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Post by ArArArchStanton on Aug 23, 2017 23:24:57 GMT
They are absolute idiots if they go out of their way not to include this. Totally fucking stupid.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2017 0:08:58 GMT
I have never been so satisfied to see a studio go completely insane and just give up on trying to course correct. I'm just remembering all the asshole back on the original IDMb who must be absolutely LOSING THEIR SHIT right now! I feel kind of sorry for Dennis, though, right now. For all his prancing and preening around the MCU board being a troll, his own cinematic universe of choice has just collapsed in on itself.
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Post by justanaveragejoe on Aug 24, 2017 6:32:50 GMT
I have never been so satisfied to see a studio go completely insane and just give up on trying to course correct. I'm just remembering all the asshole back on the original IDMb who must be absolutely LOSING THEIR SHIT right now! I feel kind of sorry for Dennis, though, right now. For all his prancing and preening around the MCU board being a troll, his own cinematic universe of choice has just collapsed in on itself. And mellow too.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2017 12:19:23 GMT
It is pretty obvious you didn't listen to a single word Geoff Johns said about the Bat Family and the Bat Universe at the SDCC. It makes perfect sense the Bat Universe is going to be separate from the DCEU just with the sheer size of it. Only a person who has never read any DC comic books in the past 30 years wouldn't get that...
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Post by formersamhmd on Aug 24, 2017 12:23:00 GMT
It is pretty obvious you didn't listen to a single word Geoff Johns said about the Bat Family and the Bat Universe at the SDCC. It makes perfect sense the Bat Universe is going to be separate from the DCEU just with the sheer size of it. Only a person who has never read any DC comic books in the past 30 years wouldn't get that... The "sheer size" of the Batfamily (really, saying the Teen Titans and stuff are part of the Batfamily is erroneous) really more a "6 degrees of separation" thing. Which is how Shared Universes work in the first place.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2017 12:49:26 GMT
It is pretty obvious you didn't listen to a single word Geoff Johns said about the Bat Family and the Bat Universe at the SDCC. It makes perfect sense the Bat Universe is going to be separate from the DCEU just with the sheer size of it. Only a person who has never read any DC comic books in the past 30 years wouldn't get that... The "sheer size" of the Batfamily (really, saying the Teen Titans and stuff are part of the Batfamily is erroneous) really more a "6 degrees of separation" thing. Which is how Shared Universes work in the first place. The 'Teen Titans/Titans' is a part of the extended Bat Universe just like Birds of Prey (now known as Batgirl and the Birds of Prey) and Red Hood and the Outlaws 'cause it has Nightwing, Red Robin and Robin/Damian Wayne as its leaders throughout most of the various lineup changes and other Bat Universe characters often make guest appearances in it. The 'Suicide Squad' is also a part of the Bat Universe but I will say I think Warner Bros made the 'Suicide Squad' movie way too early and Titans, Birds of Prey, Legion and JSA should have had movies first.
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Post by formersamhmd on Aug 24, 2017 13:11:08 GMT
The "sheer size" of the Batfamily (really, saying the Teen Titans and stuff are part of the Batfamily is erroneous) really more a "6 degrees of separation" thing. Which is how Shared Universes work in the first place. The 'Teen Titans/Titans' is a part of the extended Bat Universe just like Birds of Prey (now known as Batgirl and the Birds of Prey) and Red Hood and the Outlaws 'cause it has Nightwing, Red Robin and Robin/Damian Wayne as its leaders throughout most of the various lineup changes and other Bat Universe characters often make guest appearances in it. The 'Suicide Squad' is also a part of the Bat Universe but I will say I think Warner Bros made the 'Suicide Squad' movie way too early and Titans, Birds of Prey, Legion and JSA should have had movies first.Exactly, it's 6 degrees of separation with one character associated with Batman having a place on those other teams. If you want to be like that then Superman would also be part of the Bat-Family because Bruce Wayne once own the Daily Planet. It's more appropriate to say that Batman has tangential connections to a lot of DC, not direct influence.
