Post your DC Movie Ideas here!

[bat39]

The impending release of 'The Dark Knight Rises' notwithstanding, and the 'Man of Steel' film currently in production, things are looking pretty bleak for DC on the movie front...in stark contrast to the overwhelming success of 'The Avengers' and the revelation of Marvel Studios' framework for 'Phase Two' of the shared movie-verse.

Well, God alone knows when we'll get to see the likes of Flash, Aquaman, Wonder Woman and someday the entire Justice League on screen. But it doesn't hurt to dream. So on this thread, you can post you're ideas for any DC live-action movie; be it an adaptation of a character not done before, a team film, a reboot, a direct adaptation...anything at all!

That said, here's one film idea I've had for quiet a while now, about a character who has hardly figured in any discussions so far on future DC films-

HAWKMAN

In my version, the story would be set in the present day. The protagonist would be Carter Hall, a renowned and wealthy archaeologist and explorer, with a particular affinity for Ancient Egypt. After studying certain obscure legends (including some paintings of the hawk-like alien creatures), Carter has decided to investigate theories that aliens arrived on earth during the time of the Ancient Egyptians and that there may be extra-terrestrial remains buried amidst the pyramids. So he embarks on an expedition, ultimately coming across the tomb of a ruler named Prince Khufu. He finds a secret underground space within Khufu's tomb which contains the ruins of a crashed space-craft. Carter and his team board the space-craft and find advanced alien technology, as well as the embalmed corpses of what appear to be humanoid alien warriors. They also find battle garb which includes wings and special harnesses, as well as hawk-like masks. Carter discovers a device called the Absorbascon, and it psychically bonds with him and reveals to him about an alien planet called Thanagarian-a civilization constantly embroiled in intergalactic war. During one such war, centuries ago, this particular Thanagarian military vessel crash-landed on earth. Most of the warriors were killed in the crash, and the few who survived were taken care off on the orders of Prince Khufu, but ultimately they succumbed to their injuries and to earthly diseases they were not immune to. Fearful that the advanced technology of the Thanagarians could fall into the wrong hands, Khufu concealed the existence of the aliens and had the alien craft and the warriors buried, though rumors and legends persisted. The Absorbascon also tells Carter of the Nth metal, which was utilized in a lot of Thanagarian technology, including the anti-gravity harness, which was supported by wings. The Thangarians as a culture worshiped hawk-like deities, and had a natural affinity towards flying creatures, thus explaning the hawk motif.

Carter manages to get a lot of the alien technology shipped back to his laboratories in New York. While he reveals his discovery of Khufu's tomb and its treasures to the world, his team keeps the discovery of alien tech to themselves, though Carter does eventually confide in his fiancee Shiera Saunders. Carter experiments with the Thanagarian tech, reconstructing one of the warrior's anti-gravity harnesses and wings; he also discovers that his exposure to the Absorbascon has granted him some of the Thanagarian affinity for flying creatures, giving him a degree of psychic rapport with birds. We also learn that Carter has long been fascinated by antique weapons and has even trained himself in their use.

In the meantime, one of Carter's assistants, a man named Carl Sands, who has secretly been involved in criminal activities in the past, is lured by the Thanagarian tech, and steals one piece of Thangarian technology, which allows him to shift into an intangible shadowy state. He begins to use it at first to go on a crime spree, robbing not only banks and jewelery stores, but eventually military and government secrets which he sells to the highest bidder. The newspapers begin to dub this mysterious criminal as the 'Shadow Thief'. As Carter reads more about the 'Shadow Thief', he realizes that the criminal is utilizing some of his hidden Thanagarian tech and that its likely a member of the team. Eventually, he and Shiera together discover that Sands is the culprit, and that furthermore, he has stolen more Thanagarian weapons from Carter's lab, with the intention of selling them to terrorists and arms dealers.

Carter decides that he alone can hope to thwart the 'Shadow Thief' since he is aware of the strengths and weaknesses of Thanagarian tech (he alone was somehow able to bond with the Absorbascon). So he dons the garb of a Thangarian warrior, including the anti-gravity harness and wings, and also takes with him a mace (since he is primarily skilled in using ancient weapons) and battles Sands and his henchmen. He defeats the henchmen but Sands gets away. Carter is seen and the media dubs his costumed self as 'Hawkman'.

Sands then kidnaps Shiera and keeps her hostage in an attempt to get Carter of his back while he tries to auction the Thanagarian tech he has stolen, including the Absorbascon. Carter however does show up and fights the terrorists. Some of them attempt to use the Thangarian weapons, but ultimately Carter succeeds in disabling the weapons owing to his knowledge of them and cornering Sands. Sands attempts to interface with the Absorbascon in the hopes of learning the secrets of Thangarian tech the way Carter has, but his mind is unable to handle the strain of it and he suffers a seizure of some sort and goes into coma.

