Superman (casting, rumors, pix till release) - Page 353

Admiral_Young · February 20 2013, 07:07 PM

148 minutes of potential awesomeness

Interesting. "Batman Begins" was 141 minutes.

Hartzilla2007 · February 20 2013, 07:20 PM

You know all this superhero costume change discussion makes me wonder...

Does anyone know why they changed Batman's outfit from the one Morrison gave him, I mean I don't think he even had it that long so it feels like that changed it then changed it again. It was kind of weird.

Or is it some kind of general everybody gets a new look for the reboot thing except apparently Flash and Green Lantern.

I Grok Spock · February 20 2013, 07:46 PM

When God closes a codpiece, he opens a boob window.

Admiral_Young · February 20 2013, 10:03 PM

House of UIster or someone else can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Jim Lee is responsible for the all of the redesigns of the characters in the New 52 relaunch. I don't think we ever got a proper explanation for Batman's suit change, except that it was just a general widespread change. What's funny though is that now in flashback stories (even in Batman Incorporated) he's shown to be still wearing his "Tron" outfit as I like to call it. We know Bruce has all these suits...I think even the suit vaults have shown in the cave still...but they kept have shown him wearing this one particular design lol.

A beaker full of death · February 20 2013, 10:15 PM

Admiral_Young wrote:

I believe Jim Lee is responsible for the all of the redesigns of the characters in the New 52 relaunch.

Which is why they all have the same Nehru collar.
He's an awesome artist. Designer, not so much.

Admiral_Young · February 20 2013, 10:19 PM

Agreed. Also not a very good plotter either.

TheSeeker · February 20 2013, 10:31 PM

I like the Nehru collar, but every hero having one doesn't make much sense.

Admiral Buzzkill · February 21 2013, 03:06 AM

Hartzilla2007 wrote:

Or is it some kind of general everybody gets a new look for the reboot thing except apparently Flash and Green Lantern.

They were redesigned somewhat as well.

Of course, Hal's outfit had already been revamped as part of the "Rebirth" storyline by Geoff Johns. The redesign was mainly to eliminate the green crotch area of his outfit that made it resemble a leotard over tights - the equivalent of getting rid of Superman's red Speedo.

That was about nine years ago and no, of course the design hasn't reverted to the so-called "classic."

Admiral Buzzkill · February 24 2013, 07:26 PM

Off-topic, but I just ran across this trailer for the old Republic Captain Marvel serial and was struck by how much better the flying effects at the end are than anything in the Superman serials or the 1950s TV series were:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/vid...trailer-212580

davejames · February 24 2013, 07:41 PM

A beaker full of death wrote:

Admiral_Young wrote:

I believe Jim Lee is responsible for the all of the redesigns of the characters in the New 52 relaunch.

Which is why they all have the same Nehru collar.
He's an awesome artist. Designer, not so much.

I actually like a lot of his redesigns. The problem is he's about the only one who can draw them right.

I'm a huge fan of the new Superman costume when Lee draws it, but somehow everyone else makes it look awful and ridiculous as hell.

SalvorHardin · February 27 2013, 07:55 PM

Some news from a WB MoS screening

A scooper (whom we know and trust 100%) has sent us reactions to early screenings of the film happening at WB, addressing many of the common concerns that we've all had from the beginning. Here's his bullet points from the screening(s):

- Imagine a Nolan story with Snyder effects/action.
- It's the best movie of the year.
- There's TONS of action with Superman kicking all kinds of ass in his suit.
- The cape is CG'd most of the time so it can look awesome.
- They have intentionally left out most of the the Super action in trailers to save it.
- It's not nearly as dour and serious as the trailers suggest.
- The movie is complete, minus the 3D post-conversion, which is currently taking place

http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/scoo...l-kinds-of-ass

davejames · February 27 2013, 08:06 PM

Well that certainly sounds promising. Especially after the early rumor that the movie wasn't turning out so well.

TheSeeker · February 27 2013, 08:45 PM

Can't wait for this one. Easily my most anticipated movie of the year.

