Batman V. Superman: Dawn Of Justice

[MikeandRaph87]

Originally Posted by Leo656

So I don't have a link, but rumor is that there was a screening of the rough cut for WB executives a few days ago and it blew them away, especially Ben, who they called "The Definitive Batman". Allegedly, they now want three Affleck solo Batman films to spin out of this, and Batman to have a strong presence in the cinematic DCU as a whole.

Not really surprised. Can't complain.

Remember how we thought the first Spier-Man series could have been at least five installments and the second was planned for four? Let's take it one film at a time. I am curious what characters would be used in a Affleck centered Batman series. Suicide Squad characters perhaps? Clayface or Hugo Strange?

The odd pair of Geoff Johns and Ben Affleck were scheduled to have submited the first draft of a script to Warner Bros. for a Batman film the end kf tbe week after SDCC.

[Electric]

never doubted affleck as Bman, to me he just looks the part, unlike christian bale, who to me, had something to prove, which he certainly did. Hoping for that trilogy of solo batmans, because it means more villains: lets see a riddler, a catwoman, a red hood, a deathstroke, and a new ivy (with CG nowadays, she could be epic), plus, they finally have harley so keep using her!


I can see what theyre doing with that spidey suit, not a fan, but love one thing: fingerless and toeless gloves and shoes! This makes sooooo much sense if they use the whole stick to walls like a spider ability

[Leo656]

I'd be down for either Clayface or Hugo Strange, truthfully. You know Joker's gonna get one of them, so I wonder who'll get to be in the other two. You gotta figure they'll have to be "big" characters since this is Batman later in his career; I can't figure they'd "waste" time on smaller guys like Riddler, they'd pretty much have to use some iconic types who could be more of a "real" threat to Batman or else it wouldn't feel right.

I feel like they might have another go at Ra's. I can really see them doing that for some reason.

[TurtleTitan97]

IDK about anyone else, but I'd love it if they took another shot at Mr. Freeze.

[Electric]

oooooh, clayface didnt cross my mind but thatd be good.

im really praying they dont choose ras. hes great and all, but with his heavy presence in the previous trilogy, then an entire season of arrow, im kind of bored of him. adds a lot of dynamics, which are great, but require a lot of time away from gotham.

I just think riddler would be good with the whole "figuring out who batman is" arc. shouldnt be the main baddy, nah, but pair him with, i dont know, Ivy taking over the city or something, and he could have a place.

im probably just trying to see him in this new universe after we missed him in nolanverse. i get why he didnt, but really, in his realistic trilogy, riddler fit PERFECTLY. the whole mental effect on bruce, with his inner need to prove his intelligence, couldve led to some great plots, all within staying in the realm of realism.

you know what, ill settle for just more joker and harley

turtletitan: like ivy, with new CG, he could be pretty great too. not a huge fan of him as a villain, but thats just me

[MikeandRaph87]

Originally Posted by Leo656

I'd be down for either Clayface or Hugo Strange, truthfully. You know Joker's gonna get one of them, so I wonder who'll get to be in the other two. You gotta figure they'll have to be "big" characters since this is Batman later in his career; I can't figure they'd "waste" time on smaller guys like Riddler, they'd pretty much have to use some iconic types who could be more of a "real" threat to Batman or else it wouldn't feel right.

I feel like they might have another go at Ra's. I can really see them doing that for some reason.

Clayface and Hugo Strange could make an interesting combination especially if it will have a psychological layer to the plot. Now, if you want big names then why not Riddler? He is my favorite Bat Rogue. The studio wanted him in The Dark Knight Rises. As for Joker I would rather be stick to just appearing in Suicide Squad. Enough of The Joker has already been seen without appearing in anoter solo Batman film. Yet to be adaped villians or Riddler and Penguin would get my vote.

[Leo656]

Yeah, we've gotten a lot of Ra's, but he's a pretty big deal in the Batman mythos so I can see him getting one more big-screen go-round. It's not the character's fault they stuck him in Arrow despite it not making sense; Green Arrow just has no decent Rogues Gallery so they had to raid Batman's. Makes me ask, "Why do the show, if you don't have a decent rogues gallery?" but I don't get paid to make those decisions, sadly.

I think there's a way Riddler can work in a movie but I think Carrey went and ruined that for everyone. Who knows, though. I just think for an older Batman, they'll go with "tougher" bad guys, for some reason. Guys like Riddler and Penguin are interesting, but more like pests. I can see them being involved but not "main" villains.

[Electric]

Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

Clayface and Hugo Strange could make an interesting combination especially if it will have a psychological layer to the plot. Now, if you want big names then why not Riddler? He is my favorite Bat Rogue. The studio wanted him in The Dark Knight Rises. As for Joker I would rather be stick to just appearing in Suicide Squad. Enough of The Joker has already been seen without appearing in anoter solo Batman film. Yet to be adaped villians or Riddler and Penguin would get my vote.

Firstly, there can NEVER be enough joker haha, sorry, im a total joker geek. personally enjoyed him being very present in all 4 arkham games, to the annoyance of others, have posters of each live action incarnation, and can quote any line of his from any media, and most comics. luckily for me, theres slim to no chance he wont be present in some form for a solo batman movie. i dont think theyd do that

but i do love riddler, and again, sooooo perfect in the dark knight trilogy! and you brought up the other one: Penguin! it would have been easy to drop him in the universe somewhere, hes the most realistic one!

