All Things Superman: An Open Discussion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Part 37

[HighFivingMF]

Where's the new synopsis?

http://www.manofsteel.com/index.html

 

[Showtime]

I think it's silly to complain when you get something and when you don't.

The marketing is meant for the general audience and showing a T.V spot during something that appeals to the general audience is a good thing. Considering how many movies the MOS trailer didn't play with for some reason the footage was new to the people who could make the movie a hit. EG. not us geeks.

I'm hoping this means WB is tired of the year of flops and are ready to get the marketing campaign started. Hopefully we get posters and new screen shots in the next two weeks.

Yep. The first Superman Returns TV Spot came out May 20th I believe.

 

[ElDuderino]

New Synopsis?? When was this? Where?

http://www.manofsteel.com/index.html

FROM WARNER BROS. PICTURES AND LEGENDARY PICTURES COMES “MAN OF STEEL,” STARRING HENRY CAVILL (“IMMORTALS,” TV’S “THE TUDORS&#8221 IN THE ROLE OF CLARK KENT/SUPERMAN, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF ZACK SNYDER (“300,” “WATCHMEN&#8221.

A YOUNG BOY LEARNS THAT HE HAS EXTRAORDINARY POWERS AND IS NOT OF THIS EARTH. AS A YOUNG MAN, HE JOURNEYS TO DISCOVER WHERE HE CAME FROM AND WHAT HE WAS SENT HERE TO DO. BUT THE HERO IN HIM MUST EMERGE IF HE IS TO SAVE THE WORLD FROM ANNIHILATION AND BECOME THE SYMBOL OF HOPE FOR ALL MANKIND.

THE FILM ALSO STARS FOUR-TIME OSCAR® NOMINEE AMY ADAMS (“THE MASTER&#8221 AS DAILY PLANET JOURNALIST LOIS LANE, AND OSCAR® NOMINEE LAURENCE FISHBURNE (“WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT&#8221 AS HER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, PERRY WHITE. STARRING AS CLARK KENT’S ADOPTIVE PARENTS, MARTHA AND JONATHAN KENT, ARE OSCAR® NOMINEE DIANE LANE (“UNFAITHFUL&#8221 AND ACADEMY AWARD® WINNER KEVIN COSTNER (“DANCES WITH WOLVES&#8221.

SQUARING OFF AGAINST THE SUPERHERO ARE TWO OTHER SURVIVING KRYPTONIANS, THE VILLAINOUS GENERAL ZOD, PLAYED BY OSCAR® NOMINEE MICHAEL SHANNON (“REVOLUTIONARY ROAD&#8221, AND FAORA, ZOD’S EVIL PARTNER, PLAYED BY ANTJE TRAUE (UPCOMING “THE SEVENTH SON&#8221. ALSO FROM SUPERMAN’S NATIVE KRYPTON ARE LARA LOR-VAN, SUPERMAN’S MOTHER, PLAYED BY AYELET ZURER (“ANGELS AND DEMONS&#8221, AND SUPERMAN’S FATHER, JOR-EL, PORTRAYED BY ACADEMY AWARD® WINNER RUSSELL CROWE (“GLADIATOR&#8221.

ROUNDING OUT THE CAST ARE CHRISTOPHER MELONI (UPCOMING “42&#8221 AS U.S. MILITARY MAN COLONEL HARDY, HARRY LENNIX (“STATE OF PLAY&#8221 AS GENERAL SWANWICK, MICHAEL KELLY (“THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU&#8221 AS STEVE LOMBARD, AND RICHARD SCHIFF (TV’S “THE WEST WING&#8221 AS DR. EMIL HAMILTON.

“MAN OF STEEL” IS BEING PRODUCED BY CHARLES ROVEN, CHRISTOPHER NOLAN, EMMA THOMAS AND DEBORAH SNYDER. THE SCREENPLAY WAS WRITTEN BY DAVID S. GOYER FROM A STORY BY GOYER & NOLAN, BASED UPON SUPERMAN CHARACTERS CREATED BY JERRY SIEGEL & JOE SHUSTER AND PUBLISHED BY DC ENTERTAINMENT. THOMAS TULL, LLOYD PHILLIPS AND JON PETERS ARE SERVING AS EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS.

ZACK SNYDER’S BEHIND-THE-SCENES TEAM INCLUDES DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY AMIR MOKRI (“TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON” PRODUCTION DESIGNER ALEX MCDOWELL (“WATCHMEN” EDITOR DAVID BRENNER (“PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES” AND MULTIPLE ACADEMY AWARD®-WINNING COSTUME DESIGNER JAMES ACHESON (“RESTORATION,” THE “SPIDER-MAN” FILMS) AND COSTUME DESIGNER MICHAEL WILKINSON (“THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 AND 2,” “WATCHMEN,” “300&#8221. THE MUSIC IS BY ACADEMY AWARD®-WINNING COMPOSER HANS ZIMMER (“THE LION KING,” “INCEPTION&#8221.

WARNER BROS. PICTURES PRESENTS, IN ASSOCIATION WITH LEGENDARY PICTURES, A SYNCOPY PRODUCTION, A ZACK SNYDER FILM, “MAN OF STEEL.” THE FILM WILL BE RELEASED IN 3D AND 2D IN SELECT THEATERS AND IMAX®, AND IS SLATED FOR RELEASE ON JUNE 14, 2013. IT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED WORLDWIDE BY WARNER BROS. PICTURES, A WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Lone Ranger might go down as the biggest bomb of all time. Apparently the production budget eclipsed 250 mill already. And this doesnt even include the marketing budget. That movie is going to make John Carter look like Titanic.

