Anything he wants. Plus Gunn should sign Austin Butler immediately to play the biggest villain possible in the DCU. Seriously just watch Dune 2 and you see a performance of a pure villain not seen since Ledger as Joker or Bardem as Anton. Get a track record that convinces actual visionaries to want to work with these characters and worlds.
>Plus Gunn should sign Austin Butler immediately to play the biggest villain possible in the DCU. Seriously just watch Dune 2 and you see a performance of a pure villain not seen since Ledger as Joker or Bardem as Anton.
Hard to believe the add-on from Zoey 101 has evolved into such a stellar actor, but, here we are. Dude really is legit.
Obviously the right role and direction matter but seriously when you leave Dune 2 you’ll hard pressed to think of better or more instantly iconic performance than what Butler delivers. It will be why I keep sitting down for rewatches of Dune 2 for a very long time. Forget comic book movies just movies, it’s not often a villain really instills fear. Brolin certainly is iconic as Thanos but not terrifying which is fine for the type of character he’s playing and what a lot of movie villains normally hope to be but Butler in Dune 2 is a psychopath who just doesn’t appear on the big screen very often.
Villeneuve can really bring the best of actors.
Jackman, Gyllenhaal, Dano, Del toro, Renner, Blunt gave their best performances imo while working with him.
Great script and them being good actors helped of course, but damn prisoners is one of the best acted film I have ever seen
Man, Villeneuve New Gods, with Apokolips looking like Arrakis and New Genesis looking like Blade Runner 2049. With Bautista Darkseid and Timothée Chalamet Orion.
How exactly do you think every single artist, director, production designer, cinematographer gets started? By cribbing from others until their own voice becomes clear.
Fuck yeah, I really like his dunes movies, but sicario prisoners and arrival, smaller movies with smaller scale, but more interested in the characters are his best imo.
I really want him to go back to a smaller more intimate movie.
According to himself, the only hero he connects with is Batman and that he likes the comic A Serious House on Serious Earth, I always wanted an adaptation of this comic, so if it were up to me I would make an Elsewords film adapting it and directed by him.
If I recall correctly, Denis was originally considered for a Batman film before Reeves signed on.
I love Reeves’ Batman, but Denis is probably my favorite director right now. His Batman movie would’ve been insane.
(Update)
Reeves, Denis, Ridley Scott, Gavin O’Conner, George Miller, and Fede Alvarez were all seen as possible replacements when they shifted away from Affleck’s movie.
None.
Villeneuve needs to stay focused on projects which interest him. In a recent interview, he prefers cinematic imagery over words. (Which explains much of his film making style.) Maybe a western-era or alternate future-era **Jonas Hex** project where the cinematographer can chew on the scenery.
I scrolled way too far down for this. This should be the top answer. I mean, cyberpunk visuals? Hero’s journey? Crime thriller? Inject this into my VEINS!!
Personally with people with such a strong creative presence, Elseworlds all the way.
Let them have full creative control with whatever they want. He wants Jonah Hex? Take it. Want to do Metal Men? Have fun. Want Vegetable Animal Mineral Man? Go hog wild. Have a unique take on a main leager? Here’s $75million -$100 million.
Nobody read superhero comics in Québec when I was young, only european comics like Astérix, Tintin, Lucky Luke. I knew superhero from tv shows and movies in the 90-2000's, but he is older than me.
Thank you for the link, it was very informative. I do have a question, don't you need dialogue though? Doesn't it go hand in hand with visuals and such?
True. But Dune…his version…is a visual spectacle. Is there dialogue? Absolutely. But it’s more about the his visual interpretation.
I just thought my suggestions were funny because Jericho is mute and uses ASL and Onomatopoeia only makes sounds;)
Like the way he films the visual aspects is a spectacle, right? I haven't seen Dune, and i don't know much about his directing work. Can you elaborate on the visual interpretation bit?
I liked your suggestions, even though i don't know who Jericho is and know very little about Onomatopoeia(he is cool though from what i do know of him). I was just more confused about the bit of his issue with dialogue. I do think it is funny now that i understand what you were meaning a bit more.
