Re: We Need Some Movie News

Apologist Puncher Mon Dec 03, 2012 4:06 pm

And I was right:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=495253320515283&set=a.394143533959596.90832.225034700870481&type=1&theater

Comicbookfan-V2 Mon Dec 03, 2012 5:49 pm

Seriously thats it, thats all we get after all those visit? Now I'm starting to think that the WB studio is intentionally trolling us!

thecolorsblend Mon Dec 03, 2012 5:55 pm

Comicbookfan-V2 wrote:I'm starting to think that the WB studio is intentionally trolling us!

This.

thecolorsblend Mon Dec 03, 2012 5:57 pm

Eunuch page wrote:The IMAX release of Man of Steel will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of An IMAX 3D Experience® with proprietary IMAX DMR® (Digital Re-mastering) technology. The crystal-clear images coupled with IMAX's customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio create a unique environment that will make audiences feel as if they are in the movie.

http://www.supermanhomepage.com/news.php?readmore=12182

The Eunuch is reporting that the movie will get a 3D conversion. Could be wrong since I don't really give a shit about 3D but I thought we were told it wasn't happening. But now it is? A 3D conversion costs a fucking fortune so you could read this as WB showing a lot of faith in MOS.

Mind you, this is the same movie studio that cockteased a pic we've already seen from their Comic Con trailer as it's something totally new to us so whatever.

James Stocks Mon Dec 03, 2012 11:38 pm

It'll probably a blow-up, like they did with INCEPTION and SKYFALL. I doubt with Nolan's name attached it will get a 3D conversion.

As for the poster, I'm really not too crazy about it. What's the point other than "it's dark n gritty!"?

This blog sums it up for me: http://dimecomicreviews.blogspot.ca/2012/12/my-man-of-steel.html

Superman is big. Superman is bright. He's primary colours, he's outrageous situations, he's heroism in the face of unyielding danger. He stands for hope and he stands for good, and his adventures are larger than life. And he can do all of these things and still be a badass. Because my Man of Steel is nothing if not a badass.

Comicbookfan-V2 Mon Dec 03, 2012 11:56 pm

Well personally I prefer Supes to be more of part boy-scout part ass-kicker in this one, just as he always has!

non_amos Tue Dec 04, 2012 1:33 am

Yep! That's what the countdown revealed. I just clicked on it & it's the same image. I wonder though why they went with that image? I mean, it's a controversial image to the average Joe who doesn't know any better. Unless that is the intent? Stoke some controversy. Get people talking about the film. Makes sense but personally I wouldn't have given duh brothers that much credit. Now let's just see what they do with the official trailer and the next 6 months.

Alf Tue Dec 11, 2012 5:22 am

thecolorsblend wrote:
The Eunuch is reporting that the movie will get a 3D conversion. Could be wrong since I don't really give a shit about 3D but I thought we were told it wasn't happening. But now it is? A 3D conversion costs a fucking fortune so you could read this as WB showing a lot of faith in MOS.

James Stocks wrote:It'll probably a blow-up, like they did with INCEPTION and SKYFALL. I doubt with Nolan's name attached it will get a 3D conversion.

???

3D Press statement

thecolorsblend Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:26 pm

Is any of this news? Dunno.

Goyer wrote:

"I'm really proud of it. I never thought I'd be doing a Superman film. The only possible way to top Batman is to tackle Superman, the daddy of all the superheroes."

Expanded view of the same pic that was released a while back along with the Eunuch page translation of a the WB France MOS summary.

A small boy discovers that he possesses supernatural strength and that he was not born on Earth. Later, he heads out on a journey in order to understand where he comes from and why he was sent to our planet. But he will have to become a hero if he wants to save the world from total destruction and embody the hope for all humanity...

I'm choosing to not be upset over "supernatural" rather "superhuman".

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Tom Holkenborg tweeted the above, re: setting up to record the MOS score... which one would hope would explain the relatively empty rehearsal space. The scores from Nolan Batman movies had a lot of weaknesses, not least of which being that annoying synthy quality that synth scores usually suffer from.

Apologist Puncher Tue Jan 08, 2013 3:19 am

thecolorsblend wrote:

Expanded view of the same pic that was released a while back along with the Eunuch page translation of a the WB France MOS summary.

A small boy discovers that he possesses supernatural strength and that he was not born on Earth. Later, he heads out on a journey in order to understand where he comes from and why he was sent to our planet. But he will have to become a hero if he wants to save the world from total destruction and embody the hope for all humanity...
I'm choosing to not be upset over "supernatural" rather "superhuman".

Who wrote that, REtard???

Remember that French fuckwit?

thecolorsblend Tue Jan 08, 2013 3:25 am

Apologist Puncher wrote:Who wrote that, REtard???

Remember that French fuckwit?

I'm kind of blanking but was he the guy that wanted to do a movie where everybody in Metropolis (including the criminals, apparently) knew Clark is Superman but pretended they didn't to protect his ego? Or something? What a douche...