Don't really think that is possible. Not with Depp in kid and mommy friendly Jack Sparrow mode. I think it will still do quite well overseas, even with the Western theme.

 

[mohoo]

I'm not saying means its going to make more than Man Of Steel, but it is certainly at least an indication about what people were discussing those two films and not Man Of Steel.

I think it could be because people mention the film differently, as "Man of Steel" or "Superman", and that doesn't help to trend.

 

[Showtime]

A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.

 

[DKDetective]

I'm surprised they are still using the music from the first trailer to be honest. You would think that Zimmer's score would be ready by this point. Also, I wonder if the lack of trending on twitter might convince WB to get its act in gear with the marketing. It's pretty sad that The Lone Ranger is trending and Superman is not.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Well to be fair, that means you can never complain. Even if the movie ends up not great.

I'm fine with the T.V spot, I'm satasfied that WB remembered that they had a 200 million dollar film coming out.

I'm not going to ***** about MOS first T.V spot having very little new footage. Other T.V spots will have new footage in the coming weeks and hopefully this is a signal that we will see new posters and screen shots soon. I will only ***** about the marketing when I feel that the ball is being dropped, the ball is not being dropped by marketing the film. So I'm officially giving them props for marketing the film to millions of people.

 

[\S/JcDc\S/]

"A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind."This could have been written better

 

[DarthSkywalker]

A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.

I read this in the style of the opening of Superman The Movie. It was pretty groovy in my mind.

 

[Showtime]

Is that actually new, I feel like I've seen it before.

 

[DaJanksta]

Omg people still aren't happy lol. It's a huge basketball game and I'm glad we got a spot. Good job WB

 

[Herolee10]

A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.

I just hope that the whole "Symbol of Hope for all Mankind" is better executed this time around because I never quite got that impression from previous film takes when it came to that notion. It was repeated over and over again by Brando's Jor-el but never actually shown as much.

I mean, the world that we were presented to in the films never really looked like it was in much peril before Superman came about. Sure there were your crimes and natural disasters like there was in the real world but if anything, I never got the impression that Superman was inspiring hope in the manner that Jor-el kept saying.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I'm fine with the T.V spot, I'm satasfied that WB remembered that they had a 200 million dollar film coming out.

I'm not going to ***** about MOS first T.V spot having very little new footage. Other T.V spots will have new footage in the coming weeks and hopefully this is a signal that we will see new posters and screen shots soon. I will only ***** about the marketing when I feel that the ball is being dropped, the ball is not being dropped by marketing the film. So I'm officially giving them props for marketing the film to millions of people.

I am talking in a more general way. All criticism is now criticized... for well existing.

 

[Showtime]

It's been out for a bit, it didn't come out tonight. The synopsis.

 

[ElDuderino]

Is that actually new, I feel like I've seen it before.

Nice catch -- I thought it sounded familiar too. You likely read it in the CNN article from the other day.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/05/showbiz/zimmer-man-of-steel

 

[Simo]

Is that actually new, I feel like I've seen it before.

Nope, at least its not new to me. I saw that on the official site a few weeks ago and even quoted it when CapedWonder posted about the new trailer and "symbol of hope" quote.

 

[sup101]

A tv spot has to trend to make people happy now?Sad.The trailer did trend on twitter back in dec when it was released.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

A film has to trend to make people happy now?Sad.The trailer did trend back in dec when it was released.

That don't think that was the point.

 

[Showtime]

Nice catch -- I thought it sounded familiar too. You likely read it in the CNN article from the other day.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/05/showbiz/zimmer-man-of-steel

Ahh yeah. I thought so. I think it might have been revealed during their Summer Preview a couple weeks ago.

Nope, at least its not new to me. I saw that on the official site a few weeks ago and even quoted it when CapedWonder posted about the new trailer and "symbol of hope" quote.

Yep. You're right.

 

[DKDetective]

I'm fine with the T.V spot, I'm satasfied that WB remembered that they had a 200 million dollar film coming out.

I'm not going to ***** about MOS first T.V spot having very little new footage. Other T.V spots will have new footage in the coming weeks and hopefully this is a signal that we will see new posters and screen shots soon. I will only ***** about the marketing when I feel that the ball is being dropped, the ball is not being dropped by marketing the film. So I'm officially giving them props for marketing the film to millions of people.

I'm glad that it seems that the marketing machine is finally starting to get moving, but the new Tv spot was completely wrong for its audience. I'm reminded of the discussion about Peggy's SuperBowl spot on Mad Men last night. If your audience is a bunch of drunken men at home or in bars watching sports, you need something loud or funny to catch their attentions. Otherwise, they will probably take the commercial break as an opportunity to talk with their friends. (see Dark Knight's comments about lack of reaction in the bar he was in)

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I am talking in a more general way. All criticism is now criticized... for well existing.

I have no idea what I am arguing against but here is an opinion:

I'm not saying one shouldn't criticize the quality of the marketing materials but one can no longer say that WB isn't making an effort to market their film.

 

[\S/JcDc\S/]

I don't know when I read it, but definitely read it before. I didn't like the start of second sentence "But the hero in him..."ehh

 

[Herolee10]

If one tv spot can bring this much attention/life back to this thread, imagine what a day filled with new posters/pictures/footage would do.....

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I have no idea what I am arguing against but here is an opinion:

I'm not saying one shouldn't criticize the quality of the marketing materials but one can no longer say that WB isn't making an effort to market their film.

I am done criticizing the marketing. There is no real point to it, and it is just souring my mood for no reason.

But I think the point tonight was about quality. That it was a retread of a trailer that is 4 months old.