Guess I'm in the minority, because I'd like a black Clark (as long as they have the same humble, rural background and a Pa and Ma Kent worthy of the role [as opposed to Man of Steel's]), but I don't like anyone but Clark being the main Superman.
Guess I'm in the minority, because I'd like a black Clark (as long as they have the same humble, rural background and a Pa and Ma Kent worthy of the role [as opposed to Man of Steel's]), but I don't like anyone but Clark being the main Superman.
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https://mobile.twitter.com/TomTaylor...07444273131525
Tom Taylor said that he and Nicola Scott are freaking out because they had Michael B. Jordan in mind when they created Val Zod.
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They can do what they want with Val Zod as far as I'm concerned, so long as they leave Power Girl way the hell out of it. I want her first live action appearance if she ever has one, to be as arm candy for a vastly inferior character. Not that the Nu52 PG was a prize either, but classic PG deserves better.
It hasn't been "officially" confirmed as a black Clark Kent yet, but every single bit we hear or see about it pretty much paints the picture that yeah, it's Clark Kent with a lot more pigment and not Calvin.
But the MBJ series this thread is about is for Val.
Calvin sadly seems to be getting left behind.
He was trying to launch this project for years, I'm glad he's finally managed to achieve his dream.
Looking forward to see this.
Which is why I don't understand all the enthusiasm for either Super Obama or Val Zod; if DC can't even get their relatively simple, easy to understand main Superman right on film, why does anyone expect them to do differently with a more complex character like Val Zod, who started with such promise, only to turn into mostly a background character because no one bothered to follow up on what made him interesting, instead choosing to trust him into a long, complex storyline that only vaguely involved him...and made him seem like a useless idiot to boot.
That character has promise in much the same way that any character can be made to be good, and it has a ready made hook...but I have no confidence at all that WB/DC can pull it off.
As far as STAS goes, I think a big part of what detracted from the show was the truly horrible animation. I remember thinking at the time that their fights for example, looked horrible in comparison to BTAS or JLU. Must have changed whoever they subbed out the animation to for that show.
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While I especially don't want Power Girl's cinematic debut to be someone's arm candy, I don't want that for any superhero. Seriously. Do not introduce a female character who has her own thing going on never seen before as a Superman's girlfriend. It's just awful.
The New 52 is one of the worst things to ever happen to PG. It relegated her to arm candy twice. TWICE.
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The first time I saw Michael B. Jordan was on Friday Night Lights, it was a good role and it was seen that he has charisma, something very important for an actor, over the years he has been improving with the odd blow (4 fantastic) , but with his Creed saga he has gained a lot of fame and many followers, so I am sure that regardless of the quality of the series, it will be a success. I think that is what superman has lacked in the cinema, a charismatic actor who is above good and evil (Cavill has gained his charisma over time).
for warner / dc, Batman is above success, in the 90s batman had very bad movies, but it did not matter, warner / dc kept releasing movies. superman had to wait more than 20 years to have a movie, MoS took it out of obligation , the rest of Dc has it even worse. a clear example is snyder's batman, he was the leader of the 2 most important films in dc history, the 2 were a failure, but at no time was batman blamed. Superman doesn't need a hit, he needs someone in the offices who cares about him, like the rest cares about Batman.
If this gets made and we'll still have Superman and Lois running then they'll need to differentiate this from that so I hope they really pull from E2 comic and have Val be part of a new wave of heroes after a war leaves the Trinity dead/disappeared.