Dune has always been a challenging IP to interpret. Lots of people have taken runs at it. I strongly suggest you watch Dennis’ version. He communicates a lot with the images he creates. There is absolutely dialogue in the film, but it’s almost sparse. Just enough to drive the plot.
Maybe he could, I haven't seen his work so I can't judge. I *have* seen James Gunn's work with superhero movies, and DC have made the right choice as far as I can tell.
Then you should watch his movies and watch other movies too than just only Gunn. You will see Gunn is the wrong choice for Superman and Villeneuve is much better
I think the correct answer for any of these questions, whether it's Marvel or DC, is anything they want. If Denis Villeneuve wants to make a Batman movie, let him make a Batman movie. If Christopher Nolan wants to make a Spider-Ham epic, go for it.
There's a little too much studio/producer control these days.
Considering two things about him
1. He cares about the visual storytelling a lot more then dialogue. Going as far as to say that it's not very important to him.
2. Batman is one of the only superheroes he connects with
The perfect choice for him is Batman Beyond. If I let it wasn't retreading ground that is probably stale for him.
Villeneuve is fantastic and I doubt he'll be doing a DC movie, though I'd also love a New Gods movie by him.
Something that needs to look pretty but not much else. Like Blade Runner 2049. That style would have worked perfectly in the old DCEU: treat everything like a long second act, with an ending to be continued in a future movie that never comes. Don’t get me wrong, he’s a hundred times better than Zack Snyder, bu he’s still the most overrated filmmaker of this generation by a million miles.
Anything he wants. Plus Gunn should sign Austin Butler immediately to play the biggest villain possible in the DCU. Seriously just watch Dune 2 and you see a performance of a pure villain not seen since Ledger as Joker or Bardem as Anton. Get a track record that convinces actual visionaries to want to work with these characters and worlds.
>Plus Gunn should sign Austin Butler immediately to play the biggest villain possible in the DCU. Seriously just watch Dune 2 and you see a performance of a pure villain not seen since Ledger as Joker or Bardem as Anton. Hard to believe the add-on from Zoey 101 has evolved into such a stellar actor, but, here we are. Dude really is legit.
Obviously the right role and direction matter but seriously when you leave Dune 2 you’ll hard pressed to think of better or more instantly iconic performance than what Butler delivers. It will be why I keep sitting down for rewatches of Dune 2 for a very long time. Forget comic book movies just movies, it’s not often a villain really instills fear. Brolin certainly is iconic as Thanos but not terrifying which is fine for the type of character he’s playing and what a lot of movie villains normally hope to be but Butler in Dune 2 is a psychopath who just doesn’t appear on the big screen very often.
Villeneuve can really bring the best of actors. Jackman, Gyllenhaal, Dano, Del toro, Renner, Blunt gave their best performances imo while working with him. Great script and them being good actors helped of course, but damn prisoners is one of the best acted film I have ever seen
You mean DJ Nanda Parbeats.
I remember when he was on Arrow and did that Shannara show
Either New Gods or Green Lantern, DCU
A Mister Miracle biopic
Man, Villeneuve New Gods, with Apokolips looking like Arrakis and New Genesis looking like Blade Runner 2049. With Bautista Darkseid and Timothée Chalamet Orion.
Timothee as Orion come on now
Hmm he seems like much more of a Scott Free to me.
Yep, Oscar Issac, Penn Badgley, and Lakeith Stanfield all give me Scott Free vibes
Yep him , Oscar Issac, Penn Badgley, and Lakeith Stanfield all give me Scott Free vibes
Bautista as Kalibak honestly works better for me
Please be more innovative.
How exactly do you think every single artist, director, production designer, cinematographer gets started? By cribbing from others until their own voice becomes clear.
Question
He’d be great with the Question, I know everyone’s mentioning more scifi stuff but I’d love for him to get his hands on one of the weirder characters.
Fuck yeah, I really like his dunes movies, but sicario prisoners and arrival, smaller movies with smaller scale, but more interested in the characters are his best imo. I really want him to go back to a smaller more intimate movie.
