What's Next For Superhero Movies? 396
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from the reboot-the-reboots-of-reboots dept.
from the reboot-the-reboots-of-reboots dept.
New submitter Faizdog writes "The Atlantic has a very interesting article on what's next for superhero movies after The Dark Knight Rises leaves theaters. DC in particular doesn't seem to have a good pipeline of readily available heroes to create movies around. The article discusses the challenges surrounding the upcoming Man of Steel movie, as well as how the circumstances around the successful Spiderman reboot may not necessarily translate to a Batman reboot. The author also mentions the necessity and viability of the comic book print medium continuing on in light of the film successes, especially in terms of revenue (the Avengers movie alone made more profit for Marvel than all comic book sales for the last two years). The article concludes with an interesting suggestion that television may be the ideal medium for comic book adaptations, as it may permit a richer and more complex story telling experience than a two-hour movie."
Live Action Dilbert (Score:5, Funny)
Re:write a new story? (Score:5, Funny)
or has that been done before?
Once.
Disney's Answer (Score:5, Funny)
Disney's already working on the John Carter sequel - CowboyNeal of Uranus
Re:Sandman! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Live Action Dilbert (Score:5, Funny)
Nah, it'd be too depressing. I live a live-action Dilbert. :-)
XKCD (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Wasn't there a time when... (Score:4, Funny)
studios seem to think that people want nothing more than brainless Bay-esque explosion festivals
I'm actually an advocate for taking the action film to its logical conclusion: a film entitled Blowing Stuff Up, about nothing at all, that features at least 90 minutes of well-known stars in a world of explosions, car chases, gun fights, etc doing what they're doing for no particular reason. Hey, at least it wouldn't pretend to be something sophisticated.
Re:write a new story? (Score:5, Funny)
Wonder Woman? Probably the most popular female in all comics... no movie to speak of. Maybe it's all the BDSM from the source material.
My interest in Wonder Woman just went up.
Re:write a new story? (Score:4, Funny)
Jus sayin