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'Man of Steel': Christopher Nolan initially resisted that controversial ending
4 hours ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
If you haven't seen "Man of Steel" yet, do not read this article. You have been warned. In a reaction that should be understandable to anyone who was not a fan of the blockbuster Superman reboot's controversial ending, Zack Snyder and screenwriter David S. Goyer claim that producer Christopher Nolan initially resisted the neck-snapping moment that leads to Zod's demise, only coming around to the idea after some prodding. Here's what Snyder had to say about it in a recent podcast interview with Empire (via the Playlist): “In the original version of the script, Zod just got zapped into the Phantom »
- HitFix Staff
Four-Day Dead Heat: Superman vs. Iron Man and a Milestone to Be Reached Today
5 hours ago | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Man of Steel box office to reach $150 million in North America today (photo: Dylan Sprayberry as the young Clark Kent in Man of Steel) Directed by Zack Snyder and starring Henry Cavill in the title role, Man of Steel will undoubtedly pass the $150 million milestone at the North American box office on Tuesday, June 19, 2013. Partly boosted by 3D surcharges, after about four and a quarter days (including $12 million from Thursday evening screenings), Warner Bros.’ $225 million-budgeted Man of Steel has taken in $141.26 million from 4,207 Us/Canada locations, including $12.58 million on Monday as per Box Office Mojo. For comparison’s sake: From Friday-Monday, without the advantage of box-office-inflating 3D surcharges, Jon Favreau / Robert Downey Jr’s Iron Man earned $105.55 million, or about $117 million today. So, if the 3D surcharges* are deducted from Man of Steel‘s Friday-to-Monday total, the 2013 Superman reboot would be left with $116.34 million. In other words, the $140 million-budgeted Iron Man »
- Zac Gille
Man Of Steel - Another Movie Review
6 hours ago | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Tyrants!
I’ll admit. A year ago when the first trailer for Man of Steel came out, I was doubtful. Warner Bros. seemed to have no idea how to adapt any of their DC Comic universe outside of Batman (which was thanks to Chris Nolan), and director Zack Snyder was a known abuser of slo-mo that had just come off the craptastic bomb Sucker Punch. On top of that, the less that is said about their Green Lantern attempt, the better.
Then, as more trailers came out and plot details were revealed, I became more and more optimistic. After the three minute trailer that came out around April, I noticed general anticipation had shifted dramatically in the right direction and continued to build to a crescendo ever since. I got a chance to watch Man of Steel on Friday. Did it soar…or suck? Minor spoilers ahead.
Review:
My thoughts? »
- C.C. Ekeke
Movie Review - Man of Steel (2013)
8 hours ago | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Man of Steel, 2013.
Directed by Zack Snyder.
Starring Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Christopher Meloni, Harry Lennix, Richard Schiff and Ayelet Zurer.
Synopsis:
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.
I distinctly remember leaving the cinema after Superman Returns in 2006 with a sense of disappointment. It not only made Superman rather creepy, but it was terribly dull. With a plodding story and a slavish link to the Christopher Reeve films of the 70s and 80s, it left many questioning if Superman had a place in modern cinematic times. »
- Chris Cooper
'Prometheus' sequel hires a new writer
8 hours ago | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
It’s been almost exactly one year since the Alien pseudo-prequel Prometheus fascinated and infuriated audiences with its mixture of gorgeous visuals and confusing character decisions. Although the film set up a sequel, there hasn’t been much news, besides the revelation that screenwriter Damon Lindelof would not be returning — possibly because he’d like to spend just one summer not reading a nonstop parade of nerd-rage tweets.
But Fox is not letting the project die. EW has confirmed the news originally reported by Variety that screenwriter Jack Paglen has stepped onboard the project. Paglen wrote the upcoming sci-fi film Transcendence, »
- Darren Franich
Fandom: How hardcore fans are killing Superhero potential...
9 hours ago | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Anghus Houvouras believes that hardcore fans are killing the potential of superhero movies....
Warning - spoilers ahead...
Comic book adaptations are rife with challenges. Making a $200 million epic that pleases everyone has to be a thankless task. You're never going to please everyone. Especially those hardcore fanboys who believe they know best. I've read a few dozen comments that basically can be reduced to the following thought:
"Superman would never do that."