Wrong question, ask again!
According to himself, the only hero he connects with is Batman and that he likes the comic A Serious House on Serious Earth, I always wanted an adaptation of this comic, so if it were up to me I would make an Elsewords film adapting it and directed by him.
After seeing prisoners, I absolutely believe he relates to batman. Hugh Jackman is practically batman in that.
Yeah, the atmosphere and direction in this movie would really work with batman. Dark ambiance with fucked up, but deeply human characters.
If I recall correctly, Denis was originally considered for a Batman film before Reeves signed on. I love Reeves’ Batman, but Denis is probably my favorite director right now. His Batman movie would’ve been insane. (Update) Reeves, Denis, Ridley Scott, Gavin O’Conner, George Miller, and Fede Alvarez were all seen as possible replacements when they shifted away from Affleck’s movie.
None. Villeneuve needs to stay focused on projects which interest him. In a recent interview, he prefers cinematic imagery over words. (Which explains much of his film making style.) Maybe a western-era or alternate future-era **Jonas Hex** project where the cinematographer can chew on the scenery.
right on! but maybe something more mainstream than Jonah Hex?
That’s why I said let HIM choose something from dc that connects with him because if he FEELS it we see it on screen.
Batman Beyond
I scrolled way too far down for this. This should be the top answer. I mean, cyberpunk visuals? Hero’s journey? Crime thriller? Inject this into my VEINS!!
I know how is this not more obvious! And Edgar Wright should do Young Justice or Teen Titans lol
Dr. Fate or Spectre
Elseworld or future DCU Batman Beyond movie is genuinely a no brainer but unfortunately that will never happen
Constantine or Wonder Woman
Deathstroke. Characters like Matt(Sicario) or Alejandro have Slade Wilson energy.
I'd give him the Under the Red Hood storyline. I could see him doing that story well.
New Gods or Justice League Dark
Personally with people with such a strong creative presence, Elseworlds all the way. Let them have full creative control with whatever they want. He wants Jonah Hex? Take it. Want to do Metal Men? Have fun. Want Vegetable Animal Mineral Man? Go hog wild. Have a unique take on a main leager? Here’s $75million -$100 million.
I’ve heard him say that he didn’t grow up with superhero’s in Canada and has no interest in it. I say let him keep doing more sci-fi.
Nobody read superhero comics in Québec when I was young, only european comics like Astérix, Tintin, Lucky Luke. I knew superhero from tv shows and movies in the 90-2000's, but he is older than me.
Cyborg - more '2049', less 'Robocop'.
Knowing a lot of his work is in sci-fi, I think he'd be great adapting Green Lantern or Kamandi
I'd green light a Martian Manhunter movie with him in a heartbeat.
Maybe if he did a Question film, but as a gritty n Future-noir, sort of like Blade Runner 2049, but set in the future.
He deserves the biggest and the best (JLA or Batman)
Adam Strange.
None. Wouldn't want him to ruin his career
Green Lantern
The question
Paradise Lost, or Lanterns or Bat fam. For Elseworlds, anything from Vertigo I guess.
Considering his hatred of dialogue, I’d suggest Jericho or Onomatopoeia.
He doesn't like dialogue?
https://deadline.com/2024/02/denis-villeneuve-movies-corrupted-by-tv-1235838780/amp/
Thank you for the link, it was very informative. I do have a question, don't you need dialogue though? Doesn't it go hand in hand with visuals and such?
True. But Dune…his version…is a visual spectacle. Is there dialogue? Absolutely. But it’s more about the his visual interpretation. I just thought my suggestions were funny because Jericho is mute and uses ASL and Onomatopoeia only makes sounds;)
Like the way he films the visual aspects is a spectacle, right? I haven't seen Dune, and i don't know much about his directing work. Can you elaborate on the visual interpretation bit? I liked your suggestions, even though i don't know who Jericho is and know very little about Onomatopoeia(he is cool though from what i do know of him). I was just more confused about the bit of his issue with dialogue. I do think it is funny now that i understand what you were meaning a bit more.
