Im a brickmaster. Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Sandman does technically exist in the regular DCU, but they do try to minimize this connection. Aside from John Constantine there are few connections. A brief Justice League tie in very early in the series and an Infinity inc. link near the end. It also ties directly in with a lot of old classic DC horror comics. House of Mysteries, House of Secrets, etc. It will be unbelievably hard to bring Sandman to the screen. I'm actually surprised Gaiman would even be involved. More than any other book Sandman was trying to stretch what could be done with the comic medium itself. Not just in the stories it told, but how they were told. Framing sand structures and such. Much of it will be impossible to translate to live action without seeming stupid. It's something that might actually have worked much better as an animated feature. And I just can't seem to wrap my head around JGL as Morpheus. He's a great actor. But not really the role for him. Of current actors who might be able to pull off the strange cold aloof arrogance of Dream of the Endless, mixed with the underlying fascination with and slowly learned compassion for humanity? I'm not sure? Maybe Benedict Cumberbach? I could see him as the purveyor of dreams and nightmares. The final issue of the movie is the fact that it is a movie. It would take multiple movies to even begin to do it right. The story has a very set and definitive arc and a clear and unequivocal ending. It would be better in a longer form such as Game of Thrones or Walking Dead. Add to this that it is the polar opposite of everything that Nolan and Hoyer bring to their comic movies. We already saw their take on Dreams in Inception. That could not be in any way further from Morpheus and the Endless if they had actually tried. I don't think either man is wired for something like this. I don't know a darned thing about Sandman, but I have flicked through one of the large comics at my library and it looked like some pretty tripy stuff! I'm not sure WHO would have the skill to bring that to the big screen. Maybe Tim burton? Quote
Faefrost Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 I don't know a darned thing about Sandman, but I have flicked through one of the large comics at my library and it looked like some pretty tripy stuff! I'm not sure WHO would have the skill to bring that to the big screen. Maybe Tim burton? I would go with Guilermo del Toro if I had the choice. But Burton would not be bad. Quote
rodiziorobs Posted June 14, 2014 Posted June 14, 2014 I would go with Guilermo del Toro if I had the choice. But Burton would not be bad. Yes! I would go with Guillermo del Toro for almost anything. I still wish we had gotten his version of the Hobbit instead of PJ's. Quote
adotnamedstud Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 (edited) EDIT: 200th post! Just an updated movie wishlist of mine... Along with Marvel counterparts. Arrow Season One airs Incredible Hulk (2008) = Man of Steel (2013) The Flash TV Show airs (August 2014) Iron-Man (2008) = Batman (2015) Iron-Man 2 (2010) = World's Finest (2017) Thor (2011) = Wonder Woman (2018) Captain America (2011) = Green Lantern (2018) Avengers (2012) = Justice League (2019) Iron Man 3 (2013) = The Martian Manhunter(2020) Thor: The Dark World (2013) = Stand Alone Arkham Movie (With Batman) (2020) Fill in*********************** = Possible Watchmen Reboot (2020) Captain America 2 (2014) = Birds of Prey (2021) Fill in********************= Legion of Doom GotG (2014) = Batman: Knightfall (2021) Age of Ultron (2015) = Justice League 2(2022) Ant-Man (TBD) = Nightwing (2022) Fill in********* = Suicide Squad (2022) Fill in #2******= Teen Titans/Young Justice (2022/2023) GotG: War of Kings (TBD) = Court/City of Owls Indestructible Hulk (TBD) = Flash/Green Lantern team up Doctor Strange (TBD) = Trinity movie (Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman) Black Panther (TBD) = Doomsday (Death of Superman) Captain America: The Fallen Son (TBD) = Dark Knight: Gotham Lockdown Thor: Ragnarök (TBD) = Wonder Woman: The Dawn of Amazons Defenders (TBD) = Mad Love Edited June 28, 2014 by NuffSaid1996 Quote
Ceroknight Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 (edited) New photo for BvS: Edited July 3, 2014 by Ceroknight Quote
rosalind14 Posted July 7, 2014 Posted July 7, 2014 Not movies but in the new season of Arrow, Brandon Routh will be playing The Atom! Quote
Lord Rahl of Clannad Posted July 13, 2014 Posted July 13, 2014 ^ If they're going to be introducing more heroes like that through Arrow and other TV shows (e.g. Flash), they better make these tie into the DCCU at some point or other. Otherwise it would feel like wasted opportunities really. Quote