Apologist Puncher Tue Jan 08, 2013 3:30 am

thecolorsblend wrote:I'm kind of blanking but was he the guy that wanted to do a movie where everybody in Metropolis (including the criminals, apparently) knew Clark is Superman but pretended they didn't to protect his ego? Or something? What a douche...

Nope. He went by the name of REstart at the SSS Blog. He was CERTAIN a sequel was happening, because he heard something from someone at a wax museum in NY. And of course, it made more than 'Begins'.

Seriously, go look up some of the older articles there, and laugh at his spectacular stupidity.

Apologist Puncher Thu Jan 17, 2013 11:50 pm

Someone posted this stuff at SHH. Could be legit, could be made-up bullshit.'

Read at your own risk:

http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=451223&page=34

Spoiler:

non_amos Fri Jan 18, 2013 12:28 am

All that sounds so awesome. Now only to find out if it's true. Guess we'll know 6/14/2013. I mean, after the predictions of 'Steve', duh one & only Archangel, who can blame us?

Apologist Puncher Fri Jan 18, 2013 2:03 am

non_amos wrote:All that sounds so awesome. Now only to find out if it's true. Guess we'll know 6/14/2013. I mean, after the predictions of 'Steve', duh one & only Archangel, who can blame us?

I think SOME of those things will be answered in the (hopefully?) soon to come promotion for this film.

thecolorsblend Fri Jan 18, 2013 2:10 am

The bit about the outfit should piss me off... and it probably would except I could picture it as a way to sneak in The Suit if there's a sequel.

The bit about Lois... eh. I'll give it a day in court.

In general it feels like there's a ring of truth to that report. It doesn't sound overly fanboy wanky but it also doesn't come off like it's designed to troll readers and goose up traffic and hits.

non_amos Fri Jan 18, 2013 2:29 am

Apologist Puncher wrote:
non_amos wrote:All that sounds so awesome. Now only to find out if it's true. Guess we'll know 6/14/2013. I mean, after the predictions of 'Steve', duh one & only Archangel, who can blame us?

I think SOME of those things will be answered in the (hopefully?) soon to come promotion for this film.

Here's hoping. One thing I am noticing though is that people, whether hardcore fans or just your casual observer, seem to be getting pumped for MOS. In spite of all the mystery & non-promotion surrounding this project, there seems to be a level of enthusiasm for MOS that there wasn't for Singerman. I know, I know, Turdman was definitely promoted. The problem though is that I think a lot of people simply didn't buy it & I think BJ Woodman & his lack of presence is partly to blame for that. Cavill OTOH, trunks or not, is blowing people away (but not like BJ huh?). And I suppose making a break from the Donner series also helps. People just want something new.

thecolorsblend Fri Jan 18, 2013 2:34 am

non_amos wrote:Here's hoping. One thing I am noticing though is that people, whether hardcore fans or just your casual observer, seem to be getting pumped for MOS. In spite of all the mystery & non-promotion surrounding this project, there seems to be a level of enthusiasm for MOS that there wasn't for Singerman. I know, I know, Turdman was definitely promoted. The problem though is that I think a lot of people simply didn't buy it & I think BJ Woodman & his lack of presence is partly to blame for that. Cavill OTOH, trunks or not, is blowing people away (but not like BJ huh?). And I suppose making a break from the Donner series also helps. People just want something new.

Makes me wonder. The final product looked like shit but even the mostly unfinished stuff in the trailers and TV spots looked horrible too. Everything was monochromatic and just boring to look at. How are people supposed to get jazzed about seeing a drearfest like that? If you buy into the excuse that the marketing somehow hurt the movie (which I don't but hey...) then your only logical conclusion can be that the marketing just told the truth about what Singerman was going to be and the box office numbers were commensurate with that.

But whatever, yeah, people seem up for the game for MOS like they never were with Singerman. And again, it makes me wonder how things might've worked out if we'd gotten MOS back in 2006 rather than Stalkerman.

thecolorsblend Wed Jan 23, 2013 1:59 am

SHH wrote: The changes that have been applied to Superman for the upcoming film Man of Steel have been pretty divisive to say the least. His costume changes and the morbid attitude of Pa Kent have had some fans up in arms, and if you found yourself in that camp you may not like this latest rumor.

As DigitalSpy points out, one member of the cast listed on IMDb is an actress named Rebecca Buller, who is listed as playing the role of Jenny Olsen, which doesn't exactly confirm the gender swap of the character, but then when you see this screencap from the trailer of Buller running with Laurence Fishburne as Perry White (the Editor of the Daily Planet), it starts to make sense.

URL- http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/174557-is-jimmy-olsen-a-woman-in-man-of-steel

If you're the type to freak out over something like this, bear in mind the entire thing is based on something some asshole saw on IMDB. Because, y'know, IMDB has NEVER had total bullshit stories posted on it before, no no.

But assuming this is true... yeah, gender means something. Anybody who says otherwise is either a feminist or an emasculated dude. Oh? You think gender doesn't matter? Well, if you're a guy, why don't you lay naked in bed with your best guy friend? Hey, gender doesn't mean anything, right? Besides, this is just platonic, right?