It's the sentiment you hear from the most die hard fans who believe that they have a better grasp of the character than those adapting the story. While I understand the motivation behing these statement, I find this obsessive level of entitlement puzzling.
Like many of you, I'm a fan of Superman. I've been reading the comics since I was a kid. I've seen the movies, read almost every iteration of the character. I've seen the Max Fleischer cartoons. »
- Flickering Myth
'Man of Steel': How much did Superman and Zod's fight cost Metropolis?
9 hours ago | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
One of the big complaints leveled against "Man of Steel" is the careless destruction of Metropolis in the third act of the movie. Without giving away any spoilers, there are several big action set pieces that result in many skyscrapers being toppled and much of the city being destroyed, and the movie offered no resolution for how Metropolis would hope to recover.
BuzzFeed reached out to Charles Watson at Watson Technical Consulting to determine just how much damage was done the "Man of Steel's" central city. According to the Wtc team's calculations, the impact of Superman and Zod's fight "seemed to be similar to an air burst from a 20kt nuclear explosion in terms of shock effects, but without the radiation or thermal effects."
All told, Wtc estimated that 129,000 people would be confirmed dead after the battle, 250,000 would be missing (though most would ultimately be found deceased) and 1 million residents would be injured. »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Why Christopher Nolan Wasn't Sold On The 'Man Of Steel' Ending
10 hours ago | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Warning: Spoilers about the end of "Man of Steel" ahead.
Many Superman fans were upset that the last son of Krypton kills General Zod at the end of "Man of Steel," and executive producer Christopher Nolan feels their pain. As it turns out, Nolan was also against the out-of-character turn for Superman, before being convinced otherwise by screenwriter David S. Goyer.
Here's Goyer discussing the end of "Man of Steel" with Empire magazine:
One of the lessons that Chris and I learned from Batman was that if you're going to revitalize an iconic figure like that, you have to be prepared to slay some sacred cows and you have to be prepared to weather the slings and arrows of some people. You have to respect the canon, but constantly question the canon. If you don't reinvent these characters -- and they are constantly being reinvented in the comic books -- »
- Christopher Rosen
Podcast: 'Man of Steel' Controversy, 'Mortal Instruments' and 'G.I. Joe 2' Came Out This Year
11 hours ago | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Today's podcast is random topics galore plus some extended conversation regarding Man of Steel and a silly controversy making its way around the Internet concerning its ending. We also play our usual grouping of games, talk a little about Mortal Instruments: City of Bones and movies like it and discuss today's new DVD and Blu-ray releases. I want to remind you that you can call in and leave us your comments, thoughts, questions, etc. directly on our Google Voice account, which you can call and leave a message for us at (925) 526-5763, which may be even easier to remember at (925) 5-bnl-pod. Just call, leave us a voice mail and we'll add those to the show and respond directly. An alternative to that option is a new way of leaving us a voicemail directly from your computer. Just click here and no matter where you live in the world, all you »
- Brad Brevet
Legendary to Decide on Warner Bros. Renewal Within Next 60 Days
11 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Legendary Entertainment will decide whether to stay at Warner Bros within the next 60 days, according to Thomas Tull.
The Legendary chief disclosed the time frame during a presentation of the company’s upcoming film slate to press in Hollywood.
Tull said the two companies are in very different position from when they first paired up to co-finance and co-produce tentpoles in 2005.
“We are talking to everybody,” Tull said, including Warner Bros., with Kevin Tsujihara now heading the studio. Since taking control of the studio in March, Tsujihara has “been getting his arms around the situation,” of whether to continue its relationship with Legendary. “He’s been great,” Tull said.
Warner Bros. is evaluating the types of partnerships it wants to be in, and the amount of ownership it wants over its franchises, Tull said. Outside of “Harry Potter,” Warner Bros. rarely owns 100% of its tentpoles, opting to share the risk with other financiers. »
- Marc Graser
Legendary to Decide on Warner Bros. Renewal Within Next 60 Days
11 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Legendary Entertainment will decide whether to stay at Warner Bros within the next 60 days, or by the end of the summer, according to Thomas Tull.
The Legendary chief disclosed the time frame during a presentation of the company’s upcoming film slate to press in Hollywood.
