Man Of Steel (film) - Directed by Zack Snyder

[AcesandEights]

Damn, Russell Crowe is a twat.

[bassman]

Damn, Russell Crowe is a twat. Because of the picture or just in general? Crowe's not so bad. Mainly for 3:10 to Yuma. Fantastic flick.

[AcesandEights]

Because of the picture or just in general? Just in general He's fairly talented, I agree. And 3:10 to Yuma did indeed kick shedloads of ass. I certainly wouldn't assume a Superman movie would be worse for his inclusion, either.

[SymphonicX]

I'd rather have Crowe on the project that that talentless music video c**t Snyder. Sometimes I think I'm the only person in the world who sees through him...The best stuff he's done was written by other people - which is why this movie still has a bit of hope, but only barely. The guy is as deep as pound coin. Motherf**cker.

[bassman]

Symph, you're definitely not the only one. In fact, I think most people on HPotD or on the internet in general would agree with you. He's all flash. He did mention in interviews that he's stepping outside of his comfort zone with this one(thank god), so i'm definitely curious to see where he takes it. He's supposedly going more "real" with it. Hopefully that means only half of his usual slow-mo....

[Neil]

Some interesting reports on AICN - http://www.aintitcool.com/node/55750 Last night at a VFX conference there was a sizzle reel shown by Weta. In this sizzle reel there were two beta level(most likely from a trailer) clips shown. One only about 6 seconds long, the other much longer. The former was Clark Kent grabbing a truck with a crying man inside of it while flying through the middle of a tornado. It looked incredible. Henry Cavill can fly, and he can hold a truck in one arm. Zack Snyder brings his usual visual flair, but somehow is still unlike anything he has made before. It felt like a Superman comic. Real heroism. [EDIT] The longer clip was even more stunning, but the more I think about it, slightly concerning. The clip consisted of Superman in full costume in a verbal argument with Zod in the center of Smallville with Christopher Meloni yells at them through a megaphone next to a tank. Meloni warns them he will fire if they do not surrender. While he says this Zod sizes Superman up. Shannon looks evil as he can be. Bone chilling even. And is DEFINITELY sporting enhanced muscle. Cavill’s Superman is a wonderful sight to behold in motion. Cavill’s pure size makes him the most believable Superman to date. Zod speaks in Kryptonian “Do you know your native tongue, Kal-el?” Superman looks stunned, and responds in English, “Who are you?” (there isn’t enough Superman dialogue to judge Cavill’s performance fairly, but I’d say he did well. [EDIT] It doesn’t look glossy like his films do. It instead has a more clean cut, colorful look. Like Thor, or Iron Man. But it is the same slow-mo styling that people expect from him.

[bassman]

Damn, I was really hoping he would lay off the slow-mo a bit. It could be cool during a superman fight, but I just don't want to see it overused. Like always with Snyder....

[Neil]

Damn, I was really hoping he would lay off the slow-mo a bit. It could be cool during a superman fight, but I just don't want to see it overused. Like always with Snyder.... We'll see... A bit of slow mo could work wonders!

[AcesandEights]

We'll see... A bit of slow mo could work wonders! Then prepare for a miracle...and then some!

[Sammich]

Pretty soon entire films will be made in slow motion. This will help lots of t.v. commercial and music video directors break into the movie business as they can stretch out their usual 30 second and 3 minute productions into a full 2 hours.

[Neil]

then prepare for a miracle...and then some! lol!!

[Mr.G]

Any chance we get a teaser before the new Batman movie?

[bassman]

Any chance we get a teaser before the new Batman movie? About a 99.9% chance that we will, I would guess.

[bassman]

I found this to be an interesting article about the future "dark" or "real" Superman: http://www.movies.com/movie-news/39m...-superman/8548 Although Superman can be darker than he was in the 1950s and '60s, he must continue to hold true to the basics. The circumstance around him can be darkened, but as I’ve said before, he must be the bright shining beacon of hope in the middle of that darkness. That’s his purpose. It’s who he is and what he exists for. He inspires hope in the Universe he inhabits and for the real-life fans who enjoy his stories. And if that is removed, you might as well create another character and call him something else because it’s no longer Superman

[bassman]

Teaser poster: It's being taken down by Warner Brothers, but I was lucky enough to see the new trailer out of comic con. This looks nothing like previous Superman films. It really is "Superman Begins". The familiar horns from Zimmer's scores gives it a nice touch of emotion. It gave me goosebumps. Can't wait to see it on the big screen in a few days... Paraphrasing the narration from different characters: "What if a child dreams of becoming something more than what society had intended? What if the child aspired to become something greater?"(this sounds like Jor El, I believe) (Clark/Kal-El/Supes) "My father believed that if the world ever found out who I really was....they would reject me. He was convinced that the world wasn't ready.....What do you think?" MAN OF STEEL Also - no slow motion! I'm shocked, honestly. Judging from the trailer, this doesn't look like previous Snyder films. I guess he was serious when he said he was going outside of the box for this one.