New Superman/Batman film

[monkeyman]

The thing I hated most in past superman movies with Lex Luthor, was that he was always so much older then superman. The original storyline had them as childhood friends who become enemies, which to me, makes for a much more interesting, complex storyline. Hopefully the writers are able to capture it correctly. Eisenberg wouldn't have been my first choice, but maybe he can bring something new to the character.

[Hockey_Ninja]

Originally Posted by monkeyman

The thing I hated most in past superman movies with Lex Luthor, was that he was always so much older then superman. The original storyline had them as childhood friends who become enemies, which to me, makes for a much more interesting, complex storyline. Hopefully the writers are able to capture it correctly. Eisenberg wouldn't have been my first choice, but maybe he can bring something new to the character.

I always thought that was the Smallville storyline.

[monkeyman]

Originally Posted by Hockey_Ninja

I always thought that was the Smallville storyline.

It was part of the Smallville storyline, but the childhood friendship storyline dates back to the comics of the 60's.

[icecube]

Eisenberg is a good actor. He will be fine in the role. Fanboys overreact to everything. They hated Ledger as the Joker when that was announced too.

[Cole436]

Originally Posted by monkeyman

The thing I hated most in past superman movies with Lex Luthor, was that he was always so much older then superman. The original storyline had them as childhood friends who become enemies, which to me, makes for a much more interesting, complex storyline. Hopefully the writers are able to capture it correctly. Eisenberg wouldn't have been my first choice, but maybe he can bring something new to the character.

That's not necessarily true. When Lex was first introduced, he was very much the older mad scientist with no connection to Superman. When the Silver Age came along, Lex was reintroduced as knowing Superboy as he grew up in Smallville. He blamed Superboy for a fire which caused him to go bald, and that's how their rivalry grew.

When the DC universe was rebooted following Crisis on Infinite Earths in the late 80's, Calgary born writer John Byrne created a new origin for the Man of Steel, coincidently in a title named the same. In this, Luthor had no connections to Smallville, but was an older, successful businessman and scientist.

In 2003, Mark Waid wrote "Birthright", which helped reboot Superman's origins as there had been continuity altering events in the DCU. In this storyline, this is where Luthor famously became engraved in the Superman lore, as he and Clark Kent were childhood friends. He had no knowledge of Clark's Kryptonian powers, and Superboy never existed. As Clark grew older, only he knew the connection between Luthor and Smallville.

Lex's connection to Superman's past has changed significantly throughout the years.

[flamesrule_kipper34]

Nm.

[SuperMatt18]

http://m.ca.ign.com/articles/2014/02...ad-street-punk

This doesn't sound very promising.

[GreenLantern]

Don't believe anything Latino Review says, they love to make stuff up. They were the ones who were reporting Bale would be back as Batman for Man of Steel 2. That is just one of many rumours. Think the Ecklunds of the comic book movie genre.

Spoilers for the film follow. Please note, Latino-Review also explains Chris Terrio is rewriting the script so this could all change.

LoL.

[Coach]

As someone who doesn't really care for Superman all that much, and who enjoyed Man of Steel, I'm totally open to them going a different direction with characters.

This is what these things are about. I don't view comic book movies as having to be film versions of the comics. They are different interpretations by different artists no different than when they have a new artist/writer take on a character in the comics. Without these different interpretations we wouldn't see growth of characters like Catwoman, Joker, etc... who have seen vast departures from their original concepts in many different mediums. I'm totally open to whatever a new director/writer wants to do with characters. It's their work, if it sucks it sucks, but nothing is pre-determined, at least for me.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by MattyC

As someone who doesn't really care for Superman all that much, and who enjoyed Man of Steel, I'm totally open to them going a different direction with characters.

This is what these things are about. I don't view comic book movies as having to be film versions of the comics. They are different interpretations by different artists no different than when they have a new artist/writer take on a character in the comics. Without these different interpretations we wouldn't see growth of characters like Catwoman, Joker, etc... who have seen vast departures from their original concepts in many different mediums. I'm totally open to whatever a new director/writer wants to do with characters. It's their work, if it sucks it sucks, but nothing is pre-determined, at least for me.

Thing is you need to leave it to the comic book writers to do the re-imaginings, otherwise you just get a mess (Halle Berry Catwoman, Spiderman 3, Wolverine Origins, etc)

[Coach]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

Thing is you need to leave it to the comic book writers to do the re-imaginings, otherwise you just get a mess (Halle Berry Catwoman, Spiderman 3, Wolverine Origins, etc)

Why? What's the difference? It's not like all comic book re-imaginings have been home-runs either.

[Parallex]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

This doesn't sound very promising.

