Possibly. Most people's first thought when they heard "Batman" at the time was probably still the '60s series, but Dark Knight Returns had gotten a bit of press already pushing back on that. But really, Burton's sensibilities just work with the character. Maybe it's whoever convinced him to give the job a chance we have to thank.
Eeh. Most of the complaints I see in this thread about Trek 2009 would apply as well to TWoK if people were being even handed. It's a pew pew action film. There are no deep philosophical questions being tackled. It's not utopian -- Starfleet is portrayed as a straight forward space navy that works with real scientists only begrudgingly.
There's kick ass high drama and a decent character study of an ageing Kirk, but the character work on Kirk and Spock in 2009 wasn't all that bad, either.
Burton's Batman films are top tier, though. If I get a great director with a solid vision for the character/story, I don't care at all if they were a fan before hand or not.
Indeed. Nicolas Meyer was the same, and most fans seem to love his contributions to the franchise. Being a newcomer isn’t a bad thing. Sometimes a fresh perspective can be a great thing.
Not to say I love Abrams’ work, but in the end he did more harm to Star Wars than to Trek, and by all accounts he’s a life long Star Wars fan.
The Martians have a bit of a Vulcan look to them, and it’s referenced that their genetics can be found in a number of races known to the Federation. Is this a hint that Spock might in fact be descended from Martians, in reference to his original conception as a Martian science officer?
Might be supported by Spock’s mention in TOS Return to Tomorrow that being descended from an alien race is consistent with some Vulcan prehistory.
Or I’m reading too much into a basic makeup choice.
Oh I didn’t realize Flannigan was a screenwriter for this! Hill House was one of my favourite horror projects from the past decade. I was already intrigued but now I’m excited.
He’s not joining the conversation because they’re strangers who just happen to be riding the same public transit as him.
Feels like the best way forward for comic book movies right now. Lot budget genre bending. Get people interested again, and if it fails you haven’t broken the bank.
Jason. Todd.
Jason!! Todd!!
JASON!!!! TODD!!!!
JASON! JASON! JASON!!!!
Depends on the execution. I love seeing apparently disparate threads in solo stories start to come together to form the fabric of a really solid crossover. Infinity War / Endgame did an okay job. A little rickety in places, but it held together..
I'm very dubious about this one, though. It's not inconceivable they'll pull it off, but at the moment it just feel like someone emptied all their action figure sets into one bucket.
I'm guessing this will be the last word on the Fox X-Men, so I hope they at least pull off a reasonable farewell there.
Oh, you mean Nicholas Thomas Locarno-Paris?
Throw a utility belt on top, it’ll still look great.
Not actually here to hate on a show I haven't seen yet. Just a silly meme to remind everyone of the awesome '90s Marvel Comics series.
I can safely say it peaked when our cadets stole a runabout to fly to Talos IV and join forces with Christopher Pike in fighting off a Jem'Hadar invasion -- which led to a line-wide crossover with the TNG and DS9 crews getting involved to combat the Dominion's ultimate plan to wipe out all telepathic races in the Alpha quadrant.
Good times.
