NakedMoleRat
Legendary Member
Yet, when our superheroes are updated for modern times, the fan base screams that their childhoods have been (expletive) and that they want classic heroes.
Superman: Legacy
- Thread starter Lightning
- Start date
Strikerkc
Sr Member
Have they ever had a version of superman who really had a passion for journalism; vs just doing a job? Is there anything in the idea of a "superman can save a city, but truth, knowledge, and an informed populace can save the world" concept?
Is "journalist" just the best cover job because he can type and revise his work faster than a locomotive, and because he's not expected to be at the office in his chair because he's out "working a story", so he can spend all day stopping bank robbers and rogue scientific horrors beyond the comprehension of the human mind?
Is "journalist" just the best cover job because he can type and revise his work faster than a locomotive, and because he's not expected to be at the office in his chair because he's out "working a story", so he can spend all day stopping bank robbers and rogue scientific horrors beyond the comprehension of the human mind?
I think the original idea was he would be getting first hand information about emergencies by working at the newspaper to go help people. I guess as a field reporter he can disappear a lot. I would think he sure wouldn't want to do too good a job, stand out and too much public attention someone figures him out.
Respect the source material, that's all I'm asking of Mr. Gunn.....
Last edited:
NakedMoleRat
Legendary Member
His suit is a little too light blue, but other than that they held pretty accurate to the canon of the character.
It's been various blues including much lighter blue than that for decade long stretches. At this point it's really down to which era you grew up with I think.
NakedMoleRat
Legendary Member
Again…
asalaw, CaptainDunsel and Funky (formerly a Jedi)
Oops, I thought you meant the Gunn Supes. Didn't see the previous vid at the time.
somerset fox
Sr Member
Just hope we don’t get a forty minute recap of the ‘rocketed to Earth as an infant’ story. We get it, okay.
Well yeah!! We are never happy.
He did shave his head. I think what were seeing is the wound prosthetics.
firesprite
Master Member
So... this is my problem with what I'm seeing from this actor so far... a laaaaaarge part of what makes the Superman/Clark dichotomy work is that he has a different physicality in the two guises. Superman should stand much straighter and taller when he's in costume. Not stiff, but more erect. In all the superman pics I've seen of this actor, he's still slightly slouchy (in the image on the left, his shoulder look slightly rounded and forward instead of very much back and chest out) which BUGS the **** out of me.
Now, in fairness, they're stills. They could be caught in the midst of a transitional movement and not indicative of how he's actually carrying himself (the first trailers will be more telling), but none of the images I've been seeing from this film have sparked any excitement at all in me, which makes me sad.
Last edited:
Bloop
Sr Member
Like you said, they're just stills, and unofficial set pics at that. I'm not sure the pic on the left is actually a shot of him being filmed at the time - he might be between takes, as he's standing in the shade of a tree or something (I doubt they would be filming him in those lighting conditions). As with any of these unofficial pics, the onscreen look will vary a lot based on camera angles, lighting, final color grading and an CG magic they throw on top.
firesprite
Master Member
Yup. I'm just not excited by anything I see coming out of this movie so far. Too many characters being crammed in, Clark alter-ego looks like he's got a poodle perched on top of his head...
I dunno. I guess I'm just burned out on a lot of DC/WB projects. I haven't been genuinely excited for anything of their since The Suicide Squad.
IMO it's a mistake for the studio to get wedded to casting really big/tall actors in the role. They should cast like 6'1" actors and then manipulate his look onscreen by a couple inches to their advantage. Make him look taller with the standard tricks (shoe lifts, etc) when he's Superman and shorter when he's Clark.
Of course you don't wanna overdo it. But I think about 2 inches of subtle manipulation would work wonders for helping sell the Clark Kent secret identity. Maybe have a scene where he is shown intentionally slouching down, and demonstrate that he can "shrink himself" by willpower a little bit more than a normal human. (Again, a little bit. Not half a foot.) Maybe he's walking around with his knees slightly bent and holding his spine a bit more out of shape when people who know Clark are there to see him.
Compared to all the other goofy implausible powers they give Superman all the time, this would be minor.
Of course you don't wanna overdo it. But I think about 2 inches of subtle manipulation would work wonders for helping sell the Clark Kent secret identity. Maybe have a scene where he is shown intentionally slouching down, and demonstrate that he can "shrink himself" by willpower a little bit more than a normal human. (Again, a little bit. Not half a foot.) Maybe he's walking around with his knees slightly bent and holding his spine a bit more out of shape when people who know Clark are there to see him.
Compared to all the other goofy implausible powers they give Superman all the time, this would be minor.
Last edited:
Paul Andrew
Master Member
I'm trying not to judge it much before we get a trailer. There is definitely a lot being crammed into this movie, we'll just have to wait and see how much of it matters and how much is window dressing.
Similar threads
