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That's probably what Starro did by its very nature. It seems like basic instinct to me. (not the movie)

Maybe SuperStarro wanted Batman to stir up suspicion among the JLU. After all, the evidence of traitorism (yes, I made up that word) must have been there, so it would only make sense that Superman would want to divert the attention away from himself by being the one to first alert Batman, then have Batman cause dissention among the group. And hey, if that doesn't seem smart, then that works. Starro is a stupid starfish; he doesn't have much brains.

Yeah, but it's completely obvious in his other performances that he's not doing his real voice. In Wolverine and the X-Men, he plays GAMBIT of all people, and sounds AWFUL.

Hmm. That's quite possible.

New box art: Looks like the white gloves are back.

I'm puzzled as to why they haven't cast Milla Jovovich as Black Widow already. She's already the go-to "ass-kicking girl," has great physical ability for action scenes, and is fluent in Russian. Scarlett Johansson is indescribably gorgeous, but she's also a little too... big... to fit into a black widow-style suit. Scarlett would be a PERFECT (visually, at least) casting for Black Cat, however.

You are correct, sir.

Yeah, the movie version of Fury is based on the Ultimate line of Marvel comics, where he's exactly as you described. His morals aren't quite as strong as someone like Peter Parker's, though. He ascribes to the "kill ten, save a thousand" philosophy. I think that SMJ can play the role perfectly, but that may only be because I've seen his exact likeness in the comics doing those exact things.

If they do exactly what Watchmen did with Dr. Manhattan, we'll be fine. (for character glow) All it takes is a lot of LEDS on-set and a CG version of the character. Honestly, the constructs are very simple CGI. It's no harder than rendering glass and applying the right lighting effects to it to make it a source of light.

THANK YOU JESUS. Seriously, after all the hype, it would have been crap to have some Jackson-impersonator play the infamously SMJ-styled Nick Fury.

HARDLY. The great thing about GL as a film is that the ring's light constructs won't need a lot of heavy CG work since they're basically computer-generated models in the first place. Most of the problems with CG work are getting the realistic modeling, texturing, and lighting, but GL-ring CG won't have those problems. The only thing that'll strain the budget is showing other planets, but we probably won't see much of those in the first GL film. I like David Boreanaz, but he's way too much of a caveman type. Big and bulky. Tights really aren't his thing.

Really? Do you think he's better for film than New Frontier or Secret Origins-style Hal? I think that they could practically just adapt the new Secret Origins comic arc for the film. Blackest Night could actually be a rising subplot in the first three films (much as it was retroactively introduced into the comics' history last year).

I say that mid-to-late Twenties is perfect.

But this new film is Hal's origin, when he's still a young guy. Hey, maybe after a few films they can start to have new GL replacements, but still keep Hal around. By that point, Porter will be about the right age for the "older Hal" anyhow, and it would follow his character development nicely. I don't see the point in having Kyle in the first few films at all when you've still got Hal. I mean, Kyle was really there in the comics to appeal to the "younger" crowd of readers anyway, since Hal was older then. But since Hal is younger in the film, wouldn't it make a lot of not-sense to have Kyle there?

Exactly... the version from the live-action film looks great. No white gloves is fine by me.

New Animated GL: Hal from JLU: The New Frontier: Possible Live-Action GL: I really don't see why the sleeker suit from the comics & previous animated series can't work here. The only reason I see for the costume change is possibly to match the live-action film, but even the film's costume isn't (as far as we know) that extreme. Heck, it just looks like the costume's made of something other than spandex.

My vote for GL casting goes to Scott Porter: He played Rex Racer in Speed Racer, and is apparently a huge GL fan that really wants to play Hal Jordan. If they're going for the origin story for Hal, it makes sense to cast a 29-year-old "youngster" rather than follow the new trend of 35/40-year-old heroes like Stark and Wayne. I think that he's got just the right amount of depth and hot-shot attitude that defines Hal, especially in his origin. Furthermore, he can play the "young man that's grown up and learned from the hotshot actions of his youth" extremely well.

Yeah, I really don't like the armored Lantern look at all. Why not just stick with the slick-looking normal GL suit?

????? No WAY. The aircraft carrier had JETS on it. JETS. As in planes that did not exist in World War II.

I think Ra's probably let himself die. I mean, 200+ years as a man and then he suddenly has to deal with menstruation? Yeah, I'd kill myself, too.

And that's the sound of me wrapping my mouth around an exhaust pipe. What's wrong with Anna Paquin? I don't think that she has ANYWHERE near the bubbliness of Harley. Paquin can do depth, sure, but Harley NEEDS that over-the-top energy. Tisdale isn't quite right, but mostly just because er performances always seem rather shallow. I could maybe see Christina Ricci doing it, though. (no sexual puns intended ) She'd probably have a bit more of the character's sensuality, but that would probably actually work out for the better. EDIT: I remember when the Coyote caught the Road Runner. ^-^

I'd really like to see someone make a skin that takes advantage of both the Wii's pristine Apple-like white sheen and the retro style of the NES/GameBoy. To date, all of these designs have been basically just mods to make it look like an NES; I'd love to see a hybrid.

