Sequels Singer intereated on directing Superman vs Batman

[LongDong]

actually I thought the action in all of the X-Men movies was laughable wirework and kung fu crap

Escpecially in X2. My god that movie was horrible

 

[GreenKToo]

as did I...

i voted OTHER.

i just think that a neutral director, one who hasnt worked with either franchise would do a better job in portaying each character equally instead of overemphasizing one or underrepresenting the other.

 

[hippie_hunter]

what about a possible joint venture between Singer and Nolan??? i think i'd like to see that...

what i'm debating, though, is while i think i'd like to see a Superman vs. Batman movie, i'm not sure about Routh vs. Bale... i'm not sure who i'd prefer, though, so i guess it doesn't matter...

I would actually like to have Nolan and Singer produce with a different person directing. With Bale and Routh. And no Batman vs. Superman, World's Finest. Instead of having them fight each other, have them work together.

 

[MJB]

I personally don't think Nolan can do Superman since he is a director that loves realism whil Superman is more mythological and science fiction.

Realism? You mean like the water vaporizing machine in Batman Begins that well vaporizes water, but skips over the human body?????

 

[larryfilmmaker]

Nolan DID say Batman Begins was realism. Can't argue with that. Of course, he's completely wrong in saying so, but he DID say that it was "gritty reality" and that it woudl be "as if a man REALLY wanted to go out and do what Batman does"

 

[Sarcasm]

I posted this in the Returns forum, but I geuss it belongs here as well......

LEAVE IT TO CHRISTOPHER NOLAN GOD DAMNIT

If I can be totally tasteless for a minute, Singer you son of a b*tch, if you touch this movie I'll kill you. Me, killing you, remember it. Leave this film to Nolan and Goyer, don't you or your pathetic lackeys Harris and Dougherty get near this precious piece of work, we don't need two and a half hours of nothing, just plain and simply mother *****ing nothing.

Nolan will own your god damn, mother *****ing soul Singer and you better remember that. Go make Logans Run and stay the ***** away from Batman. You have no right, no god damn right, to ***** on what Nolan has started, just like you ***** on everything that has helped the character of Superman evolve post-Donner.

DO NOT HARM BATMAN!
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Ok retconned AHAHAHAHAAH!!! You passionate nerds make me smile.....and cry a little.

 

[LongDong]

Realism? You mean like the water vaporizing machine in Batman Begins that well vaporizes water, but skips over the human body?????

If the "water" in the human body had the same properties as the water in your toilet bowl, you would have evaporated years ago

 

[ChrisBaleBatman]

LOL........ownage.


Anyways, if I had my choice.....I'd have it be a different team, different people. So that way, when it crashes.....it will leave Batman and Superman's respective properties alone.

Seriously.....mashing these two up. It's not necessary b/c WB knows they can probably make more money separated.

Nolan could make a solid Superman, no doubt I think.....if he would ever get interested in it I think. He seems like the type of dude that if he puts his mind to it, he can wrap his mind around a subject.

And I think there is no doubt at all that Singer could make a good Batman movie as well. He's great for dark films, X-MEN and X2 are proof.

But together? I dunno......seems like such a balancing act that you'll piss someone off.

 

[House_of_El]

I think they both should direct. Singer could do his Superman while Nolan could do his stuff with Batman. Get the writers from Superman Returns and the writers from Batman Begins and the composers from both films. With this alliance it would be a perfect movie.

 

[WhatsHisFace]

Singer for the fights. Nolan for everything else.

Agreed.

Actually, Singer should handle the deeper emotional moments too, if any. But in a movie like this I'd think there would be lots.

 

[LongDong]

Singer sucks

 

[Kal-El Reeve]

I just find all of this funny. From retconned's asinine posts to the fact that there is so much bashing on both sides. Personally I think Batman Begins had its good points and its bad points. But it could have been a lot better. I loved Superman Returns and I still thought that there was more that could have been done.

Both franchises are back after Marvel has been ruling the movie scene. You people say Superman Returns did not do so well. Well in the U.S. it didn't because of a lot of things. From people who wanted Tom Welling, hated the costume, hated Routh, the casting, more along the lines to the Donner films, etc. But over all Superman Returns did better worldwide than domestically. Which is quite a shock personally where this is Superman's home country.

To those people who say they can write a Superman movie. There would probably be so many fanboy references to make the general audience think that it is a P.O.S. like Catwoman and Batman and Robin. Sure there were too many Chris Reeve's Superman references in SR, which did not help Brandon become his own Superman while using a little of Chris' to still keep some similarites. Dougherty and Harris are not Benton, Puzo, Mankiewicz, Newman, and Donner. They did what they could and it showed Superman at the core and reintroduced the characters we all know. You people wanted to much for a Superman Movie. And I hope that Singer brings something good with the Sequel

I think that if they had more writers then it might be more on par with S:TM
If Superman IV: The Quest for Peace's budget wasn't so strewn across with Cannon's other project and Reeve got back a lot of the elements that helped make Superman The Movie what it was then IV might have been A Lot better. I think his story was also along the lines of Superman's true character.