But anyway, the question is whether the function Jimmy serves be done by a woman. If we're talking about "Superman's pal" and "Mr. Action", I'd say it's arguable at best. But if it's how Jimmy has been used in most Superman movies up to this point, yeah, a woman could do all or most of that stuff as readily as a guy (the lone arguable exception is a movie most of us refuse to associate with Superman to begin with). So what's the point? It comes down to how the character is used. Even I originally wanted to compare a "female Jimmy" to a "black Perry" but I realize now that's a false comparison. Perry is still a man. He's a black man now. That changes little... or, if it does change things, opens up new doors for the character in positive ways. But I'm not sure the same can be said for a "female Jimmy".

Worst case, it bombs and the character just doesn't work. Whatever, the sequel can bring Jimmy along for the ride. This doesn't have to be a hill to die on.

thecolorsblend Wed Jan 23, 2013 4:06 am

January 23, 2013: "Man of Steel" Cameo for Classic Superman ActorPrint
Henry Cavill Jim Bowers, owner of CapedWonder.com and good friend of the Superman Homepage, made mention on his Facebook timeline that "there is going to be a cameo by a classic Superman movie actor in Man of Steel".

While Jim promised the actor a long time ago that should the cameo happen he would not reveal their identity, he added, "What do I mean by 'classic'? I mean that the actor could be anyone, alive or dead, who appeared in any (not all) of the Superman movies from 1948 to 1987 and 2006's Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut."

Jim adds, "I will not provide any additional information, or reveal the actor's identity, before the movie's premiere on June 14, 2013. Why ruin the surprise? Suffice to say that you should be pleased."

The cameo is absolutely true and not a rumor. Who do you think it could be?

URL- http://www.supermanhomepage.com/news.php?readmore=12396#comments

Part of me wants to award those knuckle-draggers points for not yet mentioning Blandon. Sure, the notice itself all but guarantees it won't be him... but (A) Apologists are not known for their intelligence and (B) I'm not feeling charitable tonight anyway. So they can fuck off.

Who's it going to be? Fucked if I know. I'm kinda done with Jack Larson and Noel Neil cameos though so I hope it's not them. Some people have suggested it'll be a photograph of Reeve... which... *sigh*. Look, I'm sick and fucking tired of the Donnerverse. Part of me thinks any reboot can't possibly get far enough away from Donner for my tastes so a Reeve cameo of any kind is just plain unwelcome. Ditto anything else Donner-related. To my knowledge, Bond fans don't have to put up with neverending references to Connery and Dr. No so why can't we as fans just fucking get over Donner already?

So who will it be? My hunch is that if they made a cameo appearance on SV, we can pretty much rule them out... except Reeve. That leaves a lot of people on the table. Me, I wonder what Phyllis Coates is up to these days...

Oh, and am I the only one who gets pissed off when people advertise spoilers and then refuse to deliver on them? It's invariably done in the name of "saving the surprise". Well then fuckhead, why not go the full nine, keep your mouth shut and let us all get caught off-guard as Snyder presumably intends? I'll venture that it's because they don't want to be responsible for the leak... but when it inevitably happens, they can say "yep, that's the spoiler, I knew it all along, of course, I was just trying to protect the fans because, y'know, the fans are all I care about in spite of the fact that I run a merch and ad revenue-based web page."

James Stocks Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:51 pm

I always thought it was a nice touch to bring in Kirk Alyn and Noel Neill for their cameos in the Donner film. I do agree that it should be a cameo of someone who hasn't already done that, especially twice in Neill's case. I'd like to see Dean Cain or Dana Delany pop up.

Apologist Puncher Wed Jan 23, 2013 10:33 pm

I see a ton of people tossing Christopher Reeve's name about, but they failed to read & comprehend one little thing:

While Jim promised the actor a long time ago that should the cameo happen he would not reveal their identity

Did he see the future, and knew almost 10 YEARS AGO that 'MOS' would be made, and promised Chris he'd keep quiet? Because Mr. Reeve passed away on October 10th, 2004.

I have a feeling it's either Kidder or Sarah Douglas.

Apologist Puncher Wed Jan 23, 2013 10:40 pm

Here's something. Maybe.

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/nailbiter111/news/?a=73080

Spoiler:

Comicbookfan-V2 Wed Jan 23, 2013 10:45 pm

Personally I don't mind cameos from actors/actresses from previous Superman interpretations as long they're done as homages. Makes me wish Christopher Reeve was still alive, I bet he would have made a cameo in the film as if it were a short "Passing the Torch" scene. But I do hope they dedicate this one to Christopher Reeve at the end of the film and do it better than how SR did it!

James Stocks Thu Jan 24, 2013 7:57 pm

Apologist Puncher wrote:I see a ton of people tossing Christopher Reeve's name about, but they failed to read & comprehend one little thing:

While Jim promised the actor a long time ago that should the cameo happen he would not reveal their identity

Did he see the future, and knew almost 10 YEARS AGO that 'MOS' would be made, and promised Chris he'd keep quiet? Because Mr. Reeve passed away on October 10th, 2004.

I have a feeling it's either Kidder or Sarah Douglas.

If anyone from the Donnerverse, Terence Stamp is my pick.

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