Captaindemotion · February 27 2013, 10:34 PM

SalvorHardin wrote:

Some news from a WB MoS screening

A scooper (whom we know and trust 100%) has sent us reactions to early screenings of the film happening at WB, addressing many of the common concerns that we've all had from the beginning. Here's his bullet points from the screening(s):

- Imagine a Nolan story with Snyder effects/action.
- It's the best movie of the year.
- There's TONS of action with Superman kicking all kinds of ass in his suit.
- The cape is CG'd most of the time so it can look awesome.
- They have intentionally left out most of the the Super action in trailers to save it.
- It's not nearly as dour and serious as the trailers suggest.
- The movie is complete, minus the 3D post-conversion, which is currently taking place

http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/scoo...l-kinds-of-ass

Sounds like a plant. But I actually don't think it's a plant. I'm willing to believe this is for real.

davejames · February 28 2013, 12:04 AM

I actually think the so-called "plants" out there would know better by now than to describe something as "the best movie of the year." That would usually be a pretty big tip-off.

February 20 2013, 07:07 PM	#5281
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: Superman (casting, rumors, pix till release) 148 minutes of potential awesomeness Interesting. "Batman Begins" was 141 minutes. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

February 20 2013, 07:20 PM	#5282
Hartzilla2007 Vice Admiral Location: Star Trekkin Across the universe.	Re: Superman (casting, rumors, pix till release) You know all this superhero costume change discussion makes me wonder... Does anyone know why they changed Batman's outfit from the one Morrison gave him, I mean I don't think he even had it that long so it feels like that changed it then changed it again. It was kind of weird. Or is it some kind of general everybody gets a new look for the reboot thing except apparently Flash and Green Lantern.

February 20 2013, 07:46 PM	#5283
I Grok Spock Fleet Captain Location: Tooling around in my Jupiter 8...	Re: Superman (casting, rumors, pix till release) When God closes a codpiece, he opens a boob window. __________________ "Die quick and rot." - Mirror Universe Spock

February 20 2013, 10:03 PM	#5284
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: Superman (casting, rumors, pix till release) House of UIster or someone else can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Jim Lee is responsible for the all of the redesigns of the characters in the New 52 relaunch. I don't think we ever got a proper explanation for Batman's suit change, except that it was just a general widespread change. What's funny though is that now in flashback stories (even in Batman Incorporated) he's shown to be still wearing his "Tron" outfit as I like to call it. We know Bruce has all these suits...I think even the suit vaults have shown in the cave still...but they kept have shown him wearing this one particular design lol. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

February 20 2013, 10:19 PM	#5286
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: Superman (casting, rumors, pix till release) Agreed. Also not a very good plotter either. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

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February 20 2013, 10:31 PM	#5287
TheSeeker Vice Admiral Location: New York, NY	Re: Superman (casting, rumors, pix till release) I like the Nehru collar, but every hero having one doesn't make much sense.

February 24 2013, 07:26 PM	#5289
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: Superman (casting, rumors, pix till release) Off-topic, but I just ran across this trailer for the old Republic Captain Marvel serial and was struck by how much better the flying effects at the end are than anything in the Superman serials or the 1950s TV series were: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/vid...trailer-212580 __________________ "I think [J.J. Abrams has] done a great thing for Star Trek. I’m very grateful to him. We all owe him a lot. When someone comes along like he has done and picks it up and elevates it, we should be grateful." - Leonard Nimoy

February 27 2013, 08:06 PM	#5292
davejames Vice Admiral Location: Sac, Ca	Re: Superman (casting, rumors, pix till release) Well that certainly sounds promising. Especially after the early rumor that the movie wasn't turning out so well.

February 27 2013, 08:45 PM	#5293
TheSeeker Vice Admiral Location: New York, NY	Re: Superman (casting, rumors, pix till release) Can't wait for this one. Easily my most anticipated movie of the year.

February 28 2013, 12:04 AM	#5295
davejames Vice Admiral Location: Sac, Ca	Re: Superman (casting, rumors, pix till release) I actually think the so-called "plants" out there would know better by now than to describe something as "the best movie of the year." That would usually be a pretty big tip-off.