I'll admit that I winced at the title (because I associate the word "skinhead" with neo-nazism) but the write-up doesn't sound awful. I'm not a fan of the Eisenberg casting but having seen Eisenberg with a bald head in a suit I can see him in the part (visually) but I don't know if he can pull off the role... Lex Luthor is a far cry from the passive-aggressive Mark Zuckerberg he played in the Social Network.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by icecube

Eisenberg is a good actor. He will be fine in the role. Fanboys overreact to everything. They hated Ledger as the Joker when that was announced too.

Dude, she's just not that into you, let it go. You have to start evaluating real life based on the rules and not the exceptions.

[trackercowe]

Well think I am hopping off this bandwagon now that it's been confirmed that they chose Eisenberg over Bryan Cranston to play Luthor. I'll hold out hope that Eisenberg can be the next Heath Ledger, but Eisenberg does not have Ledger's acting talents, and he's going to be taking direction from a far inferior director in Zack Snyder instead of Christopher Nolan.

Fans heard “Heisenberg,” but director Zack Snyder and Warner Bros. were thinking “Eisenberg” when it came to casting Lex Luthor for their upcoming "Man of Steel" sequel. While "Breaking Bad" legend Bryan Cranston was long rumored to be shaving his head again to play Superman’s arch-nemesis, the studio went in a very different direction by casting "The Social Network" star Jesse Eisenberg. How did it go from Cranston to Eisenberg? Simple: Lex was never in Cranston’s hands to begin with. “In the minds of fans, it’s true,” Cranston said when asked on "The Howard Stern Show" whether there was ever any truth to the rumors. “In the minds of the hierarchy at Warner Bros., it’s not true.” Not to say that Cranston wouldn’t have jumped at the chance to play the iconic villain. On the contrary, the erstwhile Walter White said playing Luthor would have been a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Full article: http://www.hitfix.com/news/bryan-cra...uthor-if-asked

[GreenLantern]

Dwayne Johnson talks about his upcoming DC character:

Johnson didn’t limit the discussion to Hercules, as he also tackled his attachment to a couple of storied DC Comics characters

“So, you know, there’s been mutual interest with myself and DC for many years to find the right character. I, like everyone here in the room, love superheroes. So there’s been mutual interest with us for years, and we’ve been having ongoing discussions, myself and DC, for years about the right character, what the right character would be. That’s another thing, too: It had to be right.”

“The first quality we were looking for was that he had to be extremely complex and have a lot going on,” he said. “What that does for me as an actor and the studio is it gives us space that we can explore; his complexities.

“The other quality was that he had to – the character we were looking for had to be well-known but never brought to life.

“The third thing – and most important – is he had to be a badass mother####er, OK, and on a Superman level of power, where [he] could throw down. In those three qualities, I’m happy we’ve found that character.”

http://spinoff.comicbookresources.co...c-comics-role/

John Stewart fits the bill here.. besides Hal "The Attention Whore" Jordan, he is the most complex of the GL's.. but honestly after reading that I am putting my money on Martian Manhunter.

[sa226]

It will be interesting for sure to see what character he plays, and in what medium.

An angle I read about in a small opinion piece is the potential #### storm if he is cast as a character that is typically black. ie: John Stewart. Just because he is darker skinned.

I think he would make a perfect Black Adam.

[sa226]

Originally Posted by trackercowe

Well think I am hopping off this bandwagon now that it's been confirmed that they chose Eisenberg over Bryan Cranston to play Luthor. I'll hold out hope that Eisenberg can be the next Heath Ledger, but Eisenberg does not have Ledger's acting talents, and he's going to be taking direction from a far inferior director in Zack Snyder instead of Christopher Nolan.



Full article: http://www.hitfix.com/news/bryan-cra...uthor-if-asked

I dunno, I kinda went "huh" when they cast Eisenberg. But I agree with Chris Nolan's casting philosophy with these types films. You don't pick an actor you want, then write a story with a character that fits that actor. That is backwards. You write what you think is a great story, then decide what established characters fit that story and then cast for those characters.

Obviously Cranston would have done fine as Luthor. But maybe for the Luthor they have created in this universe he doesn't fit at all.

[rayne008]

Originally Posted by trackercowe

Well think I am hopping off this bandwagon now that it's been confirmed that they chose Eisenberg over Bryan Cranston to play Luthor. I'll hold out hope that Eisenberg can be the next Heath Ledger, but Eisenberg does not have Ledger's acting talents, and he's going to be taking direction from a far inferior director in Zack Snyder instead of Christopher Nolan.



Full article: http://www.hitfix.com/news/bryan-cra...uthor-if-asked

I do remember Eisenburg pulling off the evil billionaire genius once already...

[endeavor]

Teaser image of Affleck's Batman along with the Batmobile revealed:



http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/...stume-revealed

[photon]

Bigger version

http://i.imgur.com/Jiw8csA.jpg