What comic book movie do you want to see? [Archive]

Leo656

06-10-2003, 06:01 PM

Out of these choices, what comic book/super-hero movie would you most like to see?

These are all movies that haven't been 100% confirmed, just various stages of rumor over the years.

Well, Superman has been "confirmed" by DC and Warner Bros., but the same thing was true of "James Cameron's Spider-Man" waaaaaay back in 1993 or so, so I'll believe it when I see it.

I'm a huge Guy Gardner/Green Lantern fan, so I'd most look forward to either of those, mostly because unlike Superman and Batman, they have yet to make a movie based on them.

Tokka-B

06-10-2003, 06:04 PM

Well, I am a huge Aquaman/JLA fan, Green Lantern is great too...but either an Aquaman movie or a JLA movie would be perfect, even though those 2 haven't been in the works yet I suppose...

GK Punk

06-10-2003, 06:05 PM

Superman, I've been waiting for a new Superman flick for several years. I'd really like a supergirl movie based off the first 9 issues or so of Peter David's run on the series.

Leo656

06-10-2003, 06:09 PM

((Smacks forehead)) Thanks to both of you, I completely forgot Aquaman and Supergirl. I considered Justice League, but then I realized that if WB is having so much trouble finding just an actor to play Superman, the odds that they could find people to play Superman, Batman, Aquaman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, etc, in the same movie, are pretty slim. Stupid movie politics. :(

GK Punk

06-10-2003, 06:11 PM

Tokka-B

06-10-2003, 06:17 PM

Um, I don't think we are talking about the same Justice League...I am talking about the series on Cartoon Network, but more importantly the comics. And they do have a Superman voice.

GK Punk

06-10-2003, 06:21 PM

I thought you meant a Live Action movie based on the comic actually, but if you mean an Animated Movie, that could be definetley do-able. I bet they'll even do it eventually, i mean if they did so many batman animated movies

Leo656

06-10-2003, 06:22 PM

Any casting ideas would be great too, for anyone who wants to throw them in.

Superman: If he was a few years younger and a few inches taller, Bruce Campbell would be perfect. Facially, he looks more like Superman than anyone I've ever seen, even Chris Reeve. But since he's not likely, I have no idea... except it should NOT be Brendan Frasier or Ashton Kutcher, two recent candidates.

Batman: Michael Keaton was the best, but as it stands now... Hmm... no idea.

Green Lantern: Man this is harder than I thought. I can't think of anyone except Tom Cruise as Hal Jordan, and I don't really like that. Damn.

Guy Gardner: I always saw Dennis Leary playing this. I don't think he'd do it, but it'd be fun to see.

I can't think right now. I'm all out of ideas. Oh, and maybe Kurt Russel could play Lobo, since Lobo and Snake Plissken aren't all that different.

Tokka-B

06-10-2003, 06:32 PM

Yea, I did mean a live action one as well. They don't necessarily need an actor, they could get one that can act well as Superman, but if he doesn't look like him, they could add some CGI, or just get a really cool suit he could where all the time.

Leo656

06-10-2003, 06:55 PM

I just prefer to keep things as based in reality as possible. I think the body, the face, the suit, and the muscles should all be as close to natural as possible, or it won't look right on Superman. It worked for Batman, but for Superman it just wouldn't look right, I think. As it is, I've read that the current Superman costume for the movie is padded inside to enhance the muscular look, and I'm not sure I like that idea.

liltimmyw

06-10-2003, 07:08 PM

It's official that a new Superman movie is going to be made. And there is a new Batman coming too, although it is called "Batman: Year One." It's the beginning of Batman and how he became what he is and such. That should be interesting. I too would like to see a Green Lantern movie.

Leo656

06-10-2003, 07:23 PM

I still don't count the Superman and Batman: Year One movies as "upcoming" because even though they've been "confirmed", with the way the biz works I'd be shocked to see either of them actually released within the next five years. "The Death and Return of Superman" movie was at one point confirmed for a "Christmas 1995" release.and this new Superman movie was at one point "promised" for a Summer 2004 release, no later than Christmas 2004. But now they have no director, no cast, and barely a script (the script I read was AWFUL, but I've heard rumors that they've reworked it since then). Some of the "highlights" were Luthor being a Kryptonian super-villain, Krypton not blowing up, Superman doing Matrix-style midair kung fu and Superman returning to Krypton at the end to help diffuse a civil war in the second film. If anything like that is still in the planning, they can keep the stupid movie on the shelf forever. I'm one of the biggest Superman fans ever, but if the movie is gonna suck then they can just forget about it.

