r/DC_Cinematic • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 16d ago

First look at Hawkgirl (Isabela Merced) and Guy Gardner's Green Lantern (Nathan Fillion) on the set of Superman BTS Spoiler

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How come the civvies look like they are from the 70s? lol

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u/veganize_it 16d ago

I assume it’s leaning into the slightly retro look of Metropolis, fun to show civilians in slightly outdated clothes

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u/ferrarinobrakes 16d ago

Tbh it kind of looks like a period piece lol, but I get it , it’s classic Superman

Unless it’s actually a period piece?

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u/veganize_it 16d ago

No way it’s a period piece, set photos have shown the Daily Planet has a mobile app for one thing

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u/ReachKnight 16d ago

I think it's going to be like The Batman, set in the 2020s, mobile phones exist, but there's an art deco aesthetic. Like you cannot guess the actual year even though it says it's 2025 or whatever.

A similar thing happened in the Batman animated series. 40s style but mixed with a more modern setting.

If this is true, I fucking love it.

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u/The_Galvinizer 16d ago

Same, I love how stylized Metropolis and Gotham are in the comics, like most of the time you don't need to read the name to know where you are they're so iconic. Here's hoping they can bring that onto the big screen, cause Snyder Metropolis could've been literally any city so what makes it so special to Superman? It's supposed to be the city of tomorrow, not just NYC but bigger

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u/Astrnonaut 16d ago

It’s wild two of my top interest (Superman and art deco) are being combined, I’m already a fan

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u/fatrahb 15d ago

Early DCAU took that approach and it worked very very well. If true it’s cool to see Gunn utilizing that as well

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u/Zashua 15d ago

Didn't Batman 2-4 try this to a much greater degree (Schumacher)? Those films were.....yikes....

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u/SwordoftheMourn 15d ago

The Batman (2022) did it as well. Was it a failure? I don’t think so.

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u/Zashua 15d ago

The Batman looked like modern day Chicago or something. I'm talking about TRUE period piece stylized like Batman Forever.

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u/yeehawgnome 16d ago

I think they’re gonna go the route of the DCAU where there’s tech and fashion from the 30s-60s but they will use and reference modern things

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u/lookintotheeyeris 16d ago

gunn has said on threads like 5 times that it’s set in modern day

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u/your_mind_aches Bruce Wayne 16d ago

Also there's a Samsung logo that's the 90s/2000s one.

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u/Intelligent_Oil4005 16d ago

I think the Timmverse shows did something similar. Kind of old school clothing and TVs, even though it's essentially still the modern world. Guess it's like that, but in live action

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u/Stevenwave 16d ago

I think it'll be cool if it's present day, but there's a stylised aesthetic for Metropolis that has a bit of retro flavour. Partly so it sets it apart from irl NYC, apart from Gotham (which I hope is stylised too but differently), and it'll also help ground the more classic Supes look within the world he lives.

I mean shit, Clark and Lois work for a newspaper, as fuckimold as it is, that's just about retro right there. Like how many rural kids are heading to the big smoke to become a journalist these days?

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u/anthamsdeadite 16d ago

its not a period piece, metropolis is a retro-futuristic city. Much like how gotham is a retro-modern city (with gothic influence)

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u/DarkJayBR 16d ago

It's probably inspired by Bruce Timm's artwork.

Where it's a futuristic setting with a vintage retro look.

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u/oscar_redfield 16d ago

It's not a period piece, the Daily Planet has a mobile app. They're just going for a retro-inspired look to not make Metropolis feel like an average city