A Very Strange Superman Movie Pitch

In many ways, Superman represents the very best of the superhero genre. However, the character hasn’t really gotten his due in the last few years, and in this video, I pitch my own live action Superman film that is somewhat… unconventional.
This is the only video I’ve made where the writing process took about as long as the editing process (usually, editing takes SIGNIFICANTLY longer), so any likes, comments, and shares are especially appreciated. I also owe a huge amount of gratitude to my friend Isaac, who designed the awesome thumbnail for this video and provided a ton of helpful feedback on the video itself. Check out his channel, God Awful Opinions, below, as his content is insightful and laugh out loud funny. In fact, I’m going to go rewatch his video on the delightful 2007 film, “Firehouse Dog” right now. You can check it out here: • THAT'S ONE HOT DOG - F...
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[@ccchezer]

Around 3 minutes you used the instrumental for “people are strange” and it was amazing you just got a sub

[@criticalrants]

Thanks! It felt appropriate for Mr. M's... strangeness.

[@BrentTV]

Superb

[@MacKenzieJewell]

You’re underrated as hell

[@awesomesharkhand1876]

Yes, just yes. yes, Yes, YES! Great pitch, I want this Superman movie! WB, PLEASE give us a great Superman movie!

[@criticalrants]

Thank you! I really hope WB comes to their senses and greenlights a new Superman movie at some point. I'd also recommend checking out troyoboyo17's Superman movie pitch. It's actually one of my favorite KZbin videos I've seen and one of the most original ideas for a Superman movie I've heard: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIWbqWR6eNGIp5o

[@damiantirado9616]

@@criticalrants hey man what are the songs you used in the video? Especially the last one.

[@charliedawson4877]

I've thought for a while Toby Jones would make a great Mr M.

[@matthew9004]

Hey, I saw your post on Reddit, and I'm really excited for your bloodborne video!

[@criticalrants]

I’m also really excited about it! I actually was going to write an article about Cainhurst a year ago but realized it would function much better as a video, so it’s safe to say I’ve had a lot of time to think about it. I can’t wait to share it with the rest of r/Bloodborne, I think it’s really going to be something special

[@Tonioisuptosum]

Brilliant video, Cole! You just earned yourself a new subscriber. 😊

[@criticalrants]

Mister Bulldops thank you! Glad to have you onboard :)

[@NotYurAverageJoe]

Ayyyy it’s noodley arm man from the 7th dimension where you have more subscribers than Captain Midnight. This is still my fav video of yours, along with DP.

[@criticalrants]

Thanks buddy, this is one of my favorites, too

[@badboi6247]

When you said Mr. M name I said out loud “go on”

[@GeorgeSmith-wg4pp]

wowee what a greate video, here's my pitch: the daily planet gets bought by buzzfeed and clark is laid off, as he cannot produce enough top 10 lists for his new bosses. Journalism degree in hand, he soon finds out the job market sucks warm ass. The rest of the movie is 16 hours long, and is a shot for shot recreation of a day in the life of unemployed superman as he doesn't shower, ignores bills, and eventually sits on his couch for >8 hours watching Netflix and surfing the internet. Unfortunately the camera is pointed at him so you don't get to see the screen. The easter egg at the end is that if you sit through the whole movie you get your money back.

[@GeorgeSmith-wg4pp]

reply to me u wont

[@criticalrants]

Darn, why didn't I think of this? That's a 10/10 pitch you got there. Be careful that someone else doesn't snatch that up and make a movie out of it

[@GeorgeSmith-wg4pp]

@@criticalrants it was either this or superman vs. supperman, a morally ambiguous twin from another universe that gives supper to poor British orphan children (like Oliver twist)

[@warlord8106]

