Supergirl movie in the works

*Autbot_Benz* · 08-06-2018, 11:45 AM

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros and DC are developing a feature film based around Supergirl, the heroine and cousin of Superman. Oren Uziel is working on the script, I’ve confirmed. Not a lot more is being divulged at this point, and it comes as a surprise considering most internet chatter has been based on what will next happen for Superman, who after the 2013 film Man of Steel, was conscripted to become key to the plots of Batman V Superman, and more recently Justice League.

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There is no producer on Supergirl at this point. According to DC mythology, the character was a teen when she escaped the doomed planet Krypton along with the infant who grew up as Clark Kent. Supergirl has been played by Melissa Benoist in the Greg Berlanti/Andrew Kreisberg/Allison Adler Warner Bros series creation that heads into Season Four on the CW.

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It is unclear whether Superman will appear in this but if the rumors are true that Warner Bros and DC Entertainment are looking to create a new template for future Superman movies, this would seem a likely place to hatch a new persona. Henry Cavill, coming off a terrific turn opposite Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible Fallout, has played the stoic Man of Steel in the movies so far.

The move toward Supergirl is reflective of a change in focus at the studio, where the superhero effort is now headed by Walter Hamada, who shepherded many of New Line’s genre film hits before moving over when the entire DC braintrust was dismantled after the lackluster Justice League, which grossed $615 million worldwide on a reported $300 million budget.

Finding a different way back to the Superman universe through Supergirl reflects the differing mindset of DC priority titles to be a bit out of the box, and away from a slate which, with the notable exception of the Patty Jenkins-directed Wonder Woman, has resulted in too many films that have been leaden, dark, and not that fun. And expensive — Man of Steel, Batman Vs Superman and Justice League carried around $800 million in production budgets to gross a collective $2.1 billion, according to reported budget estimates.

Upcoming films include The Joker, the Todd Phillips-directed film that will see Joaquin Phoenix play the iconic villain character, with Robert De Niro playing a talk show host who is a formative influence on the character who eventually becomes The Joker. That film shoots in New York next month and bows October 4, 2019. Also on the boards is Birds of Prey, the film that brings Margot Robbie back to her Harley Quinn character, with Cathy Yan (she directed the Sundance pic Dead Pigs) set to direct an ensemble of female antiheroes with production starting in January. And last but hardly least, War For The Planet of the Apes helmer Matt Reeves is hard at work on the next iteration of Batman. The next DC releases are Aquaman and Shazam (the latter was the most entertaining trailer I saw at the recent San Diego Comic-Con). Starting production in February will be The Flash starring Ezra Miller, with Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley (Game Night) directing.
Oren Uziel
Courtesy Slate PR

Uziel’s script work includes an untitled collaboration with John Krasinski and Pearl Street partners Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, as well as a Mortal Kombat, 22 Jump Street, The Cloverfield Paradox, and the in production Sonic The Hedgehog. He’s repped by WME and Writ Large.

The studio is a ways away from what likely will be a search to get a female director (Wonder Woman 1984 and the original all had male writers who worked on those films), and this is in nascent stages. Getting Gal Gadot off the Fast & Furious movies was a huge coup for Warner Bros. Is it too early to wonder who’ll make a terrific Supergirl?

https://deadline.com/2018/08/supergi...an-1202440687/

*Andrew NDB* · 08-06-2018, 11:54 AM

Yes, yes, right alongside the Batgirl movie and everything else that isn't coming out.

*ZariusTwo* · 08-06-2018, 12:00 PM

...Kind of funny how things work out exactly like it did in the 70s/80s

Three Superman movies, then a Supergirl movie...is there hope for a Nuclear Man reboot?

*Andrew NDB* · 08-06-2018, 12:16 PM

What's the current tally of DC movies in pre-production?

Supergirl, Batgirl, The Batman, Birds of Prey, Gotham City Sirens, Suicide Squad 2, Harley Quinn, Harley Quinn & Joker, Blackhawk, Green Lantern Corps, Flash/Flashpoint, Black Adam, non-canon Joker movie, canon Joker movie, Deathstroke, New Gods, Cyborg (dead?), Nightwing, Justice League Dark, Booster Gold. Right?

Shesus...

*ZariusTwo* · 08-06-2018, 01:27 PM

Some interesting rumors about why this is a thing...apparently talks with Caville aren't going very well and this is a backdoor option to carry on the DCEU franchise without depending on him

https://twitter.com/TheComixKid/stat...28453502226432

*Andrew NDB* · 08-06-2018, 01:32 PM

What talks with Cavill? No talks have taken place. Every interview with him, he's like, "I have no idea about MoS 2. No one has said anything to me."

*ZariusTwo* · 08-06-2018, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

What talks with Cavill? No talks have taken place.

