The All Things Flash Thread. - Part 2

[chintai80]

he likes to remind everyone he's batman, all the time, for the last 30 years.

i think tom holland said while they were filming spiderman homecoming, keaton would say to him "i'm batman."

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

If Scott (Blowhard) Mendelson doesn't think much of it... I'm sure I'll like it a whole bunch.

 

[GREEN =w= DAY]

WB/James Gunn would be crazy not to continue on with an Elseworlds film featuring Michael Keaton. Hell, he was due to appear in Batgirl!

The hype surrounding Michael Keaton’s return is strong and just check out all the new merch that has come out featuring Keaton’s Batman. Almost feels like we’re reliving 1989 again.

Hopefully once SDCC rolls in we get solid news. By then I am sure they will know what the next step is as the movie would have already been out for over a month

 

[Matt.S99]

I don’t know. On one hand, as a huge Keaton Batman fan, I would LOVE to see more of him and other Burtonverse characters, but I’m also just happy this is even happening and don’t want to get my hopes up.
I would be amazing to get more from Keaton, but if this is a one and done, we should all just be happy it even happened. And in (what sounds like) a solid film.

 

[JannTosh]

People are overstating the Keaton appeal. It won’t add to much to Flash’s business and there would be much interest in a solo movie

 

[JannTosh]

Early social reactions for superhero films tend to always be overly positive unless it is something like Morbius. That doesn’t mean The Flash isn’t good but this is something we have seen before

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ First Reactions: A Joyous, Clever, Ambitious Sequel from Patty Jenkins

‘Black Adam’ First Reactions Call Dwayne Johnson Antihero Movie a "Brutal," "Adrenaline Fueled" "Game Changer"

 

[kguillou]

Lol who called Black Adam a "gamechanger?"

 

[GreenKToo]

Lol who called Black Adam a "gamechanger?"

Obviously someone who's mouth is in a continuous pucker mode.

 

[kguillou]

Look, I actually genuinely ENJOY Black Adam as a dumb action movie but this is just

 

[dhandler01]

Good lord Nerd Press is so easily swayed. Throw some swag and free screenings at them and they will worship any film. Di$ney learned that decades ago!

 

[CaptainWagner]

Keaton was one of those rare cbm actors who was never embarrassed to be in a cbm. He loved playing Batman and probably had been waiting patiently for three decades for Warner Bros to ask him to suit up again.

are we.... SURE about that? *glances at Birdman*

 

[flickchick85]

Good lord Nerd Press is so easily swayed. Throw some swag and free screenings at them and they will worship any film. Di$ney learned that decades ago!

Lol, there’s a reason I’ve always differentiated between blog critics and real critics that work for legit respected publications. The former are just nerds like us who sat behind computers all day talking geek movies and TV and were just lucky enough to have the websites they were writing for get enough traffic to become known. The ones who write for Rolling Stone, NY Times etc are generally professional journalists with degrees who had to go through the standard hiring processes at the most competitive publications in the country and continue to be held to certain standards of journalistic integrity by their editors if they want to keep their jobs. All critics are certainly subject to bias, but only one camp is given good reason to at least attempt objectivity and not be such easy and blatant shills. The others are just fans who are thrilled to get the invites.

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

The hype surrounding Michael Keaton’s return is strong and just check out all the new merch that has come out featuring Keaton’s Batman. Almost feels like we’re reliving 1989 again.

That is so true!

 

[Joefixit]

WB/James Gunn would be crazy not to continue on with an Elseworlds film featuring Michael Keaton. Hell, he was due to appear in Batgirl!

The hype surrounding Michael Keaton’s return is strong and just check out all the new merch that has come out featuring Keaton’s Batman. Almost feels like we’re reliving 1989 again.

Hopefully once SDCC rolls in we get solid news. By then I am sure they will know what the next step is as the movie would have already been out for over a month

Exactly!

 

[Joefixit]

I don’t know. On one hand, as a huge Keaton Batman fan, I would LOVE to see more of him and other Burtonverse characters, but I’m also just happy this is even happening and don’t want to get my hopes up.
I would be amazing to get more from Keaton, but if this is a one and done, we should all just be happy it even happened. And in (what sounds like) a solid film.

live always wanted to see a Keaton/ Reeve Batman Superman movie. I know that’s impossible now, but wow at just the thought of it.

 

[flickchick85]

If she does as well as it sounds like she does, I really hope she gets a shot at Woman of Tomorrow. The story is for an older Kara anyway, so it could work.

 

[kguillou]

Calle looks like she's gonna be a showstealer. I REALLY hope Gunn considers keeping her around somehow if this movie does well.

 

[BatLobster]

It's weird...Keaton's Batman seems actually kind of...soft in this film. Not in a bad way, like he's got a bigger heart, is more self-reflective and just the fact that he's willing to work with others.

It just kind of makes me wish even more that we got to see a third film where he rounds out his arc. It's a little jarring to go from where things left off in Batman Returns to what they've shown us so far. Obviously 30 years is a lot of time, and I hope they address some of what he's been up to in this film. But he does feel kind of like a somewhat radically different version of the character to me so far. That deliver of "You're strapped to your parachutes!" honestly sounds more Adam West-like than Keaton Batman to me haha.

 

[squeekness]

Love all of these.

 

[Gothamsknight]

LOTS of new footage, and the action honestly looks incredible. No sound though for whatever reason.

 

[Frodo]

It's weird...Keaton's Batman seems actually kind of...soft in this film. Not in a bad way, like he's got a bigger heart, is more self-reflective and just the fact that he's willing to work with others.

It just kind of makes me wish even more that we got to see a third film where he rounds out his arc. It's a little jarring to go from where things left off in Batman Returns to what they've shown us so far. Obviously 30 years is a lot of time, and I hope they address some of what he's been up to in this film. But he does feel kind of like a somewhat radically different version of the character to me so far. That deliver of "You're strapped to your parachutes!" honestly sounds more Adam West-like than Keaton Batman to me haha.

Keaton leaving the Batman role was my first fanboy heart break at 13, or so .

I couldn't believe it, at first , and didn't like the idea of Kilmer taking over the part.

So, while I can deal with recasts now, I get why some fans get uptight about recasting actors in these roles , due to my own reactions to Keaton leaving the Batman behind back in 93'.

I was really looking forward to seeing Keaton's Batman with a Robin going back to after B89 and BR.

Even as a kid, I thought it would be interesting to see his Bruce become a father figure.

I also wanted to see Keaton act with Tommy Lee Jones ,Jim Carrey, Rene Russo, and Chris O'Donnell.

I eventually went on to except, and like Kilmer's Batman, and I enjoyed BF when it came out, but Keaton was my Batman.

So , it's nice to see him return to the role at least one more time, albeit , 30 years later, and to complete his arc.

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

LOTS of new footage, and the action honestly looks incredible. No sound though for whatever reason.

Nice. There's a shot of Keaton towards the end there that reminds me of when he takes that goon down with his grapple-gun in B89.

 

[Frodo]

If she does as well as it sounds like she does, I really hope she gets a shot at Woman of Tomorrow. The story is for an older Kara anyway, so it could work.

I'm rooting for Sasha.

 

[chintai80]

with the trailer and tv spots emphasizing so much batman action, you'd almost think this was a batman movie. lol

though you can tell the core of the movie is barry's story.