Topic: The Movie Thread

@KALofKRYPTON Does JJ Abrams have another actor in mind?

@WanderingBullet Probably.

Cavill screen-tested (and was reportedly cast) for Superman: Flyby, but he was 20 at the time and the script was built around a college-age Clark Kent. The development hell continued until Singer showed up with a Superman The Movie sequel idea and binned everything else.

You can find the Flyby script online. It's terrible.

@RogerRoger I feel pretty safe in the assumption that it can't be as bad as TLJ. My expectations are rock-bottom, so I doubt Star Wars can actually disappoint me anymore.

@RogerRoger Like TFA?!

I'm curious enough to see for myself before I read/hear too much about it around release.

@RogerRoger That’s a great point; likely the pressure will be on to produce a satisfying first viewing, especially given TLJ’s poor reception. It’ll be like that super sweet chocolate cake for dessert— the first piece is great, but if you go back for seconds it just makes your stomach churn because it’s too rich.

@RogerRoger @Th3solution @LN78
Nice to know we're all on pretty much the same page.

Shall we talk about Anakin's lightsaber activation button next? ;-p

@RogerRoger Ha! Probably in some circles.
It's pure pedantry (which I'm OK with), but in TFA and TLJ, everyone using the 'not activation button' to activate the saber really grinds my gears!

That Star Wars trailer looks awesome! Making our way through the movies now since Ive never really seen any of them. Looking forward to seeing it this Christmas!

@RogerRoger Also, yeah the odd use of the prequel stuff in the clip was a big jarring.

@RogerRoger You’re welcome to it! I am an analogy making machine! There’s more where that came from. 😆

The new Joker final trailer's terrific. Hyped for the movie.

Also, there are theories online that his character isn't even the real Joker.

@LN78 I'm not familiar with that movie. Was it any good?

Since it's a new origin story, I do wonder if Joaquin Phoenix's character ends up killing Thomas Wayne, though.

@LN78 Thanks.

Joker is a standalone film. It's most likely an Elseworlds story. The reason why people are saying he's not the real Joker but will serve as inspiration for the real Joker that Batman faces later on is because of the age difference. His character in the movie looks like he's 30 years older than young Bruce Wayne.

@LN78 Haha. It's a low budget movie. Reportedly only cost $55 million to make.

Joker is apparently going to be part of a series or at least a new anthology of sorts

Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is intended to launch DC Black, a series of DC-based films separate from the DC Extended Universe (DCEU).

From Wikipedia

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy
Interesting!

I wonder if they're finally going to move ahead with the JL Dark project, or perhaps some of the defunct imprints.

Here's hoping for a Transmet' film!

Warner Bros. intends for Joker to launch DC Black, a line of DC Comics-based films unrelated to the DCEU with darker, more experimental material, similar to comic imprints such as Elseworlds.

Also from Wikipedia @KALofKRYPTON , there's some planning for a sequel maybe too if Phoenix wants to

I just want Joker to be good... That's all... Please don't fudge it up DC 😂

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy I'm still not particularly sold on Joker. I don't think for a second that it'll be a bad film, far from it probably - but just one that I'm not all that interested in seeing.

Hopefully they actually take up some of the other imprints. There's really good stuff there.
Fortunately I've zero faith in WB - so I'll not be holding my breath.

@LN78 Ha! I always wanted them them to make it in the 90's and cast Patrick Stewart.

@LN78 I think MCO and Transmet' are disparate enough in approach to work. And as much as I'd love for Rebellion to come up with the goods for MCO - I'll believe it when I see it.

Transmet' would work very well as a TV show. I could buy Hiddleston as Spider, in fact - that could be a masterful bit of casting (if the House of Mouse hasn't got him locked out of other publisher's roles) - but I'd rather crap in my hands and clap than see Hardy as Spider.

@RogerRoger ah the old 'look how perfect this casting is and how well it's going but, nah, we're doing this instead'.