Superman/Batman movie coming in 2015

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After decades of fighting evil solo, Batman and Superman will finally be teaming up on the big screen, sources confirm to The Hollywood Reporter.

Man of Steel director Zack Snyder will direct the tentpole with Henry Cavill returning as Superman. It is unclear who will play Batman in the new film. A release date of 2015 has been set, with a Flash movie appearing in 2016 and a Justice League movie in 2017.

Snyder's Man of Steel, which rebooted the Superman franchise, has grossed north of $600 million worldwide since it hit theaters this June.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hea...-league-589521

Warner Bros. is about to bring together two of its most iconic heroes: Superman and Batman will unite in a new film, the follow-up to “Man of Steel,” set for release in 2015.

According to two sources with knowledge of the movie, Warner Bros. intends to announce the news at its Comic-Con International panel Saturday morning. Said a Warner Bros. spokesperson, “We don’t comment on rumors regarding these properties.”

“Man of Steel” director Zack Snyder is expected to reunite with screenwriter David S. Goyer and star Henry Cavill for the new film. It’s unlikely Christian Bale will step back into the bat suit, as the actor has indicated publicly that he has moved on from his days as Bruce Wayne.

“Man of Steel” producer and “Dark Knight” trilogy director Christopher Nolan is expected by some to produce the project, but the exact nature of his involvement is unclear.

The move marks the culmination of years of effort on the part of Warner Bros. and DC Comics to bring their superheroes together in a similar fashion to their primary competitor Marvel, which successfully combined its superheroes into a $1.5-billion box-office hit with “The Avengers.”

In the comic world, the two heroes are teaming up in a new series, “Batman/Superman,” by writer Greg Pak and artist Jae Lee.

http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movie...-man-of-steel/

[AustinChief]

Originally Posted by RobBlake

MoS was an excellent reboot to the series.. people just like to complain, only natural. These are comic book movies, time to understand when to suspend disbelief.

I think affleck is going to be a great batman and i love his take on his voice in that clip. It may be robotic due to the suit or he may keep it that way.. excellent start. No reason at all to hate on this so far.. everything is looking up to par of good quality.

I don't "love to complain" especially about comic book movies. I'm a huge nerd... but I also have standards.. MoS was a disaster in the range of Superman Returns (IMNSHO).

[Just Passin' By]

Originally Posted by AustinChief

I don't "love to complain" especially about comic book movies. I'm a huge nerd... but I also have standards.. MoS was a disaster in the range of Superman Returns (IMNSHO).

I'm with you on this. There hasn't been a decent Superman movie since 1980/1981.

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by AustinChief

I don't "love to complain" especially about comic book movies. I'm a huge nerd... but I also have standards.. MoS was a disaster in the range of Superman Returns (IMNSHO).

Wow. Not even close. Loved MoS

[JD10367]

I liked "Returns" as an homage to Reeve, although the babySupes storyline ruined it for me. Spacey was fine as Luthor, and Routh looked as close to Reeve as someone could.

I liked "MoS" as a reboot. I don't know why so many people dislike it. I mean, the character of Supes in the comics is basically a Boy Scout. To me, it balanced as well as it could, the hokeyness of the original films with a more modern questioning edge.

The things people whined about at the end of "Mos"--namely, the destruction of the city and the killing of Zod--seem clearly built upon and explored in this film. Again, not sure why anyone is bitching. Batfleck barely appeared but seemed to channel his Inner Dark Bale just fine--again, better than I thought.

Let's give it a chance, people.

[Aries Walker]

Originally Posted by AustinChief

I don't "love to complain" especially about comic book movies. I'm a huge nerd... but I also have standards.. MoS was a disaster in the range of Superman Returns (IMNSHO).

Agreed. It was all sound and fury, and written by someone who didn't understand that darkening a character isn't the way to give him depth.

[Rausch]

I have my doubts about this but nothing in that teaser was one of them.

I'm not a huge fan of Batflec but he didn't look/sound as bad as I'd figured.

And I'm one of those guys not a fan of Supes due to his god-like power set. If this were just the DC Avengers I wouldn't care but it's Batman vs. Supes. This is a "normal" man vs. a god.

It might just be enough to get a hater like me in the theatre while they introduce the JL...

[Wallcrawler]

Originally Posted by AustinChief

I don't "love to complain" especially about comic book movies. I'm a huge nerd... but I also have standards.. MoS was a disaster in the range of Superman Returns (IMNSHO).

Gah. no way.

My only issue with MoS was that they killed Zod instead of banishing him. Michael Shannon was good as Zod, and would've been great to see returning in a later movie.

The fact that they compromised the very basis of Clark's morality and made him kill Zod only compounded the failure.

There were a zillion ways he could've stopped Zod from frying that family with his eyebeams. The neckbreak was just a copout. It didn't need to be done, it eliminated an awesome character, and pissed off the very fans that the movie was made for. Incredibly stupid blunder in an otherwise awesome movie.

Most exciting origin story of any superhero film Ive seen.

I completely understand the disdain for the killing of Zod, and don't begrudge anyone that refuses to forgive that. Ive seen firsthand my favorite superhero's story get destroyed when Sam Raimi completely undid "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility" when he made the Goddamned Sandman the killer of Uncle Ben, instead of the thief that Peter couldn't be bothered to stop. All that guilt for nothing, Pete. Shit happens.

Its pretty inexcusable to change something so huge for a character like that.

This movie looks pretty cool, and as mentioned, Im just curious to see how they balance this out. Without Kryptonite, Supes should handily crush Batman in about ten thousand different ways.

[Chiefspants]

Originally Posted by Wallcrawler

Gah. no way.


