I'm not so much thinking about Batman v Superman as worried about it. Not that I think it will be horrible, but rather I'm not sure they are laying the right groundwork for future material. Its little things that add up; for example the battle with Batman and Superman in TDK didn't have an air of ridiculousness because of context: we were dealing with a world that basically looked like Robocop's old Detroit and there was also a sense of finality to that fight. In almost any other context Batman in a suit of powered armor doesn't really fit the character: its not like he can just strap on the Hulkbuster in one story and then easily forget about it afterwards. Even if it works it taps into some iconic Batman imagery for the immediate payoff but might sacrifice some of the options for the future: where do you go with Batman after he's literally brawled with Superman with his fists? And where do you go with Superman when he's gone toe to toe with a guy in a suit of armor?
Suicide Squad is the project I'm most interested to see how it all plays out. Its the absolute crap-shoot, in that sense sort of Warner's Guardians of the Galaxy. You get the feeling its either going to be fantastic, or a disaster, depending on how well they take risks and land them. Leto's Joker seems to be emblematic of that. At first, I wasn't keen on the direction they seemed to be going in, but I've come around to the possibilities. Heath Ledger's Joker was a radical departure in some respects and a big risk, but it paid off in spades. Leto's Joker could be equally risky and equally rewarding: bringing back more of the "criminal genius" element combined with a more physically dangerous Joker, like Anthony Hopkins' Hannibal Lecter that primarily plays with people's minds but can, if he wants to, be physically ruthless and dangerous.
Not really germane to the discussion, precisely, but one of the staging areas for the Suicide Squad shoot is just outside my office here in Toronto--so, exciting, and they blew up last night's commute home due to a tardily announced road closure. As Liz Lemon would say "Things are happening!"
http://www.cp24.com/news/movie-shoot-forces-closure-of-union-station-go-bus-terminal-1.2362803No I have not seen anyone famous, but I have to say, they're doing massive trailers and traffic cones really well! If they're still here when the Pan Am Games start, I can only imagine the traffic craziness. It will give Jared Leto's Joker something real to play off of.
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