The Daily Planet Vol. 2: Superman News and Speculation Thread (🚨TAG SPOILERS🚨)

[Primal Slayer]

Watch Superman: The Movie (HBO) | Max

Watch Superman: The Movie (HBO) on Max. Plans start at $9.99/month. From the doomed planet of Krypton, two parents launch a spaceship carrying their infant son to Earth. Here he grows up to become Clark Kent, a mild-mannered reporter with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men.

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Watch Superman II (HBO) | Max

Watch Superman II (HBO) on Max. Plans start at $9.99/month. Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman and Margot Kidder return in this blockbuster sequel. On the verge of giving up his powers for love, Superman is confronted by three super-criminals who challenge him to a cosmic battle for world supremacy.

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Watch Superman III (HBO) | Max

Watch Superman III (HBO) on Max. Plans start at $9.99/month. In this installment of the classic saga starring Christopher Reeve, a ruthless tycoon and a computer genius (Richard Pryor) threaten to destroy the Man of Steel using technology as their weapon.

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Watch Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (HBO) | Max

Watch Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (HBO) on Max. Plans start at $9.99/month. In the final installment of the saga starring Christopher Reeve, Superman is determined to put an end to nuclear weapons when a new threat emerges: a supervillain created by Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) using his own DNA.

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Watch Superman Returns (HBO) | Max

Watch Superman Returns (HBO) on Max. Plans start at $9.99/month. In this sequel to the classic films, Superman returns after a five-year absence only to find that the world has moved on without him. As he tries to rebuild his life, a threat posed by Lex Luthor puts everything he loves at risk.

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Watch Man of Steel (HBO) | Max

Watch Man of Steel (HBO) on Max. Plans start at $9.99/month. Zack Snyder directs this origin story of Superman, with Henry Cavill donning the iconic suit and cape. After escaping the destruction of his home planet as a baby, Kal-El is raised in Kansas as Clark Kent, a farm boy hiding his true power.

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Watch Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice | Max

Watch Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice on Max. Plans start at $9.99/month. Zack Snyder directs Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill as the titular characters in this installment of the DCEU that follows Batman, Gotham City's dark vigilante, who decides to take on Superman to make sure his actions...

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Watch Zack Snyder's Justice League | Max

Watch Zack Snyder's Justice League on Max. Plans start at $9.99/month. Zack Snyder's exclusive director's cut finds Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash protecting the planet from the dreadful intentions of Steppenwolf, DeSaad and Darkseid.

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You should be done by Tuesday.

I watched Superman 1/2, SR, MoS this weekend.

I may check out the more "Krypton origin" episodes of the tv shows. Im surprised HBOMax hasn't curated a Superman "must watch"/best btis list.

 

[Mysteryman]

The Daily Beast negative review of the film leaked before it was taken down. I read the full review. Wasn't really positive about anything.

Hit Piece.

 

[donuts]

 

[donuts]

James Gunn Says ‘Superman’ Is An “Immigrant” Story About “Basic Human Kindness”

Keeping with the allegory of Superman, James Gunn says his take with David Corenswet is about the 'immigrant' and American story.

deadline.com

 

[Lily Adler]

James Gunn Says ‘Superman’ Is An “Immigrant” Story About “Basic Human Kindness”

Keeping with the allegory of Superman, James Gunn says his take with David Corenswet is about the 'immigrant' and American story.

deadline.com

Good luck getting to over 500 million.

 

[donuts]

Good luck getting to over 500 million.

Let us show those suckers!

 

[jokesonm3]

The review embargo can't come soon enough...

Box Office predictions in shambles and panic across the Internet thanks to that one embargo breaker.

 

[donuts]

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[donuts]

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#OnlySuckersDontLookUp

 

[donuts]

 

[flickchick85]

 

[TheGDBatman]

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NEED.

Already pre-ordered the art book, so hopefully I love the movie lmao.

 

[B]

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I went through a bit of a phase collecting these sorts of uniquely covered, then, DVD's, I eventually sold/got rid of them all when Blu-Ray as well as streaming started taking over but this is definitely a cool looking cover, if I was still collecting them I'd pick this version up for sure.

