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Geek Feed
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Feed
Chris McQuarrie's Man of Steel Sequel Included Green Lantern
Before James Gunn's Superman , there was rumblings going around that Mission: Impossible director Chris McQuarrie wanted to make a sequel to Man of Steel with Henry Cavill. The project never took off, but with some time away from it, McQuarrie has revealed that his original plan had Superman teaming up with a Green Lantern in the movie. Talking to Happy Sad Confused, McQuarrie revealed, 'I'll never tell, but boy was it f*cking good. Green Lantern was what had come to me, and Green Lantern's a tough one. The power is very challenging, and I cracked it, and it was fun, and watching him learn how to use that power, and giving that power a flaw so it was not pure invincibility…' McQuarrie explained that he managed to find a flaw with GL by capitalizing on the need to charge the ring. He explains ,'The whole concept of Green Lantern is the ring has to be recharged, and that's not a bug, hat's a feature… that for me solved the whole Green Lantern problem… the costume is another thing.' McQuarrie doesn't explain why exactly his pitch didn't push through, but it was probably because there was a lot of studio drama, and it was said that the heads around that time had no intention of bringing back Henry Cavill's Superman until the Rock forced their hand with Black Adam . Personally, I was rooting for the DCEU to come back after The Flash , but things happened, and James Gunn and Peter Safran weren't interested, so now we're getting another DC reboot with Superman . Hopefully there's some kind of Elseworlds plot that can bring back Cavill, but for now, a new Superman flies into theaters on July 11. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is now out in theaters.
Pink Villa
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Behind-The-Scenes Facts of Marvel Movies: from Iron Man Playing Major Role in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man to Captain America's Cameo Before the Avengers
Marvel Studios is one of the most celebrated franchises at present. While we have been binge-watching a lot of superhero movies, here are some behind-the-scenes facts about such movies. Well, talking about these, it is not only limited to the MCU but also to the 2000s movies that had a great impact on the fan following. Iron Man in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man Description: Initially, in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2, Iron Man was supposed to play a major role. It is said that Tony Stark would have helped Dr. Octopus in building his robotic arms. However, this would have been shown somewhere in the 2008 Iron Man outing. How It Was Done: The plan was, however, dropped later, with the reason still being unknown. It is believed that the low reception of Spider-Man 3 would have played a major role. Why It's Interesting: Having Robert Downey Jr.'s role in Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man would be very intriguing for all the fans of Marvel comics. Gal Gadot for Nebula Description: Before the role of Nebula in the Guardians of the Galaxy went to Karen Gillan, who without a doubt delivered a perfect portrayal of the character, it was first offered to Gal Gadot. While we are all in love with the actress for her screen time in the DCEU, the MCU was supposed to be her first outing as a superhero. How It Was Done: This was a near-miss opportunity that would have had a totally different feel. When the negotiations fell through over the budget of the film, Gillian was chosen over Gadot. Why It's Interesting: Well, it isn't just limited to the MCU; we would have had a totally different-looking team in the DCEU. Fun Fact: Another highly interesting event was that Jason Momoa was previously being considered for Drax. Well, it looks like the MCU would have had its own Justice League. Wasp in The Avengers Description: While we know Hope van Dyne was present alongside Ant-Man and later had her superhero introduction in Ant-Man and the Wasp, it was supposed to be different. The character in question was supposed to join the Avengers back in 2012. However, the character of Wasp would have been played by the mother, Janet van Dyne. How It Was Done: Josh Whedon was not sure about Scarlett Johansson reprising her role as Black Widow and was also interested in bringing his favorite character of Wasp to life. Why It's Interesting: If this had been done, in what way Josh Whedon would have fit her in the story still remains a mystery and an intriguing