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Fifthfiend · 10-04-2010, 10:05 PM

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Zack Snyder has been chosen to direct the new installment of Superman for Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures.

http://www.deadline.com/2010/10/zack...ting-superman/

Prediction:

Stubble.

So, so very much "Superman is DARK and ANGRY" stubble.

The Sevenshot Kid · 10-04-2010, 10:43 PM

Well, they tried going the intelligent route with Bryan Singer and that didn't really work out too well so this seems pretty logical.

Edit: How likely is it that the tights are going to be worn as an intimidation tactic?

Kim · 10-05-2010, 01:56 AM

Nolan's producing it though, isn't he? I mean, I don't know if that's a good or bad thing, either, but it's definitely a thing.

Fifthfiend · 10-05-2010, 02:00 AM

I thought it was a thing but it was a thing that led to Director Zack Snyder so at best it's not enough of a thing for that to not happen.

I mean maybe it was some upper-level executive saying HURFLE BURFLE GET THAT GUY WHO MADE THE ROMANS MOVIE and Nolan's sitting there going "uggh well maybe I can ride herd on this idiot and get him to make an actually good movie" or maybe nolan's like "Zack Snyder, just the guy to darkly darken up this dark Superman movie that I've been darkly wanting to produce, in the DARK. X-Treeeeeeeeeeme!" Who knows?

Krylo · 10-05-2010, 02:04 AM

Giving directors too much credit. Not that I can blame you, that's kind of a thing that people do.

However, whether Supes is dark or not is going to be on Goyer's head. That's a writing thing.

If he's written as a boyscout it's going to be pretty difficult for Snyder to make him all dark without rewriting the entire script on the fly. If he's written darkly, then, likewise, regardless of who you have directing, they'd have a hard time making him a boyscout without rewriting the script.

There's plenty of wiggle room if he's written somewhere in the middle, granted, where a director can cause it to veer one way or the other, but I don't think I've seen middle of the road supes. It's either grimdark or boyscout.

Not that any of this changes the probability of Supes being dark. Goyer's done, what? Blade Trilogy? And had his hands in the Nolan Batman flicks.

Yeah.

POS Industries · 10-05-2010, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by The Gunslinger

Well, they tried going the intelligent route with Bryan Singer and that didn't really work out too well so this seems pretty logical.

It was really less the "intelligent" route as it was the "Fuck you, Superman, why are you even here?" route.

Lois' new boyfriend spent more time doing actual heroics and being an all around great guy more than Superman did during the whole movie. All Supes did was lift a kryptonite island into space, which was retarded because he should never have been able to do that in the first place. Meanwhile, Cyclops over there was flying in with his plane to rescue everyone (Superman included) all while raising Lois' loser asthmatic alien-hybrid kid as his own like it was nothing.

Fuck you, Superman Returns Superman. You are the worst Superman. Long live Zack Snyder Superman and his inevitable 3-foot-long CGI superdonger.

Professor Smarmiarty · 10-05-2010, 03:19 AM

I'm just not even sure how you would really do a Superman movie because Supes just doesn't really work as an action hero unless greatly depowered.

Kim · 10-05-2010, 03:20 AM

Personally, I'd love to see Nolan in charge of a movie adaptation of Red Son, but I don't think that'll be happening any time soon so oh well.

Amake · 10-05-2010, 03:34 AM

Robert Zemeckis directing a movie adaptation of All-Star Superman.

That is all.

Fifthfiend · 10-05-2010, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Krylo

Giving directors too much credit. Not that I can blame you, that's kind of a thing that people do.

However, whether Supes is dark or not is going to be on Goyer's head. That's a writing thing.

If he's written as a boyscout it's going to be pretty difficult for Snyder to make him all dark without rewriting the entire script on the fly. If he's written darkly, then, likewise, regardless of who you have directing, they'd have a hard time making him a boyscout without rewriting the script.

There's plenty of wiggle room if he's written somewhere in the middle, granted, where a director can cause it to veer one way or the other, but I don't think I've seen middle of the road supes. It's either grimdark or boyscout.

