Bit of a scattered post for today, we're gonna cover a few things. There's been a lot of first looks hitting the internet, so lets proceed and get our first looks at them.
First up, the first photos of "Catwoman" in
The Dark Knight Rises have gone up online. I put Catwoman in quotation marks because...well, you'll see. Anyway, here she is:
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| Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle/Catwoman |
I'm pretty underwhelmed by it, much like I have been with the few shots we've seen of Bane. This may be an interesting character that I'm looking at, but it's not Catwoman. I don't like it, but I didn't like Spider-man's new movie threads, and those are growing on me, so we'll see.
Speaking of new movie threads, next up is Superman. Earlier in the week, The first pick of Henry Cavill in the tights came out and it's predictably darker and very, very Zack Snyder:
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| Henry Cavill as Superman |
I feel pretty good about this. It's a good look and my initial reaction to it is actually better than when I first saw Brandon Routh in his Superman duds. It looks like him and Andrew Garfield's Spider-man shop at the same fabric store, but that's not surprising. If I'm looking for problems, it seems like there is an awfully large amount of cape happening here, as it's bunched up behind him on the floor. My real question is whether or not they've retained the red underwear-on-the-outside look or if they've dropped it the way the DC Relaunch has, as it's not really clear from this picture. Overall, I like what I'm seeing here and hope for a clearer shot soon.
Lastly, Sony announced that they've set a release date for The Amazing Spider-man 2, May 2nd, 2014. Nevermind that the first film is still almost a year away, Sony is planning for success. I think it's a bit premature, but come on. Green Lantern wasn't exactly a financial success (though I enjoyed it) and Warner Brothers is planning a sequel anyway. Sony has to keep the Spider-man films coming or they'll loose the rights back to Marvel and they are certainly not going to follow a reboot with a reboot, so a sequel was inevitable for anyone paying attention. I don't see a reason to make noise when they announce it.
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