In the aftermath, Hawkman is hailed as a hero, though his identity remains unknown. Carter and Shiera have the Thanagarian tech buried once more in Ancient Egypt as Carter believes the world isn't yet ready to use the alien tech and in the wrong hands it can potentially cause a lot of destruction. He does retain the 'Hawkman' suit though and reveals he's designed a harness and a suit for Shiera as well if she so desires. The film ends with the two lovers taking flight together as Hawkman and Hawkgirl.

[Flashpoint]

I am adamant that WB should totally forget a Teen Titans movie idea. At least, for the time being.

Legion Of Super-Heroes is just ready made for a big budget sci-fi action adventure movie. Plus, it would have a young, sexy cast in skintight costumes with all kinds of superpowers never before seen on the big screen.

Of course, you have to have the founders: Cosmic Boy (magnetism), Saturn Girl (telepathy) and Lightning Lad (electricity) with R.J. Brande as the founder. But there are so many visual effects that would be new to the superhero genre and that would give audiences something fresh to sell to them. Wildfire. Colossal Boy. Quislet. Shadow Lass. Element Lad. All have superpowers whose special FX would be groundbreaking and unique.

Bring in Mordru for the villain. None of the big superhero movies have used sorcery (yet). I'd go with the younger, more virile depiction of Mordru that we saw in JSA years ago. Make him a bit seductive and salacious with the female Legionnaires. And then bring on the big, cosmic battles with him. Maybe tease the Time Trapper by showing Takron-Galtos, the Prison Planet. Lots of Mark 494 cruisers traveling through stargates. All that 31st Century holographic technology. And tons of cool, new aliens like the savage Khunds, the shapeless Durlans and the sinister Dominators.

It'd be like Fox's X-Men meets J.J. Abrams' Star Trek only with a cast like they had in Deathly Hallows or Hunger Games. Sci-fi, action and sexy young people. It's a win-win at the box office waiting to happen.

[Badger1701]

Tim Burton directing and Johnny Depp starring in a big-screen adaptation of Brother Power, the Geek.

[Flashpoint]

Tim Burton directing and Johnny Depp starring in a big-screen adaptation of Brother Power, the Geek.

Oh good God Almighty, I hope that never happens. Especially after how awful Dark Shadows looks.

Burton and Depp seriously need to take a break from each other and come back with fresh ideas. Something that doesn't involve just putting Depp in white facepaint all the time (Dark Shadows, Alice In Wonderland, Sweeney Todd, Edward Scissorhands, et cetera).

[El Sombrero]

I am adamant that WB should totally forget a Teen Titans movie idea. At least, for the time being.

Legion Of Super-Heroes is just ready made for a big budget sci-fi action adventure movie. Plus, it would have a young, sexy cast in skintight costumes with all kinds of superpowers never before seen on the big screen.

Of course, you have to have the founders: Cosmic Boy (magnetism), Saturn Girl (telepathy) and Lightning Lad (electricity) with R.J. Brande as the founder. But there are so many visual effects that would be new to the superhero genre and that would give audiences something fresh to sell to them. Wildfire. Colossal Boy. Quislet. Shadow Lass. Element Lad. All have superpowers whose special FX would be groundbreaking and unique.

Bring in Mordru for the villain. None of the big superhero movies have used sorcery (yet). I'd go with the younger, more virile depiction of Mordru that we saw in JSA years ago. Make him a bit seductive and salacious with the female Legionnaires. And then bring on the big, cosmic battles with him. Maybe tease the Time Trapper by showing Takron-Galtos, the Prison Planat. Lots of Mark 494 cruisers traveling through stargates. All that 31st Century holographic technology. And tons of cool, new aliens like the savage Khunds, the shapeless Durlans and the sinister Dominators.

It'd be like Fox's X-Men meets J.J. Abrams' Star Trek only with a cast like they had in Deathly Hallows or Hunger Games. Sci-fi, action and sexy young people. It's a win-win at the box office waiting to happen.

LOSH would be a marketing nightmare. No non-comics fan has heard of any of the characters, and with names like "Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy, and Lightning Lad," it would be laughed at next to something like the Avengers or Batman. I'm not saying the movie wouldn't or couldn't be cool...it probably would be cool...but good luck getting anyone to greenlight that, unless they completely revamp the property and modernize the hell out of it.

