this movie just needed Gerard Butler as some ex-special forces astronomer, then it would have been perfect. perhaps in the sequel...

2014 is right in between The Dark Knight Rises (2012) and Batman v Superman (2016). Ben Affleck may have been cast by then, but it should be around when everyone was wondering what direction the next Batman would go in.

“how do you top Heath Ledger’s Joker? Robin Williams as a Zodiac Killer-esque Riddler. have you seen Insomnia or One Hour Photo?”

it’s sad. this movie appears to be everyone’s wet dream of an ideal Batman movie from 8 years ago. “a David Fincher Batman” “Seven, but with Batman” “a dark and gritty the Riddler”. it’s a shame we can’t go back 8 years into the past and tell people “hey, you’ll get this movie in 2022, so appreciate it then”. then…

Snyder Bro, Snyder Bro

on the other hand, i doubt this movie would have been a “Ben Affleck Film” - which is probably why it never got made. with Affleck starring and the time period they were working, this would have had to have been a specific cog in the DCEU machine. Snyder would have to get his input heard. they would have crammed Jared…

oh yeah. sometimes i forget that famous people have personal lives.

controversial opinion: do we even need Guardians of the Galaxy any more? i mean, if we’re talking non-Avengers MCU Teams, we can do X-Men and Fantastic 4 now. plus we gotta still do more Eternals. right? maybe they’ve already maxed out the number of teams to have. you can only do so many superhero team movies around…

Gunn has his feet in both camps right now. i’d imagine the heads of Marvel/Disney and DC/WB would force him to pick a side. and i get the impression that Marvel/Disney is like the rich friend who has a really big house and a lot of cool stuff, but a ton of rules and a bedtime. while DC is the friend who lives in the…

Gunn has his feet in both camps right now. i’d imagine the heads of Marvel/Disney and DC/WB would force him to pick a side. and i get the impression that Marvel/Disney is like the rich friend who has a really big house and a lot of cool stuff, but a ton of rules and a bedtime. while DC is the friend who lives in the…

i mean, there’s a lot behind MAGA, i wouldn’t just chalk it up to nostalgia.

oh no. i don’t care for characters using actors’ likenesses. i want to play AS Steve Buscemi. just like i can shoot rocket launchers AS Lebron.

oh shit, it actually already happened?! let me know when Fortnite gets Steve Buscemi.

the point was that you seemed to be confusing nostalgia with hipsterdom. there’s typically a personal connection with nostalgia (and an implied longing for familiarity), rather than a general preference for outdated things just to be unique/”retro flair” (implying a longing for attention).

i’d rather have Batista-Kratos than Rock-Kratos

there’s a 20% chance he’s misunderstanding, is not making a movie, and plans are in place for Dwayne Johnson to appear as a playable character in Fortnite.

FYI - if you’re prone to trust random people on the internet:

TBF i don’t think it’s just a blind reverence for crappy quality. there’s typically a second half to nostalgia that’s more than just “retro flair”...

“Pokémon is the highest-grossing entertainment media franchise of all time.”

so here we are, posting comments in an article about the insane stunt Tom Cruise is performing for his latest Mission Impossible movie, talking all things Mission Impossible, and wondering, does any of this actually promote Mission Impossible? really?