San Diego Comic Con 2014

Melon Lord said:

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Simon Kinberg explained the film's absence from Comic-Con by saying that they're in the middle of filming:

There are so many things we are doing different from the previous film and so many things different from other comic book films.When we really step forward we want it to be with our best foot forward. Instead of rushing something together for the Con we'd rather really wait until we have that perfect first image, perfect first sequence and first scene to show people.
He also explained the "not based on any comic" line that's made its way around the world:

I actually think that this FANTASTIC FOUR movie is sort of a celebration of all the FANTASTIC FOUR comics that have preceded it. We have elements from the original FANTASTIC FOUR that there's a sort of optimism and inspirational quality to the film. In some ways a comedy that was really distinct in the original FANTASTIC FOUR. Also, the notion of this dysfunctional surrogate family that comes together and has to work together is very present in the movie that owes a great debt to the originals. And this idea that they are scientist and that it's almost like this science adventure, more than being superheroes, they are almost like scientific adventurers, that's a big part of the movie too. We also owe a lot to the Ultimate's and the current crop of FANTASTIC FOUR comics and you'll see that. I don't want to give anything away but you will see it in the details and a lot of the story telling. It's really sort of inspired by all the different history of the FANTASTIC FOUR comics. I think what Kate meant, and I read that comment, I think what she meant which was right is that it's not based on any one run. DAYS OF FUTURE PAST was obviously based on DAYS OF FUTURE PAST comic run and that was something that I could easily give the actors to read and they'd know the whole story. In this case because we are really snatching details, story lines, moments, action sequences from across the whole gambit of the decades of FANTASTIC FOUR, there isn't one comic that defines the movie.

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The figure’s price and release date are still to be determined, but if you happen to be attending San Diego Comic-Con, you can see a prototype of Nomura’s Batman on display at the Square Enix booth.

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Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts director Tetsuya Nomura is working on creating a Variant Play Arts Kai Batman figuring. Its origins are quite surprising, since it comes from a game project, a game concept that perhaps influenced character designs in the Kingdom Hearts series.


Nomura explained this in an interview with Siliconera at the San Diego Comic-Con this week.
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Square Enix has been working with DC Comics to create Play Arts Kai figures for quite some time. How did you get involved with creating this Variant Play Arts Kai Batman figure?


Tetsuya Nomura: Many years ago, I worked on a different project and the concept and idea was kind of already there. Unfortunately, that project didn’t pan out and it never saw the light of day. When the merchandise team started expanding into the DC Comics Variant figures, they approached me and said, “We remember you drew a sort of Batman design back then. Would you be able to share that with us?”


Was this project a game?


Yeah, it was game-related. It didn’t even start development as a project, it was just a concept and ideas, not a full game. Since the project was canceled, I can’t talk much about it.


The Batman figure, especially its armor, reminds me of the Kingdom Hearts series and the armor Keyblade users wear [in Birth by Sleep].


Actually, to be honest, the project that never got off the ground was done before Kingdom Hearts was conceived. It might be the opposite—the design from that early project influenced Kingdom Hearts and armor design in that series.

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Shademp said:

Tetsuya Nomura re-imagines Batman

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