Not that any of this changes the probability of Supes being dark. Goyer's done, what? Blade Trilogy? And had his hands in the Nolan Batman flicks.

Yeah.

The thing is I'm less worried about a "dark" movie than just a stupid movie. Like Goyer/Nolan have done some pretty dark movies but those were all movies where dark was what worked for the story they were telling and the characters and setting they were working from and basically contributed to them being really good movies.

So basically all along I've been asking, is this gonna be a thing where these people make a good movie based on what is the best story that is suited to the characters and setting they are working from?

Or are they gonna make a Dark Movie because they Make Movies That Are Dark? Because if the latter's what they're doing, then they're just bein' stupid, and a stupid movie's what they're gonna make.

And Christopher Nolan seems to know a few things about making movies and David Goyer is pretty decent when he's not writing Blade III so I was preeeetty hopeful but putting David Snyder on the thing kind of swings me the other way.

...also see POS's post. SR shows that you can dodge the "grimdark vs boyscout" thing entirely, and still just like... make a movie where Superman is a daterapist deadbeat-dad homewrecking stalker.

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Originally Posted by Invisible Queen

Robert Zemeckis directing a movie adaptation of All-Star Superman.

That is all.

God, yes, this.

Even aside from this, what kills me is just that there are like... SO MANY things that someone could do with a Superman movie, that aren't the shit that has been done with Superman movies.

10-05-2010, 01:56 AM	#3
Kim adorable Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12,950	Nolan's producing it though, isn't he? I mean, I don't know if that's a good or bad thing, either, but it's definitely a thing. __________________ this post is about how to successfully H the Kimmy

10-05-2010, 02:00 AM	#4
Fifthfiend for all seasons Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 19,409	I thought it was a thing but it was a thing that led to Director Zack Snyder so at best it's not enough of a thing for that to not happen. I mean maybe it was some upper-level executive saying HURFLE BURFLE GET THAT GUY WHO MADE THE ROMANS MOVIE and Nolan's sitting there going "uggh well maybe I can ride herd on this idiot and get him to make an actually good movie" or maybe nolan's like "Zack Snyder, just the guy to darkly darken up this dark Superman movie that I've been darkly wanting to produce, in the DARK. X-Treeeeeeeeeeme!" Who knows? __________________ check out my buttspresso

10-05-2010, 02:04 AM	#5
Krylo The Straightest Shota Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: It's a secret to everybody. Posts: 17,789	Giving directors too much credit. Not that I can blame you, that's kind of a thing that people do. However, whether Supes is dark or not is going to be on Goyer's head. That's a writing thing. If he's written as a boyscout it's going to be pretty difficult for Snyder to make him all dark without rewriting the entire script on the fly. If he's written darkly, then, likewise, regardless of who you have directing, they'd have a hard time making him a boyscout without rewriting the script. There's plenty of wiggle room if he's written somewhere in the middle, granted, where a director can cause it to veer one way or the other, but I don't think I've seen middle of the road supes. It's either grimdark or boyscout. Not that any of this changes the probability of Supes being dark. Goyer's done, what? Blade Trilogy? And had his hands in the Nolan Batman flicks. Yeah. __________________ I am very tired.

10-05-2010, 03:20 AM	#8
Kim adorable Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12,950	Personally, I'd love to see Nolan in charge of a movie adaptation of Red Son, but I don't think that'll be happening any time soon so oh well. __________________ this post is about how to successfully H the Kimmy

10-05-2010, 03:34 AM	#9
Amake Keeper of the new Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: A place without judgment Posts: 4,506	If we're going to have a good Superman movie Robert Zemeckis directing a movie adaptation of All-Star Superman. That is all. __________________ Hope insistent, trust implicit, love inherent, life immersed

10-05-2010, 03:19 AM	#7
Professor Smarmiarty Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: K-space Posts: 9,758	I'm just not even sure how you would really do a Superman movie because Supes just doesn't really work as an action hero unless greatly depowered.