For many years, most movies based off of a comic book character never really found mutual liking or respect between movie critics and fans. Recently however, many talented filmmakers have brought their attentions to the comic book world and it's resulted in a few stellar movies. One of those recent films that failed to receive praises was the 2006 film "Superman Returns". After two successful films based on the X-men comics, director Bryan Singer tried to reboot the Superman series but the film fell very short on it's expectations and was flop with audiences and critics.
On June 14, Warner Brother's studio is set to release a second reboot attempt with "Man of Steel". Directed by Zack Snyder and produced by Christopher Nolan (The director of the Dark Knight Trilogy), "Man Of Steel" shows an enormous amount of promise with it's first full length trailer. Like Christopher Nolan's Batman films, it appears that telling a compelling story rather than filling the screen with fancy computer generated images is the main objective.
Newcomer Henry Cavil takes over the role of Clark Kent/Superman while Amy Adams will co-star as Louis Lane. Kevin Costner and Diane Lane also co-star as Johnathan and Martha Kent as it seems a good portion of the film will be based on Clark's younger years growing up in Smallville Kansas. Though we won't know for sure how "The Man of Steel" will capture critics and audiences until June, many are forecasting it to be one of the summer's biggest films. It's certainly one that will be on my radar and may merit a trip to theaters this June.
What is your favorite movie from the "comic book" world? Why?
ReplyDeleteChristopher Nolan's three Batman films - Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises are my favorites. He just did everything perfectly if you ask me. Wrote a compelling and exciting screenplay, had a top notch cast, and made three great films that all other comic book movies will be compared too.
DeleteOut of the three, "The Dark Knight" is probably my favorite because of Heath Ledger's Oscar winning performance as the Joker. It really was astonishing what he did with that role and I really encourage you to watch it if you haven't already.
Thoughts on Kevin Costner as a supporting actor?
ReplyDeleteI think it's a sign that this movie is going to be something special. Diane Lane and Amy Adams are both very respected and "A-list" actresses. Actors want to be a part of movies like this, even if it is a supporting role, because they see it has the potential to be something great.
DeleteI'll admit I'm not a big superhero movie fan but this movie does look good!
ReplyDeleteMy husband made me watch the recent batman movies and I truly expected to hate them and just sit through them to make him happy but they were so good!! I think I'm going to have to give this one a chance too.
Nolan's Batman movies are really great aren't they?? He's producing "The Man of Steel" and is giving some writing credit to the film so hopefully his talent is put to good use here!
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