And they still can't decide apparently if they want to do "Batman: Year One", "Batman vs Superman", or both, so that's another one I don't expect to see for a while. They've both been "confirmed" more than once over the past year. I wish someone would just buckle down and make the damn movies already without the nonsense. Despite what the people working in Hollywood think, making a good movie based on a comic book isn't hard is you know what the hell you're doing and stop worrying about merchandise and the teen demographic.

Shellfox

06-10-2003, 07:29 PM

Lobo, I need a Lobo Movie (though only an animated movie could do it justice). Few people get him, even I don't completely but this guy would make a great focus of a movie. They gave a movie to Howard the Duck, why not him to, after all he is one half of LOBO THE DUCK

non DC properties- Prime, Darkness, Ironman, Black Cat, Power Pack, Darkhawk, and Spider-Man 2099

TheShredder

06-10-2003, 07:38 PM

There were already were Batman and Superman movies!

Kameko

06-10-2003, 07:40 PM

I remember hearing about a Superman movie that was 'confirmed' to be in the works like five years ago. The reporter kid (the obnoxious little freckle-faced one -- Jimmy, I think) was supposedly gonna be played by a black guy, and he was gonna be more street-smart. Which begs the question: If he's black and street-smart, is he still Jimmy?

There were already were Batman and Superman movies!Yeah, but the Superman ones were made in what, the 70s? He's way overdue for an update. And as much as I like Batman, Michael Keaton was the only one that did a decent job. The movies went sharply downhill after him.

Leo656

06-10-2003, 07:50 PM

Shredder: Yes, there were, but there was also a Punisher movie and now they're making another one, so basically we're being asked to for the sake of argument "forget" that the old movies existed. Same applies with the new Batman and Superman movies they're making (or supposedly making).

Kameko: That's a new one, but it does remind me that another rumor about the new Superman movie was that Jimmy was gay (actually I'm pretty sure that, in the same script as Kryptonian Luthor and Matrix Superman, Jimmy was written as gay), and then a later rumor that one of the guys from N Sync was going to play Jimmy. Stuff like that makes me think that the movie is just going to be bad.

I mean, they won't even let us know about the costume. WHY should it even be a mystery? It's Superman's costume, it looks like what it looks like and you DON'T change it. You don't change the colors, you don't change the symbol, you just DON'T. All they've told us so far as that "it's tight, it's blue, and the muscles are padded"... well that sounds suspiciously like they're planning to "surprise" us with the suit, and I for one don't want to be surprised.

I wish people would understand what made "Spider-Man" and "Daredevil" work: keeping faithfully to the source material and don't make any unnecessary changes. Some things of course are necessary, but changing Superman's costume isn't one of them.

Tokka-B

06-10-2003, 08:05 PM

Well, nowadays they should have the technogy that is needed for a suit that could fit your body and be muscular and act as if it were yours...There really is no one that can be Superman, I mean that is kinda the point, he is a super hero....not an average human being.

Leo656

06-10-2003, 08:20 PM

The suit itself really doesn't bother me, as in, padding or whatnot, making it "fit"... just the idea of changing the design of it is what bothers me. I mean before they get all into the idea of redesigning the suit for a more "modern" look, they should remember that Dean Cain's outfit on "Lois and Clark" had laced boots and a square belt buckle, and people hated it. So yes, a lot of people are anal about stuff like that.

