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

[Lily Adler]

Ugh. He probably has Kryptonite for that. I don't know, @Herolee10.

It's how Jonathan was conceived.

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

It's how Jonathan was conceived.

Turns out there are no immediate plans for Jon in the DCU. Gunn was so taken with Jordan from Superman and Lois that he decided to use him instead and ignore Jon altogether.

 

[Lily Adler]

Turns out there are no immediate plans for Jon in the DCU. Gunn was so taken with Jordan from Superman and Lois that he decided to use him instead and ignore Jon altogether.

I'm going to tell you what I told Renee Zelweger in front of Big Tex at the Texas State Fair. You should have killed me when you had the chance.

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

I'm going to tell you what I told Renee Zelweger in front of Big Tex in the Texas State Fair. You should have killed me when you had the chance.

Oh, I forgot to mention that they're using the same actor as well.

 

[Mysteryman]

I found the story to be laughable (even for an MI film) the villain to be a waste of a great actor, the ending atrocious and it looked and felt more like a TV show than a movie. To me it felt like a lot of things JJ does...it has the look of the project it is aping but none of the substance.

Sorry that you didn’t enjoy MI III.
It’s one of my favorite films in the
franchise.

 

[AndrewGilkison]

Wondering who Hawkgirl's fighting here.

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Since Metamorpho is in this movie, maybe she's beating the **** out of Simon Stagg?

 

[Mysteryman]

Since Metamorpho is in this movie, maybe she's beating the **** out of Simon Stagg?

If true, Ticket, SOLD!

 

[Herolee10]

Finally had a chance to watch the BTS footage on my TV screen. Overall, I was both surprised and impressed with how many practical shots and background were used in this film. While I'll always have a special spot for Henry's Superman in my heart, I always found it irritating that a good portion of his Superman scenes were filmed in front of obvious green screen... especially when the setting didn't really require it. This may end up being the first film that I actually purchase on blu-ray within the past ten years.

 

[Lily Adler]

Since Metamorpho is in this movie, maybe she's beating the **** out of Simon Stagg?

Reddit also threw out Lex in a wig.

 

[AndrewGilkison]

Reddit also threw out Lex in a wig.

They must be thinking of a different Lex.

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[Superark]

Pretty sure this is an official image. Pulled from DCU Updates

 

[Superark]

Images from WB lot and some other official merchandise related photos

 

[Still Wynning]

Since Metamorpho is in this movie, maybe she's beating the **** out of Simon Stagg?

That was the first thing that I thought of when I saw the picture, since Metamorpho and Stagg Industries are in this film.

 

[Adrian Chase]

Any thoughts on who/what this may be?

 

[Gothamsknight]

That BTS clip was simply beautiful. As someone who thinks the CBM genre is in desperate need of a jolt, this film looks like it has the potential to do just that. Everything I have been seeing, hearing, and reading has me incredibly hyped. Still my most anticipated film of the year.

 

[Tra-El]

Finally got around to showing my wife the behind the scenes (her opinion is so important to me since she's more of a casual audience goer) she said:

"I love it. I think I'm going to love this.." and pointed how how much she loves Rachel as Lois. She was geeking out.

 

[hopefuldreamer]

I can't remember who posted the trailer mix of My Hero here - but I decided to tinker around and make a quick edit with it



God I can't wait to see this movie!

 

[Nemeres]

This is neither here nor there, but I find it interesting how nowadays, seen both here and in the Supergirl set pics, they're doing this thing of leaving a tiny upper part of the cape for CGI-heavy shots, when back in the filming of Man of Steel and BVS they would remove the cape completely and add the whole thing in post. I'd be interested in hearing a visual effects pro explain the difference.

 

[DCDAVE]

Well I have seen enough. Everything seems great but I am going dark on Superman until after I see the movie. I don’t even want to see the full trailer. The teaser, sneak peek, and BTS is enough. This is the Superman I want to see.

 

[donuts]

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This is neither here nor there, but I find it interesting how nowadays, seen both here and in the Supergirl set pics, they're doing this thing of leaving a tiny upper part of the cape for CGI-heavy shots, when back in the filming of Man of Steel and BVS they would remove the cape completely and add the whole thing in post. I'd be interested in hearing a visual effects pro explain the difference.

The difference is that you have a practical example of how the real material folds and moves and the light shines on it in a given scenario , and so you can either extend that or superimpose a complete CGI cape, but which has a real basis to rely on. It helps the VFX artists.

 

[GreenKToo]

This is gonna be epic. I've been kinda cautiously optimistic after being burned by BvS and then JL, but this looks and feels different.

 

[GreenKToo]

This film needs a hero defining moment.
A scene so epic that we will be talking about it for years to come.

Like the scene in S:TM when superman makes his first appearance and saves lois and the helicopter, or,
the plane and shuttle save in SR. ( one of the few things they got right in SR )

This Superman needs a similar emotion inducing scene, with the score Blairing in the background.

 

[Nemeres]

The difference is that you have a practical example of how the real material folds and moves and the light shines on it in a given scenario , and so you can either extend that or superimpose a complete CGI cape, but which has a real basis to rely on. It helps the VFX artists.

Yeah, but they have software that replicates movement and lighting very seamlessly, which they're using for the rest of the object. I don't know if the average layperson would guess there's no real cape in these Superman shots if it weren't for the BTS material.

Plus, the movement of a shorter cape might not account for the weight and resulting flow of the full thing. They'd have to slow it down, maybe? Dunno. It's just mildly interesting.

 

[donuts]

Yeah, but they have software that replicates movement and lighting very seamlessly, which they're using for the rest of the object. I don't know if the average layperson would guess there's no real cape in these Superman shots if it weren't for the BTS material.

Plus, the movement of a shorter cape might not account for the weight and resulting flow of the full thing. They'd have to slow it down, maybe? Dunno. It's just mildly interesting.

They do. But having on set reference is always a great aid for VFX artists.

 

[GreenKToo]

It doesn't really matter, but I wonder how strong this Superman will be.

Will he be Planet moving strong, or, will his upper limit be in the neighborhood of, oh, say a 100,000 tons.
Or Maybe it's somewhere in the middle.