ASLUME (formerly Batman (DC Superheroes) 2024 - Rumors & Discussion)

[Jason Todd is my God]

'Ello

9 hours ago, Murdoch17 said:

You do realize Lego designers read these boards, and that if this actually happens you'll likely be besieged by angry mobs with pitchforks and torches where ever you go, right? You might want to start filling out your witness protection program paperwork now, actually... it will save time later, and you can never be too careful...

I'm not one for fire 🔥 or pitchforks 🔱 but I'd be sending @Renny The Spaceman a strongly worded email ✉️ if this comes to pass!!!

7 hours ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

Off-topic, but the Series 27 CMF line contains a red bow piece (regular bow recoloured) in the Cupid figure, which would be useful for Roy Harper customs! 

You say off-topic but I'd argue that this is more on topic that most of what I've seen here. Pages on pages talking about a crash test dummy made of jade? Was that from brainiac ⚠️ or something? ( The TV show not the DC character because that would be too on topic for these guys!?) I hadn't thought of giving Roy the bow but that's a good idea 💡. ( And despite my confusion at some of the off topic stuff, I do appreciate the casual nature 🌳 of this forum.)

-J.T.i.m.G

[Lego Nostalgia]

7 hours ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

Off-topic, but the Series 27 CMF line contains a red bow piece (regular bow recoloured) in the Cupid figure, which would be useful for Roy Harper customs! 
 

Halo show reference? 
 

I only just realised that; somewhat odd, but it makes sense that the video focused on the most popular Batman depictions (West, Keaton, Bale, Pattinson, BTAS, comics, TLBM). 
 

I mean, he is popular to many, maybe not everyone but to me he was the best, he was the strongest and most menacing looking Batman, only in BVS and ZSJL, I thought Ben Affleck did a good job in those two films, other films the scripts and writing did him dirty and it's a shame he never got his time to shine, Hot Toys and other brands make him still so, He's more popular than Clooney and Val Kilmer, who knows, if the Snyderverse does come back in some sort of way then maybe we could get his Batmobile again ? I have a feeling WB does not have faith in James Gunn and I heard there's a  deal made with Universal to continue it in some way.

As much as I'd like Superman and DC to succeed I have a strange feeling it won't make 600M$, Money is everything to WB now, they're in debt, Zack Snyder is back at WB

The Batman 2 script is finished and filming will begin early next year, The sets will be awesome I'm sure and I hope we get a UCS Pattinson Batmobile and Barry Keoghan's Joker if he returns.

[psqidexslizer]

There’s a new set list on Reddit. 4+ Batmobile includes Mr Freeze. The Tumbler has Joker and Two Face listed in the name, so it looks like a sure bet they’re included (provided the source is legitimate).

Edited September 22, 2024 by psqidexslizer

[RichardGoring]

1 hour ago, psqidexslizer said:

There’s a new set list on Reddit. 4+ Batmobile includes Mr Freeze. The Tumbler has Joker and Two Face listed in the name, so it looks like a sure bet they’re included (provided the source is legitimate).

At least it's a positive of having such terrible set names. We know who's in it from the earliest leaks! 

[CloneCommando99]

6 hours ago, Lego Nostalgia said:

As much as I'd like Superman and DC to succeed I have a strange feeling it won't make 600M$, Money is everything to WB now, they're in debt, Zack Snyder is back at WB

Isn’t the Snyderverse why DC is in such a bad place right now? Besides, after Rebel Moon I wouldn’t trust Snyder with his own characters, much less someone else’s (DC). 

(There might be some prejudice for Snyder not allowing a GL to be on the JL)

[Lionbear8]

question for all, what is a D2C set you'd expect to bring back DC theme to the wider Lego audience? 

[psqidexslizer]

4 minutes ago, Lionbear8 said:

question for all, what is a D2C set you'd expect to bring back DC theme to the wider Lego audience? 

Kind of a trick question, because the reason Lego DC isn’t popular isn’t because Lego isn’t making sets people want. Lego DC is unpopular because DC is unpopular and the only way that’ll change is if DC starts releasing content that gets people interested. Superman looks like it’ll be a good start, but it’s gonna take a series of consistently good projects to really turn DC into a powerhouse.

With that said, as far as D2C’s are concerned, I’m confident a giant Arkham Asylum or a Batcave that isn’t a stupid gimmick would do well.

[Renny The Spaceman]

14 hours ago, psqidexslizer said:

There’s a new set list on Reddit. 4+ Batmobile includes Mr Freeze. The Tumbler has Joker and Two Face listed in the name, so it looks like a sure bet they’re included (provided the source is legitimate).

Would be pretty great if they did a set called something like "Batman and the batmobile in pursuit of the Joker and Two-face" and the set just didn't include Twoface

 

8 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Isn’t the Snyderverse why DC is in such a bad place right now? Besides, after Rebel Moon I wouldn’t trust Snyder with his own characters, much less someone else’s (DC). 

