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Re: The Hobbit, Avengers, Superman Reboot, Batman 3 ßelals Girl Send a noteboard - 29/09/2010 01:44:26 AM

Joss Whedon, director of the Avengers film really wants to show characters, not only action. He even has to be careful to have the action going at this point:

"What I will struggle with, in the outline and throughout, is that I would like to put these actors in a room and just make Glengarry Glen Ross. We're talking about really exciting people and at the same time I have to keep the momentum of the thing going. I can't let it turn into a lull fest. Knowing that I have enough time to do both of those things – that by the end of the movie you will feel 'in' with these guys – is the trick. It's not an easy one but one that Marvel absolutely honours. They don't hire Mark Ruffalo [the new Hulk] to say one iconic line and strike a pose. They hire him because he has so much humanity in him. He's the antithesis of the iconic actor. He's so human. He was my first choice to play the part, and the fact he is playing the part is nuts! They went to great lengths to make that happen and they understood exactly why he was right for the part."


This makes me a bit nervous. On the one hand, it's good that they want to focus on characterization rather than just mindless action, but on the other hand...you try to focus on in-depth stories for too many characters, and the film feels crowded, too long, and you end up feeling like you didn't really get to know ANY of the characters due to each of their stories being rushed to fit them all in.
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The Hobbit, Avengers, Superman Reboot, Batman 3 - 28/09/2010 08:58:48 PM 855 Views
I will be a sad panda if Nolan is forced to do things in 3D. *NM* - 28/09/2010 09:25:35 PM 162 Views
I agree *NM* - 29/09/2010 05:43:09 PM 180 Views
The Hobbit is just not going to happen, is it? - 28/09/2010 09:37:46 PM 472 Views
I really hope they can work through this and get it done. - 29/09/2010 02:15:07 PM 461 Views
Eastern Europe may even save them a lot of money, though - 29/09/2010 07:45:22 PM 445 Views
Re: The Hobbit, Avengers, Superman Reboot, Batman 3 - 29/09/2010 01:44:26 AM 430 Views
This is why it's good that everyone will get their own movie before hand. - 29/09/2010 02:19:25 AM 504 Views
It doesn't sound like Joss thinks that is enough, though. - 29/09/2010 03:05:01 PM 470 Views
Apparently The Hobbit will be greenlit within the next few days. - 04/10/2010 02:02:58 PM 562 Views
I'm not going to believe it until I am sitting in the theatre. - 04/10/2010 06:32:51 PM 402 Views
*hugs* - 04/10/2010 08:22:36 PM 419 Views
Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen) will direct Superman - 05/10/2010 03:10:00 PM 564 Views

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