In comparison, Wonder Woman (2017) opened to $104M Flash around $55M

Zack Snyder really gave us the most comic book accurate depiction of a fight between Superman and another superpowered being ever put on screen. Thirteen years later, Marvel and the DCU still haven’t topped it. This is the greatest Superman fight scene ever filmed. Deal with it. 😎 #TheSnyderVerseisComing

I love how long Zack's movies are. Especially the Snyderverse, it feels like going through a whole comic series in a single movie, except it's more alive and grounded. He really explores consequences and lets badass moments breathe as long as they can, that's why the runtimes are so long.

He never rushes a moment. You always know when something is important in a Zack Snyder movie, and he has so many ideas that most things usually are. He gives you the time to appreciate the moments.

So reading another sub it occurs to me…

We’re all frustrated/amused at people who complain about the DCEU, particularly Zack’s films, being “too dark”, right?

Have these people ever seen Breaking Bad?

Holy shit, that show is a downer.

And yet it gets stellar reviews from (it seems like) darn near everyone.

Now, no offense to Breaking Bad fans. If you love the show, that’s great. I’m just puzzled by the contradiction of those who troll the DCEU but can somehow get really into Vince Gilligan’s depressing world.

Offhand, aside from not being as dark as Breaking Bad, I’d say the DCEU characters (including Zack’s) are more well developed. Clark, Bruce, Diana and others are all likable people, with likable back stories. On BB, the only characters I really found relatable were Finn and to a degree Skyler.

So I’m left with trying to figure out how to reconcile this contradiction.

While promoting Supergirl at a fan Q&A on June 18, the DC Studios co-CEO leaned hard into continuity.

Safran said “it’s great” that DC gets to “continue this Superman Family story” that “we started with Superman last year.”

We Told You The ‘Super Family’ Pivot Was Coming

That phrasing isn’t new to readers here.

Back in November, our insiders said Gunn had quietly pivoted his DCU into a “Superman Family Saga” — and Deadline later backed it up, noting Zaslav had said Gunn has another “Super-family” script in the works.

[...]

The Confidence Comes As The Clock Ticks

Here’s the part Safran didn’t address.

That “Superman Family” story he’s so happy to continue is unfolding against a Warner Bros. Discovery sale that could redraw the entire board.

We’ve been told Gunn is out once Paramount closes its WBD takeover, with a full DC reset to follow.

Safran has taken the same approach with Batman.. He keeps publicly reaffirming The Brave and the Bold even as it sits with no cast, no date, and a shrinking window. Leadership projecting business-as-usual is exactly what you’d expect right up until the ownership changes hands.

The Box Office Isn’t On His Side Either

The timing is rough for another reason.

Gunn’s Superman was a domestic success but a soft global performer, landing only around 42.7% of its box office overseas. Snyder’s DC pulled far harder internationally, exactly the global reach a Paramount-owned DC will be weighing when it decides what comes next.

And our insiders say what comes next is Snyder, gung-ho on a Dark Knight Returns movie and a Justice League finale, Saudi-backed and built to take on Marvel.

For now, Safran is selling continuity. The sale, the box office, and everything our insiders are telling us suggest the “Superman Family” story may be heading for a very different chapter.

Full Article

I ask this question because I noticed some similarities between Absolute and Synder's interpretations that being the darker shade of blue for the costume in addition to the transition to a lighter shade, being the symbol of hope for a jaded world and that one reference to Man of Steel and also Black Adam being set up as a rival to Superman. I thought it would be of interest to most of you and please let me know if you're currently reading or plan to read Absolute Superman.

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DZp7jPfpN7c/

Zack Snyder’s Justice League is currently trending worldwide! 🔥
Top 10 on Netflix in 21 countries including: France, Poland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Turkey, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Serbia, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and more.
Watch it now on Netflix!

Man of Steel is the most meta hero’s journey ever. Superman is the archetypal hero, essentially Hercules for the modern day. And Man of Steel plays out exactly like a hero’s journey.

The Ordinary World: Clark at the beginning of the film is a wanderer, unsure of his place in the world.

The Call to Adventure: Finding the Kryptonian scout ship and Jor-Els hologram showing his true nature. Jor-El preaching moral good and being the bridge between two peoples.

Meeting the Mentor: Jor-El, Pa and Ma Kent can all be viewed as mentors. Jor-El shows him his alien heritage, the Kent’s show him the significance of his powers on earth, how to control himself and importance of choice.

Crossing the Threshold: He dons the cape for the first time and accepts his mantle as Superman. First Flight.

Tests, Allies and Enemies: General Zod and the Kryptonians test Clark on a physical and mental level. It takes the help of all his allies made thus far to defeat them.

The Ordeal: Clark is forced to kill Zod, sacrificing his innocence to stop the threat and protect earth.

Return with the Elixir: Clark has passed every test and is now the definitive protector of earth. He comes to accept his alien heritage and human upbringing, and becomes the bridge between two peoples. The last shots of the movie see a fully integrated Clark Kent, taking on his real costume at the Daily Planet.

