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Today in DCEU: Affleck reportedly wants out as Batman
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echoshifting
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Well when you say "all other phase 1 movies," you're only talking about two movies, unless you're counting Incredible Hulk. Cap did a good job with it, true, but Thor had a totally gratuitous Hawkeye intro where he doesn't even really interact with Thor or have a role in the story.
WadiumArcadium
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This would suck. I want that Reeves and Affleck Batman movie.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
I appreciated the effort here
I always thought it was weird how Hawkeye wasn't involved in the fight with The Destroyer. At least Natasha did stuff in the third act of IM2.
Curt Baboon
Member
MS Paint is underrated.
RareFantasy64
Member
You guys remember this? Kill the Snyderverse, do a Fourth TDK film while figuring things out for a future DCEU?
"My understanding is that this is the last one. I think it's appropriate, I think it's going out at the right time," he said. "But...if Chris came to me with a script and said, 'You know what? There is another story' then I would love the challenge of making a fourth one work."
http://www.mtv.com/news/2600453/christian-bale-batman-4/
"My understanding is that this is the last one. I think it's appropriate, I think it's going out at the right time," he said. "But...if Chris came to me with a script and said, 'You know what? There is another story' then I would love the challenge of making a fourth one work."
http://www.mtv.com/news/2600453/christian-bale-batman-4/
This is true! Awkward scene, for sure. Could've easily been the post-credits stinger if it was revised a bit. 'Something happened on the way to Thor's Hot-tub'
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
The fire rises.
RareFantasy64
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The Dark Knight Returns
DeviantBoi
Member
Didn't Nolan suggest Snyder to head the DCEU?
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
It was all a ploy to drive up his asking price. Now he can demand whatever he wishes.
RareFantasy64
Member
On the real, between TDKR's massive drop in quality from the first two AND suggesting Snyder to spearhead a Superman reboot, Nolan is a pretty mixed bag
Wasn't Snyder at the bottom of the list and ended up being the only one that would take the job?
He'll direct the Daredevil movie based on the Netflix show.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
I bet Hamm would be more interested in doing a Batman 66 throwback movie than whatever the heck the current DCEU is. He really seems to like doing comedy.
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Lord Virgin
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You people already begging for Nolan to come back? Pfft, he don't care.
I love the Dark Knight Rises and would be happy with a 4th Batman movie of that quality.
Curt Baboon
Member
CAN'T WAKE UP
I have my doubts of the veracity of these rumors, but if true, I wouldn't blame him. I understand it was a dream of his to portray Batman, and shit didn't work out. Despite that he was the best part of BvS, and has to be the best part of League (because I mean really, that cast....). Walk away with your head high and go win another Oscar making a film you love.
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
He's Thomas Wayne in the DCEU already!
So I guess you could just say it's family resemblance.
BobTheFork
Member
I want a Batman movie where Bruce died years ago and it's Alfred in the Batsuit talking to himself at home.
Full-on Smegal/Golom talking to himself in shot/reverse shot.
Full-on Smegal/Golom talking to himself in shot/reverse shot.
I think we would take Richard Donner at this point.
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
Pitof is available.
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broncobuster
Banned
Probably around Kong Skull Island (early?) next month.
GringoSuave89
Banned
-side eyes Live By Night-
thequestion
Member
I do too. It would be fantastic if Justice League is an amazing film. But if it sucks I'll enjoy what a botchjob they've made of the DCEU.
Win-win.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Well, any hope Campea had of this ever going away just fucking died:
Vulture's thinkpiece/thumbsucker on how Affleck taking a hike would be good for WB because it forces their hand into blowing up and starting fresh.
(bonus points to Betty for the opening graf containing a link to Sad Affleck.)
Not only built off the back of Campea's reluctant scoop, but specifically citing him by name. So this is now a story, which means at some point someone's going to push WB or Affleck's PR to deny this officially. Of course, even denying will give the story a little extra shine, which is just more bad vibes around an already damaged universe.
Vulture's thinkpiece/thumbsucker on how Affleck taking a hike would be good for WB because it forces their hand into blowing up and starting fresh.
(bonus points to Betty for the opening graf containing a link to Sad Affleck.)
Not only built off the back of Campea's reluctant scoop, but specifically citing him by name. So this is now a story, which means at some point someone's going to push WB or Affleck's PR to deny this officially. Of course, even denying will give the story a little extra shine, which is just more bad vibes around an already damaged universe.
I'm watching today's Collider Movie News video on YouTube and so far he hasn't even brought it up... I don't think he's going to. What a twat.
Same here man!
Gordon Shumway
Banned
Only thing he said was that he heard a guy on the street saying it was gonna rain and that everyone should go write about it lol..dick.
That's what happened with the Flash directors and the 1st Wonder Woman director, so anything can happen here.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
No.
You don't have to do it that way.
Origin movies are largely boring
Origin stories are largely boring.
Everyone in the world knows what the fuck a superhero is. You don't need to explain the concept to us for 80 minutes first. Much less build a whole movie around the superhero NOT being a superhero only to tell us he'll finally be the superhero we wanna watch in the second movie.
Just start at the second movie.
This shit isn't hard. Nobody's going to get lost if there's a Superman movie where Superman is just Superman at the beginning. Nobody's going to be hopelessly confused by a Batman movie where Batman's just Batman.
MaKTaiL
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It's all about making a continuity for the larger audience and making us like the characters behind the heroes. When I watched Superman Returns I didn't care AT ALL about this guy claiming to be Superman. Who is this? He came out of nowhere. I don't care about him. Ben Affleck's Batman came out of nowhere. I never saw him before, I don't know him, his motivations, what happened to him in this universe. I just don't care hence why I don't care about the movie either.
Making Origins movies are a must for making us relate to the characters. The excitement that comes after when we see them all coming together later is what made Avengers so great.
Yikes, even if it's true I'm sure WB was hoping to gag it before Justice League (or even Wonder Woman for that matter) comes out. The news will have a serious box office impact on those films. That being said, if the rumour really is spreading like wildfire, they sure weren't very careful keeping it hidden.
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
Hell, do a montage sequence over the opening credits if you must scratch that itch.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Bullshit.
You can relate to characters just fine without watching 80 minutes of them struggling to figure out how to incorporate their powers into their life.
Most people fall in love with these superheroes without knowing shit about their origins.
People talk about these characters like it's hard to like them without the proper knowledge going into it. Most of us managed it just fine at age 4 without a handy guide stepping us through the rote checklist on the way to superhero status.
If the writers and directors can't get you to like Superman within five minutes of Superman being onscreen, that's their bad. Doesn't matter where in his life the story is happening.
Yeah I'm gunna say if you feel like you need an origin story for the purpose of relating to the audience, you're doing something wrong. Not to say you can't make an origin story that's relatable and/or effective, but it's not necessary.
Relatability has nothing to do with whether or not we see the beginning of a character's story.
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