topic. Iron Man, Hulk, and Thor happen within seven days Description: The second installment of Iron Man, where we saw Whiplash making Iron Man fall on his knees, as well as Bruce Banner fighting The Abomination in The Incredible Hulk and Thor landing on Earth, all happen within the same week. How It Was Done: This chaotic week was the one that had the MCU timeline created. Why It's Interesting: Well, most of the prime Avengers were introduced within the same week. While it was not shown in the movies exactly, the timeline of the events in the MCU states it all. Benedict Cumberbatch on double duty in Dr. Strange Description: Benedict Cumberbatch was playing two roles in Dr. Strange. Did you know which two? Well, the first one is, of course, of the doctor. However, the second was of Dormammu. Yes, you read that right, Dormammu was being voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch. How It Was Done: The Marvel Studios had cleverly disguised the voice of Benedict Cumberbatch. Meanwhile, the evil entity was filmed through the motion capture of Cumberbatch as well. Why It's Interesting: Benedict Cumberbatch played two roles in one movie, and no one even noticed it. Tom Hiddleston was Captain America Description: Remember when in Thor: The Dark World we saw Loki trying to tease his god of thunder brother? We also saw Captain America. Well, it was supposed to be Tom Hiddleston at first. How It Was Done: As per reports, Tom Hiddleston was supposed to wear the suit of Captain America in Thor: The Dark World. Why It's Interesting: In case this had happened, we surely would have had a totally different fun at the movie theaters. Captain America's dead body was seen in ice Description: Well, this was even before Captain America was introduced to the world, officially. In a deleted scene of The Incredible Hulk, it was shown that Captain America was frozen in ice alongside the shield that he always had with him. How It Was Done: While the movie had Chris Evans's Captain America, the scene was later deleted from the film that starred Edward Norton. Why It's Interesting: This would have been a great tease at Captain America and another huge cameo in The Incredible Hulk as The Avengers and Iron Man were teased as well in the movie. Conclusion These were some of the behind-the-scenes facts of Marvel movies. The outings have played a greater role in the success of Marvel movies, and today the franchise has become one of the most followed and talked about series, creating its own universe and dedicated fan base. In case you wish to keep learning more about them, keep visiting Pinkvilla.
Geek Tyrant
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Jeffrey Dean Morgan Confirms He Was Meant to Play Flashpoint Batman in the DCEU — GeekTyrant
There was a point where DC fans held out hope that Jeffrey Dean Morgan would one day play Flashpoint's Batman, and it turns out, it almost happened! Morgan has officially confirmed that he was in line to play the brutal Thomas Wayne version of the Dark Knight in the DCEU. In Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Zack Snyder kicked things off with the Wayne murders in Crime Alley and Morgan played Thomas Wayne and Lauren Cohan plays Martha. You don't cast these two die and never see them again. Fans instantly started speculating about Flashpoint and alternate timelines. Thomas as Batman. Martha as Joker. The pieces were all there. In a new interview promoting The Walking Dead: Dead City , Morgan confirmed what many had long suspected: "Truthfully, Zack was gonna do more movies, and I think there was a time when Flashpoint Batman would have seen these two characters in a much bigger role. And that was part of the Zack world of all of it, and then I never got a chance to do that, unfortunately." Snyder had a broader vision, and Flashpoint Batman was part of it. But like so many things in the ever-shifting sands of the DCEU, that vision never materialized. Snyder stepped away and the projects he was developing just faded away. The Flash project was handed off to a rotating door of directors and writers. What we got in the end was a multiverse mashup that leaned into nostalgia, with Michael Keaton returning as Batman and a CGI blur of cameos. Morgan's co-star Lauren Cohan didn't weigh in during the interview, but it's long been rumored that if Morgan's Thomas became Batman, Cohan's Martha would've become a Joker twisted by grief. This was such a wild version of the Batman story. This is now one of those DC 'what ifs' that will sting fans of the DCEU a little more now, knowing how close we were to something potentially wild and different.
