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Thought: Should Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel” ignore the John Williams theme song?

There’s a huge debate online through movie forums and blogs on whether or not Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel” film should keep the John Williams “Superman” theme for the opening title sequence, of the new film. Should they keep the theme song?

Of course, there are mixed reactions to this….

Some people do want the song because they feel it’s not a Superman movie without it.

Some people don’t want the song. Some fans say that Zack and Christopher Nolan should trash the theme song and go for something different since this is a reboot and has nothing to do with the early Superman films. Some claim it wouldn’t make sense if they still used the main theme.

So what are my thoughts to all of this? I agree that they need to KEEP the original theme. If they want to hire a different composer and change the song around with different styles and arrangements, I’m fine with that, but they shouldn’t ignore it completely. I mean, every Superman movie had a different composer but they still used the JW’s theme song, but each version had a different arrangement to it. If they use the original theme, I’m cool with that too.

I think the theme song is needed for so many reasons. 1) The theme song was made for Superman character himself, not for the actual movies 2) They need to get the audience pumped up and excited before the movie starts 3) They need to stay true with the Superman character.

The reason JW’s “Superman” theme is debatable on the internet now is because, Zack Snyder haven’t confirmed anyone for a composer for “Man of Steel”. Plus, Zack never said anything if he will use JW’s legendary score or not. I’m sure we’ll hear something soon. In Hollywood films, the film crew would mostly hire a music composer after the film is done ’cause they score the film in an orchestra setting while the movie is playing on screen. That’s how they do it.

Think about it, if they use a different theme song, people won’t get used to Superman anymore. It might turn the new fans off and it won’t be as successful in the box office. It won’t be as exciting and fun. I love the Superman theme. It certainly pumps me up and puts a smile on my face when I watch a Superman movie. That’s what the audience needs for this film.

If they used  a different composer for Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel” movie, I don’t care who the composer is. NOBODY, I mean, NOBODY, is ever going to top JW’s legendary score. In my opinion, I think Zack and Chris are going to use the song. I think Warner Bros. would want them to use it. I hope they use it.

Kev

Cool Photos: Christopher Meloni “Man of Steel” pics surfaces the web but not in character…

 

Here are two photos of Christopher Meloni from Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel” film. The first photo is Chris leaving the set of filming and the second photo is Chris enjoying a break at a public pool. Filming of Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel” is happening in Plano, Illinois.

Chris is playing a military general in “Man of Steel” so far, no pics of him in his military costume yet for the film. I’m sure they’ll start showing up at some point.

Kev

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 reasons why Zack Snyder is the right choice to direct “Man of Steel”…

Man, I am getting pretty tired of all the Zack Snyder bashing in other movie forums & blogs. I hope I’m not the only one who has a 100% faith in him and Christopher Nolan for the Superman reboot. I think Zack Snyder is the man for the job for a lot of reasons.

A lot of people don’t like Zack because they think he is a terrible director. Well I think he’s a fine director with a gift. I absolutely loved, “Watchmen”, “300”, and “Legends of the Guardians”. I still haven’t seen “Sucker Punch” yet, his latest released film but I plan to see it soon.

Here are ten reasons why I think he’s a perfect director for the Superman film and no one else could do it…

  1. Zack is a huge Superman fanatic like most of us – I can tell too. From all the behind the scenes pics I’ve been seeing of this movie, he definitely knows his shit and definitely knows what he’s doing.
  2. Zack stays pretty faithful to the comics – When he did “Watchmen” and “300”, they were very close to the graphic novels. I think he’ll stay true to the “Superman” franchise and so far, he’s doing just that.
  3. Zack’s films are action packed, which is what Superman needs – I bet Warner Bros. looked at “Watchmen ” and “300”, they thought to themselves, “This is what Superman needs”. Zack is a good action movie director. Superman needed to be a fun action movie
  4. Zack is good with visual and special effects – If you’ve seen “Watchmen” and “300”, he’s got a unique style when it comes with special effects. When he does his films, you know it’s his work immediately.
  5. “Watchmen” and “300” were both very successful films – Both of these films were pretty big, box office money makers. Warner Bros. are hoping that “Man of Steel” will be a hit too, and they needed a director who had experience with box office hits. Zack is the man for this.
  6. Zack is good with “slo-motion” effects – This is one reason why a lot of people hate Zack Snyder as a director, he does the “Slo-motion” technique way too much. Well? I believe that if his slo-mo technique grabbed people’s attention, he’s doing something right. There are so many other directors who do the slo-mo technique as well but nobody complains. Only when it comes to Snyder, he gets bashed for the slo-mo. The slo-mo technique is exactly what Superman needs. The slo-mo when Superman’s flying in the air would look great if done by Snyder.
  7. Zack is good at working with characters – All of his movies are very character driven. He doesn’t take random characters and just do whatever he wanted with him. He just had to follow them with a complex  storyline, like “Watchmen” for example. His characters in his films are pretty insightful and anybody can recognize them.
  8. Zack’s work can be different and original – He can do things differently that no one else could do. He’s doing exactly that with “Man of Steel”. Making changes with the characters and changing Superman’s costume. He’s doing a nice job staying away from the Christopher Reeve/Richard Donner style Superman.
  9. Zack is a fast worker – This is one of the reasons he was hired, because he gets things done quickly. As you can see, from all the Behind the Scenes pics posted on the web so far, you can see he’s working very fast. Working on one scene to the next. His work ethic must of impressed Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros., so they gave him the nod.
  10. Zack knows what the fans want – We all wanted a dark, edgy, action packed Superman movie. Look like we’re going to get exactly that.
So why complain about Snyder? I think he’s going to make an amazing Superman movie. I think we’ll finally get a good one. Don’t always think that Snyder is going to make a horrible Superman movie just because you thought “Sucker Punch” was bad.
Kev

