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Zack Snyder to direct next Superman film
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Nolan and Zack Snyder, definitely an interesting team. There are already rumors now that Zod is going to be the villain. I have to say I'm excited that it "appears" they aren't going to go totally out of left field and do something stupid and out of character for Superman. |
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I have a "feeling" he'll be closely guiding this project.
He's Warner's "Wonder Boy" right now and as much as I dislike the choice of director, they must have come to some sort of agreement as to vision or Nolan wouldn't have moved forward with Snyder. |
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Aronofsky would have been a really bold choice, but maybe they feared he wasnt commerical enough? |
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I think people who are denigrating Snyder fail to appreciate that the thing the past Superman movies have lacked is the comic book style that Snyder has built his career on. Aside from being excellent at directing action, Snyder has a real talent for over-the-top visual style that brings the comic book pages to life on the silver screen. This movie is going to be beautiful in both story design, and artistic concept with action that will give us a true appreciation for how badass the character is. I think people are over thinking this thing. It's going to be awesome.
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I think the thing he has generally failed at is style over substance, which isn't what reboot fans want.
A lot of people are anticipating a sort of revitalization of the Superman franchise as has been done with Batman. Lofty expectations, and I'm just not sure it can be done. Batman is only a man, so everything that happens within the universe is more realistic. Superman being an alien automatically makes the film more difficult to make "gritty" like the new Batman. |
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Totally disagree. Anyone who doubts Alan Rickman is a fool (with due respect to the fools who doubt Alan Rickman). And General Zod would be an older man in his 50s or 60s who also experiences the superhuman boost that Clark Kent gets from the weaker gravity of earth and the intensity of the yellow sun. His appearance in age would make little difference in his superior physical abilities.
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It's one thing not to like these movies for whatever reason you might not like them, but to say that Snyder didn't deliver any substance to them - I'm not sure what you could possibly be looking for that wasn't there. He was faithful to the art that was already established. Outside of these two movies, we have Michael Jordan's Playground and Dawn of the Dead (I'm not counting Owl's because it's new and I haven't seen it yet to comment). Am I to understand that you were looking for more substance in Dawn of the Dead? I mean, it's a zombie movie. Without you commenting specifically about the substance you think was lacking, I have to believe that you're just one of these types who finds enjoyment in being hyper-critical because it's cooler not to like something, than to like it and have to defend it. Quote:
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Well said, Dane. |
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Smith was saddled with nine billion reeruned restrictions, like "Superman can't fly". He had to try to work within that box to keep the gig and he did his best. He could have just walked but he really wanted to give the script a shot. I put that more on the producer being an idiot. If Smith was to write the script without restriction, I guarantee it would be 100% different than the one he penned. He is an uber-nerd after all.
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Kevin Smith might be the most overrated director of all time.
Sure, hes a good writer, but as a director hes flat out horrible. |
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I don't know if I'd even say that Kevin Smith is a "good" writer. He's just barely above average at that thing he does - and he's limited to only "that thing he does." (If that makes any sense
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I understand why he has a following though for sure. |
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Absolutely. Spot on post. And I too understand his appeal. He's just not for me. Especially, the older I've gotten.
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