Buzz Feed
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
43 Hyped Movies That Completely Disappointed Fans
A while back, we asked the BuzzFeed Community* about the movies that people were super excited for everyone to genuinely hate them upon actually seeing them. Here are 43 movies with wild hype that fell disastrously short. It Chapter 2 Prometheus And Alien 3 Justice League This was before we knew the DCEU was unsalvageable and how terrible a person Joss Whedon is. I thought the guy who gave us the first Avengers movie was going to give us an equally great movie with Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. Instead, we got Henry Cavill's CGIed mouth."—chienychienchien The Dark Tower Incredibles 2 Downsizing "This movie had a very misleading trailer, and the movie itself just seemed rather pointless. Despite the intriguing concept, the actual 'downsizing' aspect of the characters deciding to get shrunk down is basically only relevant in the first 20 minutes or movie then just collapses, loses any sense of direction, and becomes a depressing mess about social, political, and environmental issues. It's almost like they welded two or three movies together with about 20 different plots going on at the same then it just tries to do everything and ultimately does nothing."—[deleted] Jurassic World And also Jurassic World: Dominion Quantum of Solace The Flash Suggested by overtheloveMaybe this is on me, but I genuinely thought this movie was going to be good. Warner Bros. and DC pushed it SO hard, despite all the Ezra Miller drama, that I thought it must actually be too good to let disappear. Plus, if nothing else, the movie featured the return of Michael Keaton!!!But the movie ended up being an awful CGI mess. It was mostly only good for the memes. The whole newborn-babies-falling-to-their-deaths-before-being-saved scene was actually so completely over the top (and the CGI babies were so bad!) that I felt like I must be watching some D-list horror movie and not one of the biggest superhero films of the year. Who even came up with that?!? The Matrix Reloaded Wonder Woman 1984 Ender's Game Suicide Squad Army of the Dead "The trailer promised a big, fun action zombie romp set in Las Vegas. What we got was a bloated, contrived mess of ham-fisted scenes that had way too much build-up for not enough payoff, and a tone that was far too serious for a film of this sort. Zack Snyder seems far more interested in cramming in as many Easter Eggs as possible in the hopes of creating a franchise instead of making a film that can stand on its own Bautista is actually a good actor when he has good material to work with and a director who knows what he is doing. He has good screen presence and decent charisma, but was completely wasted here. As another review once said, it just looks like he's holding in a sneeze when he is trying to convey Zack Snyder could have just exercised a little restraint when it comes to his ideas, he could have given us a tight, fun little 90-minute film. Instead, he's so convinced of his own brilliance that he refuses to cut out any of his multitude of potential ideas, no matter how unrelated they are to what's actually presented as the plot. It's like making soup, but instead of just leaving it with chicken, vegetables, and noodles and having a perfectly decent final product, Snyder insisted on adding chocolate and olives just because they were available."—Cursedbythedicegods Batman v Superman Thor: Love and Thunder Looper Spider-Man 3 Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief "I adore the books and was so excited when they announced there would be a movie... and then I saw the first trailer and immediately knew it was going to be horrible. The characters suddenly went from 11 to 21, huge chunks of the plot were missing, and the big reveal at the end felt like it was just thrown in there at the last second. The whole movie was just trash."—marisak4212bc09f Eragon The Last Airbender "I was beyond excited that there was going to be a live-action movie of a beloved animated series. Then all the reviews I read made it sound (and rightfully so) like one of the worst movies of all time. I was so sad to read such bad reviews."—joannaw4377e18ce Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace Also, Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force really all of the sequel trilogy Mulan (the live-action version) And the live-action version of The Lion King Artemis Fowl "I loved every single book growing up — thoughtful, funny sci-fi with some serious themes. The movie? Garbage."—sheeplosion"I like to forget that movie exists because it was my favorite series growing up, and they did the books sooo dirty with the CHEESY, CRINGEY, AND UNWATCHABLE special effects and bad screenwriting and acting."—moco98"I loved the AF books; they remind me of Terry Pratchett books. The film was unwatchable."