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HOLLYWOOD, California (Reuters) -- Wolfgang Petersen ("The Perfect Storm") will direct "Batman vs. Superman," with the major release targeted for a 2004 premiere via Warner Bros., Variety reports.In a script penned by Andrew Kevin Walker ("Seven"), the two superheroes are allies who come to mighty blows over what Petersen describes as differing philosophies.
"It is a clash of the titans," Petersen told Daily Variety. "They play off of each other so perfectly. (Superman) is clear, bright, all that is noble and good, and Batman represents the dark, obsessive and vengeful side. They are two sides of the same coin and that is material for great drama."
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Neither of Petersen's superheroes have been cast. However, just as Sam Raimi made the unlikely choice of Tobey Maguire for his hit "Spider-Man," Petersen said he is seeking actors who can offer complex emotions as well as six-pack abs.
"Everything after September 11 is different," he said. "You want to change the image of these superheroes."
In particular, Petersen pointed to "The Bourne Identity" star Matt Damon as "an interesting action man and a hell of an actor."
The filmmaker cited early 2003 as a realistic start date, with plans for five or six months of shooting.
Whatever battle the two superheroes face, it probably won't be as brutal as the one Warners has tackled in trying to revive its "Superman" franchise.
In April 1998, after spending millions on scripts and director attachments, studio worldwide production president Lorenzo di Bonaventura pulled the plug on "Superman Lives" during pre-production. Despite a prodigious investment of time and money, the project suffered from a bloated budget and less-than-airtight script.
However, Petersen emphasized that his film is not a continuation of the previous series, last brought to the big screen in 1987's "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace."
Similarly, development continues on a standalone "Superman" with "Charlie's Angels" director McG, writer J.J. Abrams and producer Jon Peters, as well as Darren Aronofsky and Frank Stack's "Batman: Year One."
Petersen is attached to a number of other projects at Warner Bros. These include the Orson Scott Card sci-fi series "Ender's Game" and "Ender's Shadow" as well as the epic "The Trojan War." He said his interest in those projects continues.
"It was just too exciting to me not to do 'Batman vs. Superman' now," he said. "It's good to have a handful of projects cooking in your drawer. Let's see what happens after this."
Plain and simple
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Bast obviously shouldn't have said:
Batman > SupermanPlain and simple
but superman has like, super powers and stuff....you know, all that flying-with-no rope-taking-bullets stuff?
i'd like to see spiderman versus superman...
*spiderman gets kryptonite webbing*
I've got you now you alien bastard! lol
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Freschel Spindrift said this about your mom:
BTW I thought I saw a preview about Batman and Catwoman, having a child between them. Anyone heard about this?
yeah i saw that too...supposed to be a new superhero of some sort. i think it's a mini-series.
wish i had been batman. catwoman has always been so super-sexy!
Though it sounds like it could be good. The director of 'The Perfect Storm'(Great movie.) and the script done by Mr. Walker of 'Seven'(Awesome movie.)...
I can only hope.
*In fact, Batman could take on each and every member of JLA and win. [ 07-09-2002: Message edited by: The Black Mage... ]
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Dredije had this to say about Tron:
but superman has like, super powers and stuff....you know, all that flying-with-no rope-taking-bullets stuff?i'd like to see spiderman versus superman...
*spiderman gets kryptonite webbing*
I've got you now you alien bastard! lol
OMGS but Batman is all dark and moody and sexy! Sides all he has to do is put kryptonite threading in his armour and give Sup a great big hug hello! Or a kryptonite batter rang with cable to tie Sup up.. or a kryptonite batjet missle that would explode and cover sup in kryptonite dust...
In the Spiderman movie, his webbing comes out of his wrist, not a canister like in the comics... So if they run with that consistency (or lack there of) How would he make kryptonite webbing?
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The Black Mage... had this to say about dark elf butts:
Batman would win, this was already decided in the 'Tower of Babylon'(sp)*...
*In fact, Batman could take on each and every member of JLA and win.
Heh.. I never read that comic, but I heard about it. Isn't that they one where they found out Batman had files in his computer about how to capture and/or kill every member of the JLA if they went 'rogue'?
quote:No, the enemy found the files by sneaking into the BatCave and hacking his computer, they then attacked the JLA, and one thing lead to another.
Lady Snoota had this to say about Punky Brewster:
Heh.. I never read that comic, but I heard about it. Isn't that they one where they found out Batman had files in his computer about how to capture and/or kill every member of the JLA if they went 'rogue'?
At the end, it lead to the JLA judging whether they could trust Batman enough to keep him in JLA.
Good read imho.
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How.... nem-x.... uughhhhhh:
Superman could throw the friggin moon at Batman! Come on, you give Batman all these gadgets and preparation time... why not give Superman some prep time too?
Kryptonite speargun.