Singer did what he could and to some of us he delivered, others was short, and then are those vocal naysayers who hate anything that is not their idea.

Now back to the topic at hand. If we get a world's finest. I agree the two directors produce and another comes in to direct

 

[ad101867]

Singer for the fights. Nolan for everything else.

I fully agree. Nolan is brilliant with actors and story - but absolutely sucks at fight scenes. (I'm holding out hope he'll surprise me with The Dark Knight.)

 

[mojo-x]

I believe Singer should not direct another superhero movie for a long time if ever. I do not hate everything that is not my idea, I just hate bad ideas.

 

[Spiderine]

He could go back to Xmen.

 

[X-Maniac]

Singer was much better at X-Men, for sure. He had an affinity with the themes of the source material. And even then, some characters weren't right. But I thought his sense of realism and careful thought were plus points, and I would have liked to see his versions of Sentinels. I think he (and Guy Dyas) does a good job of making extreme/absurd/fantastical concepts into something realistic - Cerebro, Mystique, Nightcrawler, Colossus, for instance. Those things could easily have been disastrous and ridiculed to hell.

Having said that, most of the production designs for X3 were pretty good, though not all.

Singer should return to X-Men and give us his Sentinels and maybe even his Phoenix (in the form of Madelyne Pryor or Rachel Summers). With Spielberg as executive producer (as on TF), it will make sure the action is dynamic and not over-stylised.

 

[X-Maniac]

In terms of the question of this thread, I'd have voted 'other'. Nolan should be left to his grittily dark Batman, I don't think Bryan Singer is right either. But I don't like the Batman vs Supes movie idea that much, i think JLA is a better option.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I just find all of this funny. From retconned's asinine posts to the fact that there is so much bashing on both sides. Personally I think Batman Begins had its good points and its bad points. But it could have been a lot better. I loved Superman Returns and I still thought that there was more that could have been done.

Both franchises are back after Marvel has been ruling the movie scene. You people say Superman Returns did not do so well. Well in the U.S. it didn't because of a lot of things. From people who wanted Tom Welling, hated the costume, hated Routh, the casting, more along the lines to the Donner films, etc. But over all Superman Returns did better worldwide than domestically. Which is quite a shock personally where this is Superman's home country.

To those people who say they can write a Superman movie. There would probably be so many fanboy references to make the general audience think that it is a P.O.S. like Catwoman and Batman and Robin. Sure there were too many Chris Reeve's Superman references in SR, which did not help Brandon become his own Superman while using a little of Chris' to still keep some similarites. Dougherty and Harris are not Benton, Puzo, Mankiewicz, Newman, and Donner. They did what they could and it showed Superman at the core and reintroduced the characters we all know. You people wanted to much for a Superman Movie. And I hope that Singer brings something good with the Sequel

I think that if they had more writers then it might be more on par with S:TM
If Superman IV: The Quest for Peace's budget wasn't so strewn across with Cannon's other project and Reeve got back a lot of the elements that helped make Superman The Movie what it was then IV might have been A Lot better. I think his story was also along the lines of Superman's true character.


Singer did what he could and to some of us he delivered, others was short, and then are those vocal naysayers who hate anything that is not their idea.

Now back to the topic at hand. If we get a world's finest. I agree the two directors produce and another comes in to direct

Not true. It did 200mil in the states and 191mil overseas.

 

[bethehero7404]

My thoughts:

Singer has had decent films: The Usual Suspects, Apt Pupil
Nolan has had amazing films: Memento, Insomnia, Batman Begins

Here's my take-Don't do this at all unless we have a collaborative effort between DC and the studios. Have a comic book writer write the thing and keep Christian Bale and well if we have to, keep Brandon "couldn't fill Christopher Reeve's boots" Routh, then we have to.

I think if they go with a film, they need to do a "World's Finest" story line. Have them have a common threat, have them both meet up, hate each others methods, fight over it, have a love interest get involved, have a common goal, push differences aside after one fight and then have them attack the villain to save the girl.

There. COPY-PASTE-PRINT aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand PUNT!

 

[bethehero7404]

^it may be cookie cutter and an obvious plot, but with Hollywood right now, anything will work.

 

[bethehero7404]

Man I ramble...

I do see "Creative Differences" written all over it. I do think Nolan for writing and directing, Singer for getting coffee and stocking the catering truck.

 

[luca_frontino]

Frank Miller.

 

[That'ssuper!]

If he directs this, death will meet both franchises.

 

[hammy]

I believe Singer should not direct another superhero movie for a long time if ever.

 

[singer_will_fly]

Would you prefer a McG superman, another smallville, or maybe another X3. Listen Superman Returns is just the begining. Singer has said that the next superman will be his Wrath of Kahn. X2 was much better than X-Men 1. Just give the guy a chance. I trust him, we should all trust him, he loves Supes, and knows how to make good movies. Let's go out there and let the world know that the next Superman MUST be a SINGER/ROUTH Superman. Let's give them a chance, because the alternative is horrifying!