'Super Max' - Goyer's new DC film project

[GL's Light]

Yeah, Jonah Hex and Green Lantern have both been in development for years at Warners, going through various scripts and approaches, and they're now closer to getting the final go-ahead than ever before.

 

[Octoberist]

i think WB is playing by ear.

They're gonna let loose both movies next year, and they're go from there.

 

[GL's Light]

i think WB is playing by ear.

They're gonna let loose both movies next year, and they're go from there.

It looks like they want to have these two for next year (maybe along with The Losers), and then the next Batman in 2011. That would give them some time to further develop their other DC projects and decide where they want to go next.

 

[CFE]

This movie isn't getting made. They've been kicking it around for years and don't want to commit to it.

Agreed. As cool as the premise and line up of characters sounds, this is way to ambiguous a project to do right now.

A prison movie involving 2nd and 3rd tier characters is way too out there for general audiences. They'd be too busy asking where Superman and Batman are to give the film an honest chance.

DC just needs to get off its ass and commit to doing 'Flash,' 'Wonder Woman,' 'Green Lantern' and 'Aquaman.'

I find it frustrating at how simple their attack plan should be and how simultaneously impossible they somehow think it is.

It's just further proof that Warners is potentially being run by imbeciles. Not that I know for sure, but I've got a gut feeling.

 

[GL's Light]

Warners has improved dramatically. Superman Returns may have divided fans, but Batman Begins and The Dark Knight are great films, Watchmen looks like it's going to be great, and they're taking exactly the sort of approach with Green Lantern that most fans want them to.

 

[Octoberist]

I agree. If you look at WB's slate for 2009, I think they wised up a bit. If they get Green Lantern rollin' then it should be gold.

And with Superman Returns, I don't blame WB because they gave Singer total creative control. However, the result was mixed at best.

 

[REDophile]

For WB to have GL and Jonah Hex released next year would be ideal. GL should be a tentpole for more DC characters to exist in the same fillm universe. If they keep the Clark Kent cameo the script, use Routh or whoever as Superman for the reboot.

As I said in another thread, Watchmen is a DC property and its probably gonna be really good. I can't wait 'til March 6 when it comes out. But its not something they can build on; there won't be a sequel to it and its a stand-alone piece disconnected to the rest of the DCU. So there can't be any easter-egg clues about other DC characters or possible sequels in Watchmen to make fanboys excited, there's just a limited amount of fun.

The only thing I didn't like about TDK was that it didn't have any of that foreshadowing. No hints about Penguin, Catwoman or the Riddler possibly appearing in the next film. Obviously no references to the rest of the DCU because its set in real life. Still, it was one of the greatest films of all time.

 

[Octoberist]

but I wouldn't call TDK real life either. It's just a bit more realistic but not real.

 

[The Major]

And with Superman Returns, I don't blame WB because they gave Singer total creative control.

Agreed.

However, the result was mixed at best.

Am I correct in assuming the writers and producers Singer got for SR weren't Superman fans who read the comics? Because that's half the equation of why X-men succeeded.

 

[GL's Light]

I don't particularly care about the films creating anything beyond a loosely shared universe. Some films being standalones is just fine with me, and characters who will appear in sequels don't always need to be foreshadowed in my book.

I'd actually prefer for each superhero film or film series to have quite a bit of freedom in establishing its tone. Variety is what will keep the superhero genre strong.

 

[Doctor Jones]

but I wouldn't call TDK real life either. It's just a bit more realistic but not real.

Plausibility is a better word to describe the films.

 

[The Major]

Since Batman has done well I'm surprised why WB hasn't done more with film franchises about superheroes in similar molds the DCU has, which has got to be dozens. GA is one of them. He's even got a bit of "Iron Man" in the concept, as well, which is a huge boost since IM's film succeeded.

 

[TheVileOne]

A lot of movies spend many years in development before they get made. Daredevil was in development for about a decade before it finally hit screens, the same goes for a lot of other superhero films.

Sure, but its clear they aren't serious about this. Daredevil was not in development for 10 years, and well . . . look how it ended up when they decided to make it.

 

[GL's Light]

Sure, but its clear they aren't serious about this.

No, it's clear that films sometimes stay in development for years before being made, and sometimes the result when they're eventually made is good and sometimes it's bad.

A long development doesn't convey a lack of seriousness about the project on the studio's part. Anyway, compared to some superhero films, including some that eventually got made, this project hasn't been in development for all that long - only about two years (since spring 2007), which isn't too long at all if you know anything about film development timescales.

 

[CharlieWhite]

A little Arrow appreciation.

GREEN ARROW

 

[The Major]

And with Superman Returns, I don't blame WB because they gave Singer total creative control. However, the result was mixed at best.

WB deserves some blame. They did give Singer all the control willingly. they should have realized he didn't succeed in X-men just by himself, he had serious help understanding the property correctly.

 

[GL's Light]

Warners gave Singer running room in trying to create a blockbuster superhero art film. Some love it, some hate it, many fall somewhere in between. Ultimately it didn't satisfy enough of the audience, and one can point in hindsight to how things could have been done differently, but I'd rather have a studio that aims high and sometimes misses the mark than a studio that aims low and churns out mediocrities.

 

[The Major]

Warners gave Singer running room in trying to create a blockbuster superhero art film. Some love it, some hate it, many fall somewhere in between. Ultimately it didn't satisfy enough of the audience, and one can point in hindsight to how things could have been done differently, but I'd rather have a studio that aims high and sometimes misses the mark than a studio that aims low and churns out mediocrities.

Agreed.

Though I surprised how they missed that bit of hindsight with the X-men films. Hopefully they learned enough from that mistake for their new DC adaptions.

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

I still think that Supermax has a good chance of being made and while I know that he's far from having a chance in being the star of a action movie, I would like to see Bradley Cooper as Oliver.

 

[Kebab gud]

A little Arrow appreciation.

GREEN ARROW

thats just dumb..
STOP GIVING HIM COMPOUND BOWS!!

 

[Octoberist]

he needs to have that Robin Hood motif. He doesn't need to be high tech and I think that's a part of his appeal.

If they want armor on him, use armor that looks like chainmail. And I reall think he needs the mask; sunglasses won't work.

 

[Ben Breeck]

He's naled it for Connor Hawke, but for Ollie, I'd go with something closer to the look of The Lonhbow Hunters

 

[chris moore]

The thing with all the compounds given to live action interpretations of Ollie (both manip and Smallville) (aside from his being written as hating compounds for as long as they've been around) is that you CAN NOT nock an arrow as fast as he would need. His record would be more like 7 a minute rather than the bragged 32.

 

[scriptlooker 44]

Would you be able to send me a link to the Green Arrow supermax script.

 

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