Superman Returns How Do You Feel About Singer NOW Thread

[Ultimate_Superman]

I am at the cross roads because I feel Singer has dropped the ball with his casting.

 

[M.E.H.Z.E.B]

Choose your destiny?

For some reason I hear the Mortal Kombat music...

we can have that arranged...
[not at the moment though]

 

[Pksoze]

I mean to me after Supes and Lex his casting sucks I mean come on this guy is suppose to be one of Lex's bad guys

OH yea I am shaking right now.

Funny pic, but you know maybe the guy can be versatile, it does happen.

Remember before Batman Michael Keaton was friggin Mr. Mom.

 

[johnsonuk]

I mean to me after Supes and Lex his casting sucks I mean come on this guy is suppose to be one of Lex's bad guys

OH yea I am shaking right now.

if he is a good actor then he will be able to play a villain.truth is we don't know who exactly he is playing.What type of characture he is.i mean could a quiet welshman known for playing a butler or a vet ever be a decent nasty piece of work?









anthony hopkins.and no i am not comparing the two,he is just an example of what is possible

 

[Ultimate_Superman]

Funny pic, but you know maybe the guy can be versatile, it does happen.

Remember before Batman Michael Keaton was friggin Mr. Mom.

But he still made it look serious at the same time. With him all I can see is that picture or him riding some white horse through the woods with a goofy smile on his face or him sliding off some chicks back through a window.

 

[muscles]

I really think I am on the fence, I am being supported and will see the movie on the first day, however I am trying to reserve my judgement till after I see the movie. I might say best movie in the world and have chill bumps after I see it, or I might be like GOD I rather have seen Waxworks with zach gallagan rereleased in theaters LOL.

 

[M.E.H.Z.E.B]

i agree on some of the flaws in singer's casting for Superman Returns... but for X2 and X-Men... he was spot on...

maybe we can make a vague assumption on the weight of his choices for SR when we actually get a glimpse of Routh in costume... and a couple of pics each, of all the characters of the movie...
better yet... the teaser or the trailer!

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

Halle Berry was terrible as Storm IMO, she seemed to think she was so above the part that it showed in the way she seemed to go through the motions. Was also never really crazy about Marsden as Cyclops but he was a last minute fill in so it's forgiveable. Didnt like the fact he made Rogue a teenager either.

 

[M.E.H.Z.E.B]

Halle Berry was terrible as Storm IMO, she seemed to think she was so above the part that it showed in the way she seemed to go through the motions. Was also never really crazy about Marsden as Cyclops but he was a last minute fill in so it's forgiveable. Didnt like the fact he made Rogue a teenager either.

so... which path are u taking?

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

so... which path are u taking?

I'm still at "Wait and see", though outside of Spacey I feel the casting is lacking, and I wanted a total restart of the franchise instead of some vague pseudo continuation of Superman II. I'm being critical of what we know, and trying not to make assumptions about things we dont...

 

[triplet]

I'm still at "Wait and see", though outside of Spacey I feel the casting is lacking, and I wanted a total restart of the franchise instead of some vague pseudo continuation of Superman II. I'm being critical of what we know, and trying not to make assumptions about things we dont...

An origin is also what I woulda preferred...

 

[Venom71]

In Singer I Trust!

 

[Sverdlovski]

I'd rather have something true to the character and at the same time new like Bryan Singer is planning to do than a complete restart, another origin story, like Burton and McG/Ratner were planning to do...

 

[M.E.H.Z.E.B]

Is "Critisizing" like Super-sizing??

not by a long shot

 

[That-Guy]

I'm going to wait until the movie comes out. Although I really like Singer, he has made some slight casting errors before (Halle Berry as Storm... I don't know about the rest of you, but I thought she totally blew, James Marsden as Cyclops... too young and very little stage presence); but on the other hand, some of his casting choices have been AWESOME (Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, Ian McKellan as Magneto).

 

[M.E.H.Z.E.B]

i guess the guy with the horrible casting spree is Joel Shumacher... remember the batman movies?