(There might be some prejudice for Snyder not allowing a GL to be on the JL)

Yeah, they did pretty good by modern Superhero movie standards but given they all came out in the post Avengers peak of the genre they didn't meet studio expectations. Given that all of Snyder's projects since haven't been smashes I doubt WB is looking to him again, if Gunn's universe fails they'll probably go the LEGO route and assume the issue is non-batman characters and throw their weight behind expanding Pattinson's universe. There's no way they let universal do the Snyderverse, the reason they didn't let any other studio have Coyote V Acme was because if they outsource a big theatrical film to another studio and it does well it reflects poorly on WB for letting the project go. 

 

14 hours ago, Jason Todd is my God said:

 

Pages on pages talking about a crash test dummy made of jade?

How much does jade cost? Might be my next project

[psqidexslizer]

palnetttt (not sure how reliable he is as a source) has some details on the Tumbler. Joker has the purple suit, but no leg printing. Two Face has a new hair piece. A glow in the dark Batsignal is included. Tumbler is similar to the 2021 version but with a “streamlined” front end.

 

7 minutes ago, Renny The Spaceman said:

Would be pretty great if they did a set called something like "Batman and the batmobile in pursuit of the Joker and Two-face" and the set just didn't include Twoface

There is a QR code in the instruction booklet. When you scan it, it downloads an app to your phone that allows you to play with a virtual Two-Face minifigure when you have your camera pointing at the official Lego Tumbler. It’s called digital Lego and it’s going to be huge.

Edited September 23, 2024 by psqidexslizer

[Mandalorianknight]

17 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Isn’t the Snyderverse why DC is in such a bad place right now? Besides, after Rebel Moon I wouldn’t trust Snyder with his own characters, much less someone else’s (DC). 

(There might be some prejudice for Snyder not allowing a GL to be on the JL)

Partially, but it's not like most of the others did much better. I don't think snyder was a good choice for the full-on franchise, though I think his Justice League and Man of Steel work as pretty good Elseworlds stories.

As for the last bit though, he actively shot a scene with Wayne T Carr as John Stewart and they wouldn't let him put it in the movie.

9 hours ago, Renny The Spaceman said:

How much does jade cost? Might be my next project

A slightly cheaper project is to make a dummy out of dum-dums (Do they have those in the UK?)

9 hours ago, psqidexslizer said:

There is a QR code in the instruction booklet. When you scan it, it downloads an app to your phone that allows you to play with a virtual Two-Face minifigure when you have your camera pointing at the official Lego Tumbler. It’s called digital Lego and it’s going to be huge.

non-fungible tumbler. It's huge on the brickchain.

[Lego Nostalgia]

18 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Isn’t the Snyderverse why DC is in such a bad place right now? Besides, after Rebel Moon I wouldn’t trust Snyder with his own characters, much less someone else’s (DC). 

(There might be some prejudice for Snyder not allowing a GL to be on the JL)

His movies were only MOS,BVS and ZSJL, everything else was when he left and they made it goofy and crap, anything after 2016 is what ruined the DCEU.

[psqidexslizer]

22 minutes ago, Lego Nostalgia said:

His movies were only MOS,BVS and ZSJL, everything else was when he left and they made it goofy and crap, anything after 2016 is what ruined the DCEU.

BvS is what killed the franchise. Everything that followed was a desperate attempt to course correct and win back an audience that just wasn’t going to be won back until they got Batman and Superman right. 

[RichardGoring]

20 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Isn’t the Snyderverse why DC is in such a bad place right now? Besides, after Rebel Moon I wouldn’t trust Snyder with his own characters, much less someone else’s (DC). 

I don't know what I may have watched that he directed, but I did see Rebel Moon (both parts) and it was so terrible, I was annoyed at having sat through it all and being tricked into doing so by Netflix pushing it as amazing. I hope he doesn't go near DC stuff, as it's so reliant on clever characters and story, and Rebel Moon was all over the place.

15 hours ago, psqidexslizer said:

Kind of a trick question, because the reason Lego DC isn’t popular isn’t because Lego isn’t making sets people want. Lego DC is unpopular because DC is unpopular and the only way that’ll change is if DC starts releasing content that gets people interested. Superman looks like it’ll be a good start, but it’s gonna take a series of consistently good projects to really turn DC into a powerhouse.

With that said, as far as D2C’s are concerned, I’m confident a giant Arkham Asylum or a Batcave that isn’t a stupid gimmick would do well.

I must admit to not knowing a huge amount about DC in general - very much a casual viewer - but other than the Daily Planet, are there any other iconic vehicles or locations that would make a good D2C that are not in Batman (where you have Batmobiles, Batwings, Wayne Manor, Batcave, Arkham, Ace/Axis chemical plant (maybe?))?

DC generally feels like it is more based on characters than things that make good LEGO D2C sets? But again, I'm not well versed in any of it.

12 hours ago, psqidexslizer said:

There is a QR code in the instruction booklet. When you scan it, it downloads an app to your phone that allows you to play with a virtual Two-Face minifigure when you have your camera pointing at the official Lego Tumbler. It’s called digital Lego and it’s going to be huge.

Don't give them ideas! 

[Lego Nostalgia]

1 hour ago, psqidexslizer said:

BvS is what killed the franchise. Everything that followed was a desperate attempt to course correct and win back an audience that just wasn’t going to be won back until they got Batman and Superman right. 