Yes there have been. Hardball negotiations according to Grace Randolph

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 08-06-2018, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Yes, yes, right alongside the Batgirl movie and everything else that isn't coming out.

Exactly.

*Shark_Blade* · 08-06-2018, 08:22 PM

If it isn’t Melissa Benoist I don’t want it.

*sdp* · 08-06-2018, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Shark_Blade

If it isn’t Melissa Benoist I don’t want it.

It won't be. Imagine how much more buzz the Justice League movie had been if Grant Gustin had been Flash in it and therefore all of the Arrowverse in continuity? I mean the Arrowverse is the closest thing DC has to the MCU an instead they have this failed movie universe.

Who cares if the Arrowverse had already used some characters DC has plenty of characters and villains for the big screen, it's not like separating things did any good to the DCEU.

*Andrew NDB* · 08-06-2018, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by sdp

It won't be. Imagine how much more buzz the Justice League movie had been if Grant Gustin had been Flash in it and therefore all of the Arrowverse in continuity? I mean the Arrowverse is the closest thing DC has to the MCU an instead they have this failed movie universe.

Who cares if the Arrowverse had already used some characters DC has plenty of characters and villains for the big screen, it's not like separating things did any good to the DCEU.

Marrying the Arrowverse into the DCEU would have been a huge coup. That is, if Supergirl wasn't on a separate Earth. Then it all gets messy.

~~Sumac~~ · 08-07-2018, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Marrying the Arrowverse into the DCEU would have been a huge coup. That is, if Supergirl wasn't on a separate Earth. Then it all gets messy.

She can relabel herself as Powergirl.

*drgon78* · 08-07-2018, 05:09 AM

If it has nothing to do with the Supergirl TV series then it might be good.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 08-07-2018, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by sdp

It won't be. Imagine how much more buzz the Justice League movie had been if Grant Gustin had been Flash in it and therefore all of the Arrowverse in continuity? I mean the Arrowverse is the closest thing DC has to the MCU an instead they have this failed movie universe.

Who cares if the Arrowverse had already used some characters DC has plenty of characters and villains for the big screen, it's not like separating things did any good to the DCEU.

It would have been messy, but it would've been a HELL of a way to further differentiate the MCU and the DCEU.

*Andrew NDB* · 08-07-2018, 09:57 AM

I read a recent thing from Kevin Smith where he made a concerted argument for how the Nolan Batman trilogy should have been made retroactively part of the DCEU. I think he's right. With just a little nudge, TDKR could have been set up just fine for it.

I mean, think about it. If Bale had been Batman in Batman V Superman... now we'd have horses in the race.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 08-07-2018, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

I read a recent thing from Kevin Smith where he made a concerted argument for how the Nolan Batman trilogy should have been made retroactively part of the DCEU. I think he's right. With just a little nudge, TDKR could have been set up just fine for it.

I mean, think about it. If Bale had been Batman in Batman V Superman... now we'd have horses in the race.

If Bale had been Batman, that means Nolan would possibly have been more involved... which means we could have avoided most of the major problems with Batman V Superman.

Wonder who Chris Nolan would cast for Lex Luthor?

*Andrew NDB* · 08-07-2018, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

Wonder who Chris Nolan would cast for Lex Luthor?

He tends to re-use... maybe DiCaprio?

I still say Joachim Phoenix for Lex, as they originally considered.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 08-07-2018, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

He tends to re-use... maybe DiCaprio?

I still say Joachim Phoenix for Lex, as they originally considered.

I can't see DiCaprio bald, but he could do Lex very, very well. And Phoenix would've been great.

*Andrew NDB* · 08-07-2018, 03:05 PM

*Andrew NDB* · 06-06-2025, 02:52 PM

You guys really don't think she'll be a good Supergirl?