 

[donuts]

NEED.

Already pre-ordered the art book, so hopefully I love the movie lmao.

Art books are always cool, even if you don't really love the movie!

 

[GreenKToo]

I've been a superman fan since I was 4. I saw S:TM when it first came out at the theater, and I haven't been this excited for A superman film since SR, even tho that film did let me down..

Wild horses couldn't keep me away from seeing this.

 

[dhandler01]

The review embargo can't come soon enough...

Box Office predictions in shambles and panic across the Internet thanks to that one embargo breaker.

They get so weird about reviews and have such short memories about things. In many ways that place is worse than this place in that regard

 

[hopefuldreamer]

I will admit, I had a bit of a fear/doubt spiral for a few days last week... think i'm just scared to be crushed again. But after rewatching MOS with a friend tonight, I felt a kind of blissful 'calm before the storm' feeling come over me. (It feels like there's going to be a huge response to this movie, one way or another... kinda braced for that).

Because I know for a fact, this movie won't be MOS. It won't be anything like MOS in tone or in characterisation. And that is kind of enough reassurance for me.

Even if this is a poorly constructed, overstuffed, campy film with awkward performances and bad jokes and stilted dialogue... it'll still be Superman with the red trunks back on, saving a squirrel, you know?

It'll still be the Daily Planet staff involved in the action. It'll still be Krypto, and the fortress robots, and Ma Kent and Pa Kent still being alive, cleaning his boots and giving him words of wisdom. It'll still be a 10 minute Clois kissing/banter/arguing scene. It'll still be Steve Lombard with his stupid mustache giving Clark a hard time. It'll still be Superman surrounded by kids who are happy to see him. It'll still be someone on the street helping Superman up during a fight. It'll still be Lex rage baiting Superman while seething with jealousy. It'll still be Lois rallying the DP crew to go save Superman and piloting a T craft.

I could go on and on. My point is... it'll still be so many of the things I want to see in a Superman film. That pretty much guarantees it will be a more enjoyable experience than any previous Superman release of my life.

So i'm just gonna rest in that knowledge and enjoy the ride.

 

[Detective Conan]

John Rocha (who’s a YouTube critic that co-hosts a podcast with insider Jeff Sneider) has just said three different critics reached out to him privately all disliking the film? saying “it was a mess” and he expects the movie to get mixed reviews.

Starts at the 30:00 mark.

 

[TheGDBatman]

Why does anyone give those guys clicks?

 

[hopefuldreamer]

John Rocha (who’s a YouTube critic that co-hosts a podcast with insider Jeff Sneider) has just said three different critics reached out to him privately all disliking the film? saying “it was a mess” and he expects the movie to get mixed reviews.

Starts at the 30:00 mark.

I felt slightly worried then until I saw Jeff Sneider...

 

[flickchick85]

Meanwhile, in the UK…

 

[dhandler01]

So now we have reached the point where everyone looks for anything negative and posts it here?

I swear some people either want to be miserable or just want others to be.

Do people do this in threads for other fandoms? Are Marvel threads like this? Honest question because I stick to threads of the films I am interested in so I never see it.

The best part of following a film is the anticipation during the build and those last days leading in and it just kind of feels like half of us are trying to crush that for fear of bad reviews or something. Just enjoy the ride...

I am a fan of sports teams that tend to disappoint in the end...but that doesn't mean I'm not going to enjoy it until the last second. What's the point?

Sorry I dont mean to be preachy I know its annoying I just am sick of anxiety ruining everything. The world sucks enough I'm not going to let anxiety destroy my escapism as well.

 

[dhandler01]

Meanwhile, in the UK…

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Did they break embargo or is the time difference a thing?

 

[flickchick85]

Did they break embargo or is the time difference a thing?

They broke it the same way the Variety guy broke it - by putting their opinion in another article that’s not a Superman review. That’s taken from an interview with Gunn.