Spoilers Superman (2025) Grade and Discussion

[JD]

Will likely be having mine sometime this coming week.

I don't go to see a movie more than once, but I will definitely be watching it multiple times once it's on HBOMax.

Truer words have never been spoken. Box office has never rose or fallen by no lifers on the internet. If a wide release tanks its because the general consensus was that the movie was bad. When the movie is good, it does good box office and the haters are silenced. Case in point...

This is not true, there have been tons of movies that most people have agreed were good, but nobody went to see, and vice versa.

I just remembered one scene that is a perfect example of these kind of established super hero universes, when Lois and Clark are talking with the Justice Gang fighting in the fifth dimensional imp in the background. I love how he's so casual about them being able to handle it, when she asks if he should go help.

 

[Nerys Myk]

I’m a bit confused why Pracemaker is still around. He’s from the other timeline.

Or he's from this timeline and looks similar to the other one. You get the whole multiverse variant thing, right?

Alien cop?
5000 year old Egyptian Warrior priestess?
The mostly human reincarnation of an ancient Egyptian warrior priestess?
Metahuman?
Metahuman with tech?
Human with tech?
Human with magic stuff?

All of the above.

 

[Mudd]

Gunn has said that how much pte-DCU stuff will still be part of continuity will be decided on a case-by-case basis. If they refer to something or use it, then it's in, but don't assume something is.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Hawkman and Hawkgirl have been shown to be a little "bloodthirsty" in recent years. Geoff Johns liked to call Hawkman "Conan with wings."

 

[Mudd]

I think they should retire Hawkman. They have Hawkgirl and that's all they need.

 

[Nerys Myk]

I think they should retire Hawkman. They have Hawkgirl and that's all they need.

I'm cool with that. She's always had the best helmet.

 

[thribs]

Or he's from this timeline and looks similar to the other one. You get the whole multiverse variant thing, right?

With that logic they could have kept Cavil around. Just weird one to keep.

 

[Nerys Myk]

With that logic they could have kept Cavil around. Just weird one to keep.

They could have.
Peacemaker is one of Gunn's projects. Do the math.

 

[thribs]

I suppose that's true. Just rather strange.

 

[Nerys Myk]

I suppose that's true. Just rather strange.

In what way? Peacemaker is a James Gunn production and has a second season on the way. He's also using characters from his The Suicide Squad. As @Mudd said he's bringing stuff over on a case-by-case basis.

 

[DarrenTR1970]

Well David Zaslav was impressed enough to put out a press release announcing a ten year plan of movies and television shows across all platforms, with Supergirl, Clayface and Lanterns being next up, with more announcements forthcoming.

 

[thribs]

I just think a complete clean slate would be better.

 

[Nerys Myk]

I just think a complete clean slate would be better.

Maybe.

 

[thribs]

Well David Zaslav was impressed enough to put out a press release announcing a ten year plan of movies and television shows across all platforms, with Supergirl, Clayface and Lanterns being next up, with more announcements forthcoming.

Anything interesting though? I couldn’t care less about Clayface and the Lanterns premise sounds really boring.
They should be trying to build up the lead heroes so they could do a Justice League movie down the line

 

[Tuskin38]

The first name of Lex's half-sister in "Smallville" was Lutessa; Lena was her middle name. When she was adopted by the Mercer family, they hid the truth and called her Tess for short.

I've also heard the name Mercer was chosen a reference to Mercy Graves from STAS, but I don't know if that's true or not.

 

[Anwar]

Apparently Michael Rosenbaum provided the voice for one of Lex's raptors.

Yep, and the other robots were voiced by Mantis, Yondu and Alan Tudyk.

Rosenbaum was also in Guardians 2 as well.

 

[Tuskin38]

Correct - James Gunn, David Corenswet, & Nicholas Hoult are all fans of the show.

Gunn also said in an interview that LuthorCorp made more sense to him as companies aren't usually named after someone's first name.

 

[thribs]

Gunn also said in an interview that LuthorCorp made more sense to him as companies aren't usually named after someone's first name.

I know but the name gives some insight into Lex’s character. His ego is so big that he calls it after his first name. This version felt like someone who would do that. It maybe coming down the line.

 

[TRON JA307020]

Yep, and the other robots were voiced by Mantis, Yondu and Alan Tudyk.

Rosenbaum was also in Guardians 2 as well.

Tio bad Gunn hasn't given Rosenbaum a larger role in something.

 

[HotRod]

Well goddamn!

I just got back from the theater and I really enjoyed that. I have many thoughts, but I'll let them congeal for a bit. I will say that the entire cast did a hell of a job and that David Corenswet was the perfect embodiment of Superman. Also, Nathan Fillion is a treasure and Mister Terrific is Goddamn Awesome!

I believed a man could fly.