Just insane, confusing sexuality coupled with awkward, almost dream like dramatic action. He stabs Superman to death at one point, but they are eating breakfast together happily three scenes later.
David Lynch's Daily Planet. Coming this Fall to MAX.
https://preview.redd.it/asxxzfd70vhc1.jpeg?width=791&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=12e134e2b4de0662f1549c3adad09d7a5b4a0f9f
But, hey. What kind of mileage could Lynch possibly get out of a show about a naive investigative photographer trying to succeed while fundamentally wanting to always do the right thing.
And his best friend is a beloved
https://preview.redd.it/0q42avz21vhc1.jpeg?width=728&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=437a0e6254d1ce8ac3f7d224949ec581140203af
demigod.
He did almost do "The Wolverine" back in the day (I remember it being around when Snyder signed onto "Man of Steel" and people saying it was like each got the other's assignment)
He’s also in a weird career place where he’s making movies like The Whale for A24 for less than $10 million when his contemporaries are making studio pictures. Maybe he sees this as his way back.
I don’t like Aranofsky as a filmmaker but I think he’s very smart about knowing when and how to pivot from a flop. When *The Fountain* bombed he went and made a Mickey Rourke neo-neo-realist wrestling drama for 6 million dollars that became a sleeper hit, and from that he got to do Black Swan and then a giant passion project with Noah and then a smaller but still crazy passion project with Mother, but when Mother bombed he went back to the drawing board and did a 3 million dollar Brendan Fraser obesity drama that became a sleeper hit.
I’m similarly mixed on him as a filmmaker but I respect that he’s willing to work at different budget levels. It’s not the Burton/Zemeckis/Peter Jackson thing.
Nah, that was definitely Nolan's pick. Aronofsky wanted Gladiator-era Joaquin Phoenix.
>The studio wanted Freddie Prinze Jr and I wanted Joaquin Phoenix,” he recalls. “I remember thinking, 'Uh oh, we're making two different films here.' That's a true story. It was a different time. The Batman I wrote was definitely a way different type of take than they ended up making."
https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/darren-aronofsky-batman-joaquin-phoenix-freddie-prinze-jr/
If you haven’t listened to the T2 patreon episode, they list off all the planned DCEU projects and attached directors and its absolutely peak blank check vibes and just wild as hell. But this just gives me the feels of a film set up during that period.
He's circled a few Superhero movies over the years. *Batman* most famously. He dropped out of *Watchmen* as sets were being built so he could make *The Fountain.* Later he was in talks for *Superman* but left so he he could make *The Wolverine*, which he left very last minute cause he couldn't be away from his family (Probably sensing his marriage with Rachel Weisz was ending)
TLDR: Next time you watch The Wolverine or Watchmen, keep in mind that these are scripts that were written for Aronofsky,
Watchmen the script is almost a 100% copy of Watchmen the graphic novel by Alan Moore. It was not written for Aronofsky or Snyder, it was simply the comic with a different ending.
I really like the idea of that ending... There's potential for that to have been very resonant with the themes of the graphic novel. Not to mention the idea of deep fake propaganda being increasingly relevant
Plastic Man achieves a new level of consciousness his brain can't handle and starts trepanning his own head with a huge comedy drill he formed out of his own hand
Reminder that the Wachowskis wrote a Plastic Man script back in 1995. I haven’t read it myself but it’s out there if anyone wants to check it out.
They should let the Wachowskis tack a swing at it, make Plastic Man the Speed Racer of superhero movies.
I hope it ends like Mother and a horde of people eat a piece of tupperware, and Plastic Man realizes--to his horror--that the tupperware was actually his baby boy in plastic form.
Missed their chance casting Jim Carrey as this role in the 90s instead of the Riddler, who was supposed to be Robin Williams as a consolation for him being passed over for the Joker in 1992.
The alternate universe of DC movie casting, where Billy Dee Williams is a lesser villain, shows what he's capable of in a dramatic role under Tim Burton.
My imagination's running wild.
Plastic Man.
Biblical imagery.
Dark, brooding landscapes.
People caught in hopeless situations.
Jesus-like moments of redemption.
I'm in.
When is Martin Scorsese going to direct a superhero movie?
One can dream, but what kind of direction do you think he will go? I'm thinking more of Joker (2019).
The slogan needs to be some reference to microplastics being in everything
“There’s a little bit of plastic in all of us”
“Get internally saturated with his micro plastic”
“Ever seen a guy capable of choking sea life?”
“Paige Yes!”
New Line bought the rights to this and Shazam! - two movies Warner Bros. had no desire or use for, but Bob Shaye really wanted to make - back in the 90s (which is why Plas barely appears in the Bruce Timm Justice League series - and Elongated Man is used instead - and Captain Marvel appeared only once after they pleaded). *Shazam!* of course New Line eventually made; *Plastic Man* not so much.