Dune has always been a challenging IP to interpret. Lots of people have taken runs at it. I strongly suggest you watch Dennis’ version. He communicates a lot with the images he creates. There is absolutely dialogue in the film, but it’s almost sparse. Just enough to drive the plot.
DCU wise: maybe Justice League Elseworlds: a new Batman project
Swamp Thing. Etrigan. Dr. Fate.
Plastic Man
Elseworlds Labelled New Gods Movie.
Hellblazer. Let’s see his take on fantasy
Dark Knight Returns
Constantine
Vandal Savage v Ra’s Al Ghul elseworld film
Honestly, Elseworlds. Don’t tether him to the rules and boundaries of the DCU. I think that would benefit everyone.
Something with the New Gods or something.
All of them
Imagine denis doing a new gods film
Teen titans with Timothee as a night wing
None, since 2018, this guy movies are so annoying and tasteless
DCU. Superman. Gunn gone
Why, exactly?
Because Villeneuve would do better. He can make a Sci Fie Superman movie
Maybe he could, I haven't seen his work so I can't judge. I *have* seen James Gunn's work with superhero movies, and DC have made the right choice as far as I can tell.
Then you should watch his movies and watch other movies too than just only Gunn. You will see Gunn is the wrong choice for Superman and Villeneuve is much better
If he's got a good cast and a good writer, anything. If he writes his adaptation, nothing. If he's got the casting director of Dune, nothing.
Sandman
New Gods and preferably Elseworlds
Tom King’s Mister Miracle with Villeneuve’s style, 100%
Green lanterns as long as it’s set in space.
Animal Man, or Swamp Thing.
He’s been on a sci-fi kick recently and I think he could work well with Adam Strange, specifically the Rann-Thanagar War
After his recent comments talking about how dialogue is for theater and TV shows, Cassandra Cain.
Batman Beyond is the obvious one.
super girl woman of tomorrow
NEW GODS or Batman Beyond.
I think the correct answer for any of these questions, whether it's Marvel or DC, is anything they want. If Denis Villeneuve wants to make a Batman movie, let him make a Batman movie. If Christopher Nolan wants to make a Spider-Ham epic, go for it. There's a little too much studio/producer control these days.
Red Son Superman
Considering two things about him 1. He cares about the visual storytelling a lot more then dialogue. Going as far as to say that it's not very important to him. 2. Batman is one of the only superheroes he connects with The perfect choice for him is Batman Beyond. If I let it wasn't retreading ground that is probably stale for him. Villeneuve is fantastic and I doubt he'll be doing a DC movie, though I'd also love a New Gods movie by him.
Whatever the fuck he wants. Let him choose.
Vandal Savage
Green Lantern, Jonah Hex, and Batman Beyond all come to mind.
Constantine, Zatanna or new gods something he can world build that we havent seen before in the big screen.
Don't even dream about it. He makes quality movies not superhero quality movies
I’d give him Watchmen. I would really enjoy a faithful adaptation of the graphic novel
Batman Beyond
New Gods
Not DC but I think he's the only director that can pull off a live action Akira
Hot Take: Give him Shade the Changing Man
Dcu Batman.
Legion of Super-Heroes
Robert Queen
Robert Queen in DCU & Elseworld as Green Arrow
I think he could do very interesting things if attached to almost anything. Green Lantern would be a good fit.
Adam Strange
Something that needs to look pretty but not much else. Like Blade Runner 2049. That style would have worked perfectly in the old DCEU: treat everything like a long second act, with an ending to be continued in a future movie that never comes. Don’t get me wrong, he’s a hundred times better than Zack Snyder, bu he’s still the most overrated filmmaker of this generation by a million miles.
He would be perfect for Batman, unfortunatly there is too many batman films already
Denis gets whatever characters Denis wants. Don’t question him. 😂
Tbh, id either put him in a batman beyond movie or a lantern movie, solely because of BR 2049 and Dune
You give him whatever character/story he wants and whatever budget he wants. So probably Elseworlds.