Tag: Man of Steel
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Why Are There Two Very Different Cuts of ‘Superman II’?
There has never been a Superman quite like Christopher Reeve. The man who made us believe a man could fly has lived on as a legend since he first showed up on the screen in 1978, and ever since we’ve been trying to recapture that magic. But one film, released only a few years after…
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Superman: Legacy Release Date, Cast, Director And More Info
Warner Bros’ DC Comics franchise is in dire need of an industrial-grade fumigation. When Christopher Nolan peaced out with the wildly uneven “The Dark Knight Rises” in 2012, the studio asked Zack Snyder to quarterback its DC Extended Universe answer to the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s “Avengers” initiative. Unfortunately, Snyder’s “Man of Steel” not only fell…
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Henry Cavill’s Witcher Wig Became An Obsession For One Key Member Of The Crew
When Henry Cavill was cast as Geralt of Rivia in “The Witcher,” not everyone could initially picture the darkly handsome leading man as the White Wolf. That included showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, who actually auditioned 207 other actors before going with Cavill.A known video game enthusiast who will soon star in and executive produce a…
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Warner Bros. Wanted to Make 20 DC Films in 10 Years
During an extensive interview on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, David S. Goyer, the writer of Man of Steel concurred with host Josh Horowitz that Warner Bros. might have been better served by pursuing a standalone Superman sequel featuring Henry Cavill, rather than attempting to create a cinematic universe with Batman v Superman: Dawn of…
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Man Of Steel Writer Thinks ‘It Was Crazy’ For DC To Replicate The Marvel Cinematic Universe
David S. Goyer knows a thing or two about how to make a good superhero movie. Not only is he responsible for writing the best superhero trilogy ever made, but he’s also helped pen screenplays for “Batman Begins,” “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance,” “Man of Steel,” and “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” Not for…
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‘Man of Steel’ Writer Says ‘It Was Crazy’ How WB and DC Tried to Build Their Own MCU, Reveals David Fincher’s Two-Hour ‘Blade’ Meeting
In a career-spanning interview on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, “Man of Steel” writer David S. Goyer agreed with host Joshua Horowitz that Warner Bros. should’ve developed a standalone Superman sequel with Henry Cavill instead of attempting to mount a cinematic universe with “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” The studio did so in order…
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Guillermo del Toro Confirms Axed ‘Star Wars’ Movie, Writer David S. Goyer Scripted It Four Years Ago: ‘There Is a Lot of Cool Art Work From It’
Guillermo del Toro confirmed on X/Twitter that he planned to direct a “Star Wars” movie around four years ago from a script by David S. Goyer, best known known for writing superhero movies such as “Batman Begins,” “Man of Steel” and more. The project never made it past development, but Goyer confirmed on the “Happy…
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Tim Burton Slams Nicolas Cage Superman Cameo in ‘The Flash’ Referencing Director’s Axed Film: ‘I’m in Quiet Revolt Against All This’
In a recent interview with the British Film Institute, Tim Burton discussed the impact of Warner Bros. scrapping “Superman Lives,” which had Nicolas Cage attached as the titular hero, as well as how he felt seeing Cage as Superman and Michael Keaton’s Batman in DC Studios’ “The Flash.”“No, I don’t have regrets,” Burton said of…
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How Frustration With ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Led to ‘Man of Steel’
Sometimes writers hit road blocks in spite of their titanic momentum, and when that happens, the absolute best thing to do is to use that energy to write something else, which is exactly what superhero screenwriter David S. Goyer did when he conceived Man of Steel during a one-week writing break from The Dark Knight…
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A Man Of Steel Deleted Scene Would Have Given Us An Emotional Superman Kill
Of all the movies to emerge from the Snyderverse (aka the Dceu), “Man of Steel” might be the most palatable. It’s true that Henry Cavill was a great Superman who never got a great Superman movie, but 2013’s “Man of Steel” did at least represent Snyder’s efforts to try something new with the titular hero.…