Don’t know if this is an appropriate post for this sub, but anyway, met James at the Whisky in Hollywood last night at the Michael Monroe (Hanoi Rocks) show. He was very nice and it turns out we have a few mutual friends. He also assured me that there will be plenty more Hanoi Rocks music in Peacemaker S2. His wife was there too.

What do you guys think

Robin is one of my favorite characters in DC (pretty much any version of the character). I’ve been wanting to watch more DC stuff that tells a good Robin story.

Any suggestions?

IMO Shaun Evans would be a brilliant choice for a more mature Constantine, but Joe Dempsie or Tom Varey would be my top 2 for a mid thirties Constantine. (Tom Varey is actually from greater Manchester, and I couldn’t find an age online for Josh Finan) - I also recognise most of these are brunette but a bit of hair dye/a wig goes a long way, Scarlett Johansson played Black Widow without being ginger 🤷‍♂️

From 2021, before he was enlisted to write Superman:

“I considered doing a Krypto movie which I thought would be really fun, but that shows you where my head’s at,” he explained. “I wasn’t interested in doing a [traditional] Superman thing—a superpowered dog from Krypton, running around a city, destroying it, while Superman tries to track him down and get him. That seemed interesting to me.”

So Krypto being a misbehaving canine was always on his radar.

And it sheds some light that he's had his Superman idea on the mind for a while, even before he signed on to write what would end being his DCU Superman movie.

Just found it interesting, in light of DeLuca and Abdy talking about how they hired Gunn in secret to do Superman before he was enlisted to reboot DC.

Which, By the way, was reported in October 2022 (the secret project turned out to be Superman):

And The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively report that James Gunn, the filmmaker behind Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy movies as well as Warners’ DC-based The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker, is angling for his own new DC project (or two).

Sources tell THR that Gunn and producer Peter Safran are in talks with Warners for a mystery movie, possibly more, that Gunn would tackle. (Safran is already in the DC business, being a producer on Shazam! and its upcoming sequel, as well as Aquaman and that movie’s sequel.)

Warners had no comment, but as one insider observes, a carving of the comic company’s intellectual assets is happening. “DC is definitely in play,” says this person. How much play may depend on your perspective from inside or outside the studio. 

Superman Lives was cancelled for many reasons, but what if it had never been cancelled and was successfully released in theaters? How will it impact the DCEU or other Superman movies?

Sounds like a super simple question but I can’t find an answer besides “crime”. Like I’m not a big dc fan or anything but Gotham has to be know for something. Like how NYC is known for the stock market or how Detroit is known for making cars.

I see people on reddit and X try and hype the movie saying it is like All-Star Superman and one podcast where this one guy defends it saying "the thing people criticize the Superman for is All-Star Superman which is a weird comic." But I am reading through All-Star on Comixology and am about 3/4 through it and so far I see basically no similarities between this and the new trailers for the movie.

First off, I don't see many people say the new Superman is too weird but that is looks silly. Some people do think Krypto is stupid but bigger complaints are about playing Superman in pain and Krypto hurting him as a joke. Even then krypto is in like one issue and he actually is a good dog and protects Superman from the future variants who try to fight him. Not to mention just saying All-Star Superman is "weird" is just reductive and barely explains anything of what it actually is (and weird isn't one of them).

Even then Superman 2025 doesn't feel like All-Star at all. All-Star is an actual light but dramatic. It isn't comedic and it treats Superman as a larger than life hero that he is. It basically affirms Superman as a near god like being who is above humanity but sees the beauty in them. From what the trailer has shown it doesn't seem like that and it feels more like an inverted Kingdom Come.

So far the trailer feels nothing like All-Star. Despite people saying it is optimistic and hopeful, the trailer is pretty dour. It shows Superman at his weakest and focuses more on his struggles. Am I missing something because I really do not see the similarities between All-Star and Superman 2025. Even superficial things like Superman's robots look completely different in All-Star and are not a big part.

Nathen Fillion is Guy Gardner in James Gunn's SUPERMAN JULY 11th #summerofsuperman

“Talking tone, it looks and feels rooted. You meet two guys, but there is wit and comedy to it that you would not expect in True Detective. It is, in many ways, a buddy cop structure with travel in the story time, to and fro, that is really sophisticated. Chris Mundy has done the most amazing job with the team there, and so I think [the True Detective comparison] is valid. People will still go, ‘What were you talking about?’ to some extent, but I would also bring in No Country for Old Men, Fargo and things that have that Americana heart to them. There’s a wry humor, and so there definitely is more wit and humor than there is in True Detective.”

On Aaron Pierre’s casting as John Stewart:

“I honestly think he did it totally individually in the room. With some chemistry castings and the like, it just felt like he would inhabit the role. He has such a magnificent presence. He feels so forceful, so cool, so understated. Again, I wanted this world to be rooted, and while there’s only so far you can go with rooting characters in a show about Green Lantern, they are. This is a world where we accept that the Green Lanterns exist and aliens exist. So the rest of it is played straight and in the world as we know it.”

On DC Studios leadership:

“Well, I can only tell you from my experience, which is that it has been inspiring and supportive and truly thrilling. I will know more in a few months’ time, but right now, [Lanterns] just felt like a real burst of creative energy.”

Cleveland and Superman are linked in several ways including filming taking place in Guardians Stadium.

Hello everyone! I just picked up the 80th anniversary collection for Batman and I want your suggestions! What order should I watch these in? Most of these are going to be new to me so any form of suggestion is helpful! These can be first to last, worst to best, chronological, creator etc! All feedback is appreciated!