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[stlouie_lipp]

lol yea that too. what i dont understand is, wouldnt superman be able to destroy batman with his superhuman powers?

i never followed dc comics (i was a marvel guy) so i guess i just dont get how this is even a contest.

I would assume the movie explains that.

[Schlich]

I mean, the trailer explains that. Superman says something a la "i could kill you if i wanted to but i don't kill people" or something corny like that.

[Jocephus]

i think technically, batman creates a more armor heavy suit which may have kryptonite bits in it which would slow superman down. i also think, batman would acknowledge "i can't defeat you but i can out smart you" or something like that.

[ghostrunner]

That movie looks worse all the time.

[Vidor]

I'm kind of hoping that it will be a huge fiasco, possibly a big enough disaster to put something of a brake on the never-ending parade of comic book movies. That would be cool.

[Swirls]

I'm kind of hoping that it will be a huge fiasco, possibly a big enough disaster to put something of a brake on the never-ending parade of comic book movies. That would be cool.

Depends on your taste, I guess. I was a huge Marvel comics addict as a kid. It's been fascinating the past few years in following the superhero movies - specifically the Marvel ones. Back in the early-90s, Marvel was facing bankrupty so they sold cinematic rights to a ton of their products. It made sense, as Marvel was not in the movie production business.

X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Daredevil went to Fox. Spider-Man went to Sony. Punisher and Ghost Rider went to someone - I think Sony, but I'm too lazy to Google it.

Some movies tanked (like 2003's Daredevil starring Ben Affleck) resulting in the company letting the contract expire 10ish years later for the rights to revert back to Marvel. Others Marvel has bought back now that they've had incredible success in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Others, Fox has had quite a bit of success with, such as the X-Men franchise, so they have no incentive to sell it back to Marvel (that's the main reason Marvel is pushing The Inhumans now).

Fantastic Four is a different animal entirely, as Fox has now done three separate reboots of the movie in the past 20 years. The first, made in the mid-90s, was filmed but famously never made it to theaters. There are bootlegs avaiable for it if you're into that sort of thing. This past reboot was an epically hilarious failure, but by making it, Fox renewed their license for another 10ish years to figure something else out.

This is the same reason why Sony did a Spider-Man reboot a few years ago with Andrew Garfield instead of Tobey Maguire. Their license was expiring so they had to get a new one out. The difference between Sony and Fox is that Sony is willing to work with Marvel. Spider-Man is in the upcoming Captain America 3: Civil War. Even though Sony owns his cinematic rights, they have an agreement to let Spider-Man appear in movies as long as he remains in a cameo role.

Fox is giving Marvel the bird, so in turn Marvel has basically terminated everything about the Fantastic Four franchise. They cancelled the comic book. They've pulled merchandise. Characters got killed off or left to join other groups (for example, The Thing is now a member of Guardians of the Galaxy).

It is all rather fascinating.

And to answer your statement, no, comic book movies aren't going away any time for the next several years. Marvel alone is producing like at least 10 more movies/shows up through 2020ish.

[go birds]

I mean, the trailer explains that. Superman says something a la "i could kill you if i wanted to but i don't kill people" or something corny like that.

right but im already forced to suspend belief enough. the movie is batman v superman which leads me to believe they are both out to destroy each other.

but eventually become a team.

idk i was totally interested by the premise at one point, but yea this trailer has me at mehhhh.

and i completely forgot about kryptonite.

[go birds]

I'm kind of hoping that it will be a huge fiasco, possibly a big enough disaster to put something of a brake on the never-ending parade of comic book movies. That would be cool.

Depends on your taste, I guess. I was a huge Marvel comics addict as a kid. It's been fascinating the past few years in following the superhero movies - specifically the Marvel ones. Back in the early-90s, Marvel was facing bankrupty so they sold cinematic rights to a ton of their products. It made sense, as Marvel was not in the movie production business.

And to answer your statement, no, comic book movies aren't going away any time for the next several years. Marvel alone is producing like at least 10 more movies/shows up through 2020ish.

i was a marvel kid, but oddly enough have 0 interest in their movie universe.

I'm fully invested in the DC movie universe. Nolan's batman really sparked my interest and i for one am a fan of the gritty, dark setting.

Suicide Squad is the one im really looking forward to.

[lukethedrifter]

There's just not enough Richie Rich movies.

[Schlich]

Room made me feel a lot of emotions i didn't even know I could feel. The kid actor's performance was oscar worthy. Best i've ever seen.