Shenmuedabest wrote: I will be highly surprised if this DC Universe works out.
Zack Snyder laying the foundations FFS. Probably the no.1 director known for style over substance. BvS won't flop, but it won't be colossal like The Avengers either. Man of Steel left a bad taste in a lot of mouths that still haven't forgiven.
^^You underestimate the capabilities of the dorky elite.
"The last movie was terrible, this one will be too!
...but I'm still gonna go see it."
BvS is gonna be a massive hit. Batman is an even bigger character than Superman these days, and his inclusion guarantees that a helluva lot of people -- even ones that didn't see Man of Steel -- are going to fill those theater seats and make a whole lotta money for the movie. And yeah, I'm imagining Avengers-level numbers for it.
Calshot wrote:And here's what The Joker looks like for the Suicide Squad movie.
I hate it.
I absolutely hate it.
He looks less like a proper rendition of the Joker himself, and more like a grittied-up member of the Jokerz from Batman Beyond. Someone who's trying way too hard to live up to the hardcore reputation of the genuine article.
A poseur.
It might not be so bad if not for all the stupid tattoos. Honestly, can you imagine the Joker sitting still long enough for a torso full of tats like that? Would he honestly give enough of a shit about appearances to get all that done?
I could understand if it was maybe a whole bunch of scars or something. I could imagine him cutting "HAHA" into himself over and over, something like that. It's instantaneous. Maybe more of a Zsasz schtick, but it could still work.
But a bunch of professionally-designed tats? It's a pathetic attempt at making the character "grittier," when it really just makes him looks like a sad little poseur.
Especially the "Damaged" one on his forehead. All I'm reminded of when I see that, is insecure 20-year-old girls who get tattoos that say things like "Precious."
The Joker is who he is. He doesn't have to remind himself by getting it illustrated all over his body.
Not to mention that, despite his first appearance being in the Suicide Squad movie, The Joker is still a Batman villain. He's supposed to be THE Batman villain. And possible quality of writing aside (never know, the writing might be good), does this honestly look like a worthy nemesis for what's been shown of Affleck's Batman?
Not in the fucking least.
So yeah, seems like the Suicide Squad movie might be fucked. I was already turned off when I heard that Will Smith was signed to play Deadshot; there's absolutely nothing about him that screams "Floyd Lawton," and I have no doubts at all that he only took the gig because he desperately wants to be in a massive hit again (not to mention that I find it slightly racist). But now seeing an actual visual element from the movie... I'm just not interested anymore.
Suicide Squad could have been the coolest fucking thing ever. The concept is pure gold. But this is looking uglier by the minute.