This is an old thread, but I figure I have some insight into the discussion. WARNING: EXTREME SPOILERS FOR ALL ZELDA GAMES. Being a huge Zelda fan, I've done extensive research on this. For simplicity's sake, I'm not quoting sources. However, if you'd like them, I'm sure I can dig them up. As it turns out, there IS an overall timeline that connects the games. Many of the minds behind the Zelda series have said that the games have an incredibly complicated timeline backstory that they (mostly) haven't taken the time to reveal. Basically, the gist is that Link and (usually) Zelda are reincarnated to fight evil whenever it arises, normally in the form of Ganondorf, the Gerudo Prince of Thieves. This is how the timeline goes. I'm ignoring the handheld games (except Phantom Hourglass) because most of them can theoretically go anywhere. Ocarina of Time At this point, "The Hero" is only mentioned as a prophesy, not yet a legend. Unlike most other Zelda games, there are no references to any previous Heroes, and it is implied that this Link is the first hero, "The Hero of Time." This game also introduces Ganon as Ganondorf, and shows his origin story as a Gerudo who betrayed the king of Hyrule. In this game, there are technically two endings. One ending is in the "dark future" where Link defeats Ganon after Hyrule Castle has already been destroyed. The other ending is where Link goes back to his childhood, where he meets with the young Zelda again, thus altering events of the aforementioned "Dark Future." this backwards travel in time actually splits the timeline in two. (this fact actually does need sourcing) In the "Dark Future," Ganon is sealed in the Sacred Realm. In the "pacified time" where Hyrule was never conquered, Ganondorf is arrested by the sages. In the "Dark Future" timeline, we get.. The Wind Waker This game is highly notable for its direct confirmation of the "Legend of Hyrule/The Hero/Zelda". The "Hero of Time" from Ocarina of Time is shown in ancient tapestries and statues in this game, and his actions are directly responsible for much of the current state of things. At some point after the ending of Ocarina of Time, Ganon escaped from the Sacred Realm and attacked Hyrule. However, Link (The Hero of Time) had traveled back to the alternate "Peaceful" timeline, and wasn't there to stop him. Ganon nearly defeated Hyrule, but the Gods, rather than allowing Ganondorf to take the land, sank Hyrule beneath a sea, and the Hylians took refuge on the mountaintops--now islands. One extremely cool thing to note is that several of the islands in Wind Waker are in the same geographical areas that they should be on Ocarina of Time's map. The Deku tree is directly south of a volcano (the remains of Death Mountain), and Hyrule Castle is to the west of both of them. In this story, Link is reborn as a young boy who defeats Ganondorf and sets out with Zelda to find a new land to call Hyrule. Phantom Hourglass This game is a direct sequel to The Wind Waker, with Link and Tetra/Zelda on their quest to find a new Hyrule. The Legend of Zelda Judging from the fact that this game's map has absolutely no correlations with any of the other Zelda games' maps, it seems likely that this game takes place in the "new Hyrule" that Link and Tetra find. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link This game is stated to be a direct sequel to The Legend of Zelda. In the "Peaceful" timeline, we get... Majora's Mask This was really just a side-story, but it involves the Hero of Time (as a young boy), and is technically a direct sequel to Ocarina of Time. Twilight Princess This game takes place some hundreds of years after Ocarina of Time. It's important to note that the Hyrule map for Twilight Princess is extremely similar to Ocarina of Time's, but the Wii version of the game (including the map) was completely horizontally flipped so that Link would be right-handed in gameplay. It seems that Hyrule Castle has been completely rebuilt (perhaps even in a different spot) after its destruction in Ocarina of Time. Ganondorf had been imprisoned and nearly executed, but used the Triforce of Power to defy death. The sages sent Ganondorf to the Twilight Realm, where the evil sorcerors and witchcraft-users of the past had been sent. Ganondorf makes a deal with Zant, a lowly servant in the Twilight Realm, that allows for Zant to conquer Hyrule, and--eventually--for Ganondorf to escape back into the normal world. In this game, Ganondorf is seemingly finally killed, but, before he dies, he states that it doesn't "end here", and that "the history of light and shadow will be written in blood." Ganondorf is alive in some form in later games, however, so his death and/or resurrection is not explained. The reference to blood may be in line with the plotline of Zelda II: the Adventure of Link, in which the main antagonists are attempting to kill Link and use his blood as a sacrifice to revive Ganon. Perhaps a similar ritual was performed on Ganondorf here? Or perhaps the overly complicated fashion in which Ganon was able to return from the Twilight Realm had some strange loophole that allowed him to live? An interesting thing to note is that Twilight Princess and The Wind Waker are parallel stories. The heroes from both games are basically alternate-universe versions of each other. A Link to the Past One again, the game map is similar to the Ocarina of Time map. It doesn't look anything like it at first, but it makes sense when you look at it from the right angle. If you tilt the ALttP map about 45 degrees clockwise, everything clicks into place (with the exception of the forest and Kakariko village). Lake Hylia is directly South, the desert is due West, Hyrule Castle is in the center, Death Mountain is East, and Zora's Domain is directly south of Death Mountain. GUH. NO MORE TYPING FOR NOW. I will make a handy-dandy graph charting all of this when I find the time.

Ehh... They lifted a few elements from Kingdom Come, such as the Robo-Batman suit in KK that appeared as the Exo-Suit in BB. But Bruce's character in KK is far "warmer" than in BB (he often smiles). BB has plenty of inspirations from KK and The Dark Knight Returns, but Bruce is actually pretty different.

See, I actually really like the idea of an alternate-universe Super-person literally punching and breaking the walls of reality. In a fictional medium, that makes sense, and is plausible.