DC Comics movie schedule

[Raph's Girl]

So... the release schedule for DC's Movie verse is now out. Looks like we got an unknown as movie Flash.

"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” directed by Zack Snyder (2016 )
“Suicide Squad,” directed by David Ayer (2016 )
“Wonder Woman,” starring Gal Gadot (2017 )
“Justice League Part One,” directed by Zack Snyder, with Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill and Amy Adams reprising their roles (2017 )
“The Flash,” starring Ezra Miller (2018 )
“Aquaman,” starring Jason Momoa (2018 )
“Shazam” (2019 )
“Justice League Part Two,” directed by Zack Snyder (2019 )
“Cyborg,” starring Ray Fisher (2020 )
“Green Lantern” (2020)

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=56322

[ObiWanFan4life]

Part of me wants to be excited about this, but this feels like DC is making announcements just because Marvel did. I'm still convinced that DC is rushing to catch up with Marvel.

[TurtleTitan97]

The only thing I'm disappointed with is Ezra Miller. I'm sorry, but I think WB made a miscast, the guy looks nothing like Barry Allen.

[ToTheNines]

Not who I would have cast for Barry or Wally either, but I would imagine they're going for visual diversity amongst all the tall jacked big guys.

Regardless I've been pretty disgusted by the general reaction to the fact that they cast a gay man for the role.

[Redeemer]

Not who I would have cast for Barry or Wally either, but I would imagine they're going for visual diversity amongst all the tall jacked big guys.

Regardless I've been pretty disgusted by the general reaction to the fact that they cast a gay man for the role.

Its pretty stupid, I am shocked at how intolerant society is in today's age of diversity.

[snake]

As long as the movies know when to have fun (unlike Man Of Edgy).

[ZariusTwo]

Part of me wants to be excited about this, but this feels like DC is making announcements just because Marvel did. I'm still convinced that DC is rushing to catch up with Marvel.

I'm pretty excited about this, I think it's better to be the turtle in this race than it is to be the hare.

[chrisdude]

Some of the most interesting stuff in this announcement is actually in the dates of release. We know Batman vs Superman is releasing in March 2016, which is a head scratcher. But while Wonder Woman (June 2017) and Aquaman (July 2018 ) get true summer releases, JL 1 comes out in November 2017. November. One would think WW and Aquaman would be the riskiest films on the list, and JL the most bankable.

[Raph's Girl]

Regardless I've been pretty disgusted by the general reaction to the fact that they cast a gay man for the role.

Well technically he's Bi but still it's sad people think that way in this day and age. :ohwell:

[TurtleTitan97]

Not who I would have cast for Barry or Wally either, but I would imagine they're going for visual diversity amongst all the tall jacked big guys.


I suppose. But I still kinda find it a jarring change if that's what they're going for. Like how the New 52 comics turned Wally black.

Anyway, in other news, Will Smith, Tom Hardy, and Margot Robbie are reportedly close to joining Suicide Squad: http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=109431

[ToTheNines]

Well technically he's Bi but still it's sad people think that way in this day and age. :ohwell:

Technically... He specifically came out as "queer". But yeah.

[Leofan26]

A Cyborg film? Why are they pushing so hard on us with this guy? He was ok in the Teen Titans series but let's not go over board :lol:

I'm mostly looking forward to the Flash film, too bad they can't use the actor from the TV series for him cuz I think the guy's doing a brilliant job on him. Or they could have done it based off another Flash, Wally instead to not confuse the fans and separate the series and film.

Aqua man sounds the most difficult of the bunch to do, that one will cost a lot of money just to do the first scene :lol:

Guess Bat and Super Man flicks will be far off in the future, don't know why since we've got two Justice League films coming up but whatever.

[TurtleTitan97]

I'm mostly looking forward to the Flash film, too bad they can't use the actor from the TV series for him cuz I think the guy's doing a brilliant job on him. Or they could have done it based off another Flash, Wally instead to not confuse the fans and separate the series and film.


They're not. According to some sites, Ezra Miller is playing the Barry Allen version of Flash. Which doesn't make any sense since he looks nothing like him.

If Wally ever does appear, they'll probably get an African American actor to play him since his race was changed in the New 52 comics. Like how they're making Wonder Woman be the daughter of Zeus in BvS, similar to the comics.

[NinjaPug]

Trades are reporting that WB is going after Jared Leto to play the Joker in Suicide Squad.

Don't like that our first introduction to this version of Joker will be in a SS movie. Harley Quinn better be in the movie now. There were rumors her character wasn't in SS.

[TigerClaw]

The cast for the Suicide Squad movie has officially been announced.
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=111860

[TurtleTitan97]

Glad to see the rumor of Will Smith being Captain Boomerang is false. That just would haven been bad miscasting.

[TigerClaw]

Looks like Oprah Winfrey is being considered for Amanda Waller for the Suicide Squad movie.
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=111864

[TurtleTitan97]

Looks like Oprah Winfrey is being considered for Amanda Waller for the Suicide Squad movie.
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=111864

.............

Please tell me I'm not the only one who thinks this would be a bizarre casting choice.

[TigerClaw]

.............

Please tell me I'm not the only one who thinks this would be a bizarre casting choice.
Well, Amanda Waller is Fat, So it makes sense, and Oprah Winfrey is a good actor.

[TurtleTitan97]

Well, Amanda Waller is Fat, So it makes sense, and Oprah Winfrey is a good actor.

