THE FLASH - 2016 can't get here fast enough!

[RonJon_silver]

Are we definately getting a Flash movie in 2016? Has WB themselves announced it?

 

[Kryptonian Titan]

Are we definately getting a Flash movie in 2016? Has WB themselves announced it?

No, not yet. Flash and JL are both pending confirmation.

 

[Airwings]

You're being a bit shortsighted here. First of all Lin didn't write Fast and Furious series.

Second of all he did great with the action scenes in Fast and Furious.

Better than Bay ever did.

And how good was he at directing the actors, the dialogue etc?

 

[Lone]

You're being a bit shortsighted here. First of all Lin didn't write Fast and Furious series.

Second of all he did great with the action scenes in Fast and Furious.

Better than Bay ever did.

Exactly.

Again, I'm not championing him to direct it but given a solid script and his knack for shooting high speed action scenes, Lin has potential.

I thought the performance of the actors in Fast 5 & 6 were good enough for what it is. Then again, anyone going into a Fast and Furious movie expecting Oscar caliber performances needs a reality check.

 

[Kryptonian Titan]

It certainly has to be one who can also give us mindblowing action.

 

[Airwings]

Again, I'm not championing him to direct it but given a solid script and his knack for shooting high speed action scenes, Lin has potential.

I thought the performance of the actors in Fast 5 & 6 were good enough for what it is. Then again, anyone going into a Fast and Furious movie expecting Oscar caliber performances needs a reality check.

Shouldn't we expect more from The Flash than just "Fast & Furious with a superhero"?

how good was he at directing the actors, the dialogue etc?

 

[Lily Adler]

Was this even announced?

 

[Lone]

Nobody is asking for Fast and Furious with a superhero. You seem to have a problem separating director from screenwriter.

Like I said, I have no problems with how the actors performed in Fast 5 & 6. I don't know any street racing, bank heisting gang members to judge their performances on. Do you?

 

[Airwings]

What I'm asking for is a director who could direct the more dialogue driven parts of the film. If Lin's only strenght is making the action sequences look mind blowing, then I'm afraid he shouldn't be allowed anywhere near this film.

In this day and age, it's time to demand superhero adaptions with more to them than just spandex suits and over-the-top action. It's just logical evolution in the genre.

If you guys think Justin Lin is great when it comes to every aspect of making a superhero film, then fine with me.
I'm more towards Lurhmann myself. Not only because of his sense for the visual stuff, but also because he will attract good actors.

 

[Project862006]

airwings obviously hasn't seen Better Luck Tomorrow lin knows how to write and direct his actors

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/better_luck_tomorrow/

 

[Lone]

I'm more towards Lurhmann myself. Not only because of his sense for the visual stuff, but also because he will attract good actors.

I have seen nothing from Lurhmann that tells me he can handle a superhero movie. Like I've said in the previous page, the things you're asking worked so well for Ang Lee's Hulk. Fantastic cast, great director.

And I happen to be one of the few that actually liked that movie.

 

[Airwings]

I like Ang Lee's film too.

I imagine the typical "Lurhmann world" to work well for a superhero, mostly The Flash.
It will be quite different to what we're used to in the genre. But Warner Brothers will hold him back, not allowing him to go on full "Lurhmann mode". They prefer to tell the director what to do and how to do it. The only exception from this is the last Batman trilogy. Will Warner Brothers trust Lurhmann to be a shepherd like they did with Nolan?
Or is having Justin Lin as a marionette a better choice for the film?

 

[Ipodman]

It would be quite sad if the next movie after Superman/Batman is Superman/Batman/Flash because WB will probably make Batman the star of everything anyway, since he's so popular. Superman and Flash will just be there for the special effects and stuff

 

[Ultra Nolanite]

And how good was he at directing the actors, the dialogue etc?

For the type of movie F and F was trying to be I think he directed them good. You cannot look at the Rocks portrayal of Hobbs for instance and say: "WOW he's waaay over the top" because honestly, that's the whole point of the character in that franchise. The idea IS to have the characters the way they are.

The dialogue is still part of the writing and chemistry the actors may or may not have with each other.

 

[Rowsdower!]

Some ideas...

Chris Nolan to produce. I personally don't care if he has any ACTUAL involvement here, but slapping his name on the production will give it a boost. They should probably do this for all DC films. I'm serious.

Directors:

I like the Justin Lin suggestion; he clearly knows how to do high-speed action and the F&F characters really shined under his direction. I didn't care about Tyrese's or Ludacris's characters in 2Fast, but I LOVED them in Fast Five.

Other ideas...

Robert Zemeckis - Hey, if they go the time travel angle, he could be great.

Nicholas Winding Refn - He might need something good after the way that Only God Forgives has been received. Plus, that would mean Gosling could be a lock for the lead role.

