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The DC cinematic universe appears to be losing its Man of Steel.

 

Henry Cavill, who has played Superman in three films, is parting ways with Warner Bros., sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. The British actor, who first donned the blue suit for 2013's Man of Steel, and then starred in 2016's Batman v. Superman and last year's Justice League, is said to be hanging up the red cape.

 

Warners had been trying to enlist Cavill, who most recently co-starred in Mission: Impossible — Fallout, for a Superman cameo in Shazam!, which stars Zachary Levi and will bow April 5. But contract talks between Cavill's WME reps and Warners broke down, and the door is now closing on other potential Superman appearances.

 

 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/henry-cavill-as-superman-warner-bros-dc-universe-shake-up-1142306

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Cavill was ok as Superman. I had no complaints about him really.

 

The best Superman casting in the world wouldn’t have mattered with the pieces of shit that were Batman vs Superman and Justice League.

 

If it were my choice, I’d get rid of most of those JL actors except for the Wonder Woman babe.

 

The Flash kid seems like some cheap tv show actor. The TV Flash actor is more suitable for that character.

 

Momoa Aquaman is just there to be shirtless. I’m not believing him as Aquaman one bit. DC’s weak answer to Marvel’s Hemsworth Thor.

 

The Cyborg guy...I guess I’d give him a pass only because he wasn’t annoying.

 

Ben Affleck...yeah, he was a joke in Justice League. Unsurprising.

 

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I agree, Cavill was fine as Superman. I don't really like Amy Adams as Lois Lane to be honest, but that's another story.

 

I don't care for Affleck in general, but I don't think he was as bad as Batman as he could have been. I liked Batman vs. Superman more than I liked Justice League. Still, I'm glad they're replacing him as Batman.

 

With the exception of Gal Gadot, I don't think any of the other actors who played Justice League heroes were all that interesting. And in all seriousness, Gadot is good at the role, it's not just her appearance. The others just aren't that good at playing their respective roles.

 

I suspect the Legion of Doom will be much more interesting.

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Being a DC comics kid and a huge Superman fan as a kid......the DCU has been a flat out letdown.

 

But....at least we got Nolan's majestic Dark Knight trilogy. The very best comic book movies ever made IMO were Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. And it is not even close.

 

I did enjoy Wonder Woman a lot. Very good movie.

 

Superman vs Batman Directors cut was decent (nothing special)

 

Justice League was a total bomb and huge let down.

 

I actually had fun watching the Suicide Squad even though it is universally bashed.

 

Man Of Steel except the last 30 minutes.....was great.

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I hope they carry on with the storyline that was developing, and not reboot the whole thing once again like they did with Spiderman TWICE. Ad as much as I liked Gal Gadot's acting, I din't think the Wonder Woman film was that well don, to be honest.
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I never saw Justice League. What're the main issues? Too much going on? No story?

 

This question from someone who didn't mind B v. S - I didn't find it memorable, but I didn't find it execrable, either.

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DC is caught between needing to mimic the near perfect, if not repetitive, mix of drama, comedy & action of Marvel and trying to be a darker, more adult comic movie based on comics that have no need to be dark & serious (outside Batman v. The Joker).

 

Plus...marvel basically owns the comic book movie genre and has almost worn it out so that there’s seemingly no room for more comic book movies outside of Batman.

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DC is caught between needing to mimic the near perfect, if not repetitive, mix of drama, comedy & action of Marvel and trying to be a darker, more adult comic movie based on comics that have no need to be dark & serious (outside Batman v. The Joker).

 

Plus...marvel basically owns the comic book movie genre and has almost worn it out so that there’s seemingly no room for more comic book movies outside of Batman.

 

As there are decades of stories to adapt (or original screenplays they’d like to write), there’s plenty of room for comic book movies.

 

Saying there’s no more room for comic book movies is the same as saying there’s no more room for horror movies, sci-fi, etc.

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I never saw Justice League. What're the main issues? Too much going on? No story?

 

This question from someone who didn't mind B v. S - I didn't find it memorable, but I didn't find it execrable, either.

 

Bats vs Supes was like having a beagle pee on my new shoes.

JL was like having a Great Dane take a dump directly on my face.

 

My top 4 problems with JL in no particular order:

 

- poor casting

- lazy resolution to combat the villain...almost as if some 7 year old thought of it

- 2nd rate looking CGI despite the budget being massive

- unfunny jokes and overall weak dialogue

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The only real issue here is massive relief the Affleck has gone....I can't stand his smug, twattish face at any price.

 

That’s why his best suited role is here:

 

 

 

 

Even without Affleck, Justice League would’ve been shit.