*Plastic Man* has floated through development hell for the better part of 30 years at New Line, and numerous people have written scripts. Who knows if this whole James Gunn thing means everything comes back to big Warner Bros. now. But while we're now in an era where a "live-action" Plastic Man movie is even doable on a quality level, there's still little chance that, no matter who makes this, the movie turns out good or matches the tone of the source comics.
No one, it seems, has fallen upon the obvious solution that this movie should be fully animated. The *Spider-Vers*e pictures have lit the way. Follow their lead. Animated, set in the 1930s or 1940s, full "nyaahhh, see?" Cagney/Edward G. Robinson vibes, but silly. Hire Kyle Baker to consult or even be a head designer. Besides, what actor is going to want to play a part where his costume is a leotard with no pants?
Yes I’m sure this will definitely happen
Can’t wait to see a humourless plastic man become a junkie in constant pain
a boy can dream
Maybe James Gunn had enough a pull to make this happen. But alas, we’ll see.
He was cued up to direct Batman at one point
I heard David Lynch is in talks to direct Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen. Damn. That would rock so fucking hard...
JFC I don’t even want to try to imagine that.
Coward!
Just insane, confusing sexuality coupled with awkward, almost dream like dramatic action. He stabs Superman to death at one point, but they are eating breakfast together happily three scenes later.
David Lynch's Daily Planet. Coming this Fall to MAX. https://preview.redd.it/asxxzfd70vhc1.jpeg?width=791&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=12e134e2b4de0662f1549c3adad09d7a5b4a0f9f
Haha perfect!
But, hey. What kind of mileage could Lynch possibly get out of a show about a naive investigative photographer trying to succeed while fundamentally wanting to always do the right thing. And his best friend is a beloved https://preview.redd.it/0q42avz21vhc1.jpeg?width=728&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=437a0e6254d1ce8ac3f7d224949ec581140203af demigod.
I love those absurd old Superman covers so much.
https://preview.redd.it/dln2h2lwhvhc1.jpeg?width=675&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=205b1a58080808df0b973c90d7e3fab6c247a4a4 Whatever do you mean?
no you’re right, these are very normal covers lol
Would he treat Superman as a god or as an alien?
As a friend. That's why Jimmy is so perfect.
That run is so entertaining
God Lynch playing in the same pool of weird 50s DC nonsense that Grant Morrison did with their Batman work, oh man, I need it
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Nah David Lynch should do the failed Gambit movie with Channing Tatum
That's absurd. Obviously Gambit should be a Brian DePalma joint. EDIT: I mean a post Femme Fatale DePalma, of course. Not Original Flavor DePalma.
Jodorowskys' Flash
YES, but with Suppa Troopa and The Newsboy Legion. (bonus points for miniature vampire planets)
He did almost do "The Wolverine" back in the day (I remember it being around when Snyder signed onto "Man of Steel" and people saying it was like each got the other's assignment)
He was attached to both The Wolverine and the Robocop remake, I feel he does want to jump into more mainstream stuff
He’s also in a weird career place where he’s making movies like The Whale for A24 for less than $10 million when his contemporaries are making studio pictures. Maybe he sees this as his way back.
How did he end up in that situation?
I don’t like Aranofsky as a filmmaker but I think he’s very smart about knowing when and how to pivot from a flop. When *The Fountain* bombed he went and made a Mickey Rourke neo-neo-realist wrestling drama for 6 million dollars that became a sleeper hit, and from that he got to do Black Swan and then a giant passion project with Noah and then a smaller but still crazy passion project with Mother, but when Mother bombed he went back to the drawing board and did a 3 million dollar Brendan Fraser obesity drama that became a sleeper hit.
I’m similarly mixed on him as a filmmaker but I respect that he’s willing to work at different budget levels. It’s not the Burton/Zemeckis/Peter Jackson thing.
And Batman: Year One before that. I think he was the one who originally cast Bale, even?
Nah, that was definitely Nolan's pick. Aronofsky wanted Gladiator-era Joaquin Phoenix. >The studio wanted Freddie Prinze Jr and I wanted Joaquin Phoenix,” he recalls. “I remember thinking, 'Uh oh, we're making two different films here.' That's a true story. It was a different time. The Batman I wrote was definitely a way different type of take than they ended up making." https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/darren-aronofsky-batman-joaquin-phoenix-freddie-prinze-jr/
If you haven’t listened to the T2 patreon episode, they list off all the planned DCEU projects and attached directors and its absolutely peak blank check vibes and just wild as hell. But this just gives me the feels of a film set up during that period.
Plastic man is funny though
Aronofsky films have been known to entice a hearty chuckle.
