The Official Choose A Director Thread

[GreenKToo]

Bay, J.J., Jackson,Snyder,....

come on guys imagination

Alfonso Cuarón
Gore Verbinski
Edward Zwick

^ good choices.

@ dark b. IMO, I dont know if you would want to hand over Superman to a director that hasnt really made big epic films. If this were S.R. all over again, and we havent had a Superman film in nearly 20 yrs, then yeah. But because of S.R., I think you will need a director they can handle the big epic films.
I'm thinking along the lines of Spielberg, Verbinski, Jackson, Bay (yes bay), Abrams, Cuaron, Verbinski, Howard
We need the kinda director that will make the public go....
''holy sheet,(insert one of the above mentioned directors here) is directing this? I gotta see this ''
and not one that makes them go ''Meh, who is that director? ''it looks ok, I may or may not see it ''.

 

[FaT_tONle]

I am shocked that so many people are still in the Bay camp. Look you like what Bay brings to the table and find it suitable for a Superman film then fine, not taking anything away from the guy and what he does best. But for them to go in that direction for a Superman movie??? I could not even fathom the idea looking at his body of work in recent years.

 

[GreenKToo]

Bay is way down on my list, but he is on it. My #1 choice would be Jackson.
Second, is Spielberg.

 

[dark_b]

^ good choices.

@ dark b. IMO, I dont know if you would want to hand over Superman to a director that hasnt really made big epic films. If this were S.R. all over again, and we havent had a Superman film in nearly 20 yrs, then yeah. But because of S.R., I think you will need a director they can handle the big epic films.
I'm thinking along the lines of Spielberg, Verbinski, Jackson, Bay (yes bay), Abrams, Cuaron, Verbinski, Howard
We need the kinda director that will make the public go....
''holy sheet,(insert one of the above mentioned directors here) is directing this? I gotta see this ''
and not one that makes them go ''Meh, who is that director? ''it looks ok, I may or may not see it ''.

you are correct. but spoielberg and jackson will never happen. Bay also wont happen.

verbinski is a realistic choice that already made big movies. i also have faith in Francis Lawrence that he would made some epic scenes.

 

[DIRECTOR]

can some MOD close this thread???

The thread title is literally confusing

 

[dark_b]

its really pissing me off how many people are always posting ''close''.

close this close that close everything.

 

[GhostPoet]

Speilberg or Jackson for me.

 

[Double Down]

its really pissing me off how many people are always posting ''close''.

close this close that close everything.

I'm with you. It's tiresome. If you don't want to read a thread or a forum, don't.
If you think the thread title is confusing, maybe suggest a change. But to come in and demand for something to be closed is unnecessary at best, but mostly it's just downright annoying.

Here's an example. "Mods: I think the thread's title is confusing at this point. What do you think about changing the thread's title to Millar's 'Big Name Action Director' by Christmas 2008?"

 

[BestGirl]

its really pissing me off how many people are always posting ''close''.

close this close that close everything.

I'm with you. It's tiresome. If you don't want to read a thread or a forum, don't.
If you think the thread title is confusing, maybe suggest a change. But to come in and demand for something to be closed is unnecessary at best, but mostly it's just downright annoying.

Amen to all this.

Here's an example. "Mods: I think the thread's title is confusing at this point. What do you think about changing the thread's title to Millar's 'Big Name Action Director' by Christmas 2008?"

Or "Big Name Action Director" by Christmas - NOT!

 

[Gamma Goliath]

Peter jackson is my number 1 choice hands down, with maybe spielberg working with him behind the scenes.

 

[BestGirl]

^Jackson and Spielberg teaming up would cause fanboy heads everywhere to explode from excitement.

 

[GreenKToo]

I'm with you. It's tiresome. If you don't want to read a thread or a forum, don't.
If you think the thread title is confusing, maybe suggest a change. But to come in and demand for something to be closed is unnecessary at best, but mostly it's just downright annoying.

Here's an example. "Mods: I think the thread's title is confusing at this point. What do you think about changing the thread's title to Millar's 'Big Name Action Director' by Christmas 2008?"

I think a better title would be...''Millar is full of sheet''. lol.

Peter jackson is my number 1 choice hands down, with maybe spielberg working with him behind the scenes.

oh yeah.

^Jackson and Spielberg teaming up would cause fanboy heads everywhere to explode from excitement.