And I do think that the right actor, with the right look, could definitely pull off Superman with a minimum of "movie magic". Chris Reeve did it, and special effects back then were primitive compared to nowadays. The only thing IMO that would keep Bruce Campbell from being perfect for the role is that A) He's only 5'7, and B) He's about ten years too old. Yes, I'm a Bruce Campbell geek, but facially he looks closer to Superman than anyone I've ever seen, what with the dark wavy hair, the chiseled looks and the big chin.

http://www.dvdtalk.com/images/bcbig.jpg

http://yuchtar.users4.50megs.com/Bruce.jpg

http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/nhwa/images/18cropped.jpg

http://www.horror-asylum.com/interview/bruce2.jpg
(hey, he's even wearing a cape in this one! :D )

Sigh, if only they'd made the movie ten years ago.

That Matt Guy

06-11-2003, 01:51 AM

I'm probably the only person who wants to see a Captain America movie. Hopefully if they make one it won't be too Rocketeer-ish.

Leo656

06-11-2003, 02:07 AM

And hopefully he won't have rubber ears, or an Italian Red Skull as the villain. That guy was a tool.

GK Punk

06-11-2003, 02:37 AM

I... liked... the... old... Cap.... movie..... I must be the only one. :lol:

Shellfox

06-11-2003, 07:23 AM

Well if hes to old we could make Bruce, Supermans father (kryptonian or Human)
Captain America was ok as a movie
I can't wait to see Travolta in Punisher (I think hes the one they got to play the villian)
And they should get around to making that Iron Fist Movie with Ray Park

Tokka-B

06-11-2003, 03:31 PM

Yea, his face in that black and white pic would fit superman perfectly, except he would have to go through rigorous physical training to attain a body somewhat muscular like Superman's. I know the suit can account for some of the buffness, but you can't rely on it all or else you will suffocate or not be able to be in the same scene for more than a couple minutes.

Hmmm, about the JLA movie, I think the only complete CGI character they should have is Plastic Man...If they do a good enough job, he could be funny as hell.

Another cool movie would be Hawkman.

Reznorite420

06-11-2003, 04:00 PM

I remember hearing about a Superman movie that was 'confirmed' to be in the works like five years ago. The reporter kid (the obnoxious little freckle-faced one -- Jimmy, I think) was supposedly gonna be played by a black guy, and he was gonna be more street-smart. Which begs the question: If he's black and street-smart, is he still Jimmy?It's over-done political correctness like that which makes me have second thoughts on how liberal I really am...

Leo656

06-11-2003, 06:05 PM

Yeah, Bruce has always been in pretty good shape though, with some weight training he could easily fill out the suit, he has good genetics and a decent frame.

That Matt Guy

06-11-2003, 06:44 PM

I wouldn't be able to sit through another Superman movie unless it had General Zod in it.

Kameko

06-11-2003, 06:50 PM

It's over-done political correctness like that which makes me have second thoughts on how liberal I really am... :lol: *Uses the 'Conservative Force'* Join us...

InsaneZane

06-12-2003, 02:07 PM

I'll say Superman... as long as they have someone else beside Lex Luthor for a change... THEYVE DONE THAT ALREADY.... 3 TIMES

We need to see more villains like...
DARKSEID
METALLO
BRAINIAC
PARASITE
or even LIVEWIRE...........

Leo656

06-12-2003, 02:22 PM

Well, since the new Superman movie disregards the earlier ones (it's starting the story from scratch), Luthor's definitely going to be in it. You can't have a Superman story and just disregard Luthor. But that doesn't mean he'll be the main villain, I've heard rumors about others but that's all they are at this point.

Matt: No General Zod, as far as I know, but last I heard the script did call for a plot with Kryptonian super-villains attempting to take over Earth. Why they don't just call the leader Zod, though, I have no idea. We'll see what happens.

Also the one definite thing is that this new Superman movie will be part one of a trilogy, so who knows what villains we could see?

Again, that's IF they ever make the movie to begin with.

Oh, and the two most recent candidates for Luthor have been Billy Zane and Charlie Sheen, how cool is that?

Tokka-B

06-12-2003, 04:10 PM

A black guy to play as Superman? Now THAT is a movie I would like to see...Seriously, I think it would work out.

Voltron

06-12-2003, 04:24 PM

Whose leg do you have to hump to get a decent Green Lantern movie around here? Seriously, Green Lantern may be the best super hero ever, equal to that of even Batman........I just want my Lantern...