Faefrost Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 Otherwise it would feel like wasted opportunities really. That one sentence has pretty much summed up WB's movie divisions approach to DC for at least the past 20 years. Quote
Ultron Posted July 19, 2014 Posted July 19, 2014 Not sure if this is common knowledge or anything, but it was confirmed by Geoff Johns that the TV and movie universes are separate. Quote
Mr Man Posted July 19, 2014 Posted July 19, 2014 Not sure if this is common knowledge or anything, but it was confirmed by Geoff Johns that the TV and movie universes are separate. Well that's a shame, If DC wants the Flash or Green Arrow for a Justice League film now they'll have to cram them into a already overflowing schedule and risk confusing people who know the characters from on-going shows. Quote
Ultron Posted July 19, 2014 Posted July 19, 2014 Well that's a shame, If DC wants the Flash or Green Arrow for a Justice League film now they'll have to cram them into a already overflowing schedule and risk confusing people who know the characters from on-going shows. I just don't get why they wouldn't use the TV universe given how popular Arrow has been. I don't think we'll see a cinematic Green Arrow for a long while now. Flash will probably get a movie though because he's pretty crucial to the Justice League. Quote
Mr Man Posted July 19, 2014 Posted July 19, 2014 I just don't get why they wouldn't use the TV universe given how popular Arrow has been. I don't think we'll see a cinematic Green Arrow for a long while now. Flash will probably get a movie though because he's pretty crucial to the Justice League. Didn't they create the whole 'Gotham' idea just so a Batman TV series didn't get mixed up with the Film Batman. Indecently will Gotham have anything to do with Arrow or Flash? Quote
K-Nut Posted July 19, 2014 Posted July 19, 2014 Indecently will Gotham have anything to do with Arrow or Flash? I believe the creators said that Gotham exists in it's own universe. I don't remember where I saw it, but I do remember reading it somewhere. Quote
Spider-Man Posted July 19, 2014 Posted July 19, 2014 I believe the creators said that Gotham exists in it's own universe. I don't remember where I saw it, but I do remember reading it somewhere. This has the feeling of being a big clustered mess. The movies have their own universe, Flash and Green Arrow have their own universe, and now Gotham will have it's own universe as well? Hopefully DC knows what they are doing because introducing the same character in a bunch of different universes seems like a dumb strategy to me. Quote
K-Nut Posted July 19, 2014 Posted July 19, 2014 The thing with Gotham is that it's just a generic Batman prequel, so it very well could exist in any of the universes. Plus it won't really focus on any of the characters in any of the other universes besides Bruce Wayne's origins. I'm also guessing that Constantine will be in its own universe too since it's on a different network (NBC) than Gotham (FOX) and Arrow/Flash (CW) Quote
Amazing Bricks Posted July 23, 2014 Posted July 23, 2014 Here is a picture of Batman in the 2016 Batman vs Superman Movie. Quote
K-Nut Posted July 23, 2014 Posted July 23, 2014 I think that looks good! Much more of a nice comic version that the Nolan suit. Doesn't have a yellow belt, though, but that's probably to try and tone down the suit so it can fit with the darker MoS suit. Quote
SoupOrFishOil Posted July 23, 2014 Posted July 23, 2014 Here is a picture of Batman in the 2016 Batman vs Superman Movie. *snip* Sorry, but you might want to read the photo's caption. :P It does look good though. Quote
Mr Man Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 Well that look stupid. I think Nolan's Batman has to have been the smartest Superhero in a long time, actual armour, black / grey with no accents, an actual swivel head. Thank god that's not an official photo. Quote
Ultron Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 The enormity of the logo on his chest really bothers me, although I'm guessing they wanted it to be around the same size as Supermans. Quote
Faefrost Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 Here is a picture of Batman in the 2016 Batman vs Superman Movie. Very...ummm...Miller'esque? I shall call him "CRAZY STEVE!" Quote
Masked Builder Posted July 26, 2014 Posted July 26, 2014 Arrow looks to be really good this year. Quote
Ultron Posted July 26, 2014 Posted July 26, 2014 To be brutally honest, I hate it and still think she is wrong for the part. Quote
SoupOrFishOil Posted July 26, 2014 Posted July 26, 2014 *snip* To be brutally honest, I hate it and still think she is wrong for the part. I don't care what you say, I think that looks amazing. (Acting is TBD though.) Quote
Sam892 Posted July 26, 2014 Posted July 26, 2014 The outfit looks awesome, everytime I see a new photo from this film I get more and more excited. Quote
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