 

[Bad Superman]

i guess the guy with the horrible casting spree is Joel Shumacher... remember the batman movies?

I think the Batman movies casting was good with the exception of George Clooney. As for the rest, I think they did a great job.

 

[The Singularity]

Is "Critisizing" like Super-sizing??

Only difference is you don't get extra fries...

 

[Dark Knight]

Which path would you take,
and
Why?

I choose to criticize Singer until he actually casts a big name star that is not over 55 years old as Jor-El.....and until someone gets a script review of the 1st draft.

 

[Dark Knight]

i do agree with others here...that the casting has been lacking and is average at best....besides Spacey. That why i think another big time star is needed for the role of Jor-El. Much like what Brando did for the original film.

 

[King Krypton]

How do I feel? I feel the fans are such egotistical, selfish crybabies that nothing Singer does will get a fair shake.

I don't get the fans at all. Turn Batman into a

Spoiler

two-time ex-con who only learns killing is wrong after being chewed out by his latetst disposable girlfriend

and turn Ra's Al Ghul into

Spoiler

a stock crazy tree-hugger with a stupid master plan and a dual identity that makes no sense whatsoever, and can be easily killed in a train wreck

, and you're a creative genius beyond reproach. Write a script where Krypton doesn't explode and Lex Luthor is Kryptonian in some way or another, and you're praised to the skies for being inventive and not being tied to the mythology. But use the Reeve movies as backstory and tweak the costume with a new belt buckle and a two-sided cape? You're the Antichrist because you didn't rehash the origin in nauseating detail or you didn't convert Smallville into a movie. I can't for the life of me understand this. Fans will gladly celebrate and support stuff that takes a pickaxe to these characters and changes them for the worse, but tiny tweaks that don't hurt anything at all and using a time-tested version of the characters as a starting point bring out the torches and pitchforks. Am I the only one who doesn't get this mentality of "worship trash, but tear down anything that might actually be respectful"?

This kind of attitude is the real danger this movie faces now. The fans can't be trusted, and I am deeply ashamed to admit that I'm a part of the comic book fandom.

 

[Lobo]

im gonna wait til the movie comes out...because truefully we're not going to have any idea how this movie will be until it actually does come out...so the best thing to do is just wait before passing judgement on any part of this movie

agreed

 

[DIRECTOR]

From what i see, Christopher Nolan is doing everything right thus far, from Casting to villians to story (restart)

singer is giving us doubts, especially with the casting of Kal Penn, like....what is that about, now he is "superman's best friend"????????????????? what is he going to be, Superman's OTIS???

 

[Bad Superman]

How do I feel? I feel the fans are such egotistical, selfish crybabies that nothing Singer does will get a fair shake.

I don't get the fans at all. Turn Batman into a

Spoiler

two-time ex-con who only learns killing is wrong after being chewed out by his latetst disposable girlfriend

and turn Ra's Al Ghul into

Spoiler

a stock crazy tree-hugger with a stupid master plan and a dual identity that makes no sense whatsoever, and can be easily killed in a train wreck

, and you're a creative genius beyond reproach. Write a script where Krypton doesn't explode and Lex Luthor is Kryptonian in some way or another, and you're praised to the skies for being inventive and not being tied to the mythology. But use the Reeve movies as backstory and tweak the costume with a new belt buckle and a two-sided cape? You're the Antichrist because you didn't rehash the origin in nauseating detail or you didn't convert Smallville into a movie. I can't for the life of me understand this. Fans will gladly celebrate and support stuff that takes a pickaxe to these characters and changes them for the worse, but tiny tweaks that don't hurt anything at all and using a time-tested version of the characters as a starting point bring out the torches and pitchforks. Am I the only one who doesn't get this mentality of "worship trash, but tear down anything that might actually be respectful"?

This kind of attitude is the real danger this movie faces now. The fans can't be trusted, and I am deeply ashamed to admit that I'm a part of the comic book fandom.

YEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

 

[batman44]

I believe Singer will do justice to the film, I have faith in him. This is sort like his dream project, why would he fail?