Not in recent years. You should check out the New 52 version:


http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140823184943/crusadapedia/images/9/95/Amanda-waller-52.jpeg

But honestly, I just can't see her as Amanda Waller. It just seems like a bizarre choice to go with.

[B-Man]

So these two will be doing this in the future...

http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac252/benman011/sag14_JaredLeto_BenAffleck_km_500x750366.jpg

Will Smith is unexpected (despite his wife being in 'Gotham'). Cool choice & could explain why he's said no to the in pre-production 'ID4' sequel. Margot Robbie may be the most spot-on bit of casting DC has done yet. Tom Hardy now has two DC villains to his name. Jai Courtney isn't really a benefit to any movie but he'll fit the Aussie part fine (I would've gone with Ben Mendelsohn). Leto has the biggest challenge of anyone.

[sdp]

I'm glad we're getting Joker in films again, I was afraid they'd be reluctant to use him for a while but I don't think he fits a Suicide Squad movie, Joker doesn't want to redeem himself..Not liking Will Smith in my superhero movies though or race changing Deadshot..

I was hoping a Suicide Squad movie wouldn't be too superhero centric, and that they'd use lesser known villains so the average folk wouldn't even know it was a superhero movie but I guess that's not happening. But still pretty excited for a Suicide Squad movie.

[CyberCubed]

Two gay men are playing Joker and Batman? I hope they don't put any subtext in the film.

[TurtleTitan97]

Two gay men are playing Joker and Batman? I hope they don't put any subtext in the film.

:roll: Do you even think before you post? Ben Affleck is married to Jennifer Garner, and Jared Leto is dating model.

What the heck are you even talking about? :roll:

[Leo656]

Ben Affleck isn't gay you f*cking fartknocker. Who writes this sh*t for you? Well, I mean, I seen him kiss dudes, and he's pretty chummy with Damon, so who knows, but who cares, for that matter? Ledger made a gay cowboy porno and he got to be the Joker, I didn't hear you bitchin' back then.

And the Joker/Batman relationship is very openly full of gay subtext. Joker is very openly romantically obsessed with Batman and they've been playing with that in the books off and on for decades. Granted, it's not something the movies play with - understandably - but it's canon. Sucks to be homophobic sometimes, eh? That Thing You Like Has Gayish Stuff In It, Gross! Now you can't like it, ha-ha! :roll:

Anyways, people seem excited about the cast. I'm only a little familiar with most of them but if people are happy, that's a good sign. I have a feeling they're either going to use the Joker as a full-blown antagonist to the team of anti-hero protagonists, or simply keep him slightly off to the side for most of the movie and simply use the film to establish that he indeed exists. I kind of think Joker is only in the movie because someone really fell in love with the idea of using the Harley Quinn version of the Squad, and you can't explain who she is without having Joker in the same film. So I think he's only in it because he "Has" to be, and they're going to just establish the character a little bit in this movie and save the real meaty stuff for a future Batman film. That's my guess, anyways.

[CyberCubed]

When has Joker ever been gay for Batman in canon? He has an addiction to Batman trying to stop him but I don't think he ever "loved" the guy.

[B-Man]

Anyone seen DC's recent animated 'Batman: Assault On Arkham'? It's pretty awesome. Forget the title, Batman's just an extended cameo. It's the worlds first Suicide Squad movie. In it, Joker is an antagonist to the Squad who wants to split them apart and f*ck everything up because he doesn't like Harley getting close to Deadshot. Instead of seeming like a bitter ex, he just seems like an evil bastard who wants this woman on a string & doesn't want to see her happy. It keeps her feelings for him ambiguous. Chances are this new movie will be a lot like it - though I dunno how the hell they're gonna make a live-action movie where the protagonists go around killing any innocents that get in their way throughout...

[B-Man]

When has Joker ever been gay for Batman in canon? He has an addiction to Batman trying to stop him but I don't think he ever "loved" the guy.

The Dark Knight Returns makes a lot of not-so-subtle references to him viewing Batman romantically.

[Leo656]

And besides that one, like, literally one of the most recent comics stories, like two years or so ago, they flat-out make it canon. I didn't read the whole thing, but one of the subplots in the "Death of the Family" storyline in 2012 was apparently that Joker has a romantic fixation on Batman.

I can take it or leave it, but it's in there, and there's been more than those two examples. I can't be bothered to go digging for it, someone else probably will.

But no, the movies probably won't bother with that particular bit of subtext, because movies aren't very good at nuance or subtlety.

[ToTheNines]

Two gay men are playing Joker and Batman? I hope they don't put any subtext in the film.

You guys HAVE to ban this mother ****er. He is constantly ******** on homosexuals. Now he's making **** up about actors just to have an excuse to do it.

Please get rid of him, I'm literally begging you.

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

Two gay men are playing Joker and Batman? I hope they don't put any subtext in the film.

Please tell me you aren't like this in real life.

[Redeemer]

You guys HAVE to ban this mother ****er. He is constantly ******** on homosexuals. Now he's making **** up about actors just to have an excuse to do it.

Please get rid of him, I'm literally begging you.

Please tell me you aren't like this in real life.

You guys realize he does this to only get you guys "fired up/raz you"
He does it just to instigate. If you notice he does not even try to defend the statement

[ToTheNines]

You would think so, but he never appears to revel in it. Either way, he is a sicko and I would like this place much better without him.