DC Cinematic Universe ( The James Gunn era)

[TREK_GOD_1]

That's not what Rogue One addresses at all. The Exhaust port never comes up. Erso put a flaw in the reactor, so a small explosion at the reactor would cause a chain reaction. He never addresses how to set of the explosion there. The plans are needed to show the rebels exactly where in the base the reactor is. How they decide to blow it up is solely in Episode 4. A rebel commando strike force could have done it from the inside, theoretically.

This.

A lot of former Marvel talent jumped ship to DC in the 1980s too, and that had a big effect on the way DC characters were written in that period.

DC already changed the way many of its characters were written in the late 1960s and into the following decade (shedding Silver Age buffoonery, much to the delight of readers and creatives alike) with O'Neil, Robbins, Jack Miller, Drake, Fleisher, Carley, et al., evolving many DC superheroes with characterization just as mature as anything at Marvel of the same period.

 

[Mudd]

IOW, on a thirteen-year-old level.

 

[TREK_GOD_1]

College age readers demanding maturity in the comics they read were--quite obviously--not thirteen year olds, nor did they somehow con themselves into wanting kiddie material.

 

[The Realist]

Somewhat childish pleasures do not need to be dressed up as something more than they are to be enjoyed as an adult. It’s what “Shore Leave”’s Caretaker called “the simplicity of play.”

 

[JD]

I don't mind getting away from some of the dumbest elements of the Silver Age, but I do think for a while they went to far in the other direction and went way to serious and dark.

 

[Awesome Possum]

I do like what little we've seen of the DCU. All these silly characters exist but there is a sincerity to it, even a Nazi killing robot has an emotional weight to his story.

 

[theenglish]

I don't mind getting away from some of the dumbest elements of the Silver Age, but I do think for a while they went to far in the other direction and went way to serious and dark.

Are you talking about the late eighties and nineties? Early oughts?

 

[JD]

Mainly the late '80s and '90s, the '00s was when they started backing away from some of the really extreme "dark and gritty" stuff.

 

[theenglish]

Mainly the late '80s and '90s, the '00s was when they started backing away from some of the really extreme "dark and gritty" stuff.

That makes sense. I didn't by comics from 1987 until Infinite Crisis. I remember being shocked by some of the graphic violence that was prevalent in those books at first. Even in the books immediately afterward. There was one panel where Red Tornado in a human body had his arm ripped off--and some of the fight scenes with Superboy Prime in IC that really stood out for me, as did Blue Beetles death scene. I also read Identity Crisis around that time, which left me with a bad taste in my mouth. Thankfully it did taper off after that.

I don't mind graphic violence in its place, such as books like The Walking Dead--but I don't really enjoy it in my Superhero comics.

 

[The Lensman]

That makes sense. I didn't by comics from 1987 until Infinite Crisis. I remember being shocked by some of the graphic violence that was prevalent in those books at first. Even in the books immediately afterward. There was one panel where Red Tornado in a human body had his arm ripped off--and some of the fight scenes with Superboy Prime in IC that really stood out for me, as did Blue Beetles death scene. I also read Identity Crisis around that time, which left me with a bad taste in my mouth. Thankfully it did taper off after that.

I don't mind graphic violence in its place, such as books like The Walking Dead--but I don't really enjoy it in my Superhero comics.

Infinite Crisis was published in the 2010's iirc and yeah, it was surprisingly graphic. I think Superboy Prime ripped a character in half as well. Doing that stuff occasionally in an "Elseworlds" or "What If..." is one thing, but I don't care to see it in mainstream comics.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Infinite Crisis was published in the 2010's iirc and yeah, it was surprisingly graphic. I think Superboy Prime ripped a character in half as well. Doing that stuff occasionally in an "Elseworlds" or "What If..." is one thing, but I don't care to see it in mainstream comics.

Yeah that was pretty crazy. Dudes, you're not Vertigo!!!!!

 

[Kai "the spy"]

IC was in 2005/2006, actually, and yeah, it was about as graphic as early Spawn comics. The zeitgeist of 2000s comics was a bit weird, in that there was heavy nostalgia bits (the Superman comics, in particular, took a lot of cues from the Christopher Reeve movies, the Justice League had the Hall of Justice, etc.) and a kind of male-adolescent edgelord spirit of crassness.

 

[oktay]

There is no official statement, but DC Studios is said to be working on a new 'TEEN TITANS GO!' movie.

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First trailer releases on Friday.

 

[Rich Watson]

So the script for Clayface is being rewritten by someone who isn't Mike Flanagan, which makes no sense as sole reason for making the movie was supposedly how great his script was.

DC Studios Taps 'Drive' Writer Hossein Amini to Rewrite 'Clayface' | Exclusive

Screenwriter Hossein Amini, best known for scripting 2011's “Drive” has been tapped to rewrite “Clayface” for DC Studios.

www.thewrap.com

 

[Nerys Myk]

So the script for Clayface is being rewritten by someone who isn't Mike Flanagan, which makes no sense as sole reason for making the movie was supposedly how great his script was.

DC Studios Taps 'Drive' Writer Hossein Amini to Rewrite 'Clayface' | Exclusive

Screenwriter Hossein Amini, best known for scripting 2011's “Drive” has been tapped to rewrite “Clayface” for DC Studios.

www.thewrap.com

Sometimes early scripts are "proof of concept".

 

[Christopher]

So the script for Clayface is being rewritten by someone who isn't Mike Flanagan, which makes no sense as sole reason for making the movie was supposedly how great his script was.

Welcome to Hollywood. Reminds me of how Hollywood raved over that Nottingham script that painted the Sheriff as the good guy and Robin Hood as essentially the terrorist he was hunting, but then Ridley Scott threw out most of the script and replaced it with a much more boring, generic Robin Hood story. The American feature film industry has no respect for the integrity of scripts. They all end up getting thrown into the meat grinder no matter how much people rave over them, because that's the way the machinery is set up to operate.

 

[Mudd]

Scripts are one facet of the process of filmmaking. Often they're scaffolds; they serve their purposes for purposes of budgeting and as calling cards to talent among other things.

If you've written and are shopping an original script/story, talking about its integrity makes some sense. If you're tapped by a studio or producers to draft something for a property not your own, it's best to realistically understand the terms of the assignment. You will be paid; your work may be rewritten or entirely discarded. Frankly, you're bringing a substantially smaller share of value to an IP like Superman than if you've written Free Guy (never mind original projects of narrower box office appeal).

No one's champing at the bit for the "Sowards cut" of TWOK, nor were we ever.

 

[Samurai8472]

It's rumored that Matt Reeves will no longer be directing "The Batman" sequel

Matt Reeves No Longer Directing The Batman: Part 2 — Sequel Set for Production in 2026 With No Director Attached

A recent report revealed that Matt Reeves will no longer serve as director for The Batman: Part 2 as rumors of terrible personal issues swirl.

thatparkplace.com

 

[JD]

Welcome to Hollywood. Reminds me of how Hollywood raved over that Nottingham script that painted the Sheriff as the good guy and Robin Hood as essentially the terrorist he was hunting, but then Ridley Scott threw out most of the script and replaced it with a much more boring, generic Robin Hood story. The American feature film industry has no respect for the integrity of scripts. They all end up getting thrown into the meat grinder no matter how much people rave over them, because that's the way the machinery is set up to operate.

I've never understood why they seem to like to take something unique like that and rewrite it into something completely generic.

 

[Noname Given]

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IDK - Doing this 3 months out? Seems a bit desperate and I LOVED PeaceMaker S1 and am happy this version of the character will be in the 'new' DCU - but I think somebody is nervous.