[Movies] The DC Cinematic Universe - The David Zazlav Dumpster Fire.
The Arrowverse is kind of knocking it out of the park in live action, so I think we need to blame this more on the creative forces behind the movies than the medium.
They decided to make Zach Snyder the standard that all movies should fit into.
The problem is that DC movies were practically dead after the 90's fiasco that was Batman and Robin. Christopher Nolan came along with a good idea to do a darker, grittier, "realistic" take on Batman. This worked well because it countered the stupid cheesy tone of the previous Batman films, and because it was well-written/planned (Nolan's first two were, anyway).
And because the studio execs for Warner Bros. are dumb, all they took from that is "dark and gritty + CGI = money" so they have been making the movies with that formula. They ignore thoughts like good writing, dialogue, pacing, a balanced approach to CGI, etc.
And yes, Zach Snyder just perfectly captures everything wrong with that mentality. He's the wrong fit for what these movies should be.
I've watched a few episodes of Flash and Arrow, but they're too cheesy t.v. for me, or they're for a younger audience. I don't know. I can't connect with either show.
I've heard that before about Wonder Woman.
To be honest, when he said he wanted Summer Glau as Diana, I was so glad he got dropped from it. Nothing against Summer, but Joss needs to look up "Amazon" and get over his "tiny girl, big fight" fetish.
FTFY
I thought that was Quinton Tarantino. But then again, Uma's not that tiny.
Wait, what? He would pick Summer Glau over Gina Torres as Diana?
Sad but true. Boo, Whedon.Wait, what? He would pick Summer Glau over Gina Torres as Diana?
Oh man, Gina Torres as Wonder Woman would be amazingWait, what? He would pick Summer Glau over Gina Torres as Diana?
Well, he could always claim Hippolyta ran out of clay...
Then we've gone from Wonder Woman to Boxing Helena.
For @@Li3n : Boxing Helena - if she runs out of clay, we're left with Wonder Torso.
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I actually google'd the film right after... but hey, there are so few opportunities to use that tag when everything is online...
Joss Whedon to direct a Batgirl movie for the DCEU
http://variety.com/2017/film/news/batgirl-movie-joss-whedon-warner-bros-1202018544/
So our next chunk of projects after Aquaman and Flash are The Batman, Nightwing, Gotham City Sirens, and now Batgirl.
You know, doubling down on Gotham and Bat-stuff might be the way to go for WB for now if they can't do anything else right.
http://variety.com/2017/film/news/batgirl-movie-joss-whedon-warner-bros-1202018544/
So our next chunk of projects after Aquaman and Flash are The Batman, Nightwing, Gotham City Sirens, and now Batgirl.
You know, doubling down on Gotham and Bat-stuff might be the way to go for WB for now if they can't do anything else right.
As long at they don't drown the project in GrimDark Juice...
I think I would have rather seen Whedon's take on Wonder Woman, but this could be cool if he is allowed to do his own thing.
I didn't know they were planning a Nightwing film. That's interesting.
I didn't know they were planning a Nightwing film. That's interesting.
Especially when their bosses are sponsored by that shit.
If it makes you feel better, those are scripted and most likely paid for by Warner Bros.College Kids react....
and basically everything we didn't like about the JL trailer, they're SO STOKED about.
Right down to "I love the choice of music for the trailer!"
Yeah. It's shit. But Teens and Twentysomethings love to eat shit.
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... which is why they said they liked Spider-Man better?
Dwayne Johnson let some details fly this week. Essentially the plan seems to be to have a fun corner of the DCEU. A Captain Marvel movie, a separate stand-alone Black Adam movie, and then a Captain Marvel movie where Black Adam is the villain. The characters may appear in other DC movies.
I'm still uncertain for the DCEU's future, but I really want this to work out for him.
I'm still uncertain for the DCEU's future, but I really want this to work out for him.
Meanwhile, WB executives listened to the interview and were confused by this strange word he used. "What's this 'fun' thing he's talking about?" they asked.
You want to know how DC could make a comeback? Do Dark Knight Returns with Michael Keaton
But they'll give it to Snyder.