SUPERMAN by James Gunn (Coming 2025)

[Peter Popoff]

They trying to recreate the Christopher Reeves formula. Problem is they don't have Christopher Reeves. and his formula only worked for like 1 movie. Most of the sequels he made were trash and hated. Might as well put Richard Pyror Jr in this too. People seem to forget we didn't like most of his movies

Man of Steel took the proper modern approach for a superman movie.

I hope it's a mix between campiness and grounded because in no universe would anyone not believe Clark and Kal El are not the same person so there has to be some sort of disbelief and comicbook fiction.

No one thought Michael Keatons Batman movies would be some of the best to date on paper. Maybe this will have some of that Tim Burtonesque/Gunnesque mystique with his own spin on it and a really dope soundtrack.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Here we go again.... dudes in here saying 'Man of Steel' was perfect while half of y'all were shytting on it when it was released

I was one of the people saying it was dope.

This is why Gunn shouldn't listen to anybody and just do whatever he wants.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

By the way, how can Gunn "steal" from Marvel when he IS Marvel? Every character tries to act like the Guardians....

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

especially when it's unrealistic.

Zod and Supes fight in Man Of Steel was VERY realistic of how shyt would go. And Supes did what he had to do since Zod didn't give two fukks about killing anyone in the name of his mission/quest.

OG Superman 3 and 4 were cheeks (went to see 4 in the theater in 5th grade). I liked it, but knew it was some ass realistically.

And kill all that "moody" Supes talk, the man hadn't figured it out yet. nikka was a literal god on Earth and had to deal with goofys who didn't understand it. His persona post the Martha scene and in ZS Justice League (not the Whedon trash) was the right tone Supes, but we never got the chance to see it going forward.

Yeah well the dummies on the internet shyt on it repeatedly.... Some of us tried to hold it down but they were too many complaining about the "destruction" that was being caused....

Online comic dudes are mostly whiny bytches.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Yall Are full of it. This Cavill Love is a recent phenomenon made primarily by Snyder fanatics. In Real Time, The vast majority were not feeling Cavill because they said he was too dark, brooding, and not Christopher reeve. When he announced he was done, the only people who were upset was the Snyder cult. The general public could give 2 shyts. Stop trying to act like he was as loved as rdj or even Tobey maguire

The main people acting stupid were MCU stans.

Supes returns did 391 million on a ridiculous 270 mill budget in 2006
Man Of Steel did 670 on 225 mill.

MoS was successful.

But I also think Gunn will pull it off.

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Still have not idea how this movie will play out. Superman is a hard character it seems like. Snyder had the action down but the movie looked kinda ugly. This will be more lively I'm assuming but will the action and visuals be on point?

 

[HipHopStan]

Here we go again.... dudes in here saying 'Man of Steel' was perfect while half of y'all were shytting on it when it was released

I was one of the people saying it was dope.

This is why Gunn shouldn't listen to anybody and just do whatever he wants.

Good ol' revisionist history. Someone tried to tell me on social media a while back that everyone loved MoS when it came out. This was my response:

"If you don't mind me asking, how old were you in 2013? When Man of Steel was released, it received mixed to negative reviews. People called it a dark, joyless romp and criticized Superman for being a quiet and careless fool. causing unnecessary death and destruction in the process. It's fanbase has grown over time, but when it was released, it was a polarizing film."

That second to last bit always gets me because after that movie, people started caring about the folks on the ground, and it continues to this day (see similar criticisms in Avengers: AoU and Godzilla x Kong: TNE among others).

@Ed MOTHERfukkING G actually made a thread about that later on after MOS came out.

 

[Scustin Bieburr]

Still have not idea how this movie will play out. Superman is a hard character it seems like. Snyder had the action down but the movie looked kinda ugly. This will be more lively I'm assuming but will the action and visuals be on point?

It's actually not hard to write Superman well. It's just the people DC hires are people who they think will make money, not a good story.

When marvel announced a captain America movie I thought that shyt would be corny. It was a success because first and foremost they made Steve a likeable character. One of the first things you see is him standing up to a bully he has no chance of beating and not giving up. In that one scene you realize what kind of character he is, and in subsequent scenes you hope for his success.

The Snyder Superman is a guy who feels annoyed by the people because Snyder is so focused on the "super" aspect he totally ignores the "man". He's supposed to be the paradox that humanity fails to achieve: someone with insane power who is also a humble, kind, and selfless PERSON. He saves people because he has a mindset of "if I can help, I should" not because someone told him to. The only time you kind of see the real Superman people like is when he tries to reason with Zod and convince him not to fight. Then in BVS you got the a$$hole "give up, if I wanted it, you'd be dead already" character. shyt was tragic to see. Just totally ruined the spirit of the character.

 

[2 Up 2 Down]

Ragnarok was good/refreshing , every thing else was decent or just ass

I still don't get the massive praise for Thor Ragnarok. They leaned way into the comedy and felt like two separate movies stitched together.

 

[pez]

I still don't get the massive praise for Thor Ragnarok. They leaned way into the comedy and felt like two separate movies stitched together.

Taika said Guardians inspired Ragnarok. He was going for that vibe. He even consulted Gunn on it.

Gunn’s Superman will be enjoyable. Some people will hate it because it won’t be what they expected from a Superman. Oh well. Just let go and be entertained.

 

[Apollo Creed]

Taika said Guardians inspired Ragnarok. He was going for that vibe. He even consulted Gunn on it.

Gunn’s Superman will be enjoyable. Some people will hate it because it won’t be what they expected from a Superman. Oh well. Just let go and be entertained.

I think as long as the threat of the film actually makes it feel like something is at stake + the world building elements aren't too forced I can't see how they mess this up

 

[Jaguar93]

Boy scouts are back in style first with Cap, then Scott, and now Supes.

 

[2 Up 2 Down]

Taika said Guardians inspired Ragnarok. He was going for that vibe. He even consulted Gunn on it.

Gunn’s Superman will be enjoyable. Some people will hate it because it won’t be what they expected from a Superman. Oh well. Just let go and be entertained.

I think it was the wrong move. Too many of the MCU movies had the same feel after phase 2

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

CAP

MOS WAS BETTER THAN 90%
OF THE shyt MCU PUT OUT.


THATS WHAT A SUPERHERO
MOVIE SHOULD LOOK LIKE.

ONLY PPL WHO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT
ARE THE PPL WHO WANT A CORNY SUPES.


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DC hasn't made a UNIVERSE film better than MOS yet and people still talking like that... It's crazy talk

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

I still don't get the massive praise for Thor Ragnarok. They leaned way into the comedy and felt like two separate movies stitched together.

This movie was ASS... You can tell the type of viewer by which movies they like

Some people love comics as a movie... Campy, silly, impossible, but that's comics

Others just want a good ass fukking movie and could care less if everything is canon...



And those two people clash every single fukking time