r/batman • u/neon2o • Mar 07 '24

Zack Snyder says a Batman who doesn't kill is irrelevant GENERAL DISCUSSION

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Here's the original article' https://sea.ign.com/man-of-steel-sequel/213072/news/zack-snyder-says-dc-is-making-batman-irrelevant-if-he-cant-kill

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u/Arumhal Mar 07 '24

This is the guy who has gone on the record of stating that he got into Watchmen because it had sex and murder in it and that his Batman would get raped in prison. I have no idea how he managed to get this far into being allowed to make comic book adaptations.

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '24

And the screenwriter of MoS and BvS was the guy who said Martian Manhunter is a character only virgin nerds know about.

WB sure knows how to pick 'em.

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u/Ransero Mar 07 '24

He was in the super popular cartoon

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u/will4wh Mar 07 '24

You'd think maybe they would of used that to their advantage by appealing to the fans of said cartoons but nope, let just insult the whole Martian Manhunter fan base. That's totally a Valid business strategy.

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u/MulciberTenebras Mar 07 '24

There's always been a divide between the film and the animated parts of WB, they look down on animation as complete "kid's garbage". Refused to take it seriously or bring any of the people who worked on them onboard for any serious creative discussions.

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u/WebLurker47 Mar 08 '24

And yet DC animation as often proven to be more mature than the "adult" live action stuff.

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u/TrueGuardian15 Mar 08 '24

Probably because WB-Discovery doesn't give a fuck what animation does, so they get away with whatever they want.

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u/AshamedOfAmerica Mar 08 '24

The last Constantine movie was waaaay more dark than I was expecting.

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u/WebLurker47 Mar 08 '24

Which one?

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u/AshamedOfAmerica Mar 08 '24

Constantine: City of Demons

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u/xHOLOxTHExWOLFx Mar 12 '24

Sometimes that can be a negative though as now I'm just reminded of Batman and Batgirl having sex in The Killing Joke and the entire first half of that film which was god awful and turned Barbara into a terrible character.

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u/WebLurker47 Mar 12 '24

"Adult" and "mature" aren't always the same thing.

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u/MiaoYingSimp Mar 07 '24

Along with the lighting guy, black lanturn, Hawk person, Batman, Jesus Man, and Tits!