[Froggy]

I'd like to do a Flash movie series

maybe like two, have the first one start off with Barry as the main character but with Wally narrating and it ending with barry sacrificing his life?

either that or I would try a OMAC flick

[Zak213]

The impending release of 'The Dark Knight Rises' notwithstanding, and the 'Man of Steel' film currently in production, things are looking pretty bleak for DC on the movie front...in stark contrast to the overwhelming success of 'The Avengers' and the revelation of Marvel Studios' framework for 'Phase Two' of the shared movie-verse.

Well, God alone knows when we'll get to see the likes of Flash, Aquaman, Wonder Woman and someday the entire Justice League on screen. But it doesn't hurt to dream. So on this thread, you can post you're ideas for any DC live-action movie; be it an adaptation of a character not done before, a team film, a reboot, a direct adaptation...anything at all!

That said, here's one film idea I've had for quiet a while now, about a character who has hardly figured in any discussions so far on future DC films-

HAWKMAN

In my version, the story would be set in the present day. The protagonist would be Carter Hall, a renowned and wealthy archaeologist and explorer, with a particular affinity for Ancient Egypt. After studying certain obscure legends (including some paintings of the hawk-like alien creatures), Carter has decided to investigate theories that aliens arrived on earth during the time of the Ancient Egyptians and that there may be extra-terrestrial remains buried amidst the pyramids. So he embarks on an expedition, ultimately coming across the tomb of a ruler named Prince Khufu. He finds a secret underground space within Khufu's tomb which contains the ruins of a crashed space-craft. Carter and his team board the space-craft and find advanced alien technology, as well as the embalmed corpses of what appear to be humanoid alien warriors. They also find battle garb which includes wings and special harnesses, as well as hawk-like masks. Carter discovers a device called the Absorbascon, and it psychically bonds with him and reveals to him about an alien planet called Thanagarian-a civilization constantly embroiled in intergalactic war. During one such war, centuries ago, this particular Thanagarian military vessel crash-landed on earth. Most of the warriors were killed in the crash, and the few who survived were taken care off on the orders of Prince Khufu, but ultimately they succumbed to their injuries and to earthly diseases they were not immune to. Fearful that the advanced technology of the Thanagarians could fall into the wrong hands, Khufu concealed the existence of the aliens and had the alien craft and the warriors buried, though rumors and legends persisted. The Absorbascon also tells Carter of the Nth metal, which was utilized in a lot of Thanagarian technology, including the anti-gravity harness, which was supported by wings. The Thangarians as a culture worshiped hawk-like deities, and had a natural affinity towards flying creatures, thus explaning the hawk motif.

Carter manages to get a lot of the alien technology shipped back to his laboratories in New York. While he reveals his discovery of Khufu's tomb and its treasures to the world, his team keeps the discovery of alien tech to themselves, though Carter does eventually confide in his fiancee Shiera Saunders. Carter experiments with the Thanagarian tech, reconstructing one of the warrior's anti-gravity harnesses and wings; he also discovers that his exposure to the Absorbascon has granted him some of the Thanagarian affinity for flying creatures, giving him a degree of psychic rapport with birds. We also learn that Carter has long been fascinated by antique weapons and has even trained himself in their use.

In the meantime, one of Carter's assistants, a man named Carl Sands, who has secretly been involved in criminal activities in the past, is lured by the Thanagarian tech, and steals one piece of Thangarian technology, which allows him to shift into an intangible shadowy state. He begins to use it at first to go on a crime spree, robbing not only banks and jewelery stores, but eventually military and government secrets which he sells to the highest bidder. The newspapers begin to dub this mysterious criminal as the 'Shadow Thief'. As Carter reads more about the 'Shadow Thief', he realizes that the criminal is utilizing some of his hidden Thanagarian tech and that its likely a member of the team. Eventually, he and Shiera together discover that Sands is the culprit, and that furthermore, he has stolen more Thanagarian weapons from Carter's lab, with the intention of selling them to terrorists and arms dealers.

Carter decides that he alone can hope to thwart the 'Shadow Thief' since he is aware of the strengths and weaknesses of Thanagarian tech (he alone was somehow able to bond with the Absorbascon). So he dons the garb of a Thangarian warrior, including the anti-gravity harness and wings, and also takes with him a mace (since he is primarily skilled in using ancient weapons) and battles Sands and his henchmen. He defeats the henchmen but Sands gets away. Carter is seen and the media dubs his costumed self as 'Hawkman'.

