Originally posted by Scarlet315
If done right, i think it's possible. For instance i can't imagine anyone comicbook lover or not, not wanting to see an overlypowered superman who has been mind controlled by either poison ivy or lex and having someone like batman stopping him. This can do two things, first show how powerful superman really is and actually show the best of both characters.
But Batman is stopping him. And Superman is being mind controlled.
Originally posted by Scarlet315
If done right, i think it's possible. For instance i can't imagine anyone comicbook lover or not, not wanting to see an overlypowered superman who has been mind controlled by either poison ivy or lex and having someone like batman stopping him. This can do two things, first show how powerful superman really is and actually show the best of both characters.
Originally posted by Mindship
The Star Trek franchise has saved the universe countless times. But then, they have The Kirk.
Star Trek is almost a perfect example. For one, it never had the widespread appeal that would have a movie studio greenlight a project akin to what is being described in the OP.
Additionally, they did a great job of, no matter how abstract or "out-there" the threat, always making the immediate danger to the crew and characters people cared about the most salient thing. Viewers were always way more interested in how Kirk and Spock would survive, even if the universe would also be destroyed. For as much cheese as there was in the show, ST had some decent writing.
Originally posted by Scarlet315
If done right, i think it's possible. For instance i can't imagine anyone comicbook lover or not, not wanting to see an overlypowered superman who has been mind controlled by either poison ivy or lex and having someone like batman stopping him. This can do two things, first show how powerful superman really is and actually show the best of both characters.
even as a comicbook fan, I can't say that is particularly interesting, or rather, I'd say that idea would almost certainly be better suited to an animated video.
But no, the market has shown that such a movie would have a passionate base, but would not appeal beyond people who already cared about bats and supes.
The vast majority of people care more about seeing Clark rescue Lois than about some demonstration of how powerful Superman is. Think of the Super-kid in Superman Returns: To comic fans it was terrible, but for everyone else who doesn't care about continuity in that way, it added a personal dimension which drew them in to the film more.
Originally posted by Zack Fair
Really? I thought everyone hated Super kid and creeper Kal-El.
I'm not saying people are going away thinking he was the best character, but in terms of building traditional movie suspense and all that, it is a really typical sort of role. I'd imagine people who aren't so invested in these characters that they post about them in their private time just didn't care outside of "OMG Superman, save your baby!"
Originally posted by Oliver NorthI'm not sure about that. I mean, this is Trek. Like Star Wars, people live/swear by this stuff.
Star Trek is almost a perfect example. For one, it never had the widespread appeal that would have a movie studio greenlight a project akin to what is being described in the OP.
Originally posted by Oliver NorthIndeed, character development, and a believable approach to the whole starflight thing, is really what made the show, whether they saved the whole universe or just Star Base Whatever. But, imho, I think what also made universe-saving adventures work in Trek is that they were already out among the stars, a huge, spectacular theater by definition, whereas superhero stories tend to be earthbound.
Additionally, they did a great job of, no matter how abstract or "out-there" the threat, always making the immediate danger to the crew and characters people cared about the most salient thing. Viewers were always way more interested in how Kirk and Spock would survive, even if the universe would also be destroyed. For as much cheese as there was in the show, ST had some decent writing.
I'm just saying, if done right, a grand scenario could work in a superhero flick. But yeah, as you and Sin I Am pointed out, it would be a major challenge which would probably lapse into a quick-scheme, profit-seeking FX-heavy dud.
Maybe Spielberg should handle it...