THE DISCUSSION
From: Kris
To: Ross
Subject:
Brett Ratner rumoured for the Justice League movie - Please, God, no!
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From: Ross
To: Kris
Subject:
SHIELD show - I'll be surprised if Fury/Jackson features highly. They may get him in the pilot to sell it. Makes you wonder why they killed off Agent Coulson... Or did they???
Batman reboot - You did indeed call it.
Brett Ratner - I wondered when his name would come up.
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From: Kris
To: Ross
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Coulson appears in the Marvel "Ultimate Spider-Man" toon so it possible. Maybe Cobie Smulders'll split her time between HIMYM and this. Maybe they'll just use S.H.I.E.L.D agents from the comics...
Now, I'm not a fan of Ratner at all (I think he is a workman like director) but I will say that his X-Men film suffered mainly due to the speed of which it was put into production and the fact it was dire at script level. However, as a fan, I don't want him anywhere near the Justice League. Nor Bay or McG for that matter. The WB need to make a bold choice like Marvel did with Whedon. Reckon it would've gone to Snyder if not for Man of Steel.
Of two minds about the Justice League Bat reboot. On the plus side, it'll move the Bat away from the Dark Knight trilogy to give the next cycle of flicks a chance. I don't like the idea of the Bat in a shared superhero movie universe (also reeks of copycatting Marvel). Chances seem to be we'll see Man of Steel tie into Justice League.
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From: Ross
To: Kris
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I think Batman, in his current darkest-black mood, would be a tough fit for JLA so a lighter tone may be needed. I think it'll be a tough one to pull off as things stand; the key DC characters of Batman and Superman are so established in their own rights with such different visual tones whereas the Marvel team, on screen at least, were largely not known prior to the build up to Avengers, and the overall visual-mood and style seems to have been set with Iron Man's first outing. A lighter, more colourful world and mood (I mean in personality too; he'll have to speak more as a character surely) will be required for Batman so that he can fit with Flash, Green Lantern, etc.
Snyder seems the obvious choice.
So it's official: Looper is the best film of the year!! Okay, maybe it isn't official yet, but Empire have given it a full five-star rating.
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From: Kris
To: Ross
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Batman could work if they use the version from the Morrison JLA run. Basically, a blend of Sherlock and Bond with House's attitude/personality. As for Supes, assuming Man of Steel does lead in (no guarantee given the Nolan connection), and is a hit, that is going to be the iteration of the character fresh in the movie goers mind.
The thing about the Justice League is they have the (brilliant) animated series and direct to DVD movies to use as blueprints (they should also use the JLA era comics too) to work out the tone that is needed to integrate all the characters together. The major hurdle is the fact that the League is made up of more powerful, superpower reliant, characters than the Avengers. Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash and J'onn J'onzz are going to be costly FX wise.
It did help Marvel that there were no pre-conceived notions on the majority of the characters that helped build to the Avengers (though I'd say Hulk's past helped him more than his films) and I believe the reverse will happen when the WB spin out characters like Flash.
Empire gave 5 stars to The Artist (the actual best film of the year), The Raid, The Dark Knight Rises...
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From: Ross
To: Kris
Subject:
In Empire's DVD/Blu Ray review of Avengers (Assemble) they've upped the rating from four to five stars (extras and special features are judged separately).
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From: Kris
To: Ross
Subject:
Not sure it is a five star movie. Agree with the original four stars.
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