. Anton Hastor, who wants to study the properties of the strange > metal artifacts. Carter ends up coming having all of his memories > restored by one artifact (the Absorbascon), which leads him to a > secret chamber where he finds Khufu and Chay-era's tomb and their > wings. Hastor uses another one of the artifacts (Dimensiometer) to > equip master thief Carl Sands with Shadow powers, allowing him to > break into the Midway City museum to obtain the other alien > artifacts. This leads to a fight with new hero Hawkman, and from > there we introduce Shiera Saunders, get flashback montages of their > past lives, and eventually lead to the final confrontation between > Hawkman and Hastor, which brings in Shiera as Hawkwoman to make the > save. > > But even as I read this as a Hawkman fan I KNOW that such a story is > too convoluted to make much sense on screen. Audiences only like > complex films when they are artsy like Inception. > > For now DC needs to focus on making Hawkman the best character they > can in the comics and get his popularity and awareness up before > trying to tackle such a project. > > On Jun 2, 12:45 am, [email protected] wrote: > > It's like Die Hard in an ancient pyramid. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Michael Bailey <[email protected]> > > To: theuniquegeek <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wed, Jun 1, 2011 2:48 pm > > Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] Hawkman Movie Is "What" Meets "The Hell?" > > > > Part Indiana Jones/Da Vinci Code, Part Ghost actually works for me. You > > start throwing around words like reincarnated prince to a movie executive > > and they will shut you down in a heart beat. You high concept the thing > > based on successful movies and you have a shot. > > > > On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 9:39 PM, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > http://gammasquad.uproxx.com/2011/06/hawkman-movie-is-what-meets-the-... > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > -- > > This post/e-mail was written by Michael Bailey, Superman Apologist > > > > -- > > 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.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > 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. > > -- > 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. -- 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.