Tull said the two companies are in very different position from when they first paired up to co-finance and co-produce tentpoles in 2005.
“We are talking to everyone,” Tull said, including Warner Bros., with Kevin Tsujihara now heading the studio. Since taking control of the studio in March, Tsujihara has “been getting his arms around the situation,” of whether to continue its relationship with Legendary. “He’s been great,” Tull said.
Warner Bros. is evaluating the types of partnerships it wants to be in, and the amount of ownership it wants over its franchises, Tull said. Outside of “Harry Potter,” Warner Bros. rarely owns 100% of its tentpoles, »
- Marc Graser
9 Superheroes Who Need Their Own Movies
12 hours ago | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
In 2013, you don't have to be the "Man of Steel." If you're even a moderately noteworthy superhero, you're probably going to get your own movie. If that movie does well — and it probably will, since it's a superhero movie and the world loves superheroes — you're going to get a sequel, maybe even two, and those will probably do well, too. In short, being a superhero is, generally, a good thing.
That's why it's so surprising that the following nine superheroes don't already have movie deals, just by virtue of dawning their respective costumes. I'm sorry, I thought this was 'Merica! Someone get these people to a movie studio, stat!
9. Banana Man
With the glasses, you know already that Banana Man has superhuman vision abilities, so that's an easy check mark. You better believe those are glasses for near-sighted people. But it doesn't stop there: Banana Man dishes out empty banana »
- Nick Blake
Prometheus Sequel has a New Screenwriter
12 hours ago | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Ridley Scott's Prometheus sequel is moving forward, and 20th Century Fox has hired Jack Paglen (Transcendence) to write the film. As of right now, Scott is only attached as a producer on the film so there's a chance he won't be back to direct it. Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender are expected to reprise their roles though.
There's no information on what the story will entail, but one of the last things we heard was that Scott and the studio were having a hard time cracking the story. I just don't think those issues were as bad as they were made out to be. I'm sure they had some kind of plan in place while making the first film.
A lot of fans blamed Damon Lindelof for the ridiculous aspects of the first film, but they forget that making a movie is a collaborative effort, and Scott himself could »
- Joey Paur
“Prometheus” Sequel Lands Writer
12 hours ago | FamousMonsters of Filmland | See recent Famous Monsters of Filmland news »
The sequel to the controversial Prometheus has been in works since before the movie even hit theaters, and now the untitled sequel has a screenwriter. That would be Jack Paglen, who wrote Transcendence, the first film directed by Christopher Nolan’s cinematographer Wally Pfister that’s coming in 2014 (and has a helluva cast that includes Morgan Freeman, Johnny Depp, Cillian Murphy, Rebecca Hall and more). Clearly Paglen is on the rise.
Ridley Scott has agreed with the writer’s vision for the sequel, and will likely direct the film, from Scott Free Productions. Michael Fassbender and Noomi Rapace are likely to return for the second installment, though that hasn’t been set in stone. »
- Andy Greene
Man of Steel leaps predecessor in single bound
12 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Seven years after Superman Returns debuted disappointingly, the series reboot has opened faster than a speeding bullet
The winner
How long should a franchise lie fallow before it can be rebooted successfully? With its premier comic-book property, Warner Bros allowed an eight-year gap between Batman and Robin and Batman Begins, although it's worth remembering that grosses for the Christopher Nolan trilogy only reached spectacular levels with The Dark Knight, three years later; the sequel made £49.1m, as opposed to just £16.6m for Batman Begins. Sony did pretty well with The Amazing Spider-Man only five years after Spider-Man 3, whereas Universal didn't create much excitement with Louis Leterrier's The Incredible Hulk, five years after Ang Lee's less-than-fully achieved Hulk.