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Bast had this to say about Matthew Broderick:
OMGS but Batman is all dark and moody and sexy! Sides all he has to do is put kryptonite threading in his armour and give Sup a great big hug hello! Or a kryptonite batter rang with cable to tie Sup up.. or a kryptonite batjet missle that would explode and cover sup in kryptonite dust...In the Spiderman movie, his webbing comes out of his wrist, not a canister like in the comics... So if they run with that consistency (or lack there of) How would he make kryptonite webbing?
i agree.
whats up with spiderman having actual webbing thingys anyways? that so freaked me out when i saw the movie, i was like, uh hmm when did that happen??? didn't he use canisters?
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Check out the big brain on nem-x!
Superman could throw the friggin moon at Batman! Come on, you give Batman all these gadgets and preparation time... why not give Superman some prep time too?
Because he never uses prep time! This is why Batman is smart, he learns his oponate's weaknesses and uses them through planning and such.
quote:A lot of Spider-Man experts (if they can be called that.. ) said that the webs coming out of his body instead of a gadget took away from his character, but in the end, Mr. Raimi kept it simple.
Nobody really understood why Dredije wrote:
i agree.whats up with spiderman having actual webbing thingys anyways? that so freaked me out when i saw the movie, i was like, uh hmm when did that happen??? didn't he use canisters?
Edit- Rumor is that he'll place them in, in the 2nd movie. [ 07-09-2002: Message edited by: The Black Mage... ]
"SHAZAM!"
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"GOOO WEB!"
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*cries and runs away*
quote:/shrug, I think he could have devoted 5 minutes to Peter Parker's "geeky" side, and also feel it would have added to his character too.
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well you do only have what, hour and a half, 90 minutes to tell a story, brobaly going through him developing the canisters would have taken way to long...
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The Black Mage... enlisted the help of an infinite number of monkeys to write:
/shrug, I think he could have devoted 5 minutes to Peter Parker's "geeky" side, and also feel it would have added to his character too.[/QB]
This is true. I didn't enjoy the movie anyways. The dialog scenes dragged on for what seemed forever, and it didn't help that i go food poisoning half way through it.
you could have edited my quote like I edited my post, MEANIE! hehehe [ 07-09-2002: Message edited by: Bast ]
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Edit- Rumor is that he'll place them in, in the 2nd movie.
bah! more inconsistencies!
quote:I AM ONLY THE MESSENGER.
Dredije was listening to Cher while typing:
bah! more inconsistencies!
I mean, it's his trademark, swinging through the city with his webbing, but it isn't even something he does?
WHat kind of spider can't make silk? A really wussy spider, that's what!
I was SO glad Sam Raimi went with the way he did, and not some stupid little cartridges in his palm that always runs out during a lull in the battle and takes 3 seconds to replace
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So quoth The Black Mage...:
I AM ONLY THE MESSENGER.
that wasn't directed at you, man, just at the rumor :-) [ 07-09-2002: Message edited by: Dredije ]
quote:I know, my post was intended to be light-hearted.
This insanity brought to you by Dredije:
that was directed at you, man, just at the rumor :-)
Now I will swallow your soul.
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When the babel fish was in place, it was apparent The Black Mage... said:
I know, my post was intended to be light-hearted.Now I will swallow your soul.
*gulp*
/me runs and hides [ 07-09-2002: Message edited by: Dredije ]
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Bast had this to say about pies:
Well you do only have what, hour and a half, 90 minutes to tell a story, probaly going through him developing the canisters would have taken way to long...
Spider-man was longer than 90 minutes.
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where Superman is "above that"
Read: where Superman is a moron. 
When Batman rolled up in that.. Bat-tank thing.
(Or was it Robin who was in the tank?) [ 07-09-2002: Message edited by: Lady Snoota ]
In the comics, Peter is a college student, he wasnt in highschool. I wanted to see a lot more development of Parker's geeky side, like getting a bit of the goblin's costume and testing it in his room (Or at a public lab or something) to find out where it came from..
But whatever.
Batman pwns everyone, bish.
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and i heard the poeple who made the spiderman movie claim he dint use the cansitersm becosue if tall the scientists working at gglue companies couldt make somethign that good, hwo are we sapsoed to believe a highschool student could, so they took it out to make it more realistic
well, i guess you dont have to respect it if you're canadian or something... but then you have that whole head flapping thing goin on
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Delphi Aegis had this to say about Cuba:
I was pissed about the no web cartriges as well. But they changed a LOT from the comics.In the comics, Peter is a college student, he wasnt in highschool. I wanted to see a lot more development of Parker's geeky side, like getting a bit of the goblin's costume and testing it in his room (Or at a public lab or something) to find out where it came from..
But whatever.
Batman pwns everyone, bish.
No the original comics he was a highschool student, not a colledge student.
And I personally like the bio-shooters better, although moer of the geekiness would have been nice.
Now I need some asprin.
