Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

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Bleeding Cool said it would be odd if he's the Flash, because why only use green screen on the lower-legs/feet. So they said it could be Metallo, and those green parts are robotic parts.

 

So people see a green suit under his clothes and exposed at the lower legs and they think, The Flash! And sure enough you can check sites and find people claiming that McNairy is playing Barry Allen.

Now I just don?t see that. Why would you just have the lower legs showing on the Flash? What about his powers needs to be CG from the kneecap down?

The other speculation? and I?m more likely to buy this one? is that he?s playing Metallo. I can see a scenario where he looks like normal John Corben until you get to the robotic feet.

Either way, what these photos tell us is that McNairy is playing something that gets CG feet? or he has really really odd taste in socks.

Someone on Twitter thought it could be Will Magnus, creator of the Metal Man. Who could potentially work on Cyborg over at S.T.A.R. Labs. But then again, why would he have green screen on his feet?

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Nice, but yeah, limited neck movement maybe?

Yep, but that was confirmed with the first reveal ;) I personally don't mind it to be honest because this is the first suit that looks as close as possible to the comic-book version.

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Yep, but that was confirmed with the first reveal ;) I personally don't mind it to be honest because this is the first suit that looks as close as possible to the comic-book version.

 

But even in the comics/animated movies/series, he can move his head around.  I wonder why it's so hard to do that in the live action movies really? 

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But even in the comics/animated movies/series, he can move his head around.  I wonder why it's so hard to do that in the live action movies really?

It's going to sounds lame; but that's because it's drawn and not real material. There's a Making-Of video of "Batman (1989)" where they talk about why Michael Keaton wasn't able to turn his head. If he turned his head to the left, there would be a huge gap on the right side of the cowl, as it wouldn't move with the head. The material that they use for the cowl can't stretch the same way it can in drawn versions of the cowl.

Otherwise they'd have to go the same way as they went with The Dark Knight. While the method they used in The Dark Knight looked awesome, I'm kinda glad that the cowl is attached to the cape in this film.

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It's going to sounds lame; but that's because it's drawn and not real material. There's a Making-Of video of "Batman (1989)" where they talk about why Michael Keaton wasn't able to turn his head. If he turned his head to the left, there would be a huge gap on the right side of the cowl, as it wouldn't move with the head. The material that they use for the cowl can't stretch the same way it can in drawn versions of the cowl.

Otherwise they'd have to go the same way as they went with The Dark Knight. While the method they used in The Dark Knight looked awesome, I'm kinda glad that the cowl is attached to the cape in this film.

 

I agree that it looks great in this new version but I also think it's possible to have some level of movement even when it's attached as one piece.  The neck area doesn't have to be so rigid for example, though the overall look of it is to make him seem bigger/meaner etc, I just think it's doable in some creative ways.

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Apparently Scoot's role has been revealed...

 

"Scoot is playing Jimmy Olsen, but with a bit of a twist. Jimmy was injured during the battle of Zod vs Superman. His legs where pinned under falling building rubble and that caused him to lose the legs. He now walks with the use of two prosthetic legs." The source goes on to add "He doesn't blame Superman for it [his loss of legs]. He feels grateful that Superman saved the world."

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I agree that it looks great in this new version but I also think it's possible to have some level of movement even when it's attached as one piece.  The neck area doesn't have to be so rigid for example, though the overall look of it is to make him seem bigger/meaner etc, I just think it's doable in some creative ways.

I don't know to be honest. It think the cowl would flap open either way because of how the cowl looks.

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It might just be those photos, but I also think at the end of MoS, that when he's dressed up as Clark he doesn't look as buff as when he's in the suit.  I suppose they're using cloths that are a few sizes too big to hide his pecks?   Anyways, I don't remember a jail scene from TDKR, are they using something from the comic in this case as well or no?

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It might just be those photos, but I also think at the end of MoS, that when he's dressed up as Clark he doesn't look as buff as when he's in the suit.  I suppose they're using cloths that are a few sizes too big to hide his pecks?   Anyways, I don't remember a jail scene from TDKR, are they using something from the comic in this case as well or no?

They're not completely adapting TDKR, only taking a few things from it.

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They're not completely adapting TDKR, only taking a few things from it.

 

Yeah, which is why I'm asking if this "jail scene" is something from it or not, because I don't remember one, but it's been a while.

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Yeah, which is why I'm asking if this "jail scene" is something from it or not, because I don't remember one, but it's been a while.

Ah, it looked like you thought they were adapting TDKR. But nope, there's no jail scene in it :p

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