—nevl Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Death Note "Some of us were willing to give it a chance. You had Willem DaFoe as Ryuk, and LaKeith Stanfield as L. How. Could. We. LOSE?!?? I have never, in my many years on this earth, ever felt so disrespected by a movie of a CHERISHED manga AND anime. Just…the straight up audacity!!!!"—smileyk Godzilla (1998) And Godzilla (2014) Kung Fu Panda 3 Glass "Glass. My answer to this question will always be Glass."—[deleted]"The trailers were so fucking hype. Props to whoever made the trailers, because they really made the movie look good."—[deleted] Terminator Salvation The Giver "The Giver was horrifically disappointing; even more so because there were actors I love in it. Brilliant book, godawful movie (that had little to do with the brilliant book).—denisef13 Wild Wild West "People forget how HUGE of a star Will Smith was at one point. He was the highest paid actor and the highest grossing actor in the world — then came Wild Wild West. You know the movie was terrible when the soundtrack was better."—jamesarthurwrites Overlord "Overlord (2018) — a WWII horror film. The trailer had me looking forward to seeing it as I was in the mood for a scorch-the-earth type of horror adventure. It had a great opening, but though it wasn't bad, the rest of the film was a bit of a let-down. Not only did it have a slower pace, but overall, it was pretty much a patchwork of famous scenes from earlier WWII and horror films, and the ending was eh."—prolix Hocus Pocus 2 "I had waited years for it, wanted something that continued the storyline, yearned for something that continued the lore, but NO, what I got was a ham-fisted, mediocre musical combined with bad Disney Channel-esque sitcom dialogue. They even retconned how the sisters became witches in the first place. The Sanderson Sisters were evil; that was the point of the first movie. They were fiend-worshipping women who wanted to steal the youth and vitality of children, killing those children in the process. Clumsy execution, awful writing, even worse direction, and MASSIVE overhyping led to a bitter disappointment of a movie. It could've been so, so much better."—SarahDaugherty The King's Man "I love the first two films — I even have a Kingsman tattoo — and was super excited for the prequel, really loved the idea of learning more about this spy society and seeing adventures with it in the past. Instead I got such a dull movie, with an unlikable protagonist and such a dumb twist. The action scenes, still very cool, but otherwise, I was so let down."—constanvee Ghostbusters (the 2016 version) Pearl Harbor And finally, all three of The Hobbit movies What movie was super-hyped that you ended up hating? Let us know in the comments!
Mint
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
Superman trailer released: David Corenswet takes flight as man of steel Clark Kent in James Gunn's revamped DC universe
The first trailer for Superman has officially dropped, introducing David Corenswet as the newest Man of Steel in James Gunn's reimagined DC Universe. Corenswet steps into the iconic role of Clark Kent, Earth's steadfast protector, bringing a fresh take to the legendary superhero. In the two minutes 59 seconds trailer, we see that Clark aka Superman is dealing with a lot, which includes his identity as a journalist and superhero. We also see that his girlfriend and fellow journalist Lois Lane (played by Rachel Brosnahan) knows about his superhero identity. In the trailer we are also introduced to Lex Luthor (played by Nicholas Hoult), Guy Gardner / Green Lantern (played by Nathan Fillion), Hawkgirl (played by Isabel Merced), and various others. The film takes inspiration from the comic book All-Star Superman (2005–2008) by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, among others. After James Gunn finished his work on Marvel Cinematic Universe's Guardians of the Galaxy 3, he announced that he will be shifting to DC Studios as the CEO. Under his guidance, the DCEU was changed to DCU. In January 2023, it was reported that this was a broad reset of the DCEU Writers Drew Goddard, Jeremy Slater, Christina Hodson, Christal Henry, and Tom King - alongside James Gunn - have mapped out a long-term vision for the DC Universe, planning two "chapters" over the next eight to ten years, with the possibility of more to follow. The first chapter, titled Gods and Monsters, will kick off with five films: Superman, The Authority, The Brave and the Bold, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, and Swamp Thing. In addition to the films, five TV series are also in the works: Creature Commandos, Waller, Lanterns, Paradise Lost, and Booster Gold. Gunn has said he deliberately chose not to retell the origin stories of Batman and Superman, explaining that 'everyone already knows them.' He also pushed back on the idea that the DCU is only spotlighting niche characters, saying the new lineup is designed to appeal to both longtime fans and new audiences alike. The trailer offers a glimpse of the film's tone, blending classic heroism with a modern edge, as fans get their first look at what's to come in this bold new chapter for DC. Superman arrives in theatres on July 11.