Leo656

06-12-2003, 04:27 PM

Yeah that'd be great to see, I wonder why there's never been a Green Lantern movie before. Well, maybe it has something to do with special effects. I'm against too much CGI in movies that don't really need it, But Green Lantern would be the kind of movie that CGI was made for. It'd be a thing of beauty to see.

Voltron

06-12-2003, 04:30 PM

Amen

TheShredder

06-12-2003, 05:31 PM

I wish people would understand what made "Spider-Man" and "Daredevil" work: keeping faithfully to the source material and don't make any unnecessary changes. Some things of course are necessary, but changing Superman's costume isn't one of them. But Spider-Man did make lots of unnecessary changes. Changeing how he got his powers. Changeing his web shooters. Changeing how the Green Goblin came about........oh yeah and in Daredevil they made the KingPin Black! :lol:

Leo656

06-12-2003, 05:58 PM

But none of that stuff really hurt the story, now did it? I mean back in the 60s, every Marvel super-hero got their powers from a "radioctive" something... but nowadays when genetic mutation and stuff is so popular to talk about, a genetically altered spider biting Peter makes more sense.

The organic web shooters make a lot more sense, IMO. I always found it hard to believe that a kid in high school, no matter how gifted, would have the resources to build something as complex as the web shooters. I actually prefer the organic version.

I never read enough "classic" Spidey to know all about the Goblin, but a lot of comic fans seemed to think it was fairly accurate... all I know is the whole Osbourne thing, how it was the father who then got killed and then passed it to his son. ((Shrug))

And I really don't understand the big deal about Kingpin being black. I honestly do NOT think anyone could have played that character any better or more convincingly than Michael Clarke Duncan. Besides, it's not like they changed an iconic character or anything. Wizard once described Kingpin as "a poor man's Lex Luthor... but fatter". Changing Kingpin's skin color isn't the same as changing Superman's costume, Superman's costume is a symbol people have recognized for almost 70 years, and changing it isn't necessary and would turn a lot of people off. But that's just my thoughts.

ninjapizza

06-12-2003, 06:07 PM

I want to see "Batman: Year One" the most.

TheShredder

06-12-2003, 08:48 PM

Actually I belive Peter Paker was a college student.

Leo656

06-12-2003, 08:50 PM

I'm 99% sure he was in high school when the book started. I think he was 16 or so. Not 100% sure though, most of my Spidey knowledge comes from Wizard, trading cards and reprints of old issues.

Ghidorah2000

06-12-2003, 08:54 PM

Transformers. :tsad:

Reznorite420

06-12-2003, 10:16 PM

Oh, and the two most recent candidates for Luthor have been Billy Zane and Charlie Sheen, how cool is that?Not.

Leo656

06-12-2003, 10:27 PM

Woah woah woah, hang on a sec. I'm not the world's biggest Billy Zane fan, but he plays the rich obnoxious scumbag VERY well (see Titanic... or not), and he plays a bald-headed, scheming prick even better (see "Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight"). I think he'd make a great Luthor.

And Charlie Sheen is just gold. He can do no wrong. Well, except that whole coke and hooker thing but... hey, he's a movie star! :P

Though I'm intrigued, Rez... who'd you rather see as Lex?

Reznorite420

06-12-2003, 10:34 PM

Sorry, neither of them would fit the role at all. Just their voices alone would turn me off, espeically Charlie's. Luthor is supposed to have a loud, gruff, and evil voice, not one that comes from lips that barely move and has the pitch of a half-nerd.

Now Patrick Stewart, he'd fit the role quite well. With tad bit of voice coaching (only to get rid of the accent), he'd be perfect. He's got the right facial complexion and the even the natural baldness to boot :wink: His role in Conspiracy Theory almost made him a Luthor-esque type.

Hey, come on, he pulled of a hero role (Professor X) quite well, so why not a comic villian this time around?

Leo656

06-12-2003, 10:40 PM

I'unno... I don't see Luthor the smooth, classy billionaire *necessarily* having a gruff voice. It can be, I suppose, I just dunno.

I think Patrick Stewart is just too nice to play Luthor. He almost always plays the good guy. I'd have a hard time seeing Professor X as Lex.

