Sonnenfeld to Direct "Metal Men" for DC
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 4:16 pm
A link to the article is here; it appears to be accurate.
The problem, of course, is that the Metal Men are almost unheard-of by those who are not comic book enthusiasts. I know who they are, of course, and even went out of my way to find every issue in which they guest-starred because I could never find more than 4 or 5 copies of their self-titled series.
Of all the characters/series to adapt, though, they chose Metal Men? erm....ok. I would have gone with Suicide Squad--which would make for a wonderfully gritty superhero-type movie along the lines of Sin City--or even Doom Patrol, but not Metal Men. *shrug*
Not even Lex Luthor's robots/andriods and skill at artificial intelligence programming was as advanced as Dr. Magnus'. Luthor once also converted all the Metal Men into Kryptonite.
Anyway...we'll have to see if this project actually makes it all the way to release. Sonnenfeld has done a good job with MiB in the past.
The problem, of course, is that the Metal Men are almost unheard-of by those who are not comic book enthusiasts. I know who they are, of course, and even went out of my way to find every issue in which they guest-starred because I could never find more than 4 or 5 copies of their self-titled series.
Of all the characters/series to adapt, though, they chose Metal Men? erm....ok. I would have gone with Suicide Squad--which would make for a wonderfully gritty superhero-type movie along the lines of Sin City--or even Doom Patrol, but not Metal Men. *shrug*
Not even Lex Luthor's robots/andriods and skill at artificial intelligence programming was as advanced as Dr. Magnus'. Luthor once also converted all the Metal Men into Kryptonite.
Anyway...we'll have to see if this project actually makes it all the way to release. Sonnenfeld has done a good job with MiB in the past.