Topic: (NEW Poll Added!!) New Movies/TV Shows we should keep an eye out for!

[Ceric]

If they get FF4 back I personally would forget the Origin movie and put them in the background of another one, say GotG2, and just bring them in like they were always there.  Then in the next phase do the origin.

[BlackNMild2k1]

I would reference their "eventful" space trip in another movie, like a news broadcast of some specialized private research team heading out to space on an exploratory mission that went wrong. Then in the F4 movie I would start the movie with them having just come to terms with their abilities but still figuring out how to use them, then use quick flash backs to the incident to show the origin.

[Ceric]

I would reference their "eventful" space trip in another movie, like a news broadcast of some specialized private research team heading out to space on an exploratory mission that went wrong. Then in the F4 movie I would start the movie with them having just come to terms with their abilities but still figuring out how to use them, then use quick flash backs to the incident to show the origin.

Do it like Pacific Rim.  Hit the Highlights to the point.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Yes,

Or maybe a cold open to the movie of them on the spaceship just being a "family" (joking around, helping each other, usual friendly banter and conversation) while working on their individual research projects, when the radiation storm happens. Alarms and things go off, panic mode is activated as they try to dodge this sudden radiation storm that came out of nowhere.*blackout* chaos *blackout* screaming *blackout* quick clips of their experiments affecting their physical attributes (Johhny glowing red before he catches fire, Sue fading in and out of visibility, Ben swelling and then calcifying into a rock like substance, Reed melting and skin drooping into a puddle) and then more quick clips of the ship auto activating a return home protocol, heading back towards earth and then crash landing in the ocean.


*cut to Marvel logo and the opening intro credits*
then jump to 6 months later....


Everyone seems fine, life is carrying on as usual, Johnny looks normal and cracking jokes, Sue looks normal shaking her head at Johnny's stupid joke, Reed looks normal engrossed in whatever experiment he's working on, and then *thump*thump*thump* Ben "The Thing" Grimm enters the room, almost as big as the hulk making a half way joking threat to Johnny "You think you're such hot stuff Johnny boy, you better shut your trap or I'll clobber you".
Johnny Flames up.
Sue puts an invisible field intbetween the two
Ben accidentally knocks a shelf and a Large Vial of some liquid falls off the shelf
Reed reaches from 8feet away and grabs it just before it hits the ground telling them to take it outside because he's working in here.


*Jump to the Fantastic Four Logo*

[Ceric]

It be cool if they went more Hellboyish for the banter.  You know how there always alluding to past missions and short handing it.  I always liked that about that series.

[Plugabugz]

So this is supposed to be released by June 2015?

I remember Star Trek Into Darkness was pushed back because they couldn't complete post production in time for the original release date. That was about 9 months of post, i think?

Assuming this is the same rough timeframe, it's already starting to push it.

[UncleBob]

So... Beware the Batman is coming back... sorta.  The entire series is going to start re-airing at 3 AM on the Toonami block - supposedly burning through all 26 episodes (only 17 have aired, I believe).

I wonder if the ratings at even 3AM would be worth it.

[Spak-Spang]

Fantastic Four has to be one of the more difficult series to create.

It seems like it would be easy, however, you have the problem of Fantastic Four stories tend to be big space/science stories mixed with the family dynamic.  Personally, I hope Marvel gets the franchise back, because it needs to be handled with the care of someone looking to make the traditional bigger universe, trilogy story arcs that Marvel Films are doing now.

And I would personally go for an introduction story, simply because they have a unique story.  They are astronauts lost in space after an accident.  I would play up the national space heroes surviving story line.  In fact, I would focus a huge first half of the film on creating a survival story.  Humans lost at space using their intelligence and relationships to bond.  What I would do, is have the relationships already in place.  Have Invisible Girl already married to Mr. Fantastic.  Have the characters appear to be a family before the movie starts...not meeting each other for the first time.

Then have them come home, and deal with the changes to their bodies.  Again, make it scientific, smart, survival based and keep it psychological...not that it can't be fun or funny at times...but this is a family that went to a tragic event that keeps on changing them.  Start having the effects occur to them during decompression and quarantine.