Brad Bird - Incredibles and MI:GP were great... I think his slick, light-hearted style would really fit the material.

Gareth Evans - One of the best action directors out there today. Mainstream American audiences probably don't know his work, but check out The Raid for an idea of how action movies SHOULD be made. He might be too dark though... in that case, he'd be perfect for something like a new stand-alone Batman movie.

Gareth Edwards - There seems to be a lot of great buzz surrounding his Godzilla film. He certainly has put together a good cast for that one. And his film Monsters was pretty stellar. He certainly knows how to craft a great looking film with good effects on a modest budget.

Rian Johnson - I wasn't as big a fan of Looper as most people were, but there's no denying Johnson's talent as a filmmaker. His work on Brick already sold me on him. Plus he seems to be a huge geek and I'm sure he would give us a worthy Flash movie.

 

[Airwings]

Other ideas...

Robert Zemeckis - Hey, if they go the time travel angle, he could be great.

It's the best on your list.
With him back in live action territory, he comes off a great candidate.
He's not only done BTTF, but Romancing The Stone, Forrest Gump, Contact, Cast Away etc Both light and serious stuff.
Maybe he could get Hanks for the villain. That would be a big bonus!!!

 

[Project862006]

he turned down superman he would most likely turn down flash

 

[ЯɘvlveR]

I'm on the refnwagon.

 

[Airwings]

he turned down superman he would most likely turn down flash

Because Superman had already been done several times before. But Flash is "kind of" new.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

I wonder whoever will be directing this baby will be watching X-men and Avengers 2 closely to take note on how to visualize uber speed in a moving, live action medium.

And please don't let it go the way off Green Lantern critically and commercially. Which is a definite possibility.

One hopes that WB has it in them to take some creative risks instead of giving us a sterile, generic, wholly commercial product under the belief that this is a new, untested product like they did with the aforementioned Green Lantern.

 

[Seratei Giburim]

I like Luke Mitchell as the Flash. He looks like Barry Allen, has the build of a superhero, is the right height, and has shown that he can pull off an American accent in The Tomorrow People.

There had been a rumor that Greg Berlanti is the scriptwriter and he also is writing The Tomorrow People. There's a lot of moaning about Berlanti because of Green Lantern. I'm one of the few people who actually enjoyed it.

 

[TheFlamingCoco]

Some ideas...

Chris Nolan to produce. I personally don't care if he has any ACTUAL involvement here, but slapping his name on the production will give it a boost. They should probably do this for all DC films. I'm serious.

Directors:

I like the Justin Lin suggestion; he clearly knows how to do high-speed action and the F&F characters really shined under his direction. I didn't care about Tyrese's or Ludacris's characters in 2Fast, but I LOVED them in Fast Five.

Other ideas...

Robert Zemeckis - Hey, if they go the time travel angle, he could be great.

Nicholas Winding Refn - He might need something good after the way that Only God Forgives has been received. Plus, that would mean Gosling could be a lock for the lead role.

Brad Bird - Incredibles and MI:GP were great... I think his slick, light-hearted style would really fit the material.

Gareth Evans - One of the best action directors out there today. Mainstream American audiences probably don't know his work, but check out The Raid for an idea of how action movies SHOULD be made. He might be too dark though... in that case, he'd be perfect for something like a new stand-alone Batman movie.

Gareth Edwards - There seems to be a lot of great buzz surrounding his Godzilla film. He certainly has put together a good cast for that one. And his film Monsters was pretty stellar. He certainly knows how to craft a great looking film with good effects on a modest budget.

Rian Johnson - I wasn't as big a fan of Looper as most people were, but there's no denying Johnson's talent as a filmmaker. His work on Brick already sold me on him. Plus he seems to be a huge geek and I'm sure he would give us a worthy Flash movie.

The bold is all you need to read, WB!

 

[Kryptonian Titan]

I wonder whoever will be directing this baby will be watching X-men and Avengers 2 closely to take note on how to visualize uber speed in a moving, live action medium.

And please don't let it go the way off Green Lantern critically and commercially. Which is a definite possibility.

One hopes that WB has it in them to take some creative risks instead of giving us a sterile, generic, wholly commercial product under the belief that this is a new, untested product like they did with the aforementioned Green Lantern.

This.

 

[DarkSovereignty]

I could definitely see brad bird doing wonders here. Edgar wright would be great too, but that's highly unlikely given his current relationship with the MCU.

 

[Airwings]

One hopes that WB has it in them to take some creative risks instead of giving us a sterile, generic, wholly commercial product under the belief that this is a new, untested product like they did with the aforementioned Green Lantern.

Yes, with Baz Lurhmann helming The Flash, and DiCaprio to play a villain