Sands then kidnaps Shiera and keeps her hostage in an attempt to get Carter of his back while he tries to auction the Thanagarian tech he has stolen, including the Absorbascon. Carter however does show up and fights the terrorists. Some of them attempt to use the Thangarian weapons, but ultimately Carter succeeds in disabling the weapons owing to his knowledge of them and cornering Sands. Sands attempts to interface with the Absorbascon in the hopes of learning the secrets of Thangarian tech the way Carter has, but his mind is unable to handle the strain of it and he suffers a seizure of some sort and goes into coma.

In the aftermath, Hawkman is hailed as a hero, though his identity remains unknown. Carter and Shiera have the Thanagarian tech buried once more in Ancient Egypt as Carter believes the world isn't yet ready to use the alien tech and in the wrong hands it can potentially cause a lot of destruction. He does retain the 'Hawkman' suit though and reveals he's designed a harness and a suit for Shiera as well if she so desires. The film ends with the two lovers taking flight together as Hawkman and Hawkgirl.

We might want to change that too Hawkwoman.

Seems pretty good.

On the LOSH front, just give them the zero hour names like livewire and Polestar instead of Lightning lad and such.

[theXfactor]

LOSH would be a marketing nightmare. No non-comics fan has heard of any of the characters, and with names like "Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy, and Lightning Lad," it would be laughed at next to something like the Avengers or Batman. I'm not saying the movie wouldn't or couldn't be cool...it probably would be cool...but good luck getting anyone to greenlight that, unless they completely revamp the property and modernize the hell out of it.

Well, they could always change some names. It's not unprecedented either, Cosmic Boy was also Polestar and Lightning Lad was Live Wire. I'm not saying they should use those names (I don't think they're any better than the originals), but it's a pretty simple thing to change, as long as the changes aren't too drastic, it would be fine.

[theXfactor]

Zak posted it first ;)
About the Zero Hour names, Polestar is acceptable, but a character from 31st century called Live Wire doesn't work.

[blinker]

Oh good God Almighty, I hope that never happens. Especially after how awful Dark Shadows looks.

Burton and Depp seriously need to take a break from each other and come back with fresh ideas. Something that doesn't involve just putting Depp in white facepaint all the time (Dark Shadows, Alice In Wonderland, Sweeney Todd, Edward Scissorhands, et cetera).

You may have not liked Alice in Wonderland, but it made a billion dollars. Not that Dark Shadows is going to repeat that success at all (but hey Sweeney Todd wasn't very successful). I doubt the two of them are gonna be taking a break from each other.

[Fenaris]

I made this suggestion in a GL movie thread some time ago, so I thought why not throw it in here?

Sinestro goes off to start the Yellow Lantern Corps, he then shows up later in the movie to attack Hal Jordan who, with the help of other Green Lanterns manages to fend them off. However a mysterious figure is working behind the scenes.

Carol Ferris get's that purple diamond shizzle into her and becomes a Star Sapphire and starts to f**k things up. Hal not knowing what to do goes through a crisis until near the end of the movie when he and Sinestro join forces to take out Carol, they get her down and she reverts to her normal form.

Everything's love and kisses until Sinestro goes all: "Hey f**k you all" and goes off to hang out with his cool Sinestro corps. Later we see Carol being alone in her apartment after hanging out with Hal and we see that she still has possession over the Star Sapphire thingy, however she thinks she can control it now and the camera goes to the wall and we see a purple blast appear.

POST CREDITS SCENE: The mysterious figure has a meeting with Sinestro. Sinestro is the only one we see the entire scene and they talk about getting rid of the Guardians. The scene ends with the camera revealing the mysterious figure to be Atrocitus who then says: "They will pay for what they did"... AND BAMM! The movie ends........

What do you think?

[El Sombrero]

I think if they got good actors and a good director, that Aquaman would seriously be an amazing movie and very popular.

Get some at least halfway decent actor that girls find attractive and guys respect for Aquaman, then find an outstanding actor for Ocean Master and an actress for Mera. Mix of a love story and a "who will get the throne" story with some war storylines and 3D / CGI. People would hate on it at first just cause it's Aquaman, but if the movie is done well and they get a great cast I think it would totally work.

[Johnny P. Sartre]

Every hero in DC start to attack their beliefs and because of this they become normal joes with jobs; 3 hours of supes being normal and having 8-4 jobs.

You can now throw money at me

[verslibre]

I made this suggestion in a GL movie thread some time ago, so I thought why not throw it in here?

LOL...Atrocitus. Reminds me of History Of The World, Part I with Comicus & Swiftus.

[Mr. Holmes]

Yeah Aquaman has a lot of potential. The plot is the classic hero archetype, and they could do some cool visual, CGI Atlantis. We'll see how James Cameron tackles something like that in Avatar 2.