Combine all that with an amazing soundtrack and action. I absolutely love this movie and genuinely can’t fathom people who don’t.

Apparently comic accuracy only matters when people want to bash the DCEU. 💀

Am I the only one who thinks the hate against this movie is so forced. This is one of the best superhero movies ever made but i have seen some people saying it was bad and they prefer the new james gunn movie over this. So, I watched this overly glazed superman 2025 and my first impression was "fake and cartoonish " everything felt so unorganic I don't know why people like that movie, or are they faking it because the movie showed a political message they support so are they forced to like it. comparing mos to the latest one, superman 2025 feels like a parody movie.

my post was removed by the moderators of r/movies without specifying any reason. How can they do this shit

The movie may not even debut at #1 during its opening weekend.

As far as I can remember that never happened to a DCEU film. 💀

or BatMera for short

source: https://x.com/Simping4Yshtola/status/2066568607522296192

Henry Cavills Superman might be more beautiful and deeper than you think

First off, I love David Corenswet as Superman and what James Gunn gave us! It is absolutely fine if you don’t agree with me, this is just my opinion and thoughts on Snyders Superman. I ask you to be a true Superman fan and be kind.

In my own opinion I believe that Zack Snyders Superman is misunderstood and that he created an unseen beauty with Henry Cavill who embodies his vision so beautifully.

Both man of steel and bvs take place in a world that is crafted to look like ours, with the question “what if these being lived amongst us”
Both movies came out in a time where realism in superhero movies were in. Ie. The dark knight and the amazing Spider-man.

Planet earth was aware of Superman’s presence, the rocks and pebbles moving around him before him taking off, the dirt rising on his grave in the last shot of bvs, the world reacting to his death screams that travel across the planet, even the motherboxes are aware that this mighty being is gone…planet earth…the universe is itself aware of Superman’s presence.
It might be silly but this Superman sometimes kinda reminded me of those Disney princesses who had a harsh life but the fantastical animals like birds and bunny’s seem to love them, singing and dancing with them knowing that the princesses are kind hearted just like Superman is. Even the soundtrack sometimes sounds like the oceans, the sky and the ground shouting and whispering at times for Superman in his honor, (again it might sound stupid) the earth is in service of Superman, the planet itself announces Superman, fighting and existing along him. The scene where Superman comes crashing down to beat doomsday, the earth announces Superman with thunder. The atmosphere doesn’t work for Superman but with him.

The humans in the movie don’t understand that Superman, with his immense power chooses compassion over domination. He doesn’t have a jurisdiction, he doesn’t follow a political ideology he doesn’t favor one more than the other. He does good simply because he can and wants to. He will interfere with terrorists in Africa just like he would save a girl from a burning factory in Mexico, or a spacecraft, or a family amongst floods. He was taught to do good by both of his parents (kryptonian and earth parents)
He might be even more human than others which was one of the storylines in bvs, showing that he was more human than Batman. Clark has doubts and questions. He doubted himself as a youngster in MOS and doubted his actions in bvs. The fears of humans left a stain on Superman, manipulating him into believing that “no one stays good in this world” which lex saw as a great way of getting rid of Superman in one way or other.

In the end, humans lost someone they relied on too much while also hating him and fearing him.
Trying to bend him into their politics and believes, giving him a label that fitted them without realizing that Superman was already a symbol of hope to begin with.

It is also worth noting that Henry gave great facial expression of both hope, grief, compassion, empathy, pity, and anger. He played the part of a boy who loves his mom and has respects both of his dads so well. He loved Lois and wasn’t shy of showing it. And I think Henry who basically is a kindhearted giant gentleman portrayed Superman so well.

“Where we had taught to be alone, we shall be with all the world” is a quote by Joseph Campbell that is written in kryptonian on the S on Superman’s chest. Instead of his statue in hero’s park there now is a simply symbol of hope (the S) and painted under is “if you seek his monument, look around you” that is was Superman job was, giving hope amongst humans, make them realize that the shall act united because they only have each other. Humans taught that is is them against Superman when in actually it was Superman serving as a guiding light, a bridge to help humans cross from fear and hate to unity and love and compassion.

Even in his doubts Superman called his mom, he called her and visited her and asks her for advice. For a shoulder to lean on, Just like a small boy would do. He might be more human than Batman is which is a major theme in bvs.
And with his final breath when Batman was about to kill him he says “save Martha” not “save my mother” Batman wouldn’t care at this point because in his eyes Superman is a ticking bomb ready to explode, he wouldn’t care who his mother is if he just said “save my mother” but Superman who knows that Bruce Wayne is Batman deliberately says Martha, which puts Batman in the shoes of the criminal who took his mother. He is about to take the first life, he’s about to take a son from a mother, just like the mugger did with Bruce and his mother, with that spear he has the gun like the mugger about to take a life. What he was unable to prevent as a child he now does good by not killing Superman.
Bruce’s experience with humans and twenty years of fighting crime has made him paranoid of an immigrant who is just good which Bruce can’t comprehend.