 

[Webhead2006]

That would be true i wouldnt mind myself seeing spielberg, jackson, or gore take a crack on superman. Though like some most of those choices likely wont happen. Hopefully when the day comes that a new film is happening we will be happy with the choice director picked.

 

[djkris]

I also have faith in Francis Lawrence that he would made some epic scenes.

I thought about him too. He has an eye for some great visuals. I was impressed with his work in Constantine, less with I Am Legend (but still good).

 

[SuperAl]

eh Francis Lawrence sucks, i dont want him near superman. He managed to make a bad Will Smith movie. I dunno how someone could manage to screw up such a cool idea such as I am Legend and fill it with fake looking cgi monsters. I could just imagine how bad doomsday or brainiac would look with him supplying the idea, it would prolly not even be as good as the smallville doomsday

 

[Gamma Goliath]

^Jackson and Spielberg teaming up would cause fanboy heads everywhere to explode from excitement.

But the only thing is I only want those two if the movie is a reboot, where they can start from the gound up.

 

[BestGirl]

^I doubt either one would agree to helming some other director's sequel.

 

[Gamma Goliath]

Good, but if I had to choose between the two I'd choose jackson. Simply because I've never been put down by his work, I still wish he had moved forward with the halo movie he planned to do. But instead he went ahead and did district 9.

I just read that peter jackson and steven spielberg will team up to do a tintin movie. So who's to say they wouldn't do a superman flick together.

 

[matrix_ghost]

I am shocked that so many people are still in the Bay camp. Look you like what Bay brings to the table and find it suitable for a Superman film then fine, not taking anything away from the guy and what he does best. But for them to go in that direction for a Superman movie??? I could not even fathom the idea looking at his body of work in recent years.

I can only speak fo myself but i know that what Bay can bring is popcorn fun. Granted the guy really needs to be controlled because if that happens you'll get Tranformers ( complete with epic visual effects) and if he's given free reign you'll get revenge of the fallen ( epic visual effects complete with robot balls).
However Bay has a good eye for action. In you can combine that big scale action that Bay is capable of delivering with storytelling capabilities of someone like say Alfonso Cuaron , you'll get a good superman movie.





As for everyone talking about spielberg i know that in an ideal world SPielberg would direct every comic book movie just like in an ideal world Christopher Nolan would allow his batman to play in the justice league. But this isn't an ideal world
1) As far as i know Spielberg has always set a himself a budget constraint knowing that he can work freely within a specific margin. Go beyond that and he'll get (more) heat from studio exec. Notice that aside from Indy 4 , all other Spielberg movies have cost at most 150 million.
Now this goes back to the budget issue but i believe that AT THIS STAGE no director is capable of making a good superman movie for less then 200 million.

2) Spielberg always sticks to the material he's developing himself. Scripts/properties that he has acquired thru his company. Since Superman is always part of WB/DC , chances are you won't be seeing him direct that. Or even act as a producer.



My ideal choice would be the Wachowski's. I know many of you aren't fans of their work ( ....actually am counting down till the moment someone begins with 'matrix is overrated "). However i think that their expertise in making the matrix sequels is a big advantage in developing a superman movie. The rigs that were created for the flying scenes in the matrix movies , were further refined to shoot superman returns. Although i still dont understand why Singer didn't use the XYZ-rig ( that is what's it called right). They know how handle big visual effects . All they need IMO is a CG realism that ILM & WETA are capable of delivering when it comes to CG humans and a good script . Prefereably one that is written by comic book writers. Also very interesting is the fact that they're good buds with J. Michael Stracynski.

 

[dark_b]

Wachowski's are able to do action that is as big as a Bay movie but without Bay's humor.

 

[sithgoblin]

I would love George Miller to do this instead of Justice League. He's proven his chops in action, family and drama.

 

[dark_b]

20 years ago?

when i see Miller i see a color-version of Tim Burton but without any live-action movie in the last 20 years. whats even going on inside of hes head?


and yes i am just joking.

 

[Casius--J]

Wachowski's are able to do action that is as big as a Bay movie but without Bay's humor.

I agree, I would love to see their take on a superman movie.

Although I do like some of bays movies, for me he isnt right for superman.

 

[Timstuff]

Peter Jackson is too good to pick up Bryan Singer's scraps.

If they were to upgrade to a top-tier director for the next movie, there's no way it will be a sequel to Superman Returns. Not that I'm complaining though, since SR shouldn't have a sequel.

 

[SuperAl]

Apparently the "big name" director was Matthew Vaughn