[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by Heisenberg17

Wow....You have to give it to Hasbro Sandman BAF, Warlock BAF and now this all look so much better than what we have betting getting from them before. I don't always need the figure to be huge but I want details and paint and this looks like it has both. I hope they are wrong about the alternate head.

A little food for thought on the alternate head. While I don't have any sort of solid evidence of the sort, the general consensus from various unconfirmed sources is the Michael Keaton's is either notoriously difficult to work with when it comes to likeness rights, is too expensive to obtain rights to, or is simply not interested in being cast in plastic. NECA hinted as such back when their 7" Batman came out.

Another thought. What if Michael Keaton is actually NOT the Vulture, but rather the Tinkerer? The Tinkerer has long been rumored to be a character in the film (as he is supposedly where the Shocker and Vulture receive their technology in the first place) and the recent international trailer for Homecoming has Keaton speaking to someone else as if HE is the supplier for the technology.

Is it possible to have a secret like that so closely guarded in Hollywood anymore for an upcoming film? It's tough...but possible. Remember, we ALL thought Ben Kingsley was the Mandarin...

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Originally Posted by Nitelife

Wait a tic.....his WINGS are the build a whatsamahoosue? Thats got to be the dumbest idea since greedo shooting first. Do his wings magically take over his mind ?

Like Doc Ock's tentacles did in Spider-Man 2?

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

Really? Of course, everyone has their own subjective take...but the "doesn't translate well" line seems like film exec. speak for "I think the original costume looks corny and I'm going to reinvent/re-envision the classic concept and create something that looks even cornier."

Many of the talents associated with making these flicks aren't comic people, yet they think they know better as it relates to superhero design...riiiight. The "versus" fan-films that are all over the web prove there is no need to change classic costumes. Aspiring actors, make-up artists, costume designers, and film-makers are demonstrating that comic accurate renditions work perfectly well. If studios are still concerned that casual or uninitiated fans might be put off by the outlandish nature of super-hero duds, they shouldn't be. Casual fans follow the recommendations of their more hardcore friends. It works this way in almost every genre; music, movies, videogames, etc. Once a casual fan gets an endorsement from a friend they regard as informed or "in the know," they flock to whatever it is. Movie studios would be better served (IMO) by catering to long term aficionados and reaping the benefit of the word-of-mouth marketing generated from critical acclaim.

We have moved a long way from the early 2000's and the first X-men and Spiderman films. People are ready for the actual Galactus, so move over, amorphous purple cloud....

This is one of those discussions that I have had with friends over and over with the X-Men movies. While I applaud the talents of many of the artists, actors and filmakers who make these one shot films come to life (such as Super Hero Beatdown,) the comic accurate costumes and looks that we love work great in these one shots and shorts, but as far as an overall cinematic experience, they can have huge issues depending on the artistic direction the director and studio wish to go with it.

The Netflix Daredevil is a perfect example of this. I'm as big of a fan of DD's classic red spandex look as anyone else, and it would work fine for a short fan film, but I would have a difficult time suspending my belief that a man could actually go out and fight in that night after night if it was the costume being used on the show, especially with the amount of abuse DD's body takes over the course of an episode. Since the show runs over the course of a season and gives us the perception of passing time, we need to believe that there is something protecting his body other than dumb luck and Claire Temple, because otherwise, he would only be able to go out and do his Daredevil gig once a month (which would make for a less entertaining show...)

Then there's the X-Men argument...but again, it boils down to director's vision. Zach Snyder wanted people to feel like they were stepping into the graphic novel when he did "Watchmen" and as a result, everything else in the movie looked like something straight out of a comic with fantasy elements to it (although even he balked to the idea of a giant squid destroying NYC.) Singer wanted his vision of the X-Men to be that of everyday people living around us, and thus a bit more grounded in reality and everyday technology (which he has been repeatedly chastised for...) that might actually exist or could be created. (The old science fiction vs science fantasy debate)

People everywhere were outraged by the looks of both the Sentinels and Apocalypse in the last two X-films, wanting seamless 40 foot tall robots and blue skinned CGI behemoths with tubes coming out of their back, and while that may have looked cool, when inserted into the universe that Singer has crafted over years and years, they just would have looked impractical. Whether or not they would have improved the films is debatable (especially Apocalypse, but I felt the look and portrayal of the character was just fine) but in terms of looking out of place...they more than likely would have.