May 28 2008
Movie Requests
When it comes to adapting comic books to movies, Marvel appears to have the edge over DC for some reason. Of course, DC has the Batman and Superman franchises, but other than that Marvel seems to come up aces in that area even though DC has Warner Brothers in their corner.
The amazing thing about all this is that Marvel has been able to take characters that aren’t even their most popular (Ghost Rider) and turn them into big time movie stars, which only sparks more movie adaptations. So here’s some of my requests, or suggestions, for possible DC superhero movies that could spark interest in some of their characters.
Wonder Woman
She’s part of the Trinity, for crying out loud, and the other two members are already on their second round of movies. Is it that her origin has so many questions in it? If so, then just use the one that is considered in continuity right now. She has an interesting rogues gallery, a good set of supporting characters, and is finally getting herself an interesting boyfriend. Not to mention, her father is Zeus. What isn’t interesting about that?
Green Lantern
Yes, okay, so there are actually quite a few Green Lanterns. Everyone knows and loves Hal Jordan, and John Stewart and Kyle Rayner have many fans as well. So why not give them a team-up movie and kill three birds with one stone? They could even make it a Green Lantern Corps movie, for all I care! It just doesn’t seem right that a character this popular and currently experiencing this much of a renaissance isn’t considered good enough for a movie.
Green Arrow
I’m partial to this character because I have loved how he has been portrayed on Smallville so much. In fact, the origin that has been presented on the show is a perfect jumping off point for a possible movie. They would, of course, be crazy to not get Justin Hartley to play the role of the Emerald Archer in the event that it became a “Begins” or “Year One” type story. Once again, he has a great supporting cast, and a future wife (Black Canary) that would provide comedic moments in the middle of an action/adventure movie.
The Question
A movie about the Renee Montoya incarnation of this character could do for DC what Ghost Rider did for Marvel. There would, of course, have to be an homage to the original Question, Vic Sage. One of these days, I might post my idea for the premise this movie could take, because it would incorporate Renee’s meeting of Vic/Charlie, his death and her transformation into the Question, and the Crime Bible story arc all in one. Next to an ongoing series for the Question, it’s my wish for Greg Rucka projects at the moments.
Take a hint, DC/Warner Bros. Movies are where it’s at right now. And they would help boost comic book sales, especially if you used some of your lesser known characters along with your big guns.
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I totally agree with the idea of a Question movie, especially because she doesnt have her own story line. Publicity from a movie about how she came to be would be a subtle hint to have Rucka write her her own comic.
I’m new to the world of comics, so my opinion is somewhat of that of an uneducated dunce. If you ask me, the decision of DC to start with their major characters may be what causes their defeat (if that happens). After all, EVERYONE knows Superman and Batman. They were the main attraction of Saturday morning cartoons for who knows how many years, and if you open with someone as common as that, it pulls from the initial awe of a new movie.
Marvel had it when they started with a small character. We all knew who the Ghostrider was, but we didn’t know he story. So when they opened with such a minor character, they got the chance to mold him to their content in a way that DC could never do with Superman.
If Marvel did anything wrong, it was Spiderman. First of all, who doesn’t LOVE Spiderman? Who? No one. So the initial reaction would be positive, but like Superman and Batman, his plot is continuous and neverending. Movies aren’t like comics; you can’t put out a new one once a month. So that means Marvel and DC both tried to shorten and caterogize such big plot lines by they thing that gave them their WOW appeal: their enemies. There’s only one problem with this. In Spiderman 2 and soon the new Batman movie, this problem is assulted at a horribley wrong angle: they killed the arch rival!! This you simply can’t do. It doesnt work.
But now I’ve babbled, proved my lack of grammar skills to an English teacher, and potentially ruined a couple of movie for anyone who reads this, I get to my point: I’m all for the transition from comic books to movies, but if you’re going to do it, do it with talent, do it with grace, and do it with tact. Don’t ruin a superhero who has gone down in histroy as the most well know for a little extra profit. Start with a smaller character (The Question: hint hint) and mold what you’re given.
Some how I believe I strayed from the point, but that’s never stopped me before.