Cool idea. id like your opinion on my own if you don't mind please This is a trilogy pitch i have in mind, hope you like them. 1st film would be a story that would focus on clark's arrival in metropolis and his struggle to find a job and place in the city. Basically a tale of the farm boy/outsider trying to fit in and find his way in the big city. His powers would be on a similar level to what they were during the max fleischer cartoons, though he won't develop the ability to fly only until the end of the film when he fully becomes superman. The antagonist will be the ultra humanite (his personality would be similar to his potrayal in the dcau), with toyman serving as the secondary antagonist. Lex and lois will appear in the film. A rivalry of careers would be established between lois and clark and a sort of friendship between lex and clark similar to smallville. Clark overall would be a reluctant hero, who just wants to live a normal life, but chooses to use his powers to help others and face ultra humanite. The film would be set in modern times and focus on metropolis and its attempts of being a pinnacle of technological advancement for humanity, while paying a great deal of tribute to the fleischer cartoons while taking cues from grant morrison's early new 52 comics and marv wolfman's man and superman comic. 2nd film would be a loose adaption of superman unchained. Focusing on the worlds overall response to superman's appearance. Introducing lois's father general lane and his super soldiers wraith and equus. Both of whom will serve as antagonists of the film. It would also deal with clark questioning himself on what he should be and do as superman, not to mention delve into the mystery of clarks now slowly growing and developing powers and abilities. Martian manhunter would appear in the film to play the part as a former adversary of wraith and a mentor to clark, having lived on earth far longer than clark and being a member of the original justice society of America. As a attraction forms between superman and lois, the rivalry between clark and lois grows aswell as a friendship between them. Simultaniously, lex starts developing metropolis into the true city of tomorrow its meant to be, while his hatred of superman grows and the friendship between him and clark grows aswell. between the 2nd and third film would be a batman, Superman, worlds finest film where lex's hatred of superman would develop to him becoming a villian and teaming up with the joker to kill both superman and batman. 3rd film would pit clark against his very first extraterrestrial antagonist Mongul and his sidekick Brainiac(he would be similar to his original silver age incarnation and only develop into his more powerful and terrifying self in later films). Along with the intergalactic gladiator draaga and several alien mercenaries. Earth would be challenged to an electric warriors tournament by the dominators. To prevent and make war illegal, a tournament was created that should one civilization desire the resources of another, they simply challenge the other civilization to a tournament, wherein, warriors who represent each civilization fight to determine who takes whose resources. The tradition was started by mongul after he acquired the war world and after several conflicts with the greenlantern core, and declared himself war-master. This way, a truce was formed between him and the green lantern core where he gets to help them lessen conflict in the universe and as payment, take a small percentage of the victory resources for himself, aswell as the former gladiators who loose the electric warriors tournament to do with as he sees fit. The green lantern Abin sur would appear to oversee the tournament and eventually help clark along with martian manhunter. Clark participates in the tournament, leading a team of randomly picked meta-human individuals that includes livewire to help them win the tournament. However, because he is not a true native of earth, mongul ensures the tournaments trials take place on a planet orbiting a red sun. As clark slowly looses his powers, he must try his best to help this team win the electric warriors tournament and stop mongul before he reveals the true nefarious nature of his actions. Lois and clark would finally develop a relationship without her knowing he is superman. All this would take place to develop superman on his own before he becomes part of the much larger dc cinematic universe and thus before the formation of the justice league, the death, reign and return of superman movie adaptation events and before darkseids introduction. Supergirl and krypto the superdog will appear in a much later film where brainiac will become a new antagonist for clark.

[@criticalrants]

This sounds really cool! I especially like the different character dynamics you've set up between Clark and Lois, Lex and Clark, etc. I feel like those interactions could really carry the smaller moments and keep the audience invested in these characters throughout the trilogy. Admittedly, I've only seen Martian Manhunter in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, but he's AMAZING in that series. He plays especially well off of Clark and I think him as a mentor to Clark could work really well, and I think that mentor/mentee relationship would be so interesting because Martian Manhunter, while having a lot to teach Clark about being a hero, might also have a lot to learn from Clark about being a person and opening up to people. There's a ton of potential here. If you're really interested in this idea, I'd encourage you to continue fleshing this concept out and sharing it with people if you so choose.

[@warlord8106]

@@criticalrants Thankyou, glad you like them

[@carterlau547]

Really enjoyed this and hope you do a pitch for the Lobo sequel.

[@lachlanrussell18]

You deserve more views! Great channel :D

[@criticalrants]

Thanks so much! Hopefully one of my upcoming videos will take off

[@lachlanrussell18]

Critical Rants fingers crossed! 🤞🏻

[@KGBeast.]

I see this happening now that WB is giving more creative control to its directors WB needs to make this happen. I would cast David Corenswet as Superman and Sam Raimi should direct. I also see this being the second movie in the Sam Raiment superman trilogy

[@SIdCon03]

Dude, IVE ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE SAM RAIMI SUPERMAN FILM!

[@KGBeast.]

@@SIdCon03 Not the only one man

[@SIdCon03]

@@KGBeast. just pure genius

[@MacKenzieJewell]

I know we have to different types of content but we should hop on a call and discuss a collab, cause Ive Been watching you since your 1st or 2nd video. And I really like youuuu

[@criticalrants]

Thanks so much! I'll have to check out your channel. I'm always open to collaborate with other people but full disclosure it will probably be a little while before I collaborate with anybody at all because I have so many other videos planned first, and other life things to take care of as well. Thanks for the comment and I'm sure we'll talk at some point :)

[@ramblinman1332]

Yea, it's a good story!

[@criticalrants]

That's good to hear... I spent a LOT of time in the writing process figuring out where the story would go and just as importantly, how to condense the story into a 15 minute video. I was really worried it might seem too broad or too detailed, if that makes sense

[@ramblinman1332]

@@criticalrantsYea i get what you mean. I think the content you provide is rich enough to justify the time you spend explaining each chapter.

[@porassrivastava8242]

Unite the seven: meant Batman Ww Cyborg Flash Aquaman Superman And martian manhunter who was cut from the final product by joss Whedon. I thought everyone knew that

[@ryancarroll7412]

Bob Odenkirk would be a good MoCap Mxyzptlk

[@criticalrants]

Oh my god he would do such a great job. I want this to happen so bad now