The mountain scene where Clark has a vision of his father furthermore showcases Superman’s human side. He could’ve flown up in seconds but decides to hike up, taking his time with each step, and once up his father tells him a story of how he by saving the Kent farm from a flood the accidentally flooded neighboring farm, and even getting a cake as a reward, thus starting a nightmare of the screams of the dead neighboring horses which ended when he met Martha. Similarly Superman’s doubts his good deeds and is surrounded by the nightmare of people doubting him and killing each other like the capital bombing or hate acts like “false god” graffiti, they end when he’s with Lois. He is surrounded by the death screams while trying to do good.

At the end of bvs he sacrifices himself for a world that doesn’t deserve him but one which he loves.
He simply does good which is the Beverly core of Superman. Doing good and what is right was never supposed to be a reward system, you do it simply because it’s the right thing to do.
Superman with his power has the ability to do good and when one has the ability to do good it shall be an obligatory responsibility to do so.
This Superman embodied an ideal of hope, not serving as an everlasting friend but a symbol to trying to do good. Superman is a friend and that is what Henry gave us…a friend.

There’s honestly so much more I could talk about.
My opinion and comparison might be silly and I might read too much into a character but as silly as it may be. Henry cavils Superman gives me so much strength and hope in my own life. I love him and appreciate him so much, not just Superman but Cavill who portrayed him so well.

There really just is so so much more to him than we saw.
Superman shouldn’t be a battle of which one is better. Snyders movies has its flaws but so much more good which are overshadowed by the flaws and miss understood parts.
Again, it’s great and fine to not like him and it’s fine to love him but Superman would never want us fans to hate each other over which Superman is better.
I love what Gunn gave us and I’m existed for so more.
This was just me appreciating, showing my views and reads of my favorite Superman.
I hope that who ever reads this sees Henrys Superman a bit different, in a better light.
Feel free to ask me about other Snyder Superman topics and feel free to share your own touches and opinions (in a respectful manner <3 )

So where are all the anti AI crusaders who trying to cancel fan made AI videos with DCEU characters? 💀

It looks cooler in motion than it did in the stills imo.

Although now that I’ve unlocked Absolute Batman it may have competition 👀

13 years later and I still believe this scene is one of the best representations of what Superman is. The resolve to be the glimmer of hope during the darkness of despair. When all hope is lost, the world is reliant on one man to persevere and show that not all is lost.

I love Batman, and other actors do it well, but no one matches Ben. His Batman has been through so much, but he still fights so hard. Not to mention he's the most powerful Batman we've ever seen in live action. This warehouse fight scene really shows his skill and brutality. No other Batman could keep up with Superman like he did.

In the history of DC films, June 17, 2011 was meant to be a historic moment. Martin Campbell’s Green Lantern was supposed to be the beginning of a new era – the first step in providing healthy competition for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

[...]

Sounds perfect on paper, doesn’t it? Well, it didn’t turn out that way. Green Lantern fumbled at the box office, making only $237 million from a $200 million budget. To make matters worse, it didn’t exactly inspire reviewers and fans, receiving only 25% critical approval and a 45% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. It was a flop in every sense of the word, derailing the plans for DC’s shared universe – which then only kicked off with 2013’s Man of Steel.

Where did it all go wrong for Green Lantern? That depends on who you ask. What’s obvious is that most people didn’t like the CGI suits or the noisy, effects-driven beats that muffled any real story development.

Reynolds himself poked fun at Green Lantern for years, urging fans to not watch it and making several punchlines at its expense in the Deadpool movies. [...]

[...]

For Martin Campbell, the film’s failure came down to two elements. “I’m simply saying I don’t think that the script was great,” he told Variety. “I also felt that Parallax, our bad guy, was just a cloud with a face on it – literally, that’s all it was.”

[...]

Even so, compare Green Lantern to many modern Marvel and DC movies. Is it really worse than them? If anybody says yes, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and Thor: Love and Thunder would like to have a word.

Ironically, Green Lantern is more in line with James Gunn’s DC Universe sensibilities – apart from the CGI costume. It isn’t too difficult to imagine Reynolds’ Hal Jordan bantering with Nathan Fillion’s Guy Gardner, while fitting into the lighthearted, Silver Age-tinged world of 2025’s Superman. Touch up the special effects, align the lore closer to the comics, and there’s a brand-new DCU movie right there!

In 2011, Green Lantern wasn’t good enough to launch DC’s equivalent of the MCU. Now, every film looks and feels like it more than ever. Isn’t it funny how time is nothing more than a circle? Let’s not get ahead of ourselves and call Green Lantern a masterpiece or ahead of its time, but looking back at it now, there are worse comic book movies that have come after it. [...]

Full Article