io9 was on hand last night at Warner Bros. Studios, where their home video department shared plans for the studio's 85th anniversary celebration this year. They'll be focusing on superheroes, putting out a mega-collector's edition of Batman Begins, a Batman Anthology set, and some refreshes of other Batman and Superman DVDs. Check out our highlights from the event, which involve superhero crotches, fetish footwear, and a few minutes with Terminator Salvation director McG.
The Warner corporate suits told us about the plans for this year's DVD releases, Warren Beatty told a few stories about meeting Rita Hayworth back in the day (and he shamelessly hit on the two female representatives from Amazon and Best Buy), and Richard Schickel showed off 10 minutes from his in-progress, five-hour documentary about the history of Warner Bros.
However, the real highlight was the party in the Warner Bros. Museum afterwards. Of course, we geeked out and headed straight to the superhero junk, like Wonder Woman's costume (with dress cape!) from the television years, although the bright blues have faded to purple. Plus we never realized just how generous that crotch was until we got close. It almost outshines Batman's codpiece, seen above.
They also had Superman's suit from Lois & Clark on display, as well as the Batman Begins batsuit and Superman's duds from Superman Returns. Did you know those super-boots have the S-shield on the heel? We didn't. Plus there are lines of satin-like piping running down the arms of the costume, which we also didn't know about. If only the public knew! It could have saved the film.
We also spoke with McG who talked about his upcoming Terminator Salvation film. He says he "wants to do what they did with Batman Begins, which is respectful of the previous movies, but is also something wholly new." He wants the film to explore "Asimov ideas and the Phillip K. Dick ideas. In a day and age where we can clone sheep and give someone a titanium shoulder, science fiction is becoming reality."
He also wouldn't spill on who his dream Terminator would be, although he admitted he loves Robert Patrick, whom he cast in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle and We Are Marshall. He also loves actors like Eric Bana, although "at the end of the day, he's just not the right guy for it. That's a masculine role, and you really need someone to step in and fill those shoes." He promised us a sit-down sometime in the near future, although we could tell he wanted to punch us in the back of the head when we asked him to pose with the Superman Returns suit. Such missed opportunities.













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The Terminator and Asimov ideas? I think it's safe to say that the Terminator is a prime violator of the First Law of Robotics.
I don't know if McG has made enough movies yet to formulate a definitive opinion about his filmmaking abilities. However, he was a producer for "The Search for the Next Pussycat Doll." So it doesn't look promising.
Uh, I hate triple-dipping DVD suits. I already bought the collector's edition of Batman Begins, WTF? I think I'm the only one that wished they'd bring back Stahl for Salvation...oh, well.
"good" terminators with 3 laws built in, "bad" terminators as replicants?
So, this "McG" character flat out said that Eric Bana is too much of a pussy to be the terminator?
I guess I can understand a guy thinking that, but it seems kind of harsh to just say it.
Bana was pretty bad ass in Troy, Black Hawk Down, and Munich. I mean he's no Bale, but who is?
Eric Bana not masculine? Has this clown not watched Chopper?
@PVIII: Yes, you are the only one who wants Nick Stahl back.
And I'd like to reiterate that T3 was a steaming pile of crap that would best be ignored in the Terminator story, the same way that the Nightmare on Elm St. movie makers realized they had no choice but to completely ignore part 2. The plot, dialogue, production values, and nearly everything else were substandard. The current TV show which isn't even that great trumps it.
Bana isn't masculine enough? Did he see him as Hector in Troy? Him and Saffron Burrows were the ONLY good part of that movie. But I guess all he's seen is The Hulk, where Bana was going out of his way to be more sensitive, in order to accentuate the difference!
Fucking McG.
I liked Nick Stahl as John Connor too. Surely, somewhere in this wide world there must be a third?
Didn't McG direct/produce/something The Fast and the Furious? If nothing else, that proves he can handle action. If the new Terminator flick is indeed the adventures of John Connor in the dystopian future (*cue me hyperventilating* -- those segments were always my favorites), that doesn't bode ill.
I hope they do a big deluxe treatment of the Batman films, like Alien Quadrilogy or LOTR style. There's so much there to hear about!
I worked on Superman Returns and saw the animatics for what it was to be under McG's direction. It was total crap. Just watch 5 minutes of any Charlie's Angels movie and you'll see the limits of his abilities. Might as well throw some aliens and predators in T4. Thanks Hollywood.
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