I don't know if this goes any further than that Doom Patrol announcement several years ago. But the idea it could be a Fantastic Four/Transformers mash-up...
I smell another Green Lantern style flop if it goes ahead, with all the reality warping stunts they would try to pull with their robot bodies.
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Even for many hardcore comic book fans, The Metal Men are still a little known/obscure team. The average joe wouldn't know what the hell this movie is about, and I doubt they'd care enough to go out and see it in the theater... Stick to what people know, DC!
However, I think it could make for a GREAT animated flick.
Some scientist ******* builds a bunch of robots based off of metals. So you've got Mercury that has a liquid body and can shapeshift, Titanium thats really tough, blah blah wacky hi-jinks.
of course it would work with the right script. i doubt it will be an epic movie that is over 2 hours. more like an hour and a half at best. and DC didnt green light this, WB did. DC has no say over what movies WB brings out. i say take the chance.
Barry Sonnenfeld peaked with Men In Black in 1997. Since then it's been pretty downhill; two MIB sequels that were crappy to mediocre, RV (ugh), Big Trouble (9/11 turned that film into a disaster) and then there's Wild Wild West...the crowning turd in the water pipe!
I thought the Metal Men were fun when I was younger...but there was no Transformers then, and I got past the age of ten. I mean, if DC thinks there is real potential as a live action film, then get ready for that Wonder Twins film as well!
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MIB 3 was pretty good and has a better score on imdb versus MIB. and its not dc, but WB. WB thinks they can make this into a fun movie. Metal Men is still a great concept and their last maxi series was fantastic. in case any of you didnt read it.
They all shapeshift actually. You should read their last mini, pretty fun. A MM film should be entirely about Doctor Will Magnus having hardcore science adventures.
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