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DC Movies - To Infinity and Beyond

Rich Watson said:
Well one of the two people in that photo is a COVID denying anti-vaxxer so I know who my money's on.
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And your statement is anti-science.

Certainly ignores all the factors of transmission, and also exaggerates both the risk

I am double boosted and and definitely have had our whole family get the vaccine. But the reality is that you can still both get Covid AND spread it, even if you do "everything right", like my daughter and Dr. Fauci.

And while they immediately isolated themselves when they got the results, the truth is that they could have spread it to several others before they found out.

And many others could have spread it because they were asymptomatic.

Being a vaccine fundementalist leads you down the road of hate that anti-Semites have gone further down.
 
Mage said:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1635989232165728259

Interesting tweet by Zack Snyder. Probably means something simple, but no doubt some are believing this to be an announcement of something huge.
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Either its a screening of ZSJL, or perhaps some animated film that's been under wraps. Obviously, the curiosity is there, with the video having more than 4 million views, so I hope it is worth the interest.
 
Captaindemotion said:
Some interesting DC Ben Affleck tidbits in this interview, including the fact that he doesn’t want to direct a DC movie for the new runners, that he thinks he really nailed Batman for the “five minutes” that he’s in The Flash, and what he thinks of Justice League https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/m...pany-grammys-memes-justice-league-1235353301/
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"I just wouldn’t want to go in and direct in the way they’re doing that. I’m not interested in that."

Sounds like no freedom for Directors in the Gunnverse. Which is ironic considering the amount of freedom Feige gave him.
 
Rich Watson said:
"I just wouldn’t want to go in and direct in the way they’re doing that. I’m not interested in that."

Sounds like no freedom for Directors in the Gunnverse. Which is ironic considering the amount of freedom Feige gave him.
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That does not sound promising, and Affleck would be wise to avoid attaching himself to an work environment.

Other interesting details from the THR article include his view of the second chance for Justice League:

"The genius, and the silver lining, is that Zack Snyder eventually went to AT&T and was like, “Look, I can get you four hours of content.” And it’s principally just all the slow motion that he shot in black-and-white. And one day of shooting with me and him. He was like, “Do you want to come shoot in my backyard?” I was like, “I think there are unions, Zack. I think we have to make a deal.” But I went and did it. And now [Zack Snyder’s Justice League] is my highest-rated movie on IMDb."

It confirms what many would come to see as the ocean-wide difference between the direction of the theatrical version and ZSJL. Interesting detail is that ZSJL is Affleck's highest-rated film.

He continues:

"it is my highest-rated career movie. I’ve never had one that went from nadir to pinnacle. Retroactively, it’s a hit. All of a sudden I was getting congratulated for the bomb I’m in. But I was going to direct a Batman, and [Justice League] made me go, “I’m out. I never want to do any of this again. I’m not suited.” That was the worst experience I’ve ever seen in a business which is full of some shitty experiences. It broke my heart. There was an idea of someone [Joss Whedon] coming in, like, “I’ll rescue you and we’ll do 60 days of shooting and I’ll write a whole thing around what you have. I’ve got the secret.” And it wasn’t the secret. That was hard."

It appears he's proud of the ZS cut, and should be, but its just more evidence how Whedon had no business being brought on to the film--for a large number of reasons.
 
Rich Watson said:
"I just wouldn’t want to go in and direct in the way they’re doing that. I’m not interested in that."

Sounds like no freedom for Directors in the Gunnverse. Which is ironic considering the amount of freedom Feige gave him.
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It seems that he sniffs a Marvel-ization of the 'new' Gunn DC Universe. If not lack of directorial control, more of the 'candy' content.

Zach Levy has to say what he's been saying if he wants to be Shazaam going forward and he probably does. Shazaam was the most 'candy' of them all anyway.

Ben Affleck no longer cares about being Batman.
 
I wonder how Shazam will do this weekend. Unfortunately, my daughter who wants to see it will be on a school college tour this weekend, so we won't be able to see it next week. Not sure if other people will have similar event going on, so i will wait until the 2nd week before declaring disaster.


I also recently finished Cobra Kai, so i am now excited to see Blue Beetle.

They need to have a viral ad with William Zabka telling people to see it, and end with "Hashbrown Blue Beetle"

And even funnier if they do a end credit scene in the movie where Xolo enters a dark room and a voice says "Wow,I am impressed". Then Xolo says "Uh hi sensei?" and we see William Zabka.
 
I don't think anyone should be surprised. The type of work Ben Affleck has always done was hands-off. Comic book movies especially today have too many cooks in the kitchen for a director's vision to truly be their own.

And with every passing hour, Ben Affleck grows more tired of everyone else's shit. LOL
 
I can understand where directors who are used to more or less having free rein to do whatever they want might have a problem with the MCU approach, but I think a more hands on approach by the people in charge of the universe makes sense when you're movies are as connected as these cinematic universes are. It really is a more TV like approach, which is probably why the directors who seem to be coming back for multiple movies the most are ones who have worked in TV.
It is free rein right, as in letting up on the reins so the horse has more freedom to movie? Or is it free reign, as in a ruler having the freedom to rule how they want?
 
The MCU has provided its movie makers some latitude in establishing their own vision of the characters so far. The Eternals, Thor (the first movie), the Captain America movies, the first two Ant-Man movies, and the Guardians are all examples of that. Of course, this being an interconnected universe there needs to be somebody watching over all the pieces. In fact, it has been lack of editorial oversight in the comics that has led to a lot of problems, especially at DC. The was the biggest issue with the New 52 and why it fell apart. My biggest complaint with the MCU is how certain characters and subplots have been forced into recent films for the purpose of building a larger narrative, but ultimately detracting from the focus and quality of the individual movie.
 
That Affleck interview is interesting. He is obviously very much behind Zack's vision. How he discusses turning down the chance to direct a future Batman movie under Gunn is a bit sharp. But I can understand and respect his opinion.
 
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