J.J. Abrams Taking On Superman and Green Lantern

*Autbot_Benz* · 07-23-2019, 09:59 PM

Alleged Rumor as barley anyone is covering it besides this site

While Warner Bros. chose to sit out of Comic-Con, the talk around town in San Diego was all about the DCEU and Crisis On Infinite Earths, and now I have learned that J.J. Abrams will be taking on both Superman and Green Lantern.

My understanding is that a big reason why J.J. Abrams recently signed that mega-deal with Warner Bros. is that he wants to tackle the DC movie characters (Abrams was actually attached to Superman: Flyby years ago) and that he is going to do movies for Superman and Green Lantern first (confirming my speculation from last month).

I've also been told that J.J. Abrams' wife, producer Katie McGrath, was responsible for getting Ann Sarnoff named as the new Chair and CEO of Warner Bros.

That's not all as guess who is best buds with Abrams? Yep. The Batman director Matt Reeves.

So we see how everything adds up.

It's also known that WB passed on Mission Impossible director Chris McQuarrie and Henry Cavill's Superman pitch for a Man of Steel 2 and Green Lantern, which according to what I have been told is because of Abrams' own plans.

I don't have specifics about what Abrams is going to do with Superman and Green Lantern, but the question of Henry Cavill did come up. It seems to be that Abrams is leaning toward casting a younger actor as Superman to go along with Robert Pattinson as the new Batman.

"Superman can't be older than Batman," is what I have been told.

Henry Cavill is actually only three years older than Robert Pattinson, but possibly by the time J.J. Abrams gets a new Superman movie off the ground, Cavill could be nearing 40, while the 33-year-old Pattinson will start filming on The Batman at the end of this year or early next year and is slated for a trilogy.

That said, the talk at Comic-Con did lead to basically everyone agreeing that Henry Cavill is a great Superman and that he will be very difficult to replace. I suppose if there is some sort of fan campaign, similar to "Release the Snyder Cut," to keep Henry Cavill as Superman that it couldn't hurt. It's known Henry wants to stick around the DCEU as Superman and that he is loved by the fans, so maybe Abrams will take that into consideration.

I've also been told the creatives and such at WB would like to do another Justice League movie, but that they are trying to get things right and are instead presently focusing on character-driven movies.

https://cosmicbook.news/jj-abrams-su...-green-lantern

*Xav* · 07-23-2019, 11:48 PM

So now DC Comics fans can join Star Wars and Star Trek fans at being pissed at Abrams.

*drgon78* · 07-24-2019, 04:29 AM

Well there goes DC.

*CyberCubed* · 07-24-2019, 07:56 AM

Can’t be worse than the past movies though.

*ZariusTwo* · 07-24-2019, 08:10 AM

Cosmic Book News aren't always a reliable source

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 07-24-2019, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Xav

So now DC Comics fans can join Star Wars and Star Trek fans at being pissed at Abrams.

This.

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Can’t be worse than the past movies though.

Also this.

*drgon78* · 07-24-2019, 10:04 AM

It can always be worse.

~~Sumac~~ · 07-24-2019, 12:04 PM

Eh, can't be worse than Snydercrap.
At the very least it will non-offensively generic.

*Vegita-San* · 07-24-2019, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by drgon78

It can always be worse.

don't wish paul feig-man on us, man...it's bad enough with JJ the Destroyer.

*CyberCubed* · 07-24-2019, 01:13 PM

JJ would be perfect to do a bog standard Superman or Green Lantern origin movie which we really need anyway. I’m just hoping they don’t redo General Zod again for the millionth time

07-23-2019, 09:59 PM	#1
Autbot_Benz Hellblazer Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ventura California Posts: 8,275	J.J. Abrams Taking On Superman and Green Lantern Alleged Rumor as barley anyone is covering it besides this site While Warner Bros. chose to sit out of Comic-Con, the talk around town in San Diego was all about the DCEU and Crisis On Infinite Earths, and now I have learned that J.J. Abrams will be taking on both Superman and Green Lantern. My understanding is that a big reason why J.J. Abrams recently signed that mega-deal with Warner Bros. is that he wants to tackle the DC movie characters (Abrams was actually attached to Superman: Flyby years ago) and that he is going to do movies for Superman and Green Lantern first (confirming my speculation from last month). I've also been told that J.J. Abrams' wife, producer Katie McGrath, was responsible for getting Ann Sarnoff named as the new Chair and CEO of Warner Bros. That's not all as guess who is best buds with Abrams? Yep. The Batman director Matt Reeves. So we see how everything adds up. It's also known that WB passed on Mission Impossible director Chris McQuarrie and Henry Cavill's Superman pitch for a Man of Steel 2 and Green Lantern, which according to what I have been told is because of Abrams' own plans. I don't have specifics about what Abrams is going to do with Superman and Green Lantern, but the question of Henry Cavill did come up. It seems to be that Abrams is leaning toward casting a younger actor as Superman to go along with Robert Pattinson as the new Batman. "Superman can't be older than Batman," is what I have been told. Henry Cavill is actually only three years older than Robert Pattinson, but possibly by the time J.J. Abrams gets a new Superman movie off the ground, Cavill could be nearing 40, while the 33-year-old Pattinson will start filming on The Batman at the end of this year or early next year and is slated for a trilogy. That said, the talk at Comic-Con did lead to basically everyone agreeing that Henry Cavill is a great Superman and that he will be very difficult to replace. I suppose if there is some sort of fan campaign, similar to "Release the Snyder Cut," to keep Henry Cavill as Superman that it couldn't hurt. It's known Henry wants to stick around the DCEU as Superman and that he is loved by the fans, so maybe Abrams will take that into consideration. I've also been told the creatives and such at WB would like to do another Justice League movie, but that they are trying to get things right and are instead presently focusing on character-driven movies. https://cosmicbook.news/jj-abrams-su...-green-lantern __________________ I respect what FW cartoon did for the turtles franchise but it is the most overrated and hard to watch of the 3 turtles cartoons. Last edited by Autbot_Benz; 07-23-2019 at 11:18 PM.

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07-23-2019, 11:48 PM	#2
Xav Foot Elite Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,976	So now DC Comics fans can join Star Wars and Star Trek fans at being pissed at Abrams.

07-24-2019, 04:29 AM	#3
drgon78 Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,215	Well there goes DC.

07-24-2019, 07:56 AM	#4
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 41,030	Can’t be worse than the past movies though.

07-24-2019, 10:04 AM	#7
drgon78 Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,215	It can always be worse.

07-24-2019, 12:04 PM	#8
~~Sumac~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 6,129	Eh, can't be worse than Snydercrap. At the very least it will non-offensively generic.

07-24-2019, 01:13 PM	#10
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 41,030	JJ would be perfect to do a bog standard Superman or Green Lantern origin movie which we really need anyway. I’m just hoping they don’t redo General Zod again for the millionth time