Seven years after Superman Returns underwhelmed audiences with a total of £16.4m in the UK and Ireland, the pricey Man of Steel always looked likely to improve on that total. With Nolan on board as producer, »
- Charles Gant
Discuss: Zack Snyder's New Superman and Death in 'Man of Steel'
13 hours ago | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Unsurprisingly, Man of Steel, the superhero franchise reboot from producer Christopher Nolan and director Zack Snyder, took the box office by storm this past weekend opening with just over $201 million worldwide. And now there's rampant discussion about the film from a subtle set up for Justice League to the developing sequel bringing back Snyder and writer David S. Goyer. But even more prominent than either of those possibilities is what actually happens on the big screen at the end of Man of Steel. If you haven't seen the film yet, then you definitely won't want to read on, because what follows is discussion of spoilers. First of all, let's talk about something that seems to get glossed over in many blockbuster films, but has some viewers a little up in arms this time around. In the climax of Man of Steel, General Zod (Michael Shannon), looking to terraform Earth to »
- Ethan Anderton
'Man of Steel' spoilers: Christopher Nolan disagreed with ending
14 hours ago | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
Christopher Nolan was initially unhappy with Man of Steel's ending, it has been revealed.
The Dark Knight Rises director, who produced Zack Snyder's Superman reboot, disagreed with the decision to have Henry Cavill's Superman kill General Zod (Michael Shannon).
"In the original version of the script, Zod just got zapped into the Phantom Zone," Snyder told Empire. "But [writer] David [S Goyer], Chris and I had long talks about it, and I said that I really feel like we should kill Zod, and that Superman should kill him.
"The 'Why?' of it for me was that if it was truly an origin story, his aversion to killing is unexplained.
"I wanted to create a scenario where Superman, either he's going to see [Metropolis's citizens] chopped in half, or he's gotta do what he's gotta do."
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Goyer went on to explain »
Christopher Nolan Originally Disagreed with Man Of Steel Ending; Superman: Birthright Author Mark Waid Reacts Negatively to Film’s Finish
14 hours ago | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
There's been a lot of talk about Man of Steel's conclusion. A large portion of the discussion has been around how Zod and Superman's fight levels Metropolis, and while that makes for a great action scene, it also raises questions about Supes' responsibility in the implicit deaths of Metropolis citizens caught in the chaos. That climactic battle didn't cause any disagreement among writer David S. Goyer, director Zack Snyder, and producer Christopher Nolan. What did cause some dissent was the scene that followed. Hit the jump for how the filmmakers talked through Superman's difficult decision, and to read the negative reaction from Superman: Birthright author Mark Waid. [Spoilers ahead, obviously] Speaking to Empire Magazine podcast (via The Playlist), Snyder and Goyer revealed that the original version of the script had General Zod being sent back into the Phantom Zone. "But David, Chris and I had long talks about it, and I said »
- Matt Goldberg
Goyer & Snyder Talk "Man of Steel" Ending
14 hours ago | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Much debate has raged this week following the release of Zack Snyder's "Man of Steel". While the critical consensus is notably divided regarding the film's merits, one common complaint appearing is the sheer level of violence in the film's third act.
Major Spoilers Ahead
Like with "Superman II," the film portrays a fight in the middle of Metropolis between General Zod (Michael Shannon) and Superman (Henry Cavill). Unlike the Chris Reeve film however, the level of destruction is catastrophic.
Buzzfeed contacted a Technical Consulting firm to come up with estimates. They came back with 129,000 known killed and an initial estimate of $700 billion in damage.
This has naturally upset quite a few people. Even more debate though has raged over the decision to kill Zod, essentially breaking Superman's rule not to kill. Speaking on the Empire podcast, director Zack Snyder claims that wasn't the original ending.
"In the original version of the script, »
- Garth Franklin
'Prometheus' Sequel Moves Forward -- With A Twist
16 hours ago | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
"Prometheus 2" is moving closer to reality. According to Variety, Jack Palgen is in talks to write the "Prometheus" sequel, which Ridley Scott will produce for Twentieth Century Fox. (Whether he directs as well is unclear.) Palgen is a new name among blockbuster screenwriters; his first credit won't happen until next year, as Palgen wrote the Johnny Depp film "Transcendence," which long-time Christopher Nolan cinematographer Wally Pfister is directing as his feature debut.
As had been reported earlier, "Prometheus 2" won't be written by original co-writer Damon Lindelof. The bête noire of many internet commenters wasn't able to continue work on the "Prometheus" sequel because of prior commitments. After a report claimed that Lindelof left the project abruptly, angering Scott and Fox in the process, Lindelof cleared things up in an email to Slashfilm:
If I take on too many projects at one time, there is a higher probability of those projects sucking. »
- Christopher Rosen
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