Henry Cavill exits Superman role

[thunderbolt]

WW, Aquaman and Shazam movies are too far along to scrap so just start rebuilding with those three movies and bring in the new Batman and Superman in a World's Finest movie.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Scrap their movies and give us a good Superman and Batman series each on Netflix or something. NOT DC Streaming. Get it out there where almost everyone can see it. And keep those Titans guys away from it.

Chris

[thunderbolt]

Scrap their movies and give us a good Superman and Batman series each on Netflix or something. NOT DC Streaming. Get it out there where almost everyone can see it. And keep those Titans guys away from it.

Chris

pretty sure all DC TV is going to the streaming service and seems to be thru Geoff Johns, too. Eventually he will fall out of grace and go the way of Zack Snyder.

[thunderbolt]

And on the bright side, John Hamm says he's interested in Batman. Make it so.

[Mary Canary]

I think recasting is a better option than rebooting again.
I don't really care for that guy playing the Flash though.
I feel like they shouldn't have made such a big deal about the movies and tv shows being separate.
Grant Gustin is a great Flash.
Manu Bennett is a great Slade.
Melissa Benoist is a great Supergirl.
Even if they didn't want to incorporate everything, they had some building blocks in place to help flesh out the "shared universe" idea.

I will miss Henry Cavill, but I didn't care for Ben Affleck.
But then I still think of Michael Keaton as my Batman.

[CrimsonGhost]

I think they should just go ahead and drop trying to create a cinematic universe right now and just focus on strong stand alone movies. Shazam looks like a step in the right direction to me.

I really feel like Cavill, Affleck, and the rest of the crew on JL were snake bit. Like them or not, that movie underperformed horribly.

I haven't seen the Aquaman preview, but I actually am excited for Shazam.

Forgot to add that I don't think the Joker movies are the way to go either.

[Mary Canary]

I think they should just go ahead and drop trying to create a cinematic universe right now and just focus on strong stand alone movies. Shazam looks like a step in the right direction to me.

I really feel like Cavill, Affleck, and the rest of the crew on JL were snake bit. Like them or not, that movie underperformed horribly.

I haven't seen the Aquaman preview, but I actually am excited for Shazam.

That's the thing... whether Cavill and co. stay on board or not, this whole DCEU thing feels tainted.
I'd prefer strong standalone movies, with a nudge and a wink to them being connected.
I really don't want another origin movie for Superman or Batman.

[Madcap70]

I think recasting is a better option than rebooting again.
I don't really care for that guy playing the Flash though.
I feel like they shouldn't have made such a big deal about the movies and tv shows being separate.
Grant Gustin is a great Flash.
Manu Bennett is a great Slade.
Melissa Benoist is a great Supergirl.
Even if they didn't want to incorporate everything, they had some building blocks in place to help flesh out the "shared universe" idea.

I will miss Henry Cavill, but I didn't care for Ben Affleck.
But then I still think of Michael Keaton as my Batman.

See this is why I don't get it either Grant should have been Flash from the start he has it...Unlike creepy Ezra Miller...

Both DC & Marvel can't get their act straight when it comes to a "Shared" universe at least Marvel acknowledges it though...

[ODBJBG]

This sucks, IMO.

While Man of Steel was terrible it wasn't Cavill's fault and he showed in BvS (an even worse movie) that he could have been fun with Clark Kent in a traditional sense and then with Justice League, he showed some real flourish with the character. But now it sounds like all of that is wasted.

He was pretty much the ONLY person I liked in the DCMU.

[sprytel]

I try to give Cavill a pass. "He was hamstrung by the material." But honestly, if Christopher Reeve starred in those three movies, do you think the character would seem so glum? You might. I mean, after all, Christopher Reeve had been dead for several years by the time Man of Steel came out. I guess what I'm saying is... Christopher Reeve's corpse would have been less of a downer than Cavill's performance.

[Hector]

And on the bright side, John Hamm says he's interested in Batman. Make it so.

Too old, in fact, a year older than Affleck (47 vs 46).

The studios already made it clear they are going with someone much younger, in his late 20s, early 30s...

https://www.technobuffalo.com/2018/07/27/someone-much-younger-will-be-the-dark-knight-in-the-batman/

[thunderbolt]

Too old, in fact, a year older than Affleck (47 vs 46).

The studios already made it clear they are going with someone much younger, in his late 20s, early 30s...

https://www.technobuffalo.com/2018/0...in-the-batman/

so what, the movies were pushing an older Batman, just stick with it. I really don't need a hipster Batman.

[Hector]

You can so what all you want...and keep tapping those Dorothy red shoes heels wishing as hard as you want...they are going with a younger Batman...



I could care less either way. Hire BatBaby or BatSenior Citizen...don’t matter to me...

[Hedji]

Honestly, I won't miss him that much. Maybe with better material he would've been been more endearing. But three missteps in a row and it's goodbye Smallville, hello Routh-ville.

He looked the part, but the charm was just not there.

We really didn't get to see much of him as his alter ego either. I mean, I guess he's still in the shadow of Reeve's bumbling Clark Kent, but how would you describe Cavill's Kent? He didn't really have a different personality. Just Superman with glasses.

[Earth 2 Chris]

^Yeah, their Clark Kent was totally phoned in. Very little thought was given to the "mild mannnered reporter" persona. Probably while Snyder killed Clark off WITH Superman in BvS. Not sure how he was back at the end of JL, but I guess now it probably doesn't matter...

Chris