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Aug 24, 2017 13:38:03 GMT
I have never been so satisfied to see a studio go completely insane and just give up on trying to course correct. I'm just remembering all the asshole back on the original IDMb who must be absolutely LOSING THEIR SHIT right now! I feel kind of sorry for Dennis, though, right now. For all his prancing and preening around the MCU board being a troll, his own cinematic universe of choice has just collapsed in on itself. Is this actually confirmed at this point or is it a little ambiguous?
All I was saying is if they follow through with that, it's the most disorganized ridiculous thing I've ever heard of in this industry.
To anybody who wants to say "making it independent allows them more creativity". If as a professional filmmaker you aren't good enough to make a poignant film within an existing narrative structure, then you simply aren't that good. There is an entire subset of architects who's practice is dedicated to doing massive creative overhauls to existing structures, and fitting highly conceptual projects within or in conjunction with landscapes and older building elements. To suggest that doing something independently is the only way to make a meaningful project, is frankly ignorant of the design process.
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Aug 24, 2017 13:40:26 GMT
It is pretty obvious you didn't listen to a single word Geoff Johns said about the Bat Family and the Bat Universe at the SDCC. It makes perfect sense the Bat Universe is going to be separate from the DCEU just with the sheer size of it. Only a person who has never read any DC comic books in the past 30 years wouldn't get that... Was I supposed to read any of them? I haven't been interested in them, so I didn't. And no I didn't hear anything Geoff Johns said at all. That's why I wrote "if" in the post. I honestly haven't heard anything conclusive. What did he say?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2017 16:21:09 GMT
I have never been so satisfied to see a studio go completely insane and just give up on trying to course correct. I'm just remembering all the asshole back on the original IDMb who must be absolutely LOSING THEIR SHIT right now! I feel kind of sorry for Dennis, though, right now. For all his prancing and preening around the MCU board being a troll, his own cinematic universe of choice has just collapsed in on itself. Is this actually confirmed at this point or is it a little ambiguous?
All I was saying is if they follow through with that, it's the most disorganized ridiculous thing I've ever heard of in this industry.
To anybody who wants to say "making it independent allows them more creativity". If as a professional filmmaker you aren't good enough to make a poignant film within an existing narrative structure, then you simply aren't that good. There is an entire subset of architects who's practice is dedicated to doing massive creative overhauls to existing structures, and fitting highly conceptual projects within or in conjunction with landscapes and older building elements. To suggest that doing something independently is the only way to make a meaningful project, is frankly ignorant of the design process.
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Post by Tristan's Journal on Aug 24, 2017 16:34:29 GMT
I have never been so satisfied to see a studio go completely insane and just give up on trying to course correct. I'm just remembering all the asshole back on the original IDMb who must be absolutely LOSING THEIR SHIT right now! I feel kind of sorry for Dennis, though, right now. For all his prancing and preening around the MCU board being a troll, his own cinematic universe of choice has just collapsed in on itself. Is this actually confirmed at this point or is it a little ambiguous?
All I was saying is if they follow through with that, it's the most disorganized ridiculous thing I've ever heard of in this industry..
No it's just a crude interpretation of what M Reeves (one of teh best directors of his generation) said a month ago in a podcast. It could mean (i) standalone story within DCEU without any othe DCEU character or (ii) new Batverse within the DC Multiverse with the Bat family as focus.
I would prefer the latter approach, as it would give oportunity to have a completely different take on tone, world, and characters. Don't forget how variable the DC characters are : TDK Bats, Goofy Bats, Miller-killer Bats, Cartoon Bats, lego Bats etc. It would be a pity just to have one interpretation for the next decade or so.
The DCEU should not swallow up everything that DC produces cinematically, DC are simply to big and varied for that. The monoverse approach is perfectly fine for MCU characters though.