I feel like BVS is overhated, it wasn't bad at all, maybe the Martha scene but that's it

[CloneCommando99]

2 hours ago, RichardGoring said:

I must admit to not knowing a huge amount about DC in general - very much a casual viewer - but other than the Daily Planet, are there any other iconic vehicles or locations that would make a good D2C that are not in Batman (where you have Batmobiles, Batwings, Wayne Manor, Batcave, Arkham, Ace/Axis chemical plant (maybe?))?

Star Labs, Flash Museum, GL Central Power Battery, Watchtower, Hall of Justice, Tower of Fate and Fortress of Solitude.

[Rwbricks]

1 hour ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Star Labs, Flash Museum, GL Central Power Battery, Watchtower, Hall of Justice, Tower of Fate and Fortress of Solitude.

Meanwhile, at the Legion of Doom….

[BrickBob Studpants]

6 hours ago, Lego Nostalgia said:

I feel like BVS is overhated, it wasn't bad at all, maybe the Martha scene but that's it

I didn‘t hate it, but some things did bother me.

• Batsy is too single-minded in this. He gets better, but man is he dim-witted at times.
• Batman branding criminals and using a pseudo-gun was very OOC.
• Lex Luthor. Someone should’ve told Jesse he wasn’t playing The Joker doing a Mickey Mouse impression.
• Doomsday being a zombified, mutated Zod was silly.
• The clunky cameos. They were so phoned in!
• Killing Supes in his second appearance was a huuuuuge mistake, especially before even establishing the JL. 

The action and Zimmer‘s score were great though, and I did like most of the other characters

Edited September 24, 2024 by BrickBob Studpants

[RichardGoring]

5 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Star Labs, Flash Museum, GL Central Power Battery, Watchtower, Hall of Justice, Tower of Fate and Fortress of Solitude.

There we are, that's a good list!

[Lego Nostalgia]

2 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

I didn‘t hate it, but some things did bother me.

• Batsy is too single-minded in this. He gets better, but man is he dim-witted at times.
• Batman branding criminals and using a pseudo-gun was very OOC.
• Lex Luthor. Someone should’ve told Jesse he wasn’t playing The Joker doing a Mickey Mouse impression.
• Doomsday being a zombified, mutated Zod was silly.
• The clunky cameos. They were so phoned in!
• Killing Supes in his second appearance was a huuuuuge mistake, especially before even establishing the JL. 

The action and Zimmer‘s score were great though, and I did like most of the other characters

Reasonable, but I like how Batman was more angry and brutal, after Robin got killed he didn't care about his rule anymore and that was interesting to me, at the end of the movie at the funeral he changes his ways and from then on he doesn't kill, Knightmare version was cool too, I mean, what else are you supposed to use in that situation besides a gun ?

It was a nice different take imo but I can see why it's a big deal for some, should have just labeled it elseworlds and I'm sure people wouldn't have a problem 

[Coryo]

Adding to the list of non-Batman locations with set potential, Titans Tower is pretty iconic and has a fairly consistent design across all the comics and cartoons that it appears in

A set with comic versions of the five main Teen Titans from the cartoons + Deathstroke and maybe some others would be great

 

[Renny The Spaceman]

12 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

A slightly cheaper project is to make a dummy out of dum-dums (Do they have those in the UK?)

We do not, wish you all honoured a more worthless character. if you all were obsessed with Constable Zuvio I could afford to just buy a bunch of his shitty figures and melt them down into a dummy sculpture. 

 

9 hours ago, Lego Nostalgia said:

I feel like BVS is overhated, it wasn't bad at all, maybe the Martha scene but that's it

It's fair to feel that way, no objective opinion exists in the world but regardless what any of us DC fans think the Snyderverse was not popular with general audiences, especially kids. It's why collector oriented lines can do merch based on it but LEGO won't. Hell, McFarlane is doing a Batman and Robin figure line it's clear certain products are mainly bought by dedicated fans so can afford to use less popular versions of the characters while LEGO refuses to do anything but comic Batman and joker, the current Batman films, the two most popular Batman film series and the two most popular Batman shows. Until LEGO is at least confident enough to do Robin and Poison Ivy again they are not going to touch the film series that led to the DC line warming shelves. 

[Murdoch17]

5 hours ago, Rwbricks said:

Meanwhile, at the Legion of Doom….

Don't you mean Darth Vader's disembodied head?

Edited September 24, 2024 by Murdoch17

[Lego Nostalgia]

5 hours ago, Murdoch17 said:

Don't you mean Darth Vader's disembodied head?

Don't you mean Stewie Griffin Vader's disembodied head ?

[CloneCommando99]

This had better mean we get DC torsos from sonic sets next year or we f****** riot. 

[Rwbricks]

5 hours ago, Murdoch17 said:

Don't you mean Darth Vader's disembodied head?

Ah yes. 75304, my favorite DC set. 
 

There may or may not be a leak of the Superman minifigure from the upcoming movie. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have leg printing, but he does have a red waist. The torso looks maybe a bit too clean, making me a bit wary, but the new head looks real. He is the regular blue, which fits, and thankfully has a spongy cape.