08-06-2018, 11:45 AM	#1
Autbot_Benz Hellblazer Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ventura California Posts: 9,135	Supergirl movie in the works EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros and DC are developing a feature film based around Supergirl, the heroine and cousin of Superman. Oren Uziel is working on the script, I’ve confirmed. Not a lot more is being divulged at this point, and it comes as a surprise considering most internet chatter has been based on what will next happen for Superman, who after the 2013 film Man of Steel, was conscripted to become key to the plots of Batman V Superman, and more recently Justice League. Related 'Supergirl': Brent Spiner Set To Recur On the CW Series There is no producer on Supergirl at this point. According to DC mythology, the character was a teen when she escaped the doomed planet Krypton along with the infant who grew up as Clark Kent. Supergirl has been played by Melissa Benoist in the Greg Berlanti/Andrew Kreisberg/Allison Adler Warner Bros series creation that heads into Season Four on the CW. The CW It is unclear whether Superman will appear in this but if the rumors are true that Warner Bros and DC Entertainment are looking to create a new template for future Superman movies, this would seem a likely place to hatch a new persona. Henry Cavill, coming off a terrific turn opposite Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible Fallout, has played the stoic Man of Steel in the movies so far. The move toward Supergirl is reflective of a change in focus at the studio, where the superhero effort is now headed by Walter Hamada, who shepherded many of New Line’s genre film hits before moving over when the entire DC braintrust was dismantled after the lackluster Justice League, which grossed $615 million worldwide on a reported $300 million budget. Finding a different way back to the Superman universe through Supergirl reflects the differing mindset of DC priority titles to be a bit out of the box, and away from a slate which, with the notable exception of the Patty Jenkins-directed Wonder Woman, has resulted in too many films that have been leaden, dark, and not that fun. And expensive — Man of Steel, Batman Vs Superman and Justice League carried around $800 million in production budgets to gross a collective $2.1 billion, according to reported budget estimates. Upcoming films include The Joker, the Todd Phillips-directed film that will see Joaquin Phoenix play the iconic villain character, with Robert De Niro playing a talk show host who is a formative influence on the character who eventually becomes The Joker. That film shoots in New York next month and bows October 4, 2019. Also on the boards is Birds of Prey, the film that brings Margot Robbie back to her Harley Quinn character, with Cathy Yan (she directed the Sundance pic Dead Pigs) set to direct an ensemble of female antiheroes with production starting in January. And last but hardly least, War For The Planet of the Apes helmer Matt Reeves is hard at work on the next iteration of Batman. The next DC releases are Aquaman and Shazam (the latter was the most entertaining trailer I saw at the recent San Diego Comic-Con). Starting production in February will be The Flash starring Ezra Miller, with Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley (Game Night) directing. Oren Uziel Courtesy Slate PR Uziel’s script work includes an untitled collaboration with John Krasinski and Pearl Street partners Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, as well as a Mortal Kombat, 22 Jump Street, The Cloverfield Paradox, and the in production Sonic The Hedgehog. He’s repped by WME and Writ Large. The studio is a ways away from what likely will be a search to get a female director (Wonder Woman 1984 and the original all had male writers who worked on those films), and this is in nascent stages. Getting Gal Gadot off the Fast & Furious movies was a huge coup for Warner Bros. Is it too early to wonder who’ll make a terrific Supergirl? https://deadline.com/2018/08/supergi...an-1202440687/ __________________ 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.

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Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,235	Yes, yes, right alongside the Batgirl movie and everything else that isn't coming out. __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

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ZariusTwo Overlord Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Britain, DINO THUNDER...POWER UP! Posts: 22,298	...Kind of funny how things work out exactly like it did in the 70s/80s Three Superman movies, then a Supergirl movie...is there hope for a Nuclear Man reboot? __________________ Spider-Man: The Rescue Spider-Man: The Galloping Cat Spider-Man: Scarlet Mirror Doctor Who: Child of the Daleks

08-06-2018, 12:16 PM	#4
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,235	What's the current tally of DC movies in pre-production? Supergirl, Batgirl, The Batman, Birds of Prey, Gotham City Sirens, Suicide Squad 2, Harley Quinn, Harley Quinn & Joker, Blackhawk, Green Lantern Corps, Flash/Flashpoint, Black Adam, non-canon Joker movie, canon Joker movie, Deathstroke, New Gods, Cyborg (dead?), Nightwing, Justice League Dark, Booster Gold. Right? Shesus... __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

08-06-2018, 01:27 PM	#5
ZariusTwo Overlord Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Britain, DINO THUNDER...POWER UP! Posts: 22,298	Some interesting rumors about why this is a thing...apparently talks with Caville aren't going very well and this is a backdoor option to carry on the DCEU franchise without depending on him https://twitter.com/TheComixKid/stat...28453502226432 __________________ Spider-Man: The Rescue Spider-Man: The Galloping Cat Spider-Man: Scarlet Mirror Doctor Who: Child of the Daleks

08-06-2018, 01:32 PM	#6
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,235	What talks with Cavill? No talks have taken place. Every interview with him, he's like, "I have no idea about MoS 2. No one has said anything to me." __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

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Shark_Blade Emperor Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,909	If it isn’t Melissa Benoist I don’t want it.

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drgon78 Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,399	If it has nothing to do with the Supergirl TV series then it might be good.

08-07-2018, 09:57 AM	#15
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,235	I read a recent thing from Kevin Smith where he made a concerted argument for how the Nolan Batman trilogy should have been made retroactively part of the DCEU. I think he's right. With just a little nudge, TDKR could have been set up just fine for it. I mean, think about it. If Bale had been Batman in Batman V Superman... now we'd have horses in the race. __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

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Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,235	You guys really don't think she'll be a good Supergirl? __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]