Riddler, i swear could fit in there, if nothing more than a nuisance. Have Ivy holding the city hostage with toxic plants? and right when batman goes to stop her, eddy jumps in and says "lol, know who you are, going to tell world" or something. IT COULD WORK, i swear

Leo:

Yeah, i was fine with them taking dollmaker, and firefly, and deadshot, and bronze tiger, but ras was a bit overstepping. Granted, Dark Archer and Count Vertigo are fantastic villains in GA comics, and they still have few good ones left, but yeah.

[MikeandRaph87]

Originally Posted by Electric

Firstly, there can NEVER be enough joker haha, sorry, im a total joker geek. personally enjoyed him being very present in all 4 arkham games, to the annoyance of others, have posters of each live action incarnation, and can quote any line of his from any media, and most comics. luckily for me, theres slim to no chance he wont be present in some form for a solo batman movie. i dont think theyd do that

but i do love riddler, and again, sooooo perfect in the dark knight trilogy! and you brought up the other one: Penguin! it would have been easy to drop him in the universe somewhere, hes the most realistic one!

Riddler, i swear could fit in there, if nothing more than a nuisance. Have Ivy holding the city hostage with toxic plants? and right when batman goes to stop her, eddy jumps in and says "lol, know who you are, going to tell world" or something. IT COULD WORK, i swear

Leo:

Yeah, i was fine with them taking dollmaker, and firefly, and deadshot, and bronze tiger, but ras was a bit overstepping. Granted, Dark Archer and Count Vertigo are fantastic villains in GA comics, and they still have few good ones left, but yeah.

Joker, Lex Luthor, and Dr. Doom need to be limited and give others a turn. I prefer both Riddler and Mr. Freeze over Joker, but he is m third favorite Batman and DC villain. Lex would be fourth. New villain or redo another for a second onscreen appearance not counting Batman 1966 into this.

Clayface, Hugo Strange Mad Hatter, Man-Bat, Black Mask, and Hush are left unused. I can see Killer Moth and Firefly used in throwaway roles. Then a redux of Riddler and Penguin could be good if done well.

[Leo656]

Mad Hatter... I'm sorry... I'm sorry...

I can see the rest, though. Man-Bat'd be interesting.

[Electric]

[The Stryker]

See I'd rather Joker show up in Justice League over a solo Batman movie. Do Legion of Doom (Injustice League whatever you prefer).

Darkseid and the paratroopers are alittle close to the Avengers formula of hordes and hordes of goons the team fights in a large populated area.

[Leo656]

Yeah, not a bad point, but at the same time, Darkseid's been a traditional JLA villain for a really long time now and it'd be a waste not to use him in that role for an actual film. I mean if you don't do him in JLA, he's too big to use anywhere else. Like he's more a Superman villain than anything, if we're going all the way back, but he's usually too much for Superman to handle by himself. It's been done, but it's almost too good of a fit not to use.

I definitely could see a Legion of Doom style movie, but it could also be a tough juggling act with all those characters. I'unno, there's lots they could do yet. Still early.

[MikeandRaph87]

Originally Posted by The Stryker

See I'd rather Joker show up in Justice League over a solo Batman movie. Do Legion of Doom (Injustice League whatever you prefer).

Darkseid and the paratroopers are alittle close to the Avengers formula of hordes and hordes of goons the team fights in a large populated area.

It would be cool to use Justice League's final episode "Destroyer" as a template for a plot of a Justice League film.

[Leo656]

I wanna see Max Lord and the OMACs. I hope they have Max in the movies as like a go-between for the JLA and the U.S. gov't, and then things take their natural course across later films. I could totally see them doing that in this universe, what with the gov't mistrust of super-humans and all that. And since this Batman is a super-paranoid guy, it wouldn't be out of the question for the Brother Eye satellite to show up in the future, either.

That'd be some neat stuff.

[Leo656]

Latest spoilers, this time concerning Wonder Woman and The Big Bad Guy... (Link title contains spoilers)

Spoiler:

http://screenrant.com/batman-v-super...cene-doomsday/

Basically, there's a scene where Wonder Woman confronts Doomsday during The Big Fight, she cuts off his hand with her sword and a blade made of sharpened bone grows back in its place, allowing Doomsday to try and respond in kind. Neat touch, very much to the monster's traditional ability to adapt and evolve beyond anything it gets hurt by. I like that Wonder Woman's gonna be showing off her value right off the bat, not being pushed off to the sidelines but being an important part of things right away. As far as Doomsday goes, between his ability to hyper-evolve and allegedly being programmed by LexCorp to cause maximum collateral damage, it sounds like he's definitely gonna live up to his name in this.

[MikeandRaph87]

Plot point involving Martha Kent. Possible spoilers of course.

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Lex-L...ter-77917.html

Also, related article in the link discusses General Zod's role form beyond the grave.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Is it 2016 yet?

[LeotheLateBloomer]

Zack Snyder confirms the rumors of Batman getting more focus rather than balancing screen-time between both title superheroes are true. Also, he simply says "You just had a whole Superman movie". Can't say that I'm surprised since this has been DC's marketing for the past decade.

http://comicbook.com/2015/09/10/zack...an-v-superman/

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Originally Posted by LeotheLateBloomer

Zack Snyder confirms the rumors of Batman getting more focus rather than balancing screen-time between both title superheroes are true. Also, he simply says "You just had a whole Superman movie". Can't say that I'm surprised since this has been DC's marketing for the past decade.

http://comicbook.com/2015/09/10/zack...an-v-superman/

Remember back when we all thought we'd get Man of Steel 2? Sigh...