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Aug 24, 2017 16:53:38 GMT
Is this actually confirmed at this point or is it a little ambiguous?
All I was saying is if they follow through with that, it's the most disorganized ridiculous thing I've ever heard of in this industry..
No it's just a crude interpretation of what M Reeves (one of teh best directors of his generation) said a month ago in a podcast. It could mean (i) standalone story within DCEU without any othe DCEU character or (ii) new Batverse within the DC Multiverse with the Bat family as focus.
I would prefer the latter approach, as it would give oportunity to have a completely different take on tone, world, and characters. Don't forget how variable the DC characters are : TDK Bats, Goofy Bats, Miller-killer Bats, Cartoon Bats, lego Bats etc. It would be a pity just to have one interpretation for the next decade or so.
The DCEU should not swallow up everything that DC produces cinematically, DC are simply to big and varied for that. The monoverse approach is perfectly fine for MCU characters though.
Sounded pretty specific. It doesn't sound like a crude interpretation, but I suppose it could mean set in the DCEU with no real crossover.
BTW though setting it in the "multiverse" is just another way of saying it's not connected at all. The whole "multiverse" thing is just an excuse to be lazy and not maintain continuity. I view that as nothing more than a lazy approach with lip service to a "multiverse" to make people give it credit for being creative when it's the exact opposite.
By saying DC is too big and varied, what you mean is they are disorganized and unfocused, and again they use words like "multiverse" as an excuse for being so.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2017 16:59:44 GMT
Tristan, please, we all know you don't possess the ability to read.
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Post by ThatGuy on Aug 24, 2017 17:24:56 GMT
Is this actually confirmed at this point or is it a little ambiguous?
All I was saying is if they follow through with that, it's the most disorganized ridiculous thing I've ever heard of in this industry..
No it's just a crude interpretation of what M Reeves (one of teh best directors of his generation) said a month ago in a podcast. It could mean (i) standalone story within DCEU without any othe DCEU character or (ii) new Batverse within the DC Multiverse with the Bat family as focus.
I would prefer the latter approach, as it would give oportunity to have a completely different take on tone, world, and characters. Don't forget how variable the DC characters are : TDK Bats, Goofy Bats, Miller-killer Bats, Cartoon Bats, lego Bats etc. It would be a pity just to have one interpretation for the next decade or so.
The DCEU should not swallow up everything that DC produces cinematically, DC are simply to big and varied for that. The monoverse approach is perfectly fine for MCU characters though. Is he one of the best? Not being an ass about it. Really want to know. I only seen Cloverfield and well... Batman TAS was pretty much a mix of all main Batman interpretations (not talking Elseworlds). Should try to go that route. They shouldn't ignore the universe either. They don't have to have them in the movie, but establishing that he knew other heroes outside of the Batfamily prior to BvS would be good. Something like Bruce getting off the phone with Oliver Queen as Alfred walks into the 'cave/room. I think the problem that DC is having integrating their characters is because of what you are saying DC shouldn't do. It's because DC's characters aren't as integrated as Marvel's. It's like, even though Batman is a member of the Justice League, in his books it feels like there is no Superman or Wonder Woman in that world. But, even with how shut off the X-men were to the rest of the Marvel universe, you still knew that was a world with the Avengers and Spider-man in it.
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Post by Tristan's Journal on Aug 24, 2017 17:34:21 GMT
No it's just a crude interpretation of what M Reeves (one of teh best directors of his generation) said a month ago in a podcast. It could mean (i) standalone story within DCEU without any othe DCEU character or (ii) new Batverse within the DC Multiverse with the Bat family as focus.
I would prefer the latter approach, as it would give oportunity to have a completely different take on tone, world, and characters. Don't forget how variable the DC characters are : TDK Bats, Goofy Bats, Miller-killer Bats, Cartoon Bats, lego Bats etc. It would be a pity just to have one interpretation for the next decade or so.
