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[rough cut 1,714]

Is it against the rules to say that the dude looks like a dick?

[Tallguy 3,398]

Is this the first time that someone who's name came up in "They ought to cast..." discussions (Brosnahan) actually did get cast? I've heard her name thrown around a bit for her work on Maisel

[Brónach 1,302]

3 hours ago, Jay said:

There's no rules against taking about boobs

 

i would bury my face in such boobs

[Edmilson 7,466]

8 hours ago, AC1 said:

This new Supes looks like a TV soap actor.

To me, he looks a bit like a younger Henry Cavill. When I look at him I immediately think for a split second that they're bringing Cavill back.

[Naïve Old Fart 9,534]

2 hours ago, rough cut said:

Is it against the rules to say that the dude looks like a dick?

 

Does he look like a lady?

 

 

 

12 minutes ago, Edmilson said:

To me, he looks a bit like a younger Henry Cavill. When I look at him I immediately think for a split second that they're bringing Cavill back.

 

That is, probably, the idea.

[Tallguy 3,398]

He does look rather a lot like Superman...

 

I really have no idea what kind of direction Gunn is going to go in.

[Brónach 1,302]

probably way warmer and cute than whatever Warner were doing

[Tallguy 3,398]

Just now, Brónach said:

probably way warmer and cute than whatever Warner were doing

 

Gunn has a really whacked out way of doing warm.

[Brónach 1,302]

i suppose that's the intriguing part

[Edmilson 7,466]

46 minutes ago, Tallguy said:

Gunn has a really whacked out way of doing warm.

I imagine his Superman movie will have a lot less dick jokes and off color humour.

[Tallguy 3,398]

13 minutes ago, Edmilson said:

I imagine his Superman movie will have a lot less dick jokes and off color humour.

 

I imagine it won't. That's my worry. I've never seen or heard of Gunn doing otherwise.

[A24 4,338]

Young Henry Cavill looks different to me but you guys are the experts!

 

 

"Thank you, Alex."

[Naïve Old Fart 9,534]

Alex, is that Cavill, and if "yes", what's the shot from?

[Yavar Moradi 2,599]

2 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said:

Alex, is that Cavill, and if "yes", what's the shot from?

The Tudors, I’m fairly certain.

 

Yavar

[Naïve Old Fart 9,534]

Yes, of course.

Thanks.

[Pieter Boelen 740]

9 hours ago, Brónach said:

probably way warmer and cute than whatever Warner were doing

Good!

Time to put Dark And Dreary Modern Movie Syndrome behind us at last.

Fun is allowed again.

[batmatt92 4]

Already some work happening on the score, despite filming being several months away!

 

And we still don't know who the composer is. But Gunn has been working with John Murphy quite a lot recently, so I'm expecting it to be him...

 

[Edmilson 7,466]

I wonder which songs he will choose for the movie. Superman was always more associated with instrumental scores, so I believe Gunn's will be the first Super movie to feature a lot of songs (besides the score, of course, which I'm sure will be John Murphy again).

[Courtney Sees Ghosts 269]

On 03/07/2023 at 2:25 PM, batmatt92 said:

Already some work happening on the score, despite filming being several months away!

 

And we still don't know who the composer is. But Gunn has been working with John Murphy quite a lot recently, so I'm expecting it to be him...

 

It's probably John Murphy again. No disrespect to him, his scores for The Suicide Squad and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 have a lot of highlights (all of which are emotional cues). But his lack of interest in themes, his repetitive action music, and lack of orchestral scores in his catalog make me not like the idea of him taking on Superman.

I can name 8 composers on the top of my head I think would do a much better job. John Powell being the first.

[Yavar Moradi 2,599]

Agreed, unfortunately… but maybe Murphy will surprise.

 

Yavar

[iamleyeti 114]

Apart from SUNSHINE*, I don't think I've heard anything from Murphy which I cared about. Anyhow, Gunn will fill his movies with needle drops. This is going to be tiring.

 

* and that's probably because of Underworld's involvement.

[mstrox 6,651]

For me, anything musically is going to be an upgrade from Man of Steel and BvS, so Murphy will be fine.  I don’t expect anything thrilling from Murphy more than I’d expect anything thrilling from anybody at this point, as every single promising composer seems to get flattened pretty good into the Modern Film Scoring sound, which is kind of a low ceiling endeavor.  I’d love to be surprised. 
 

[A24 4,338]

Murphy? Shawn Murphy? 

[mstrox 6,651]

Murphy Brown

[Naïve Old Fart 9,534]

"MURRRRRRRRPH!"

[Edmilson 7,466]

Thank goodness Blue Beetle won't be another superhero movie as long as a Biblical epic.

 

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The final runtime for Blue Beetle is 2 Hours 7 minutes and 18 seconds.
#BlueBeetle #DCEU #WarnerBros

Source: Twitter

[Edmilson 7,466]

This year's best live action superhero movie:

 

 

[JNHFan2000 2,966]

Is that a cynical statement?

Because how would you know?

[a good little monkey 23]

They're not taking it easy at the start, that's for sure:

 

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/07/superman-legacy-cast

[mstrox 6,651]

Lol

[Edmilson 7,466]

3 hours ago, a good little monkey said:

They're not taking it easy at the start, that's for sure:

 

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/07/superman-legacy-cast

Green Lantern is returning to the big screen, baby!

 

 

4 hours ago, JNHFan2000 said:

Is that a cynical statement?

Because how would you know?

I wasn't being cynical, the movie does look entertaining.

