Info/casting/pics thread

[xwolverine2]

/\ See, this guy obviously doesn't get the comic, he's just glad the fckin' Bekmambetov is making a feature length film.

Well, he didn't need to fck with a favorite of dozens of comic book fans in the process.

i never heard of it so i could care less... lol

sorry but thats the trutht:

 

[Tempest19]

i never heard of it so i could care less... lol

sorry but thats the trutht:

"God you're such an a$$hole, and I speak from experience. It only seems like yesterday I was at your level on the pathetic-o-meter."
- Wesley

I'd like to see a graphic novel you love get ripped to shreds, so you would know how us 'Wanted' fans feel. And the worst part is? This graphic novel had potential to be cinematic gold in the right hands!

The hell with Bekmambetov's "dsiregard every major aspect of the comic and title it 'Wanted'" version of it!

 

[xwolverine2]

then dont watch the movie.

nobody is making you dude.

wow.

 

[Tempest19]

As I said, I'm more than likely going to turn into 'Wanted's "CFlash" those who roam the TF forums probably know who I'm talking about.

And yeah, I'm pissed that instead of getting 'Wanted' we're getting something that is trying to pass itself off as 'Wanted'. If it was titled something entirely different, I wouldn't have a problem- it's different enough to easily get away with it. That's how much they seemingly changed it.

 

[Darth Elektra]

I've never read the graphic novel. From the news it sounds awsome, so I can't wait to see the trailer.

 

[xwolverine2]

I've never read the graphic novel. From the news it sounds awsome, so I can't wait to see the trailer.

exactly

 

[Tempest19]

: Bekmambetov fckin' ruined a classic, that's nothing to be excited for.

This could have been the best superhero film of all time, If you're not going to follow it- change the fckin' title so there can be an actual 'Wanted' fim, damn it!!!

Get Fincer and '300'/'Sin City' this graphic novel... seriously. A live action direct adapt, or at least faithful adapt, would be HUGE.

If this film didn't carry that title and trying to pass it off as being connected to the comic, I might be excited. But, what looks to be turning out to be a hack job of the graphic novel literally makes me sick to my stomache.

As I said, in my dream world- this will disappear like Fantastic Four 94'

And it seems that everyone who has read 'Wanted' agrees with most or all of my posts of hatred towards how Bekmambetov is fcking up one of the greatest graphic novels of all time.

 

[Darth Elektra]

So you think the movie will suck because of one interview? Why don't you wait till ComicCon and the trailer before saying the movie will have nothing to do with the graphic novel. I mean it's so early that no one knows how it will turn out.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

then dont watch the movie.

nobody is making you dude.

wow.

Well see that is kind of hard for anyone with something they love. Say you absolutely love X-Men and they decided to make a movie and everything you saw or heard from the director was in a direction you considered bad you would just say to yourself "Ehhh I just won't see it." Riiiiiight.

 

[Tempest19]

Because, as I said- more or less- everything thus far has been looking to throw away several important aspects from the graphic novel. Every single thing has been almost to completely off so far, which would kind of be hard for someone who has never read the graphic novel at all to understand.

Here's a suggestion- go out, buy it, read it and still tells me it sounds like anything familiar.

Think I'm tearing to shreds? Check out other fans on imdb.

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Imagine watching... Watchmen, for example turn into a nightmare in the making for fans of it. Well, that's where I am now- watching a "shredding of the source" in the making.

"We've decided to take away Rorschach mask, because the audience wants to relate to the character. In order to do that you need to see him."

Or maybe, they're all current or former cops or special force agents, yeah! That would be great!

You can typically see a disaster in the making if you're a fan of the source material. The examples I stated above, especially the second example, is the equivalent for 'Wanted' of: "everything in a superhero costume is gone." That more or less says- "supervillains and superheroes, GONE- no, we'll have this film be about assasins and possible some group of random heroes." That is if they don't go the whole 'Heroes' route, which so far seems like trying to hang onto a cliff alive with someone above waiting ready to crush your fingers and force you off. If you think this isn't destroying the material at it's core, god you must truly be a blind Bekmambetov fan.

The only thing that seems good is Millar's words, which- may or may not- be trying to sway popular opinion of the project from actual fans of the graphic novel.

 

[xwolverine2]

Well see that is kind of hard for anyone with something they love. Say you absolutely love X-Men and they decided to make a movie and everything you saw or heard from the director was in a direction you considered bad you would just say to yourself "Ehhh I just won't see it." Riiiiiight.

if i see that its a bad movie then i wont see it...plain and simple.

how many bloodrayne fans went to see that crapola?

 

[Tempest19]

Lmaol. You can have a great movie that is loyal to the source material. Anyone who has read 'Wanted' knows that it is cinematic GOLD.

Bekmambetov can have his movie, but fact of the matter is- he didn't need to fck with the source material like he did. Looking through here all I saw were excited Bekmambetov fans (two of which haven't even read the source material and at least one of which is acting like staying true to it means nothing as long as Bekmambetov gets a film) and more often than not- more than pissed and furious 'Wanted' fans. That should tell you something... At least change the god damn title so that we can get an actual 'Wanted' film. Which, if we ever do- I can guarantee you it would make Bekmambetov version, as it is looking right now, look like a pile of steaming ****.

