Minorities in Comics and Other Media, etc

[Adam Allen]

If I remember the original 70s New Gods run, the exchange was the only way to avoid total mutual destruction or something at the time.

It wasn't a nice move for sure but at the time, I think it was necessary to at least attain a cease fire.

Yeah, from what I recall, that was always the political reason for it. It's justifiable on that level, if making that deal was somehow able to get Darkseid to say okay to a cease fire. I was more thinking for Scott on a personal level, how could he possibly not end up hating Highfather? You know, you basically threw me to the wolves, and I'm supposed to be your son ... not that the, "I sent you, as the only light for all of those in the darkness of their world..." kind of thing would make him someone you wanted to hang out with, but it might possibly make you able to think he's not completely heartless.

[Nate Grey]

Yeah, from what I recall, that was always the political reason for it. It's justifiable on that level, if making that deal was somehow able to get Darkseid to say okay to a cease fire. I was more thinking for Scott on a personal level, how could he possibly not end up hating Highfather? You know, you basically threw me to the wolves, and I'm supposed to be your son ... not that the, "I sent you, as the only light for all of those in the darkness of their world..." kind of thing would make him someone you wanted to hang out with, but it might possibly make you able to think he's not completely heartless.

Not to mention maybe a little resentment toward Orion, the child Izaya did raise. In a hypothetical movie, these are all the characters' conflicts: Scott's resentment toward Highfather, Highfather's guilt over the trade and trying to balance being a leader with being a father, Orion balancing his darker tendencies vs Highfather's teachings, Barda's desire for revenge against Granny, Kalibak angry that whatever passes for love in Darkseid's heart, he feels for Orion not him, and of course Darkseid wanting to corrupt his favorite son. It...could work.

[Agent Z]

[MindofShadow]

That looks way better than it has any right to be.

Way better lol

I think one of the bigger problems with the movie may be...

my kids have no real idea who any of the Loony Tunes are.... lol

[CosmiComic]

Why is there a Space Jam 2? Because the first one was so great?

Maybe LeBron James will be a better actor than Michael Jordan

That looks way better than it has any right to be.

Way better lol

I think one of the bigger problems with the movie may be...

my kids have no real idea who any of the Loony Tunes are.... lol

This is more likely for 90s kids who are adults now, except I'm one of those and I don't get it myself! But you raise a good point. Do modern kids generally care about those characters anymore?

[Agent Z]

Why is there a Space Jam 2? Because the first one was so great?

Maybe LeBron James will be a better actor than Michael Jordan

The first one made a lot of money and has a special place in the hearts of many 90s kids.

I don't think James is much of an actor but his acting isn't the draw for films like this.

[MindofShadow]

Lebron has good comedic timing at the very least

[CosmiComic]

Lebron has good comedic timing at the very least

ok. But has any athlete ever become a good actor? We all saw what happened with Shaq!

[Malvolio]

ok. But has any athlete ever become a good actor? We all saw what happened with Shaq!

There have been plenty of athletes who have become good actors. Maybe not great actors, but I can think of a few good ones:

Alex Karras, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Bob Ueker, Jim Brown

[skyvolt2000]

ok. But has any athlete ever become a good actor? We all saw what happened with Shaq!

Shaq was a case of throwing him into anything and ASSUMING that would be enough.

We saw it with Tupac after Juice & Poetic Justice.

We saw it with Paris Hilton.

HECK we saw it the past 5 years in a book called Black Panther. People think a name is all you need to be a hit.

The FLAWS in that is assuming everyone likes that person.

Because as we have seen HERE in certain threads that worship a certain weather mutant or Twitter and the Snyder Toxic Cult or all these "sudden" Cyborg fans. Easy to SAY IT and RETWEET IT but it's another thing to hand over MONEY to support it.

Looney Toons I would not worry about. Folks tolerating Lebron enough to watch is the issue.

[Adam Allen]

I guess you can't tell much from a trailer, but honestly, just from this, already looks like he's a better actor than Shaq and Jordan, to me!

Of course, it also doesn't look like they're planning to rely on his acting ability very much. Probably 90% of the movie will be animated, and apparently Cheadle will carry half the human acting, so unless LeBron is just unbearably wooden (doesn't seem to be), should be all good.

Agreed that it looks better than you'd expect!

[Agent Z]

Zendaya will voice Lola Bunny

https://ew.com/movies/zendaya-space-...cy-lola-bunny/

[CosmiComic]

Shaq was a case of throwing him into anything and ASSUMING that would be enough.

We saw it with Tupac after Juice & Poetic Justice.

We saw it with Paris Hilton.

HECK we saw it the past 5 years in a book called Black Panther. People think a name is all you need to be a hit.

The FLAWS in that is assuming everyone likes that person.

Because as we have seen HERE in certain threads that worship a certain weather mutant or Twitter and the Snyder Toxic Cult or all these "sudden" Cyborg fans. Easy to SAY IT and RETWEET IT but it's another thing to hand over MONEY to support it.

Looney Toons I would not worry about. Folks tolerating Lebron enough to watch is the issue.

I see they're incorporating other characters from other series. I think I might have seen a dragon from GOT

I guess you can't tell much from a trailer, but honestly, just from this, already looks like he's a better actor than Shaq and Jordan, to me!

Of course, it also doesn't look like they're planning to rely on his acting ability very much. Probably 90% of the movie will be animated, and apparently Cheadle will carry half the human acting, so unless LeBron is just unbearably wooden (doesn't seem to be), should be all good.

Agreed that it looks better than you'd expect!

I feel this is going to be another case of villain is better acted than hero (assuming Cheadle is actually the villain). An outdated trope, but I guess appropriate for a movie banking on 90s nostalgia

[Malvolio]

We should also remember that Lebron James is playing himself here, as he did in Trainwreck. Granted, it's a fictionalized and exaggerated version of Lebron James, but he's not playing a character he's unfamiliar with as Shaq had to do in say, Steel.

[CosmiComic]

We should also remember that Lebron James is playing himself here, as he did in Trainwreck. Granted, it's a fictionalized and exaggerated version of Lebron James, but he's not playing a character he's unfamiliar with as Shaq had to do in say, Steel.

That's true. Although Jordan also played himself, but wasnt the best actor. Maybe LeBron is better though