Cool Photo: Oh wow! See Superman, Faora and a mysterious villain go face to face!!!

More behind the scenes pics of Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel” surfaces the web today. These are pretty controversial pics too.

See Superman, Faora, and a mysterious villain in a mo-cap costume standing next to Faora. Check them out, here.

As you can see in the AICN talkbacks, people are bashing the new Superman costume. Superman got rid of his red underwear and the yellow belt that he’s known to wear. I hope I’m not the only one that likes the idea because it doesn’t hurt to change Superman’s looks and image for once.

The same Superman look does get old after a while don’t you think? I warned ya before that Zack Snyder is making all kinds of changes with the Superman franchise. The reason for the new look that Zack wants to give this movie a current feel, so the film is looking like it’s taken place in our current time.

On top of that, there are plenty of Superman comic books where he didn’t have the red trunks. Seriously, look it up if you don’t believe me. The new comics decided to put blue jeans on him. So I can tell that DC is getting bored with the same look as well.

I love the Faora costume though who is played by Antje Traue, a German actress. There are similarities to Urtha.

As for the mysterious mo-cap costume, what is a mo-cap, some of you may ask? For those who don’t understand films that much. You wear mo-caps all over you as it picks up on a computer creating an animated character. A mo-cap suit may look silly on set but it is needed to create the character. Read more on motion capture, here.

Whatever the mo-cap character is, it’s definitely not General Zod. I’m hoping that character is Brainiac or Metallo. It could be either one of them.

Back to the Superman costume, I’m in favor of it. I’m willing to give it a try. That new look of Superman, gives him a new personality. It makes him look tougher and makes him more human looking. They wanted to give it a realistic feeling. Zack said many times he wanted this film to be realistic and different.

I’m loving what I’m seeing so far. Can’t wait to see what Michael Shannon is going to look like as Zod.

Look like they are all done casting. Look like they won’t use Lex Luthor or Jimmy Olsen at all. That’s okay though, I’m fine with that.

Kev

Cool Photo: Warner Bros. releases Superman and The Dark Knight teaser poster!!!

Warner Bros. just released this poster yesterday. Now to keep in mind, this isn’t just a Batman poster, it’s Superman as well. Look closely, you can clearly see the Superman S shield on the first building on the left. This means that both Superman and Batman are coming to theaters in the Summer of 2012. So the Summer of 2012, will be a big year for superhero movies indeed! Very cool poster and already psyched for both movies. Yes, I will see both films in theater as I love both characters as well.

Kev

Report: Harry Lennix casted as a military general for Zack Snyder’s Superman “Man of Steel” film…

Over the weekend, a new Superman “Man of Steel” casting has been announced. An actor by the name of Harry Lennix, who can be seen in two of the Matrix movies, “Matrix: Reloaded” and “Matrix: Revolutions” has been casted as a military general. However, this isn’t the military General Christopher Meloni will be playing, a different General. Harry will be playing a character named, General Swanwick. He’s an original character. This character was never in the comics and the other films. While Harry’s character of General Swanwick was made publicly, Warner Bros. is still being secretive on the details of the character.

More on the story, here.

Zack Snyder said this is going to be a different Superman movie than all the others, and it’s starting to show with them adding original characters.

Original characters have been written for the earlier Superman movies before. Ursa was never in the comics and also, Nuclear Man from “Superman IV: the Quest for Peace” was an original character for the film as well.

I should be getting the “Superman: Motion Picture Anthology” Blu Ray set soon. I plan on ordering it from Amazon this week, hopefully.

Kev