Look at Gal Gadot [really, look at her! ;) ]. I think she’s quite good as Wonder Woman and it still didn’t have a big enough affect on improving JL.

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The only real issue here is massive relief the Affleck has gone....I can't stand his smug, twattish face at any price.

 

That’s why his best suited role is here:

 

 

 

 

Even without Affleck, Justice League would’ve been shit.

Look at Gal Gadot [really, look at her! ;) ]. I think she’s quite good as Wonder Woman and it still didn’t have a big enough affect on improving JL.

 

The Accountant was pretty good.

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I won't miss Cavil man of steel and batman V superman were both awful.......i'm indifferent to Afflack. as a matter of fact i don't object to any of this. DC needs serious work,

 

Mick

 

The stench of those movies were not the fault of the actors.

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I won't miss Cavil man of steel and batman V superman were both awful.......i'm indifferent to Afflack. as a matter of fact i don't object to any of this. DC needs serious work,

 

Mick

 

The stench of those movies were not the fault of the actors.

 

They're the last thing to blame, that's for sure. Unless you want to mention how bad Holly Hunter and the dude who played Lex Luthor were in those movies...

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The only real issue here is massive relief the Affleck has gone....I can't stand his smug, twattish face at any price.

 

That’s why his best suited role is here:

 

 

 

 

Even without Affleck, Justice League would’ve been shit.

Look at Gal Gadot [really, look at her! ;) ]. I think she’s quite good as Wonder Woman and it still didn’t have a big enough affect on improving JL.

 

The Accountant was pretty good.

 

His first 3 directorial films are great. Gone Baby Gone is number one on my best of 2007 list which was a great year for movies with classics like No Country For Old Men, There Will Be Blood And Zodiac.

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I never liked Cavill in that role. Superman is a tricky character to play, because he's so very square that any actor playing him has got to be loaded with charm, otherwise he comes off like a goody two shoes or a straight up fascist.

 

Affleck was completely wrong for Batman, he couldn't do the dark and broody thing to save his life.

 

Unpopular opinion: I thought Affleck made a pretty good Daredevil.

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Affleck was completely wrong for Batman, he couldn't do the dark and broody thing to save his life.

 

Unpopular opinion: I thought Affleck made a pretty good Daredevil.

 

He was perfect as Will Hunting's best buddy, Chuckie.....

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DC is caught between needing to mimic the near perfect, if not repetitive, mix of drama, comedy & action of Marvel and trying to be a darker, more adult comic movie based on comics that have no need to be dark & serious (outside Batman v. The Joker).

 

Plus...marvel basically owns the comic book movie genre and has almost worn it out so that there’s seemingly no room for more comic book movies outside of Batman.

 

As there are decades of stories to adapt (or original screenplays they’d like to write), there’s plenty of room for comic book movies.

 

Saying there’s no more room for comic book movies is the same as saying there’s no more room for horror movies, sci-fi, etc.

 

I mean there doesn’t seem to be room outside of Marvel and Batman.

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The only real issue here is massive relief the Affleck has gone....I can't stand his smug, twattish face at any price.

 

That’s why his best suited role is here:

 

 

 

 

Even without Affleck, Justice League would’ve been shit.

Look at Gal Gadot [really, look at her! ;) ]. I think she’s quite good as Wonder Woman and it still didn’t have a big enough affect on improving JL.

 

The Accountant was pretty good.

 

His first 3 directorial films are great. Gone Baby Gone is number one on my best of 2007 list which was a great year for movies with classics like No Country For Old Men, There Will Be Blood And Zodiac.

 

You’re talking about Gone Baby Gone, The Town, and Argo, right? For me, all of those were surprisingly decent. GBG had the best cast but The Town was the most entertaining imho.

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DC is caught between needing to mimic the near perfect, if not repetitive, mix of drama, comedy & action of Marvel and trying to be a darker, more adult comic movie based on comics that have no need to be dark & serious (outside Batman v. The Joker).

 

Plus...marvel basically owns the comic book movie genre and has almost worn it out so that there’s seemingly no room for more comic book movies outside of Batman.

 

As there are decades of stories to adapt (or original screenplays they’d like to write), there’s plenty of room for comic book movies.

 

Saying there’s no more room for comic book movies is the same as saying there’s no more room for horror movies, sci-fi, etc.

 

I mean there doesn’t seem to be room outside of Marvel and Batman.

 

I see.

There not being any room outside of Marvel and Batman seems more of a current writing problem than there not actually being any room. At the moment, DC seems a bit lazy with their live action movies. It’s certainly not a lack of capable actors since Marvel has generally done pretty well with their casting.

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