The DCEU should not swallow up everything that DC produces cinematically, DC are simply to big and varied for that. The monoverse approach is perfectly fine for MCU characters though. Is he one of the best? Not being an ass about it. Really want to know. I only seen Cloverfield and well... Batman TAS was pretty much a mix of all main Batman interpretations (not talking Elseworlds). Should try to go that route. They shouldn't ignore the universe either. They don't have to have them in the movie, but establishing that he knew other heroes outside of the Batfamily prior to BvS would be good. Something like Bruce getting off the phone with Oliver Queen as Alfred walks into the 'cave/room. I think the problem that DC is having integrating their characters is because of what you are saying DC shouldn't do. It's because DC's characters aren't as integrated as Marvel's. It's like, even though Batman is a member of the Justice League, in his books it feels like there is no Superman or Wonder Woman in that world. But, even with how shut off the X-men were to the rest of the Marvel universe, you still knew that was a world with the Avengers and Spider-man in it. I just voted that Reeves should have done EpVII, and all others. So, yeah I think he is is one of the best for making B-movies deep. He made (despite initial hate) a superb Let Me In movie, and he created those wonderful Apes movies, look him up. But his stuff is rather gritty, not colorful, an intellectual more grounded version of Snyder.
The non-integration of characters IMO is a strength as it allows for an interpretive scope ranging from Lego-Bats, 60s-Bats to the other end of the spectrum: Miller/Nolan/Burton/Snyder Bats - and the character still remains credible despite this stress test. Incredible that.
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Post by ThatGuy on Aug 24, 2017 20:42:46 GMT
Is he one of the best? Not being an ass about it. Really want to know. I only seen Cloverfield and well... Batman TAS was pretty much a mix of all main Batman interpretations (not talking Elseworlds). Should try to go that route. They shouldn't ignore the universe either. They don't have to have them in the movie, but establishing that he knew other heroes outside of the Batfamily prior to BvS would be good. Something like Bruce getting off the phone with Oliver Queen as Alfred walks into the 'cave/room. I think the problem that DC is having integrating their characters is because of what you are saying DC shouldn't do. It's because DC's characters aren't as integrated as Marvel's. It's like, even though Batman is a member of the Justice League, in his books it feels like there is no Superman or Wonder Woman in that world. But, even with how shut off the X-men were to the rest of the Marvel universe, you still knew that was a world with the Avengers and Spider-man in it. I just voted that Reeves should have done EpVII, and all others. So, yeah I think he is is one of the best for making B-movies deep. He made (despite initial hate) a superb Let Me In movie, and he created those wonderful Apes movies, look him up. But his stuff is rather gritty, not colorful, an intellectual more grounded version of Snyder.
The non-integration of characters IMO is a strength as it allows for an interpretive scope ranging from Lego-Bats, 60s-Bats to the other end of the spectrum: Miller/Nolan/Burton/Snyder Bats - and the character still remains credible despite this stress test. Incredible that.
Yes, you can have those types of movies and they are clearly not in the DCEU, but... If you are using Affleck's Batman (the one in the DCEU, even if it's not Affleck playing the role anymore) you'd have to make them in the DCEU. If someone makes a random live-action Batman movie and you can see that it is not the same Batman as the one Affleck is portraying, that's a different story. They can make all the "Elseworlds" movies they want. But at the same time, they better make sure that they let people know those movies are not connected to the DCEU. People will get confused and hate the movie even if it is good. One thing I don't get is that these directors are clearly hired guns. None of them are there just because they want to make a [superhero] movie. Studios have gone to these directors to get them to make said superhero movie. But then they want to bitch and moan about their vision and butting heads with the studio. If these directors really wanted to make their dream superhero movie, you'd hear more about directors wanting to make that Green Lantern movie or that Booster Gold movie or that Legion of Superheroes movie.