There were a zillion ways he could've stopped Zod from frying that family with his eyebeams.

I also appreciated how literally hundreds of thousands of people had just been slaughtered by Zod and Supes and it's a random run of the mill family which inspires Supes to put an end to him.

Seriously - Superman couldn't find a way to divert Zod into a less populated area? I get that watching 45 minutes of disaster porn is fun and all, but having a random family of four being the line in the sand for Supes to murder after that fight was a bit confusing.

[Chiefs Pantalones]

Has the plot leaked yet? Anyone have an idea what it'd be?

[RobBlake]

Originally Posted by AustinChief

I don't "love to complain" especially about comic book movies. I'm a huge nerd... but I also have standards.. MoS was a disaster in the range of Superman Returns (IMNSHO).

i just can't agree, bro. I don't think it was a legendary film but i think it left the campy nature of superman and made it more enjoyable for current and on... Superman franchise was all but meh until this version...

[Silock]

Originally Posted by AustinChief

I don't "love to complain"

LMFAO

[Ragged Robin]

Originally Posted by Wallcrawler

Gah. no way.

My only issue with MoS was that they killed Zod instead of banishing him. Michael Shannon was good as Zod, and would've been great to see returning in a later movie.

The fact that they compromised the very basis of Clark's morality and made him kill Zod only compounded the failure.

There were a zillion ways he could've stopped Zod from frying that family with his eyebeams. The neckbreak was just a copout. It didn't need to be done, it eliminated an awesome character, and pissed off the very fans that the movie was made for. Incredibly stupid blunder in an otherwise awesome movie.

Most exciting origin story of any superhero film Ive seen.

I completely understand the disdain for the killing of Zod, and don't begrudge anyone that refuses to forgive that. Ive seen firsthand my favorite superhero's story get destroyed when Sam Raimi completely undid "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility" when he made the Goddamned Sandman the killer of Uncle Ben, instead of the thief that Peter couldn't be bothered to stop. All that guilt for nothing, Pete. Shit happens.

Its pretty inexcusable to change something so huge for a character like that.

This movie looks pretty cool, and as mentioned, Im just curious to see how they balance this out. Without Kryptonite, Supes should handily crush Batman in about ten thousand different ways.

sooo... your only gripe is that they completely shit on what fundamentally makes Supes who he is (that's a pretty huge problem in my book)? let's not forget how they made Pa Kent a giant piece of shit..

NOOOO CLARK, DON'T USE YOUR POWERS, BE SCARED, HIDE
Should I have just let all my friends die?
MAYBE



MoS was not inspiring or hopeful. I guess you can say "yeah but it was so badass, they punched each other throughout a city for an hour and a half before he snaps his neck!!" but that just puts it on the same level of Transformers or something.

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by Ragged Robin

sooo... your only gripe is that they completely shit on what fundamentally makes Supes who he is (that's a pretty huge problem in my book)? let's not forget how they made Pa Kent a giant piece of shit..

NOOOO CLARK, DON'T USE YOUR POWERS, BE SCARED, HIDE
Should I have just let all my friends die?
MAYBE



MoS was not inspiring or hopeful. I guess you can say "yeah but it was so badass, they punched each other throughout a city for an hour and a half before he snaps his neck!!" but that just puts it on the same level of Transformers or something.

While I can appreciate this, the fanboys that I know that hate this change can't seem to understand that somehow Supes developed that fundamental philosophy. He wasn't (necessarily) born with it. The way I read that scene is that having to kill Zod is what actually informs the philosophy.

People seem to forget that as a hero, Supes in MoS is a newborn. He has to make some mistakes in order to become the Supes we know and love.

JMO.

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by Wallcrawler

Gah. no way.

My only issue with MoS was that they killed Zod instead of banishing him. Michael Shannon was good as Zod, and would've been great to see returning in a later movie.

The fact that they compromised the very basis of Clark's morality and made him kill Zod only compounded the failure.

There were a zillion ways he could've stopped Zod from frying that family with his eyebeams. The neckbreak was just a copout. It didn't need to be done, it eliminated an awesome character, and pissed off the very fans that the movie was made for. Incredibly stupid blunder in an otherwise awesome movie.

Most exciting origin story of any superhero film Ive seen.

I completely understand the disdain for the killing of Zod, and don't begrudge anyone that refuses to forgive that. Ive seen firsthand my favorite superhero's story get destroyed when Sam Raimi completely undid "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility" when he made the Goddamned Sandman the killer of Uncle Ben, instead of the thief that Peter couldn't be bothered to stop. All that guilt for nothing, Pete. Shit happens.

Its pretty inexcusable to change something so huge for a character like that.

This movie looks pretty cool, and as mentioned, Im just curious to see how they balance this out. Without Kryptonite, Supes should handily crush Batman in about ten thousand different ways.

There's a LOT more to be bothered by in MoS, but I still enjoy it.

1. Kryptonians are genetically designed to do one thing, but Jor-El is capable of kicking Zod's ass, riding a beast, being a scientist...
2. Krypton is straight out of The Matrix.
3. Jonathan Kent's death.
4. Lois giving up the alien story because Clark asked nicely.
5. Christ symbolism overload.
6. First kiss over smoldering Metropolis instead of saving people/writing the story.

[Chiefspants]

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

There's a LOT more to be bothered by in MoS, but I still enjoy it.

1. Kryptonians are genetically designed to do one thing, but Jor-El is capable of kicking Zod's ass, riding a beast, being a scientist...

That was something else that bothered me. If the writers wanted to build up an intimidating Zod, they shouldn't have had him kicked around like a rag doll in the first ten minutes of the movie.