• Soulifix@piefed.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 days ago

    I predict another DC flop. DC movies haven’t quite captured the essence Marvel has. Marvel can produce flops too, but they rebound faster than anything DC produces.

      • usernamefactory@lemmy.caEnglish
        12·
        2 days ago
        1. Trailers seem interested in selling me on a character more than a bunch of loud action set pieces and end-of-the-world stakes.
        2. Momoa may not have a lot of range, but he has a tonne of charisma and I always enjoy watching him.
        3. More Krypto.
        • k0e3@lemmy.caEnglish
          6·
          2 days ago

          That’s totally fair. I wish I had your optimism.

          I never liked DC to begin with, but not liking the source material usually doesn’t stop me from enjoying a good movie. It’s just that I have zero faith in these Hollywood movie studios anymore. The very fact that it’s yet another superhero movie is enough for me to not watch it.

          Sorry for the rant. I really hope you enjoy it though, and I mean that!

          • usernamefactory@lemmy.caEnglish
            3·
            2 days ago

            I get being burnt on superhero movies. I don’t think it’s terribly healthy how they’ve oversaturated the market. I’m just lucky that I can still enjoy the good ones despite that, and I counted Superman among those. But yeah, if a disinterest in Supergirl is just a specific case of a general disinterest in superhero movies that makes complete sense to me.

          • usernamefactory@lemmy.caEnglish
            2·
            2 days ago

            Yeah, that’s fair to say. I’d be concerned if he were the lead, but as some kind of reluctant sidekick I think he’ll be fun.

  • reddig33@lemmy.worldEnglish
    34·
    3 days ago

    Jason Momoa? I wish DC and Marvel would stop casting the same actors over and over and over again.

      • Zahille7@lemmy.worldEnglish
        19·
        3 days ago

        I’m just kinda tired of seeing Jason Momoa doing Jason Momoa things, even as a “different” character.

        I hope his Lobo will be restrained by Gunn to keep in-character, and not go off on some speech about road trips, family, and beer/axe-throwing. Like I want his Lobo to be a crude, crass killing machine who enjoys the violence, and not just “biker dad.”

      • watson@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        6·
        3 days ago

        Definitely. Plus, he’s actually a pretty funny dude so I think he can pull it off. We’ll see.

    • FatVegan@leminal.spaceEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      It’s frustrating, because lobo seems to be perfect for him. But holy shit, how many movies can a guy be in.

  • kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 days ago

    Isn’t Lobo supposed to be basically just a cameo, barely in the movie? I thought I read that somewhere. This seems to suggest he’s a core character.

    • FatVegan@leminal.spaceEnglish
      11·
      2 days ago

      I bet they did a game of thrones/star wars thing where they saw people like x character and now keeps shoehorning him in.

        • Eldritch@piefed.worldEnglish
          6·
          3 days ago

          Mamoa is definitely miscast and overused. He wasn’t good for aquaman for sure. Lobo on the other hand. With Gunn guiding the characterization. This may have been a role that Momoa was born to play. Two times can be a coincidence. Three times is a pattern. If he pulls this off like he did The Suicide Squad and the last Superman movie. This could actually be good. It’s anything but a given however

          • wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            1·
            2 days ago

            I DGAF if they’ve fabbed up a Lobo meatbot just for the role. It’s still the backalley leavings after Meatloaf & Simmons Eiffel-towered a Harley, skeeted into a toxic juggalo shitbag. ☺️