Man of Steel / Justice League / DC films

[Lulcielid]

Joss Whedon's JUSTICE LEAGUE Reshoots Are Far More Significant Than Initially Reported

 

[Clement Rage]

Aw crap. Suspected this might happen, I wasn't sure Joss was humble enough to work on someone else's vision(although it could be the studio's call I suppose)

Honestly, this is a very bad sign for me, his self aware smug style doesn't really fit this league, and competing visions were a big problem with Suicide Squad.

And Whedon's in a win:win situation, because the public will just blame Snyder for anything that goes wrong, while he'll get the credit for everything that goes right.

 

[Tetsujin]

 

[Shademp]

The tag line of the poster is creatively made but damn is it a mess to look at. XP

 

[Tetsujin]

 

[Carlie]

"They said you'd come, now lets hope you're not too late." Is Alfred talking to Joss Whedon?

 

[Lulcielid]

So with Joss Whedon directing reshoots and post-production, there're a few visual changes in the color palette:

Spoiler

JUSTICE LEAGUE - Official Trailer 1 (25 mar. 2017)

Justice League - Comic-Con Sneak Peek (22 jul. 2017)

There're likely more but this was the first one that stood out to me

 

[Lulcielid]

'Justice League’ Extensive Reshoots Causing Headaches for Star Schedules

The article is not as negative as the title might lead you to believe.

Some key points:

"$25 million on extensive reshoots that have dragged on for roughly two months in London and Los Angeles"

"but his growing role in the world of wizarding series has made it difficult for him to suit up as the Flash on the same days that other co-stars are available."

"Because of this, a mustache he grew for his character in the “Mission Impossible” sequel will have to be digitally removed in post-production. Paramount, which is distributing the “Mission: Impossible” sequel, would not allow Cavill to shave the facial hair while production was taking place."

"Joss Whedon has now spent months overseeing the project, but he will not recieve a co-directing credit, according to an insider."

"He may get a producing credit or a screenplay credit."

"Sources say “Justice League” reshoots have been used to punch up the dialogue."

"The set pieces Snyder shot are said to be usable, but Whedon has been working on “connective tissue” that was needed to link sequences."

 

[X-SOLDIER]

Those facial hair-related bits are just fantastic.





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[Carlie]

 

[Cthulhu]

You know, our manager at ING would totally rock at a Superman cosplay or whatever.

 

[Lulcielid]

All That Water Is Making 'Aquaman' "Super Complicated" to Shoot according to director James Wan.

JUSTICE LEAGUE: Adjusting the tone of the Cybord character was part of the reshoots.

 

[lithiumkatana17]

Still can't wait for this film. Definitely looking forward to it more than Thor: Ragnarok. Idk. Despite the flashy posters for the film, something tells me that it's not going to outshine the other Thor films, but that's neither here nor there.

 

[Clement Rage]

I was really looking forward to it, getting nervous since the director swap. I'll still go see it and hope it does well, but I'm less optimistic than I was. A lot of potential for clashing styles.

 

[lithiumkatana17]

Snyder left after the production had already entered post. I understand there were some reshoots, particularly with Cyborg, but I doubt the movie as Snyder shot it has changed that much. But we'll see.

 

[Clement Rage]

Yeah, I'm probably just being grumpy. Hope so.

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

One never knows. Editing can make for an entirely different film.

 

[Clement Rage]

It depends on what attitude he goes in with.

'This is my chance to fix this movie'

v

'This isn't my movie, I'm just the caretaker'

I can see attitude A causing problems, and i'm not sure if Joss can resist the temptation to make his mark. It's a golden opportunity to not be blamed for anything.

Assuming he was behind the change in composer (which may or may not be the case), that doesn't strike me as someone fundamentally not altering the work of his predecessor. But I could still be wrong. We'll see.

 

[X-SOLDIER]

Looks like the Classic Superman Theme is gonna be in Justice League.





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[lithiumkatana17]

DC is officially stepping away from the expanded cinematic universe, whaaaaaaat.

https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/29/...ded-cinematic-universe-warner-bros-standalone

 

[Cthulhu]

Don't blame them, they didn't get as much enthusiasm / critical mass as Marvel, which they were (obviously) trying to emulate.

 

[X-SOLDIER]

The issue was ALWAYS that they wanted to instantly have their Expanded Universe without ever earning it. Marvel built the MCU on the backs of multiple successful, and well-integrated films. Strong standalone films that they CAN integrate should always have been DC's tactic, but they tried to jump the gun because Marvel was already so far ahead. Hopefully this means that we get good, well-constructed films about the characters we want to see, and that everything ends up being better off for it.





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[Cthulhu]

I'd say Marvel warmed the audience up to superhero films, which DC figured they could hitch a ride on top of; I mean I didn't know the parties behind specific sooperheroes until recently, and I'm sure worldwide there's a lot that don't either. Never read the comics. At best I knew X-Men, Spoderman and Batman from TV cartoons and those 90's movies.

 

[Tetsujin]

 

[Shademp]

I cringe at the second half of that trailer but at least it looks FUN!