[Edmilson 7,466]

WB is truly desperate:

 

Warner Bros.’ Quest to Build a Better ‘Aquaman’ Sequel: 3 Reshoots, Two Batmans and Non-Stop Test Screenings

[Jay 37,369]

Gal Gadot Developing Wonder Woman 3 With James Gunn, Peter Safran

[Brónach 1,302]

On 06/07/2023 at 9:51 AM, iamleyeti said:

Apart from SUNSHINE*, I don't think I've heard anything from Murphy which I cared about. Anyhow, Gunn will fill his movies with needle drops. This is going to be tiring.

 

i'm trying to mentally alter reality so that this becomes "Gunn will fill his movie with needle drops by JW and JG because they're vintage", but i don't think it works

 

and he could still be a scab

[Jay 37,369]

On 02/08/2023 at 1:21 PM, Jay said:

Gal Gadot Developing Wonder Woman 3 With James Gunn, Peter Safran

 

Variety disagrees with comicbook.com

 

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/gal-gadot-wonder-woman-3-not-in-development-1235693545/

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Gunn and Safran probably fed Gadot some empty platitudes about 'looking into future opportunities together' or whatever, but have no intention of actually making another WW movie with her.

 

Not exclusive to Hollywood; that's corporate speak the world over.

[crocodile 8,017]

To be honest, I am slowly getting to the point where I don't want to see another superhero movie for a number of years. And I say this as someone who genuinely loves the genre, was reading comic books from early childhood, and enjoyed many of the movies. It's just getting tiring at this point, like having a diet consisting only of chocolate. Not to mention all those big franchises right now feel like poisoned chalices. I mean, pretty much every single one of them (not only superhero).

 

Karol

[Sweeping Strings 2,363]

Recent HBO 3-part docu on DC's history was interesting. Not much focus on how the 'universe' is somewhat shambolic, though (unsurprisingly, I guess).    

[Edmilson 7,466]

 

[Edmilson 7,466]

The DCEU is now since 2019 without releasing a movie that is actually profitable at the box office.

 

Warner Bros. Has Now Released SEVEN DC Extended Universe Box Office Flops In A Row

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More concerning is the fact Blue Beetle is currently the seventh DCEU box office flop released in a row:

• Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey ($201 million)
• Wonder Woman 1984 ($166 million)
• The Suicide Squad ($167 million)
• Black Adam ($391 million)
• Shazam! Fury of the Gods ($132 million)
• The Flash ($268 million)
• Blue Beetle ($43.4 million and counting)

https://comicbookmovie.com/dc-studios/warner-bros-has-now-released-seven-dc-extended-universe-box-office-flops-in-a-row-a205161

[Brónach 1,302]

I like The Suicide Squad but that's hilarious.

[Jay 37,369]

I mean, a pandemic happened since their hit in 2019 and all these movies, so box office numbers are down in general

[Brónach 1,302]

i wish Marvel some more flops as well

[Jay 37,369]

Why do you wish that?

[mstrox 6,651]

I liked both Birds of Prey and The Suicide Squad, but haven’t bothered to see any of the others.  The rest had trailers etc that left me shrugging, and in that case there is nothing but excellent reviews to draw me in - which certainly weren’t available for these movies.

[Edmilson 7,466]

Out of those seven flops, the only ones who can say that they were actually harmed by the pandemic were WW84 and The Suicide Squad. The others were plain and simple rejected by the audiences, or, in Black Adam's case, didn't perform well enough to justify the huge production costs.

 

Between WW84 and TSS, the only one I believe that could have actually performed well if it wasn't for the pandemic is the Wonder Woman sequel. It was one of the most antecipated movies of 2020 until the shutdown. Of course, people didn't know back then that the movie was awful, so at least a huge opening weekend in a non-pandemic world could have happened.

 

Besides the pandemic, The Suicide Squad was harmed by the terrible reception of the previous movie (why would people pay to see a sequel of a movie so despised?) and the lack of actual stars, like Will Smith... or the Joker lol.

[Brónach 1,302]

1 hour ago, Jay said:

Why do you wish that?

 

i enjoy the misfortune of megacorps that actively make the world of movies worse, and i hope (perhaps pointlessly) that a string of large enough failures, strikes, and even regulations changes things enough that we can get more interesting or daring movies, perhaps even scores

[Edmilson 7,466]

54 minutes ago, Brónach said:

 

i enjoy the misfortune of megacorps that actively make the world of movies worse, and i hope (perhaps pointlessly) that a string of large enough failures, strikes, and even regulations changes things enough that we can get more interesting or daring movies, perhaps even scores

Yeah, but that misfortune wouldn't actually harm the big executives, who are the biggest responsibles for this mess, but rather millions of workers who depend on the entertainment industry to support their families. Looking at Disney, they fired millions earlier this year, and meanwhile Bob Iger remains with a massive payday.

 

I don't think it's fair to root for millions of people to lose their jobs just because some cinephiles want cinemas to play Oscar-worthy dramas about the Holocaust or crime thrillers rather than superhero movies.

 

And given the current context, it's more likely that Disney and the others would just cut as many jobs as they possibly can and rely on ChatGPT to write their Disney+ crap.

[Brónach 1,302]

well i did skip the step of "improved worker conditions and copyright laws" in my post even though i did allude to these things

 

it's all related

 

and i didnt even mention distribution and how in the streaming mess everyone just gets to do way way less work for way way less pay and nobody learns anything about making tv. i've read so many weird comments about this already.

 

and (perhaps i'm wrong) but if you want to be hired, you have more chances with 60 crews for 60 five million movies than with a single 300 million movie

 

maybe  the issue is also that these monstrosities don't act much like "movie studios" at times? they want to distribute, they want to retroactively erase things from existence... like those cartoons... wtf

[A24 4,338]

It's over, guys. People now want Ken The Movie and Oppenheimer 2.