Superman:Unbound and Flashpoint DTV

[Admiral_Young]

"Superman: Unbound" is the official title of the adaptation of the previously reported "Superman:Brainiac" storyline. I'm starting a new thread since the other one was misnamed and went off topic considerably. Also as previously announced "Flashpoint" will be scheduled for fall 2013. It will be called "Justice League: Flashpoint". We also got confirmation that the DTV's will continue beyond 2014.

http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/20...ie-2013-slate/

[Mr Light]

I don't understand how the Brainiac adaptation works, since that was just a prelude for the New Krypton mega storyline. They're just going to end it with the restoration of Kandor?

[Admiral_Young]

Unless they are indeed planning a New Krypton adaptation for 2014. They could also make it a stand alone story easily and cut out the New Krypton stuff. It will be interesting to see what they do with this.

[Admiral_Young]

Matt Bomer will be voicing Clark Kent/Superman. John Noble is Brainiac. Stana Katic is Lois Lane, and Molly Quinn as previously reported is Kara Zor-El. From the stills, looks like they've decided against depicting the Gary Frank art which is disappointing.

http://www.tvguide.com/news/first-lo...d-1058558.aspx

[Christopher]

Matt Bomer as Superman is a good choice. There are some who think he would be good as a live-action Superman, and I think he could pull it off, though he's a little short for it. The others are good choices in terms of talent and popularity, although Brainiac isn't a role I would've expected John Noble to play. Come to think of it, though, the calculating coldness he projected as Walternate on Fringe could be a good fit.

Hey, this will mean that four of the regular cast members of Castle will have played DC characters -- Nathan Fillion as Vigilante, Spy Smasher, Steve Trevor, and Hal Jordan (plus the Flash and others on Robot Chicken), Stana Katic as Lois Lane, Susan Sullivan as Queen Hippolyta, and Molly Quinn as Supergirl.

I'm not pleased by what the article says about the music -- "not orchestral at all," driving guitars and percussion. I don't think I'm going to like that.

[Donald Draper]

I have almost lost any interest in these movies. They pick the most generic stories to adapt. More and more stuff from around the last 5 years. Superman has 75 years of stories to choice from. The art work is what made this story standout from any other Brainiac story and they are not even using it.

Also the novelty of the ever changing voice actors has worn off. Its nothing against the actual actors. Usually they are people I have never heard of. When you have movies less than 90 minutes which are mostly just action and visuals there is not much for them to do. So they are not memorable at all. They could randomly change around all these Superman voices and it would really make no difference.

[AviTrek]

Admiral_Young wrote:

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Matt Bomber will be voicing Clark Kent/Superman. John Noble is Brainiac. Stana Katic is Lois Lane, and Molly Quinn as previously reported is Kara Zor-El. From the stills, looks like they've decided against depicting the Gary Frank art which is disappointing.

http://www.tvguide.com/news/first-lo...d-1058558.aspx

I'm sorry to see they're not using the Frank art, but I wonder if the similarities to Reeve and Kidder would be problematic licensing wise in a video production.

[davejames]

Admiral_Young wrote:

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Matt Bomber will be voicing Clark Kent/Superman. John Noble is Brainiac. Stana Katic is Lois Lane, and Molly Quinn as previously reported is Kara Zor-El. From the stills, looks like they've decided against depicting the Gary Frank art which is disappointing.

http://www.tvguide.com/news/first-lo...d-1058558.aspx

Yeah, I'm not really liking the Superman design they went with there. Although I will say Lois and Supergirl look pretty cute.

[Hound of UIster]

Mr Light wrote:

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I don't understand how the Brainiac adaptation works, since that was just a prelude for the New Krypton mega storyline. They're just going to end it with the restoration of Kandor?

Yes it works on its own as a self-contained story between Clark and Brainiac.

[Christopher]

Heck, just about any comics storyline these days leads into the next storyline or builds on elements of the previous one. That's just the nature of the medium. Films are a different medium, so the stories have to be changed to be more standalone. There's nothing new there.

[JD]

Really looking forward to Unbound. Castle, White Collar, and Fringe are some of my favorite shows, so I'm really excited about the cast.

Christopher wrote:

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Hey, this will mean that four of the regular cast members of Castle will have played DC characters -- Nathan Fillion as Vigilante, Spy Smasher, Steve Trevor, and Hal Jordan (plus the Flash and others on Robot Chicken), Stana Katic as Lois Lane, Susan Sullivan as Queen Hippolyta, and Molly Quinn as Supergirl.

This will be Stana Katic's second DC production, she was Talia al Ghul in Batman: Arkham City.

[Hartzilla2007]

Christopher wrote:

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Matt Bomer as Superman is a good choice. There are some who think he would be good as a live-action Superman, and I think he could pull it off, though he's a little short for it.

Honestly I think computer tech used in making films is getting to the point where that won't be a problem anymore.

[Christopher]

Hartzilla2007 wrote:

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Honestly I think computer tech used in making films is getting to the point where that won't be a problem anymore.

I think a Superman movie is going to demand enough elaborate VFX without going to the unnecessary trouble of altering the main character's height. I mean, it's necessary for something like Captain America where the hero undergoes a major change in physique in the course of the story (though I still think they should've hired real Little People to star in the Tolkien movies), but for a Superman movie it makes more sense just to cast someone who's got the right build for the role.

Or else just not worry about it. Hugh Jackman's a whole foot taller than Wolverine is supposed to be.

[shivkala]

Superman: Unbound sounds like it has potential. The storyline was decent and an animated version might add to it. Flashpoint, however, why? That was a very disappointing mini-series, and epitomized the problems DC had prior to the New-52 (the problems DC had after the New-52 is a different topic ).

[Mr Light]

Hmm, an adaptation of Snyder's Batman Court of the Owls would be a pretty cool DVD movie.