Man of Steel costume thread

[firesprite]

I think Henry, himself, looks pretty good, but I'm not sure I like the ultra-heavy texturing of the suit.

 

[Wes R]

This is an actual suit this time and not the silly cgi suit like green lantern right?

 

[KnightAsylum]

Looks good to me, would like to see more. The cape looks good and LOVE the bigger S - the Returns one was horrible (dinky little thing on his chest) so far this one is a thumbs up from me:thumbsup

 

[vaderman1701]

It totally blows. Too dark, I despise the texture, and why, oh, WHY do they feel they have to make his chest shield a big, plastic monstrosity??? And they wonder why the Reeve suit grows more and more beloved as the years pass. I miss the good ol' days when movie makers had common sense.

I don't think the S shield is too big, just too high on the chest. Remember, Routh's S shield was a bit on the small side.

I agree about the texture of the suit. It seems that all new superhero costumes are going this texture route. Let's see how it plays out.

 

[Larry Young]

I can't wait until the Siegel-and-Shusters do their period piece Supes, because this making-Superman-relevant to-modern-times thing is recockulous. If there's one superhero that needs no context, it's Superman. Of course he's out-of-step with the times. He has always been out of step; he should always be out of step. That's the point of the character and the story.

He's Moses raised by corn folk; how is that "relevant" to modernity? Except, you know, to emphasize moral codes? Truth, Justice, and the American Way, everyone! Superman's the one superhero who gets cats out of trees for kids with no sense of irony whatsoever.

I dunno; I know the people at DC do their best being stewards of an iconic pantheon of characters of myth and fable. I know you have to break Batman's back every once in a while, and there's going to be a million Green Lanterns, and I can never remember if Aquaman has his hand now or not, but Jim Croce said it best.

 

[hankey01]

I can't wait until the Siegel-and-Shusters do their period piece Supes,

Couldn't agree more! That's what I was hoping for this go around.

 

[Probe Droid]

There's a pic of the actor as Clark here. If this already was posted (I didn't see it) apologies.

 

[streetjudge79]

No that is not a pic of Clark. That is Henry at Comicon.

 

[streetjudge79]

And where did you hear that they are doing a Supes movie? I've never heard this.

I can't wait until the Siegel-and-Shusters do their period piece Supes, because this making-Superman-relevant to-modern-times thing is recockulous. If there's one superhero that needs no context, it's Superman. Of course he's out-of-step with the times. He has always been out of step; he should always be out of step. That's the point of the character and the story.

He's Moses raised by corn folk; how is that "relevant" to modernity? Except, you know, to emphasize moral codes? Truth, Justice, and the American Way, everyone! Superman's the one superhero who gets cats out of trees for kids with no sense of irony whatsoever.

I dunno; I know the people at DC do their best being stewards of an iconic pantheon of characters of myth and fable. I know you have to break Batman's back every once in a while, and there's going to be a million Green Lanterns, and I can never remember if Aquaman has his hand now or not, but Jim Croce said it best.

 

[Prop Collector]

People always complain about the ****in' suit. Just get used to it.

 

[oujala]

They always complain about the suit because it always ****ing sucks.

I like Zack Snyder's work, I like the cast (including Cavill), but the suit sucks and so does his hair.

And I don't want a period piece.

*****, how hard is it to make a good movie?

 

[Wes R]

Personally I think that DC/WB needs to stick with doing animated movies of these characters. It just works better.

 

[Larry Young]

And where did you hear that they are doing a Supes movie?

Through the earpiece of my telephone.

 

[WinstonWolf359]

So far this is making Routh's suit look like a masterpiece...

I like the larger S-shield, and it reminds me of John Byrne's version, but the rest of it doesn't really hold up.

My biggest issue is how odd all of the textured pieces look together, but then mixed with a normal fabric cape. I don't think Aquaman's fishscales look good on Superman's costume. I think if the boots and S-shield were plain they would look a lot better together and those weird cuff pieces seem unnecessary too.

 

[streetjudge79]

I would figure if that were true, that would be pretty big news and other people would have heard about it. What a friend told you they were doing that or something? I highly doubt a different Superman movie will be made.

Through the earpiece of my telephone.

 

[Larry Young]

I would figure if that were true, that would be pretty big news and other people would have heard about it. What a friend told you they were doing that or something? I highly doubt a different Superman movie will be made.

Can Superman be split in two? - Entertainment News, Ted Johnson, Media - Variety

Bizarre legal battle could result in TWO competing Superman pics | Blastr

I think this is all that's been said in public so far.

 

[Contec]

The texture on the return suit ( tiny S) made people angry and they hated it. This one seems to have bigger and more visual S texture. The whole suit also looks a little thick..not as bodyhugging as the return one. So all that makes it look cartoony.. But that don't mean that the movie will suck.

 

[GINO]

I love the suit!
I think the toned down colors work better for a more real world feel.
And let's face it, briefs on superheroes just doesn't look right in contemporary times.

Love or hate superman returns, I think Routh was a really good choice for Supes.
Some may not like his dialog or the story around him, but his face and physical stature would work well with this new suit which in my opinion is much more believable than the Reeve suit.


Being an Art Director, it's instinctive form me to want to just tweak aspects that I feel would just set things a bit more right. It's sort of my thing.
Here's my take on what's wrong with Cavill's look.
It's the hairline and lack of spit curl.
I really would prefer a part on the side and a pompadour like Reeve and Routh wore.
But this would do in my opinion.

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[Wes R]

I think if Ruth had had a better script to work with he'd have been great. I bet if you'd teamed him up with Richard Donner for superman returns it would have been gold. But you'd have needed Mankowitz writing it.
What I'd have done with this movie is open it with a variation of the Death of superman storyline and then introduce him with the black and silver costume he wore as his powers were coming back then lead into a new storyline.

 

[oujala]

I would have trimmed it more:

After my nerd rage subsided, I realized it's the hair that is the deal breaker for me. Although the lack of set texture bothers me. It identifies more with Schumacher than Nolan.

Anywho, I'll sit back and wait to see how it all moves.