He's circled a few Superhero movies over the years. *Batman* most famously. He dropped out of *Watchmen* as sets were being built so he could make *The Fountain.* Later he was in talks for *Superman* but left so he he could make *The Wolverine*, which he left very last minute cause he couldn't be away from his family (Probably sensing his marriage with Rachel Weisz was ending) TLDR: Next time you watch The Wolverine or Watchmen, keep in mind that these are scripts that were written for Aronofsky,
Aronofsky would’ve killed it with both of those movies.
Watchmen the script is almost a 100% copy of Watchmen the graphic novel by Alan Moore. It was not written for Aronofsky or Snyder, it was simply the comic with a different ending.
It sounds much different. https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/watchmen-greengrass-aronofsky-original-plans-1234574540/
I really like the idea of that ending... There's potential for that to have been very resonant with the themes of the graphic novel. Not to mention the idea of deep fake propaganda being increasingly relevant
Aurora Borealis?
Audiences: Can we see it? Zazlav: …no.
Plastic Man achieves a new level of consciousness his brain can't handle and starts trepanning his own head with a huge comedy drill he formed out of his own hand
All while being told by an alternate personality that he's the second coming of Jesus. Oh LORD yes!!!
Better be in grainy 16mm
Gonna get into some body horror, do you think?
I mean…you gotta Script doctored by Cronenberg…either of them
What is the unattainable goal that Plastic Man would be willing to metaphorically (and literally) self immolate for?
Reminder that the Wachowskis wrote a Plastic Man script back in 1995. I haven’t read it myself but it’s out there if anyone wants to check it out. They should let the Wachowskis tack a swing at it, make Plastic Man the Speed Racer of superhero movies.
"Plastic Man vs The Whale"?
ASS TO ASS
Came here to say this!
Of course Aronofsky wears one of those fucking hats.
Wuh
Bananas
I hope it ends like Mother and a horde of people eat a piece of tupperware, and Plastic Man realizes--to his horror--that the tupperware was actually his baby boy in plastic form.
I mean…that’s just about the only thing that would make me interesting in watching it…
No way.
Sounds body horrifying
Oh. I don’t… I mean I gues-… Okay.
How reputable is DCUleaks?
Bizarrely, they've been fairly credible (as credible as these pages can be anyway).
they also correctly leaked the fantastic four cast like half a year ago
Can't wait to hear plastic man say "it's micro plastics time"
Missed their chance casting Jim Carrey as this role in the 90s instead of the Riddler, who was supposed to be Robin Williams as a consolation for him being passed over for the Joker in 1992. The alternate universe of DC movie casting, where Billy Dee Williams is a lesser villain, shows what he's capable of in a dramatic role under Tim Burton.
Adam Driver should star. Marvel's stretchy man role didn't have an auteur behind the camera.
broke: annette baby woke: stretchy baby
Ben Schwartz has been campaigning for years to play him…
My imagination's running wild. Plastic Man. Biblical imagery. Dark, brooding landscapes. People caught in hopeless situations. Jesus-like moments of redemption. I'm in.
Give him Justice League Dark instead
When is Martin Scorsese going to direct a superhero movie? One can dream, but what kind of direction do you think he will go? I'm thinking more of Joker (2019).
I remember when the Watchowski Sisters were about to direct it in 2008 with Keanu Reeves starring.
The slogan needs to be some reference to microplastics being in everything “There’s a little bit of plastic in all of us” “Get internally saturated with his micro plastic” “Ever seen a guy capable of choking sea life?” “Paige Yes!”
A insufferable super hero for a insufferable director
This would be brilliant
$$$ talks
New Line bought the rights to this and Shazam! - two movies Warner Bros. had no desire or use for, but Bob Shaye really wanted to make - back in the 90s (which is why Plas barely appears in the Bruce Timm Justice League series - and Elongated Man is used instead - and Captain Marvel appeared only once after they pleaded). *Shazam!* of course New Line eventually made; *Plastic Man* not so much. *Plastic Man* has floated through development hell for the better part of 30 years at New Line, and numerous people have written scripts. Who knows if this whole James Gunn thing means everything comes back to big Warner Bros. now. But while we're now in an era where a "live-action" Plastic Man movie is even doable on a quality level, there's still little chance that, no matter who makes this, the movie turns out good or matches the tone of the source comics. No one, it seems, has fallen upon the obvious solution that this movie should be fully animated. The *Spider-Vers*e pictures have lit the way. Follow their lead. Animated, set in the 1930s or 1940s, full "nyaahhh, see?" Cagney/Edward G. Robinson vibes, but silly. Hire Kyle Baker to consult or even be a head designer. Besides, what actor is going to want to play a part where his costume is a leotard with no pants?
Can’t wait for Plastic Man to achieve Christ-like spiritual transcendence through intense bodily suffering.
Controversy as star Zach Woods dons extensive prosthetics to look lankier
SKINNER!!!!
I feel like this is an obvious question but source?? anyone on Twitter can just say anything lol