https://www.cnet.com/pictures/best-geek-movies-of-the-decade
Wonder Woman only the 49th best "geek movie" of the decade.
Wonder Woman only the 49th best "geek movie" of the decade.
DC Movies - To Infinity and Beyond
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Not strictly DC-related but I can’t help but see the irony in David Ayer being hired to direct a Dirty Dozen remake https://deadline.com/2019/12/the-dirty-dozen-remake-david-ayer-warner-brosozen-remake-1202810595/
A supposed screen shot of a now deleted Instagram post where James Gunn said that he passed up a Superman movie in order to do The Suicide Squad on Reddit.
If this is true, I think it was a good move on his part, I just don't really see his style fitting Superman.
If this is true, I think it was a good move on his part, I just don't really see his style fitting Superman.
So he definitely should stay away from Superman...
Wasn't that a horror movie about an evil Superman like kid? That's not really a good example of a Superman movie.
Dwayne Johnson has started his training for Black Adam, which is supposed to start filming this summer for a release next December.
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Yes, that's their point. James Gunn produced Brightburn, so they're saying it's a good thing he didn't do Superman.
On the other hand, just because he produced a movie that was a deconstruction of Superman doesn't mean he couldn't have done a straight Superman movie if he'd wanted. Not every filmmaker is as limited in range as Zack Snyder.
I think It is a shame that Gunn chose for Suicide squad instead of Superman
He could have done a pretty good job on Superman--a Grant Morrison or perhaps Bendis approach--but Gunn made the right call I think. If he had made Superman, even if it were a success, there would have been the discontents and the controversy. Better to make a movie like Suicide Squad where the expectations are lower and there is a better chance that it will receive critical and popular acclaim.
Gunn was nearly run out of Hollywood a year or two ago so I can see that he might feel more of an affinity for a Suicide Squad over a Superman. This is a guy who started at Troma and has always had edgier works so though it might be interesting if he wanted to push himself that way I can see where this is more in his wheelhouse.
Yeah, I just think Suicide Squad is a better fit for his style. He probably could do a good Superman movie, but it would be a very different type of Superman movie, and I have a feeling after the Snyder movies they're probably going to want to go for a more traditional Superman movie next.
I think he does. But I get the impression he is going to get even bigger for this.
I'd kill for a light hearted, jokey Superman, especially after what Zach snyder made everyone suffer through for 2 and a half movies. I think Gunn could pull off a good superman film, its not like he's a one trick pony. If nothing else, he'd be an improvement over anyone who has done a Superman movie since the early 80s.
Many of us didn't "suffer" through anything, since we appreciated the different take.
It's not being light and jokey, it's just that from what I've seen his movies tend to be darker, and a bit grungie, and that's not really what I expect from a Superman movie, but it is perfect for Suicide Squad.
More variety is always welcome, in my opinion.