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Re: Super Hero/Comic Book Movies
« Reply #1500 on: August 6, 2012, 10:05 PM »
Marvel and Fox discuss Silver Surfer/Galactus swap for DD extension:

http://www.newsarama.com/film/marvel-fox-character-swap-galactus-daredevil.html

Apparently Marvel Studios is discussing a deal with Fox that would allow them to get an extension on their in development DD movie (they lose the rights Oct 10 or something I believe I read) in exchange for the return of the movie rights to Silver Surfer and Galactus.  I'd like to see them get the entire F4 back (really, all of the Marvel characters back), but this seems like a good movie - particularly with them going more cosmic with Guardians of the Galaxy.

UPDATE: Apparently FOX is denying this now, so who knows what's going on

Considering the direction that the Avengers took with the Chitauri and their "Ally", I think it would be interesting to see the Silver Surfer and Galactus make their way into that comic universe.  After all, the Avengers are about taking on monumental threats.  Silver Surfer and Galactus represent the kind of threat that the Avengers are about.
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Re: Super Hero/Comic Book Movies
« Reply #1501 on: August 6, 2012, 10:13 PM »
Considering the direction that the Avengers took with the Chitauri and their "Ally", I think it would be interesting to see the Silver Surfer and Galactus make their way into that comic universe.  After all, the Avengers are about taking on monumental threats.  Silver Surfer and Galactus represent the kind of threat that the Avengers are about.

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Re: Super Hero/Comic Book Movies
« Reply #1502 on: August 7, 2012, 02:41 AM »

Considering the direction that the Avengers took with the Chitauri and their "Ally", I think it would be interesting to see the Silver Surfer and Galactus make their way into that comic universe.  After all, the Avengers are about taking on monumental threats.  Silver Surfer and Galactus represent the kind of threat that the Avengers are about.

I hope they can do better than Galactus than having him be a purple cloud like in the FF movie.

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Re: Super Hero/Comic Book Movies
« Reply #1503 on: August 9, 2012, 11:41 AM »
Marvel guys get fanboy Joss Whedon.

DC guys get... Ben Affleck
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Re: Super Hero/Comic Book Movies
« Reply #1504 on: August 9, 2012, 11:49 AM »
He's a very good director.  But suggesting he direct and "star in" Justice League?  As Batman, maybe?  I gotta assume they'd use the guy doing the new Superman.  Who knows for GL.  Maybe he'd be Aquaman...

All his previous films were realistic... never anything in the realm of the fantastic.  It'd be tough to conclude he'd have the visual flair needed for a Justice League film.
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Re: Super Hero/Comic Book Movies
« Reply #1505 on: August 9, 2012, 12:29 PM »
Well, he could "star" in the movie without having to be a costumed superhero.  He could be the Phil Coulson of the DC Universe.

The thing with Affleck's movies, like Whedon, is that they're very character driven.  So while he may not have a history of directing flashy CGI movies, that doesn't mean he couldn't direct a really good film with interesting characters.  Whedon had Serenity under his belt, but he didn't have a track record of big, flashy CGI films until The Avengers either but there's not much doubt that he nailed that.  Whedon had directed his TV shows, which, in the case of Firefly, had some CGI, but the rest weren't huge budget affairs.

Affleck has been in a couple big budget Sci-Fi/Action movies so it's not like it's foreign to him...he's seen how it's done. 

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Re: Super Hero/Comic Book Movies
« Reply #1506 on: August 9, 2012, 01:36 PM »

DC guys get... Ben Affleck

I read about this last night.  There were a couple of articles, and one said that after checking in with his representatives, Affleck has passed on directing a Justic League movie.  But he is apparently taking a meeting about an acting role in the movie.
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Re: Super Hero/Comic Book Movies
« Reply #1507 on: August 9, 2012, 09:13 PM »
Not sure about the Affleck stuff.  It sounds like one news outlet is saying he's meeting, and another says he's already passed.  I hear he's a decent director (I don't know if I've seen any of his directed movies), and I honestly don't mind him as an actor either.  He gets a lot of grief because of all the JLo stuff from years back, but he's not too bad otherwise (and like comic books).  That being said, he's not what I picture for JLA.  It just seems like he's a few years too old to start this stuff up now, particularly if DC wants to build a "universe" like Marvel has.  I know they keep saying they want to stay away from Marvel's model, but really, it has worked pretty well.  I would guess he would be fairly expensive, and older, to put in a franchise like this.  But, you never know.  If they cast him as Batman or something, I think the fanbase would go crazy.

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Re: Super Hero/Comic Book Movies
« Reply #1508 on: August 10, 2012, 06:45 AM »
I just have to ask, since no one has mentioned it.  Does anyone remember Daredevil?  I don't think Affleck and comic book movies mix too well.

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« Reply #1509 on: August 10, 2012, 08:51 AM »
Coulda put Orson Welles in Daredevil and it still woulda been a turd.  It was just a sullen, mopey, unbalanced mess.
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Re: Super Hero/Comic Book Movies
« Reply #1510 on: August 10, 2012, 04:06 PM »
I liked Daredevil.

It wasn't any worse than Spider-Man 3 or X-Men 3.

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« Reply #1511 on: August 10, 2012, 04:19 PM »
Seeing how I hated SM3 and thought X3 was by far the worst of the trilogy...   ;)
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« Reply #1512 on: August 11, 2012, 12:51 AM »
I liked Daredevil.

It wasn't any worse than Spider-Man 3 or X-Men 3.

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+1  It's not a movie I watch over and over, but I'm not a huge Daredevil fan either.  I thought it was true to the character for the most part & pretty entertaining. 
Of course, I was in my Jennifer Garner phase back then... :-*
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Re: Super Hero/Comic Book Movies
« Reply #1513 on: August 11, 2012, 07:00 AM »
I liked Daredevil.

It wasn't any worse than Spider-Man 3 or X-Men 3.


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Re: Super Hero/Comic Book Movies
« Reply #1514 on: August 15, 2012, 10:49 AM »
It sounds like, with the upcoming Oct 10th date looming, Fox has decided to let Daredevil's rights go back to Marvel.  It sounds like, since her movie was released in 2005, Elektra may still remain with Fox, but everything else is going back to the House of Ideas.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/08/14/daredevil-reportedly-returning-to-marvel