Superman: Red Son
DC say that they are n’t working on aSuperman : Red Sonmovie . Red Sonwas a three - part risible book miniseries make by Mark Millar and Dave Johnson . The central estimation of the miniseries was answering the question , " What if Superman had been raised in the Soviet Union , " instead of in Kansas . unloose in 2003 , the serial was nominated for an Eisner Award for best limited serial .
InRed Son , becauseKal - El grows up in the Soviet Unionand the communistic regime , he fights for “ Stalin , socialism , and the external expansion of the Warsaw Pact . ” The popular and critically acclaimed account arc operate on to get its own alive picture show . With the original tale being so popular , there had been speculation about whether or not it could be adapted into a live - natural process movie .
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Earlier today , during DC FanDome , it was revealed that DC presently is n’t working onaSuperman : Red Sonmovie . While answering fan interrogation during the DC multiverse section of FanDome , President of DC Films Walter Hamada shed some light on Elseworlds narrative andRed Son . The question was , " Will we get more multiverse movies , or even Elseworlds movies like Superman : Red Son ? " Hamada response can be read below :
" I think yea , the possibility is there . If we come across the right film producer with the correct story , and it does n’t work within our subsist timeline , and it would work as an Elseworld , we can unquestionably explore it . I can say we ’re not currently developing Red Son , that is n’t one of them . But that ’s the knockout of multiverses . We can explore it , we can go down the route and take a shot at it . "
The original , Elseworlds story was thought - agitative , and contained many sociopolitical factor that resonated with sports fan . A " what if " site about the classic , American superhero on the side of the Soviet Union was an interesting take on the Man of Steel . Red Sonalso showcased an alternating , Russian version of Batmanfacing off against Superman . If this movie were to be made , it would be the 2nd live - activeness confrontation between the two icons , the first of course of action having been 2016’sBatman v dot : Dawn of Justice .
While perhaps not the news fans ofSuperman : Red Sonwould have liked to have heard , the door definitely does n’t seem closed on the estimate of a alive - action adaptation . As Hamada state , while it is n’t presently in ontogeny , perhaps it ’s something that may be greenish lit if fate countenance . crimson Sonis an interesting concept , and it ’s clear that even with the liberation of the animated moving-picture show , many fans are still thirsty for more . Could Henry Cavill be put on a Soviet - themed costume in the close future tense ? It does n’t fathom like it , but many fans are likely still hoping the exciting idea one twenty-four hour period becomes a reality .
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Source : DC FanDome
