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Why can't new superhero movies make their actors into superstars?
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: delalluvia on November 07, 2013, 08:25:58 pm --- Why can't new superhero movies make their actors into superstars?
Why does anyone think it should?
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Well, I for one don't think they should, or should not, but they definitively used to. I'm totally not into superhero movies and have never been. To this day I haven't seen Christopher Reeve as Superman. But I do remember the fuss the movie(s) created and how big Reeves was.
For me, the article was more like "Oh, so I'm not the only one". :laugh:
Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Andrew Garfield, and Henry Cavill - I'm also drawing a complete blank when hearing these names. Only Chris Hemsworth rang a bell, albeit I couldn't place him. I had thought it was a sign of getting older, having no idea about today's superheroes and the according movies. They used to play a big part in popular culture. No matter if you were interested or not, or if you actually saw the movies or not - they were so much talked about that at least you knew the blurb and the respective actors. Now, not so much.
I think superhero movies and with them the actors are a 'victim' of their own success. The oversaturation mentioned in the article.
CellarDweller:
I think the last time I went to see a superhero movie was Dark Knight, and that was to see Heath as The Joker.
I did see the Batman movie where Anne Hathaway played Catwoman, but saw it during a trip on a plane, so I didn't pay for it. LOL
It's my understanding that it was either love/hate with Anne in that role. Comic fans did not like her portrayal of Catwoman, while reviewers thought she was great in the role.
I thought she was a very intersting Catwoman.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: delalluvia on November 07, 2013, 11:23:00 pm ---They do. They play in big blockbuster franchises to pay the bills, so they can afford to spend the rest of their time making small indie movies. Becoming a superstar isn't their goal.
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Nah, I still think you're wrong. They could follow the example of Ryan Gosling, who has never appeared in a superhero blockbuster movie--though I just discovered that he played Hercules as a teenager ( :o ) in a TV show that I never heard of.
Luvlylittlewing:
Am I the only one who likes superhero movies? It is my goal to see every one that comes out, even though I miss a few. :)
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Luvlylittlewing on November 08, 2013, 12:15:20 pm ---Am I the only one who likes superhero movies? It is my goal to see every one that comes out, even though I miss a few. :)
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I don't think you are. I saw and liked Man of Steel, and not just because of Henry Cavill. I liked the new "spin" put on the story, showing Clark/Superman coming to terms with who he is, and all, and I liked Amy Adams' Lois Lane. But I was never a reader of superhero comic books, and Superman is really the only superhero who interests me.
I did see Captain America, and I liked that one, too (probably would have skipped it but for the publicity photos of buffed-up Chris Evans ::) ). But Spider-man and Batman have never interested me (I did see the Batman movie that had Chris O'Donnel as Robin in a bulging rubber codpiece ;D but even for that one I waited to see it on TV).
I caught the first Ironman movie on TV, and thought that was kind of fun, but mainly because of the character of Tony Stark. I was very amused to read an article in this morning's newspaper where the writer felt that Tony Stark would be right at home at a cocktail party with Nick and Nora Charles (of the 1930s Thin Man movies).
I guess I just never really cared for a "superhero" who could be killed by an ordinary bullet, assuming he wasn't wearing some sort of body armor.
And the Lone Ranger is more my type anyway. ;D Zorro would do in a pinch, too. ;D
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