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Fielding a fan question at today's WonderCon panel for his upcoming [B]Pacific Rim[/B], Guillermo del Toro offered a few details about his in-development DC Universe project, [B]Dark Universe[/B] (He also hinted that it may ultimately be called [B]Justice League Dark[/B]). Del Toro has written a story bible for the film and they have a writer to adapt the screenplay that they hope to announce very shortly. The project won't happen, however, until after del Toro's next, the horror story [B]Crimson Peak[/B].
The film will follow John Constantine (who, Del Toro promises, will be blond this time) as its protagonist, and will include the previously-announced Swamp Thing, the Demon, Deadman, the Spectre and Zatanna as well.
"He is basically trying to recruit," says Del Toro of the "Hellblazer" hero.
Though the film's through-line will feature Jason Blood's history with Merlin and the Knights of King Arthur, bringing a threat to present day. Del Toro stressed that he didn't want any of the heroes' origins to be delivered up front and...[URL="http://www.comingsoon.net/news/wonderconnews.php?id=102173"][Click here to continue][/URL]
all these superhero movies are sort of getting stale
[editline]31st March 2013[/editline]
also justice league dark is super boring imo
[QUOTE=BeardyDuck;40104340]all these superhero movies are sort of getting stale
[editline]31st March 2013[/editline]
also justice league dark is super boring imo[/QUOTE]
I disagree. As long as the movies explore the untouched regions of the comic book world and make a good movie, I'm okay with it. Del Toro is great at showing audiences a strange and fantastic idea such as Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy and making them great. Not to mention, a movie such as this- if done well- opens doors to other corners of the DC Universe that I know DC's film studio is just dying to make money off of in light of Marvel's The Avengers.
I'm cautiously optimistic about this movie. It sounds odd, yet exciting; and it has nothing to do with the DC heroes that Hollywood has just about done to death (i.e. Superman and Batman). Plus, finally a movie about Etrigan and Zatanna. I look forward to it.
Phase 3 of marvel is going to amazing
all because of doctor strange.
It's going to be a piece of shit.
Del Toro already ruined the Hellboy movies by turning them into goofy action comedies with pointless subplots, and those movies were actually based on great comic books.
This time around he's not only doing another movie based on a comic book(Justice League Dark), but a movie based on a genuinely bad comic book at that.
This is the only version of Constantine that deserves to exist anyway.
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RIP Hellblazer 1988-2013, never forget.
is this constantine similar to that movie of that exocist?
Same character, different portrayal
Blame the Spider-Man 2000's movies, without those the genre would be significantly hurting or non existent
[QUOTE=Hip Priest;40105202]It's going to be a piece of shit.
Del Toro already ruined the Hellboy movies by turning them into goofy action comedies with pointless subplots, and those movies were actually based on great comic books.
This time around he's not only doing another movie based on a comic book(Justice League Dark), but a movie based on a genuinely bad comic book at that.
This is the only version of Constantine that deserves to exist anyway[/QUOTE]
But I liked Hellboy
[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;40107841]I just can't get into superhero movies anymore aside from Christopher Nolan Batman movies, but I think of the Nolan movies as more of a trilogy of crime dramas than superhero movies.[/QUOTE]
Until the third one, yeah.
Did everyone just hate the Constantine movie or something?
It was alright, definitely had its moments
[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;40107841]I just can't get into superhero movies anymore aside from Christopher Nolan Batman movies, but I think of the Nolan movies as more of a trilogy of crime dramas than superhero movies.[/QUOTE]
What about Watchmen?
I really dig the Constantine film, was pretty badass and looked nice.
I'm interested to see how Del Toro handles the real Constantine character though, as opposed to badass Max Payne exorcist
Keanu Keanu Keanu Keanu Keanu Keanu Keanu Keanu
[I]He is a must for this, I'm still fucking waiting for [B]Constantine 2[/B][/I]
I'm so excited for this movie. Been looking forward to it since when they announced it four months ago. Justice League: Dark is such a good comic book series, I recommend you pick up the first two volumes at your local library.
I hope the make it more like the comics than the Keanu film. I need my bisexual, English, former punk rocker wizard.
[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;40107841]I just can't get into superhero movies anymore aside from Christopher Nolan Batman movies, but I think of the Nolan movies as more of a trilogy of crime dramas than superhero movies.[/QUOTE] I can't say that there's been many truly great superhero films, so the more the better I guess. I really really really want them to make a Batman film closer to the comics. Like right now please. An R rating would be greaaaaat too. And Man of Steel needs to not suck because I want a DC-verse thing going on.
[QUOTE=Takuat;40117096]I hope the make it more like the comics than the Keanu film. I need my bisexual, English, former punk rocker wizard.[/QUOTE]
If Aaron Paul could pull off a decent accent I could see him doing it.
Just look at this
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[QUOTE=Trogdon;40107966]Blame the Spider-Man 2000's movies, without those the genre would be significantly hurting or non existent[/QUOTE]
X-men actually I would say.
Without that film, none of the superhero genre would've gotten off the ground.
I'm guessing this is a case of fatigue by over-exposure though, because people cant seriously be retarded enough to suggest that the whole superhero genre has been a bad thing. Nolan's batman trilogy weren't just good superhero films, they were great films in general, easily among the best of the past 13 years or so.
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