I mean, that's why Billy Zane could do it I think. EVERYBODY hates Billy Zane! You just LOOK at him and think "what a slimy, conceited, snobby... GRRRRRRR....." You just have to dislike him. He comes off as suave, but you just wanna punch him in the face. That's why I think he would work as Lex. His Titanic character with the Demon Knight haircut.

And Charlie Sheen... I don't think he'd be great at it either I just love the Estevez Brothers. Sue me. :P

InsaneZane

06-13-2003, 01:27 AM

Yeah... Everybody HATES the Phantom...I mean ZANE!!!............

Actually, I'd like to see Kurt Angle play Lex Luthor, better than Hannibal...which they are planning to do... and whats even worse is Chris Walken as Perry White.

And Just in case anybody is wondering...
Zane is my middle name..
My Username has nothing to do with Billy the actor..........

Leo656

06-13-2003, 01:48 AM

Heh... I think Kurt's a little too dorky to play a smooth operator like Lex, but then again he does look kinda tough bald... I've just gotten so used to him wearing a singlet that if I saw him in a suit it just would throw me off. :lol:

Last I heard, "Hannibal" was gonna play Jor-El, not Lex...

Further proof that ANY information about the Superman flick is only speculation at this point and not to be taken seriously.

Shellfox

06-13-2003, 07:04 AM

This just me but I think Tim Curry could pull off Lex pretty damn well, he can do Evil, manipulity, arasticartic, over the top. He might even be willing to shave his head like the guy on Smallville

Leo656

06-13-2003, 02:48 PM

InsaneZane

06-13-2003, 03:21 PM

Last I heard, "Hannibal" was gonna play Jor-El, not Lex...

Check this out:
03/19/03
More casting rumors: Director Brett Ratner recently told MTV that he'd like Christopher Walken to play Perry White, the Daily Planet newspaper editor. He also apparently wants Anthony Hopkins to play Lex Luthor and Ralph Fiennes to play Superman's father, Jor-El. No news on who will play the Man of Steel, but it looks like Matthew Bomer may still be in the running. (MTV, ComingSoon.net)

maybe you got a little confused.

InsaneZane

06-13-2003, 03:22 PM

This just me but I think Tim Curry could pull off Lex pretty damn well, he can do Evil, manipulity, arasticartic, over the top. He might even be willing to shave his head like the guy on Smallville

BTW.. did anybody know that guy who plays Lex on Smallville is the voice of The Flash on Justice League?

Raven

06-13-2003, 03:24 PM

Christopher Walken to play Perry White,

I dont know that dosent sound like a real good part for chris to play

Raven

06-13-2003, 03:25 PM

InsaneZane

06-13-2003, 03:26 PM

Christopher Walken to play Perry White,

I dont know that dosent sound like a real good part for chris to play

Tell me about it :dead:

Shellfox

06-13-2003, 03:50 PM

Leo656

06-13-2003, 05:26 PM

Well, on Supermanhomepage.com they had posted a very long interview with Ratner where he talked about the movie, and how excited he was that Anthony Hopkins was the first cast member to officially sign on, and that he would be playing Jor-El. For about a month, those were the only two things we knew for certain about the movie: Ratner directing, Hopkins as Jor-El. Now that Ratner's out, though, Hopkins is as well, and they're back at square one.

So, yet again, I'm not believing one thing about this movie until it's in the can.

GK Punk

06-13-2003, 06:10 PM

GAH! :o

Tim Curry scares me because he's been in every single movie ever made. Ever. Turn on some obscure movie at 2am on cable about gay cowboys who eat pudding and suddenly "OH MY GOD IT'S TIM CURRY!"

Just getting kinda sick of that guy....

You've been watching too much Independent Film channel to be seeing the Gay Cowboys eating Pudding!! :lol:

Reznorite420

06-13-2003, 10:32 PM

I think Patrick Stewart is just too nice to play Luthor. He almost always plays the good guy.You know NOTHING...like I mentioned above, he played a bad guy in Conspiracy Theory (if only for a supporting role). Hey, even when he played Picard on TNG, he still had that reputation for a captain whose bad side you do NOT want to get on. :D

GK Punk

06-13-2003, 11:27 PM