
These graceful contours are further picked up in spaceships that float like jellyfish and in suits of armor that evoke crustaceans, adding to this alien world’s striking conceptual unity.

It’s a measure of the film’s striking design here that the headdress latticework is echoed in some of the pleated clothing, as well as in the curvilinear buildings, suggesting that someone behind the scenes (the production designer is Alex McDowell) is an admirer of the architect Zaha Hadid and her flowing organic forms. Crowe) attempts to persuade its council, wearing dour expressions and ornate headdresses evocative of Gothic tracery, that their planet is doomed. To that end, the film begins at the beginning, back on Krypton where Jor-El (Mr. Nolan that extracts the canonical account from 75 years of seemingly infinitely layered supermythology. Goyer from a story that he created with Mr. Its next movie is Margot Robbie’s Birds of Prey ( and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), which is hitting theaters in 2020.He does all that in “Man of Steel,” which was written by David S. The DC Extended Universe looks to be heading in a different direction now, though. It was simply the execution of the film that failed to live up to the premise's lofty expectations.

Though Campbell definitely has a point, a lot of comic book fans were in fact excited about the idea of Batman and Superman facing off. So they spent a lot of money kidding themselves." All he has-one hand on Batman’s esophagus, the story is over. Superman who can like, make the world go backwards with centrifugal force.

If you don’t have kryptonite, then- Batman v Superman. "But these guys who have this special superhero power, to me that’s Snoresville. In particular, the actor expressed frustration at characters who can’t be killed because of their “special powers,” in comparison to his iconic character Ash, who “can be killed at any time.” He explained:

But was the 2016 film doomed from the start? If you ask Bruce Campbell, the answer would be a resounding "yes."Ĭampbell, who is best known for his role as Ash in the long-running Evil Dead series, recently spoke with Gizmodo about filmmaking, and had a few things to say about the superhero genre. Superman's disappointing response, plans for several other films in the DC Extended Universe were put on hold, and even Ben Affleck-the Caped Crusader himself-abandoned the role. While Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice wasn’t a box office flop - it earned nearly $875 million worldwide-the highly anticipated team-up film between the two most popular superheroes in the DC Universe was a major disappointment for fans, diehard and casual alike.įollowing Batman vs.