As I said, my warped nightmarish take on Watchmen might be a good movie with one of the best directors known to man behind the helm (please note that the below italics is meant to sound like a horrible adapted version of it):

"We've decided to take away Rorschach mask, because the audience wants to relate to the character. In order to do that you need to see him."

Or maybe, they're all current or former cops or special force agents, yeah! That would be great!

But, that doesn't mean it wouldn't be a fcking horrible, beyond reedeemable Watchmen film.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

if i see that its a bad movie then i wont see it...plain and simple.

how many bloodrayne fans went to see that crapola?

I am pretty sure the hardcore fans saw it. I am a huge Batman fan and I went to see Batman and Robin despite how awful it looked. You don't sound like you a hardcore fan of much so it is kind of hard for you to be empathetic to a lot of the people *****ing in this thread. I guess your lucky in the sense that you don't love a certain character or certain material the way that a lot of people do. You can just walk away from it.

 

[Sloth7d]

Why is this such big news...when has Hollywood ever got anything right?

They've adapted Frank Millars graphic novels very well so far, aswell as Hellboy. Hollywood CAN do things right, but alot of the times they change crap thinking it'll apeal better to non-comic fans. Sigh, whatta ya gonna do?

 

[Darth Elektra]

They've adapted Frank Millars graphic novels very well so far...

Exactly. Sin City and 300 were both great films that were adapted perfectly.

That's why Ronin and The Spirit will hopefully be great films.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Wow this thread got all angsty,i read the novel and didn't like it so any changes are fine with me as long as he keeps the mask and basic premise of being the son of a superpowered assassin

 

[Cinemaman]

I felt the same way, and that's why I said I needed to give it a second viewing...I'm hoping I'm missing something amazing in Night Watch that will restore some faith in this project for me.

I thought about Day Watch as the movie, which would have gotten from me a second chance. But after trailers and clips I lost any hope in Bekmambetov's craft.

 

[Ultimate_Superman]

Wow this thread got all angsty,i read the novel and didn't like it so any changes are fine with me as long as he keeps the mask and basic premise of being the son of a superpowered assassin

You sir are dead to me for the rest of the day for that comment.

 

[Ultimate_Superman]

I really hate what they are doing to this classic modern day story but I will more then likely still see it when it comes out on DVD that is.

 

[xwolverine2]

I am pretty sure the hardcore fans saw it. I am a huge Batman fan and I went to see Batman and Robin despite how awful it looked. You don't sound like you a hardcore fan of much so it is kind of hard for you to be empathetic to a lot of the people *****ing in this thread. I guess your lucky in the sense that you don't love a certain character or certain material the way that a lot of people do. You can just walk away from it.

im an x-men fan... they "raped X3", i still loved it.

 

[Conan]

im an x-men fan... they "raped X3", i still loved it.

LOL X3 should have never seen the light of day. Singer told Fox after he was done with Superman Returns he would do X3 Fox on the other hand didn't want to wait.

 

[Jack Rabbit]

"God you're such an a$$hole, and I speak from experience. It only seems like yesterday I was at your level on the pathetic-o-meter."
- Wesley

I'd like to see a graphic novel you love get ripped to shreds, so you would know how us 'Wanted' fans feel. And the worst part is? This graphic novel had potential to be cinematic gold in the right hands!

The hell with Bekmambetov's "dsiregard every major aspect of the comic and title it 'Wanted'" version of it!

I'm 100% with you on this, Tempest. I could see the Wanted feature film playing out in my head when I first picked up the graphic novel. Its easily one of my favorite graphic novels of all time.

It's such a waste for this to happen. An absolute ****ing waste.

 

[xwolverine2]

Daywatch got great reviews

74% on RT... and 87% by the cream of the crop
yahoo users gave it a B+

too bad its not playin in miami

 

[Tempest19]

XWolverine, you have to learn something because you are really sounding ignorant.

'Wanted' fans don't give a fck about your beloved director.

'Wanted' fans give a fck about 'WANTED'.

And so for by the sounds of it your beloved director is ruining every single great aspect about 'Wanted' turning it into something that will probably be beyond recognition.

Lmaol. Isn't it obvious to you that 'Wanted' fans don't give a fck about Bekmambetov and only about a great 'WANTED' film coming out?

You can have the greatest director of all time directing 'Watchmen', but if that director butchers, hacks, and throws out the source material- no matter what- it IS going to be a HORRIBLE film because of that.

'Wanted' fans don't want a Bekmambetov film, we want a 'WANTED' film.

The thing is, he can have his first big film- but he shouldn't be destroying what many comic book fans consider to be one of the classics. You haven't read it, so obviously you don't get it- this film, if done and adapted right would be cinematic gold.

The line earlier about "everything about superheroes with a costume is gone"- now THAT is a sin! That's the equivalent of taking the the mask away from Rorschach. That's the equivalent of having Spider-Man's identity known to NYC and Jameson being a Spider-Man fan. That's the equivalent of Wolvering not being a bad ass... that's the equivalent of giving Ghost Rider a skull- but not having it be on fire... that's the equivalent of, well you get the point.

 

[Jack Rabbit]

xwolverine2, you haven't read Wanted, have you?

If not, you have no frame of reference for this film.

As far as I'm concerned, Bekmambetov has yet to put out a good film. This will get even less of a reception from me, because he defiled the source material.