Friday, November 7, 2014

JARED LETO REPORTEDLY UP FOR ROLE OF THE JOKER

Jared_Leto.The_Joker.Suicide_SquadIt is being reported that Jared Leto is the front runner for the role of The Joker in the future Suicide Squad movie. One could assume that it is almost a for sure thing, with IGN and even DC Comics themselves reporting on the Oscar winner being up for the role. Of course this is Hollywood after all, and anything can happen.

Initial thought was that DC Comics and Warner Bros. is really pushing the "wait and see" button with their new movieverse. Majority of the nerd world unleashed hell after Ben Affleck was cast as Batman. General opinion was that Gal Gadot wouldn't be a good Wonder Woman. And although there wasn't much noise, it would be safe to assume that there are haters of other casting choices (with the exception of The Rock as Black Adam). Nobody knows if these were the right choices, just as much as noone knowing if they were the wrong choices. Even though there are still those who still dislike them, but Michael Keaton and Heath Ledger both proved the doubters wrong. With box-office numbers at least, for those who dislike their interpretations of Batman and The Joker.

The_Joker.Jared_Leto.Suicide_Squad.Wait and see. That is what we'll be doing with everything. From the upcoming movies, to even whether or not Jared Leto will be giving us his rendition of the Clown Prince Of Crime. Which again is supposedly Suicide Squad. If he does, first question everyone will ask, is when will we see Affleck's Batman and Leto's Joker share the big screen.

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Thursday, November 6, 2014

SHAZAM! NOT PART OF MOS MOVIEVERSE, AND THAT'S OKAY

DC_Comics.Shazam.Captain_Marvel.Initially, disappointment set in. How could they not have "Shazam!" in the same universe as "Man Of Steel", and the upcoming "Batman Vs Superman: Dawn Of Justice"? Was Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson wrong, and it will be? Yes, and no. Sure he is right in that it would be a seperate world from that of Zach Snyder's. However, recently Geoff John's from DC Comics had stated that they consider the movies and television shows as a multiverse. That is where the disappointment dissipates.

Just because The Rock says know your role (couldn't resist), but just because he says they are different worlds, doesn't mean that there isn't a possibility of a massive cross-over film. It also doesn't mean that the stories although different in both style and tone, won't be similar in the direction that they take. Perhaps they all lead into a massive multiverse cross-over, with say Darkseid as the main villain.
Perhaps not though. It does allow "Shazam!" free reign to go where they want, which will be good as there will likely be immediate comparisons with Superman. But, that will likely always be the case. And it should be that way really. Also with the freedom to go their own route, comes the ability to also return to when Shazam (then known as Captain Marvel) not only went head to head with Superman in sales, but he surpassed the original superhero at one point.

DC_Comics.SHAZAM.Black_AdamWe are getting pretty far ahead of ourselves with all of this really. We still need the lead character of both Billy Batson and Shazam to be cast. The Rock will be filling the role (and hopefully...knowing his role *ahem*) that fans had him pegged for when he first crossed over from the wrestling ring to the big screen. The role of Black Adam.

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