Lounge of Justice - Part 90

[TheGuy]

Some mix of old rumors, news and speculation.

To help find a way to make Superman relevant to modern audiences, studio brass has been polling lots of high-profile talent. There have been discussions with J.J. Abrams, whose company Bad Robot recently signed a massive first-look deal with the studio, and there was a meeting with Michael B. Jordan earlier this year with the “Creed” star pitching Warners on a vision for the character. However, Jordan isn’t ready to commit to taking on the project since filming doesn’t seem likely to happen for several years and he has a full dance card of projects. Insiders think that a new Superman film is unlikely to hit screens before 2023, given that there’s no script and no director attached.

The launch of HBO Max had inspired some hopes that Warner Bros. might allow Zack Snyder to release a director’s cut of “Justice League,” leading to a social media campaign dubbed #ReleaseTheSnyderCut. Snyder directed an earlier version of the ill-fated super-team movie and had planned to do some reshoots. However, after his daughter died, he was not able to complete production and was replaced by Joss Whedon, who injected a more light-hearted tone into the final film. Logistically, however, there’s little appetite at the studio for spending the millions of dollars it would require to finish visual effects and editing work on Snyder’s version, particularly as “Justice League” was a commercial disaster. There are currently no plans to release a Snyder version either in theaters or on HBO Max.

“That’s a pipe dream,” said one knowledgeable insider. “There’s no way it’s ever happening.”

 

[Calvin Ellis]

Sad about the Snyder cut but I am hoping MBJ takes over as Superman.

 

[Consona]

Isn't he an actor?

 

[KalvinEllis]

Some mix of old rumors, news and speculation.

I guess nothing really new overall, except for confirmation that Johns will be involved in the GL TV show after all.

 

[Greenlite]

New tibits are confirming JJ had discussion with WB (contrary to his nervous denial last week, lol), Johns finally finishing his script this year since 18 months ago, WB asking JJ to produce GLC is interesting, maybe he said nah thus Arrowverse guy taking it to HBOMax?

Would be quite cool to have JJ directing Sup, producing GLC, and get McQuarrie to write/polish the scripts.

 

[Kane52630]

Glad to hear there's no Snyder cut. It's finally time to move on.

 

[Consona]

Glad to hear there's no Snyder cut. It's finally time to move on.

Wanna say that to Jason Momoa face-to-face?

 

[flickchick85]

Would be quite cool to have JJ directing Sup, producing GLC, and get McQuarrie to write/polish the scripts.

That WOULD be cool, but based on McQuarrie's comments over the last year, I really don't think he'd be down for that, lol.

 

[StarLord]

Glad to hear there's no Snyder cut. It's finally time to move on.

Lol. All that hope from the momentum last week...

 

[Calvin Ellis]

Glad to hear there's no Snyder cut. It's finally time to move on.

Forbes says there is a cut that is 90-99% done.

 

[DlAMONDZ]

WB going full Sony with those villain spinoffs

 

[KalvinEllis]

WB going full Sony with those villain spinoffs

I was curious about what they would learn from the success of Joker and apparently it was the same thing as before. Much like with the Nolan trilogy when they thought their subsequent DC movies should have a darker tone, now they make an R-rated movie about a villain that breaks a billion and they decide that making more R-rated villain movies is the way to go. What do they say about doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results.

 

[Kane52630]

Wanna say that to Jason Momoa face-to-face?

Forbes says there is a cut that is 90-99% done.

 

[Calvin Ellis]

Could say the same thing about it not being real.

 

[chintai80]

 

[Kane52630]

Using my own gifs against me... I see how it is.

 

[Chip Chipperson]

How the turntables

 

[kguillou]

Godzilla vs Kong better have some mindblowing special effects because thats a longtime in postproduction. Y’know, assuming there arent two months of reshoots a few months before the movie is supposed to come out.

 

[flickchick85]

Oh, you know it ain't about improving effects, lol.

 

[heatvision38]

King of the Monsters was really bad, imo. So blaaaaah, heck, worse than blah. At times I actively disliked the movie.

 

[flickchick85]

I am a simple woman. I just want someone to direct these things who will hold a shot for more than 2 seconds so I can actually see the damn monster fights. Is that too much to ask? I could have thoroughly enjoyed KotM if they'd only done that basic thing instead of cutting to the human POV where you can't see **** for every other shot.

 

[Greenlite]

I love the 2014 Godzilla when the "let them fight" was about to materialize and we're about to climax, then they cut it off to ATJ telling his wife to stay in the nuc zone to wait for him, after 4-5 about to climax but not quite scenes, I had no energy for the ultimate climax the director went for in the last second.

 

[Chip Chipperson]

I wanna make the usual BvS/JL comparison jokes for Kong vs Godzilla but even I’m starting to feel a little bad about that movie’s chances

Hopefully it turns out to be a pleasant surprise after all the behind the scenes turmoil

 

[Greenlite]

 

[MbJ]

The studio has less clarity on what to do with Superman, a character who has now been rebooted two different times in the last 13 years, once with Brandon Routh (“Superman Returns”) and later with Henry Cavill (“Man of Steel”) without landing on a winning strategy.

To help find a way to make Superman relevant to modern audiences, studio brass has been polling lots of high-profile talent. There have been discussions with J.J. Abrams, whose company Bad Robot recently signed a massive first-look deal with the studio, and there was a meeting with Michael B. Jordan earlier this year with the “Creed” star pitching Warners on a vision for the character. However, Jordan isn’t ready to commit to taking on the project since filming doesn’t seem likely to happen for several years and he has a full dance card of projects. Insiders think that a new Superman film is unlikely to hit screens before 2023, given that there’s no script and no director attached.

Under Hamada and Emmerich, the studio has become more comfortable with backing comic book movies for adults. “Joker” became the first DC release to nab an R rating, but it won’t be the last. “Birds of Prey” is also expected to get a similar rating and insiders predict that James Gunn’s upcoming “Suicide Squad” sequel will also be R-rated. In the case of “Birds of Prey,” the film won’t be in the pitch-black, grim vein of “Joker.” Insiders describe the film has a more humorous, spirited, girl gang adventure, albeit not one for younger children. A series of recent reshoots dramatically improved test screening results and the studio is confident “Birds of Prey” will be a hit when it opens in February.

[/QUOTE]DC’s future won’t unfold entirely on the big screen. HBO Max, WarnerMedia’s upcoming streaming service, is currently looking for DC properties that could inspire films to premiere on its platform. It hopes to make DC adventures that have slightly lower budgets, requiring them to rely on up-and-coming actors and not established stars, with a goal of keeping production costs under $65 million.[/QUOTE]

Beyond embracing the darker undercurrents of the DC canon, the company is also revisiting characters that they believe were ill-served by previous big screen adventures. “Green Lantern Corps” remains a priority despite the fact that 2011’s “Green Lantern” was a high-profile commercial disaster. Johns is delivering a script at the end of the year. The project may be presented to Abrams and Bad Robot to see if the company would be interested in producing the picture. However, Greg Berlanti, another major talent on the Warner lot, is partnering with Johns on a “Green Lantern” television show. There’s speculation that relationship could lead to his involvement in a feature film.

DC Films Plots Future With Superman, Green Lantern and R-Rated Movies (EXCLUSIVE)

They're also apparently still really invested in making Ezra's Flash movie even with his busy schedule.