I don't know who could be the villain for the first movie.  Definitely not Dr. Doom...that is 2nd or 3rd movie stuff.  I would almost think a generic crisis would be acceptable, to introduce the world the the FF4.  But it is important that they remain heroes and have a positive image in the world.  This is something that the Avengers could lose, but I think it is core to FF4.

[shingi_70]

Problem is that the Fantastic four aren't superheroes but explorers.


Best thing you can do is make it pulpy as hell in the vein of Flash Gordon or Doc Savage. Team gets the powers but are sent off into an Alien World or underground to fight moleman


They get the coatumes half way into the movie and at the end they've been dubbed the Fantastic Four. When prompted about the dangers facing the World (Mutants,Alien, mole people, etc).

Reed simply states that's why the world has the Future Foundation. Ends with FF.

Anywho anyone see gods not dead yet?

[Ceric]

On the Fantastic Four be sort of interesting to be Indiana Jone-ish with a team but, GotG will probably do that from looks.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Another Batman Animated movie has been announced. This time based on the recent Arkham games

[BranDonk Kong]

Meh - I took out the link, no religious discussion, but that God's Not Dead (even though it's fiction, like the subject matter) probably shouldn't be posted.

[nickmitch]

I think the "subtlety" in your post may also fall under those rules.

[shingi_70]

Meh - I took out the link, no religious discussion, but that God's Not Dead (even though it's fiction, like the subject matter) probably shouldn't be posted.

Didn't know that was in the ToS sorry. Despite being a Christan (albeit a somewhat Agnostic) but I mostly posted the video for the comedic value. I'm going to see it next week.

[MysticGohan]

Yay for Kevin Conroy, But is that Mark Hamil I hear as the Joker? pls say yes!

[UncleBob]

I thought Mark said he was no longer going to voice the Joker because it was hurting his vocal chords?

[MysticGohan]

he said Arkham Ayslum would be the last time, but we know how that went

[shingi_70]

Mark Hamil said that Arkham City was his last time vocing the Joker and he'd only return if DC were to do an adaption of the Killing Joke.

Seems like the Sucide Squad is getting a lot of play internally lately.

[MysticGohan]

Who's the big white dude? Doesn't look like Killer Croc, don't recognize him. We need more Deathstroke, I'm disappointed in how he was portrayed in son of batman. Deathstroke had nothing to do with the league of assassins, He has his code.

[Shorty McNostril]

Son of Batman.  I hated that movie. 

[shingi_70]

Son of Batman.  I hated that movie.

Damn. What were your main problems with it.

[Halbred]

Pretty meh about that trailer. That's not Hamill, either. It's pretty clearly Troy Baker (from Arkham Origins).

[Spak-Spang]

I hate that the new DC animated movies are violent for violence sake.  It's like they saw that some of the violence in a few of their movies got attention and helped it sell, and now they just do it for no reason...and it is becoming poorly done, and have no value to the sin.

This is what I hate about Son of Batman, and the Dark Knight Returns.  When they decide to do the whole Joker scene, I was disturbed and turned off by the entire movie.  It wasn't fun anymore. 

I think you can have intense and serious fight scenes without going too graphic, and until DC animation returns to that philosophy I will continue to be disappointed with their work. 

Also, I wish that they would balance some of the action and realism of the characters.  But, that is just a minor nitpick.

[Shorty McNostril]

Son of Batman.  I hated that movie.

Damn. What were your main problems with it.

I'm afraid my suspension of disbelief only extends so far.  I see a giant guy built like a bulldozer with wolverine claws on both hands running away from a 10 year old kid, I facepalm. 

When I see that the "climax" of the movie was a duel between a 10 year old kid and DEATHSTROKE (who I might add has superhuman strength and reflexes etc.) I die a little inside.  How could anyone take that seriously?  I mean sure, the kid is a great fighter, but there comes a point when combat skills aren't enough.  Fighting Deathstroke is one such occasion. 

[shingi_70]

It's a about a kid who's dad dress up as a giant bat and is best friends with an Alien from another planet. It doesn't work for live action but I can suspend my belief for animation and comics.

The ultra violence is a bit off putting and it aucks that it means you can't show the younger kids the movies. I feel the same way about the Marvel Anime movies but at least we still have the Disney cartoons on the air. If DC wants to keep the ulta violence they need an ongoing series or DTV aimed at kids.