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Interesting video speculating on how the film apparently takes place after ALIEN, but before ALIENS, and the idea of Big Chap possibly being brought back.

What was done with the Joker's body will be interesting to read play out in the book, especially with the notion of there being remaining Joker goons still at large. Makes me wonder if there's going to be some sort of influence from Detective #64 "The Joker Walks the Last Mile"? Leading the reader to consider the possibility of a Joker return without making it necessarily concrete. I kinda like the idea that we will continually be primed to believe in the notion of the Joker's resurrection/survivial, only for there to be a twist where not all is what it seems. Sorta like a Keyser Soze/Andy Kaufman situation, where due to the Joker's legend and perception, even post-death, can leave someone to believe in something that normally one would consider highly improbable in pretty much any other case.

Honestly, with the whole "Return of the Joker" idea, I can't help but think of Sunsoft's video game sequel to their B89 game that came out back in 1991 I think. Even if it's just very tangentially. As I think the "Resurrections" book will greatly expand upon the idea of such a thing, where the video game was straightforward and very simplistic (I think in the Sega Genesis version, the Joker simply rises up from the Cathedral fall. lol).

I remember as a kid both Vicki and Knox being completely absent in BR was kinda glaring (was that purely coincidental or not? I guess the book will answer this?). Sorta makes me wonder how the book will address both characters. Not saying I want this to happen, but it could be very amusing if Vicki winds up entertaining Knox as a potential romantic interest. Especially following her eventual disillusionment with having a relationship with Bruce. Sure, it would very much be a Joe Jackson "Is she really going out with him?" type of situation for sure, but maybe simple and goofy becomes more appealing following a very complex relationship with Bruce? As much as we see Knox following Vicki around like a lost puppy dog, it's easy to decipher who would be the alpha in that relationship. 

I like the idea of Max Shreck being expanded upon in this "Resurrections" book, as I think the author can really build upon what we saw out of Max in BR. We get the idea that Bruce and Max were acquainted with one another in BR, and we understand that the business relationship is contentious to say the least, but what led up to that? If, evidently, the aftermath of the Joker's smylex attack on Gotham City is going to be more elaborated upon (and this can go into some incredibly dark places if the author chooses so), I can easily see Max, being the opportunist that he is, swooping in with PR stunts to curry favor with the Gothamites for his own gain. Max was presented as nearly 'untouchable' in BR as far as lawfare goes, but what transpired between B89 and BR for Max to get to that level?

Going back to the aftermath of the Joker's attack on Gotham, I can't help but think of 1954's "Gojira", where following Godzilla's attack on Japan, we see images of people who survived the attack itself, but are now dying of radiation poisoning. With children crying and distraught over their parents slowly dying in front of them, ect. You just know the Joker's "Gotham Shopping Nightmare" had equally horrific outcomes. You made it thru? Great! Now how about every member of your family who lives in Gotham? Your friends? Co-workers? How many famous Gotham socialites perished? I can't imagine it was just models Candy Walker and Amanda Keeler whom unknowingly poisoned themselves with Joker's brand...

Who's Who in the DC Universe profile on the Golden Age Earth-Two Wonder Woman.



Being that this incarnation of Wonder Woman was also a survivor of "Crisis on Infinite Earths", it was cool seeing her return to correspond with the Post-Crisis Wonder Woman during "Infinite Crisis" 20 years later. She soon after faded away (possibly from existence? It was never resolved to my knowledge.) given that she departed from her refuge at Mount Olympus without the Gods' blessing in order to plea to Diana to be more 'human', and intervene between the battle of the Earth-Two Superman, and Post-Crisis Superman.

[So, maybe Singer with an out of control ego makes for a great X-Men film?]

Great find. It's interesting to contrast Singer's apparent humility with the first X-Men as compared to almost critical mass ego he displayed in the run up to Days Of Future Past.

Then again, DOFP is a vastly superior film to the first X-Men. So, maybe Singer with an out of control ego makes for a great X-Men film?

True.

I don't even hate X3, but it really makes you wonder what X3 would've been like with Singer, had he chosen to stay on rather than hop over to Warners for "Superman Returns". I'm sure Fox would have acquiesced to Singer's ego and demands considering his success with X1/X2. He pretty much had all the cards in his favor at that point.

I'm in with that "Batman Resurrections" book.

Sounds like a fun read!

Pretty nice trailer.

God, anything that's bold enough to steer away from the same old, same old, standard formulaic Marvel/DC capestuff that we've been saturated with is a resounding plus!

Phillips/Phoenix have earned trust.



A few parallels from the trailer.



Also, there's been some comparisons with the 1964 musical/romance film, "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg".



And either way you cut it, white suited Joker is always cool.

What I am about to write doesn't really have anything to do with "GB Frozen Empire", but I don't think we have a general discussion Ghostbusters thread, so I'll just place it here.

Anyways, finally got the opportunity to check out the "Preview Cut" for GB1, and what an interesting experience this was! It's a very raw cut for sure, with absolutely no music whatsoever, and some scenes being absolutely silent (the montage sequence for example), along with the ghosts being somewhat omitted (although some are occasionally achieved via storyboard-like animation) due to the SFX not being completed (unless it's involving terror dog puppet work and many of the ghost scenes are in black and white, BTW), but what is here is deleted scenes, alternate takes, expanded scenes (even if it's ever so slight), different line deliveries, ect ect.

For someone who pretty much knows GB1 forwards and backwards, this raw "Preview Cut" is definitely something else, and a gem to behold to be perfectly honest. Hopefully this gets added to a future blu ray release outside of the pricey Ultimate 4K Collection set a few years back, cause this really and truly deserves to be seen by more Ghostbusters fans. If purely for the experience of seeing GB1 in such a raw 'workprint' like format with all the neat differentiating scenes and dialogue.

LOL

"The Matrix Resurrections grossed $40.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $118.7 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $159.2 million against a budget of $190 million."

So the last Matrix movie grossed just $40.5 million in the U.S.? I didn't realize (or simply forgot) it did that bad, but alright. Did "Resurrections" do very well on home media/HBO Max or something? If Matrix had a pretty decent merchandising machine behind it with toys, and shirts (ect) I guess I could somewhat understand the thinking here, but there's really nothing to speak of on that front either. That machine came and went back in 2003.

As for another Matrix? Ehhh ... F it. Why not? lol Despite this being a 'curious' project Warners wants to financially explore, and MR being incredibly dull, it's not something I would be completely uninterested in (damn my nostalgia). The budget sincerely needs to be adjusted though. Severely.

I guess not all hope is lost with Keaton and "Batman Beyond" with Warners after all if something like this is being advanced.