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Post by Tristan's Journal on Aug 24, 2017 20:51:34 GMT
I just voted that Reeves should have done EpVII, and all others. So, yeah I think he is is one of the best for making B-movies deep. He made (despite initial hate) a superb Let Me In movie, and he created those wonderful Apes movies, look him up. But his stuff is rather gritty, not colorful, an intellectual more grounded version of Snyder.
The non-integration of characters IMO is a strength as it allows for an interpretive scope ranging from Lego-Bats, 60s-Bats to the other end of the spectrum: Miller/Nolan/Burton/Snyder Bats - and the character still remains credible despite this stress test. Incredible that.
Yes, you can have those types of movies and they are clearly not in the DCEU, but... If you are using Affleck's Batman (the one in the DCEU, even if it's not Affleck playing the role anymore) you'd have to make them in the DCEU. If someone makes a random live-action Batman movie and you can see that it is not the same Batman as the one Affleck is portraying, that's a different story. They can make all the "Elseworlds" movies they want. But at the same time, they better make sure that they let people know those movies are not connected to the DCEU. People will get confused and hate the movie even if it is good. well, yes, if its a Bat-verse movie it surely would have to be a new Bat-actor, not Batfleck, or people would get really confused. The characters would have to be different in tone, looks, arc and character. Supes & Co exist only as cartoons there. And this would have to focus on smaller characters like Batgirl, Robin or some villain for who there is no real time in the bigger, galactic DCEU.
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Aug 24, 2017 20:56:32 GMT
Yes, you can have those types of movies and they are clearly not in the DCEU, but... If you are using Affleck's Batman (the one in the DCEU, even if it's not Affleck playing the role anymore) you'd have to make them in the DCEU. If someone makes a random live-action Batman movie and you can see that it is not the same Batman as the one Affleck is portraying, that's a different story. They can make all the "Elseworlds" movies they want. But at the same time, they better make sure that they let people know those movies are not connected to the DCEU. People will get confused and hate the movie even if it is good. well, yes, if its a Bat-verse movie it surely would have to be a new Bat-actor, not Batfleck, or people would get really confused. The characters would have to be different in tone, looks, arc and character. Supes & Co exist only as cartoons there. And this would have to focus on smaller characters like Batgirl, Robin or some villain for who there is no real time in the bigger, galactic DCEU. So they can't get the DCEU on solid ground, but we're talking about alternate reality films and you don't see how this is a mess?
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Post by ThatGuy on Aug 24, 2017 20:58:16 GMT
Yes, you can have those types of movies and they are clearly not in the DCEU, but... If you are using Affleck's Batman (the one in the DCEU, even if it's not Affleck playing the role anymore) you'd have to make them in the DCEU. If someone makes a random live-action Batman movie and you can see that it is not the same Batman as the one Affleck is portraying, that's a different story. They can make all the "Elseworlds" movies they want. But at the same time, they better make sure that they let people know those movies are not connected to the DCEU. People will get confused and hate the movie even if it is good. well, yes, if its a Bat-verse movie it surely would have to be a new Bat-actor, not Batfleck, or people would get really confused. The characters would have to be different in tone, looks, arc and character. Supes & Co exist only as cartoons there. And this would have to focus on smaller characters like Batgirl, Robin or some villain for who there is no real time in the bigger, galactic DCEU. Then, yeah, all cool. But... This is Matt Reeves supposedly making a trilogy of movies with Affleck.
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Post by ThatGuy on Aug 24, 2017 21:02:27 GMT
well, yes, if its a Bat-verse movie it surely would have to be a new Bat-actor, not Batfleck, or people would get really confused. The characters would have to be different in tone, looks, arc and character. Supes & Co exist only as cartoons there. And this would have to focus on smaller characters like Batgirl, Robin or some villain for who there is no real time in the bigger, galactic DCEU. So they can't get the DCEU on solid ground, but we're talking about alternate reality films and you don't see how this is a mess? They'd just have to either abandon the DCEU or change the name to something like DCEM.
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