SUPERMAN by James Gunn (Coming 2025)

[High Art]

I'm willing to give this a try. I actually like the bright colors. It reminds me of Suicide Squad in some ways which is no surprise. I do think Superman as Clark comes across as an autist but I'm guessing that is by design. Lex seems like a spastic autist as well but at least, it jives well with what the character is supposed to be. It really does remind me of Morrison's All-Star Superman so that's interesting. There's no point in whining about it at this point. I also like the addition of Krypto. It shows the direction they want to take this.

Personally, I just hope, from top to bottom, they get Mr. Terrific correct. That was my only point of contention here. Mr. Terrific should look more imposing and even scary. This one seems "meh".

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

those online voices have had a tangible effect on movie attendance

Reactions were overwhelmingly positive by the data I saw out there. Every trailer is going to have detractors. Every movie will have haters, especially online.

 

[(ALi)]

No more Pa Kent telling Clark he should’ve let kids die.

Lmao

 

[Figaro]

I'm not in too this Hero movies at all but Superman trailers always capture my attention for me to watch the flick.

Still the Man Of Steel teaser trailer was GOAT shyt...



Gave nikka the chills watching this for the first time

 

[Bryan Danielson]

 

[King Static X]

Reeves standing 10 toes

Reeves probably feels the same way I've always felt. Batman represents a clash of tones with the rest of the DC universe

Batman, at its absolute best, is gritty detective stories about lunatics with action elements. Think Raymond Chandler novels with fight scenes and costumes. This is the reason The Batman being a Se7en ripoff works so well. Batman and Gordon trying to figure out psychopaths before they keep doing psychopath shyt.

The Nolan movies only dabble in the detective work elements, they're mostly action movies. And Dark Knight is still GOAT, but The Batman is arguably more faithful to the original mythos of Batman stories than any other live action iteration

When you stick to the true core and tone of Batman, he absolutely clashes with the more fantastical elements of other DC characters. And the fact that the most revered Batman stories(Killing Joke, Long Halloween etc) don't have other DC heroes should say it all

Maybe so.

For me personally, I prefer Batman to be like how he was during the Bronze Age of comics (1970s to mid 1980s). Basically, a James Bond-type figure. That's Batman at his best to me

 

[CHERUB]

Reeves standing 10 toes

Reeves probably feels the same way I've always felt. Batman represents a clash of tones with the rest of the DC universe

Batman, at its absolute best, is gritty detective stories about lunatics with action elements. Think Raymond Chandler novels with fight scenes and costumes. This is the reason The Batman being a Se7en ripoff works so well. Batman and Gordon trying to figure out psychopaths before they keep doing psychopath shyt.

The Nolan movies only dabble in the detective work elements, they're mostly action movies. And Dark Knight is still GOAT, but The Batman is arguably more faithful to the original mythos of Batman stories than any other live action iteration

When you stick to the true core and tone of Batman, he absolutely clashes with the more fantastical elements of other DC characters. And the fact that the most revered Batman stories(Killing Joke, Long Halloween etc) don't have other DC heroes should say it all

Bro you smoked this. When you really get into Bruce/Wayne. The moment HE realizes he's psychotic. Then he gets in so deep the only human part of him is his parents death which actually fuels him and drives him mad oh btw dude is a whole creep also a ninja and rich as FUKK. Reeves almost went there but I need to see more to confirm lol. Linking with DC there's no chance of seeing that

 

[Jaguar93]

Can’t wait until we get Gunn’s Bats

 

[King Static X]

I'm willing to give this a try. I actually like the bright colors. It reminds me of Suicide Squad in some ways which is no surprise. I do think Superman as Clark comes across as an autist but I'm guessing that is by design. Lex seems like a spastic autist as well but at least, it jives well with what the character is supposed to be. It really does remind me of Morrison's All-Star Superman so that's interesting. There's no point in whining about it at this point. I also like the addition of Krypto. It shows the direction they want to take this.

Personally, I just hope, from top to bottom, they get Mr. Terrific correct. That was my only point of contention here. Mr. Terrific should look more imposing and even scary. This one seems "meh".

All-Star Superman is apparently a big influence on this movie. So that's why it gives you those vibes.

What do you mean by Mr Terrific should be intimidating? I've never known him to be that type of character (maybe I'm wrong IDK).

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

I was wondering if that was pretty much the opening and Gunn seems to confirm it there. My guess is we first see the difference between a day in the life of Superman vs. a day in the life of Clark. Superman's first enemy will likely be that kaiju. Then they'll sprinkle in what Luthor is up to and where the other superhero team fits in.

 

[Wargames]

Next summer gonna be sick. Superman and then The FF movie. Old heads from back in the day gonna live their golden age comic nerd dreams.

 

[King Static X]

Next summer gonna be sick. Superman and then The FF movie. Old heads from back in the day gonna live their golden age comic nerd dreams.

I'm young but I'm a superhero nerd so I'm excited.

Superman hasn't been done properly on the big screen in nearly 45 years (the Donner films are outdated though). The Fantastic Four haven't been done properly on the big screen yet (though I liked the 2000s FF films growing up).

 

[Duke Dixon]

Reeves standing 10 toes

Reeves probably feels the same way I've always felt. Batman represents a clash of tones with the rest of the DC universe

Batman, at its absolute best, is gritty detective stories about lunatics with action elements. Think Raymond Chandler novels with fight scenes and costumes. This is the reason The Batman being a Se7en ripoff works so well. Batman and Gordon trying to figure out psychopaths before they keep doing psychopath shyt.

The Nolan movies only dabble in the detective work elements, they're mostly action movies. And Dark Knight is still GOAT, but The Batman is arguably more faithful to the original mythos of Batman stories than any other live action iteration

When you stick to the true core and tone of Batman, he absolutely clashes with the more fantastical elements of other DC characters. And the fact that the most revered Batman stories(Killing Joke, Long Halloween etc) don't have other DC heroes should say it all

I agree with most of your post except for this right here.

What are some other stories. I think Dark Knight Returns and Hush are up there, and they both have Superman.

 

[O.Red]

I agree with most of your post except for this right here.

What are some other stories. I think Dark Knight Returns and Hush are up there, and they both have Superman.

Hush is not revered as much as the two I named. Not even close. And if we're being honest nikkas don't even talk about Hush like that anymore since Court Of Owls, a superior version of Hush, came out

Dark Knight Returns is up there sure but I only named two of the most relevant stories. I could still name shyt like Year One and Arkham Asylum

 

[O.Red]

This is what I suspected. James Gunn starts a lot of his movies like this

Big light hearted opening action sequence. The Star Wars method.