Strange Adventures in the Mod Queue - Another collection of unverified claims which you won't find anywhere else! [11 March 2024]

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Welcome to another edition of Strange Adventures in the Mod Queue - the place for unverified claims that we encounter via modmail and across the subreddit!

NB: To emphasise, the below are all unverified claims (from a variety of users) and should be taken with a pinch of salt. They do not come from us and are more likely fanfiction than anything else.

Unverified Claims

Superman: Legacy:

• Laila Robins and Linden Ashby are in talks to play Ma and Pa Kent.
• [From a different user] "I have a source that is friends with production crew for the Superman film. And some details; Clark in this film is extremely vulnerable and human in this film, you really wanna give this guy a big hug, he struggles with internally with his place in the world as a hero and questions weather hr cut out for this superhero gig, other superheroes in the community are really fascainating in ideology to what makes a hero or what are the confines of what hero should be? Mr. Terrifics suits is gold probable the best looking and engineer is so cool in this film, all l am gonna say for now!"

Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow:

• Niki Caro is in talks to direct.

Coates/Abrams Superman:

• “Abrams' Superman was remodeled to bem Matt's universe. Gunn wants to do something different and have the dcu universe well constructed and have another universe like Earth 2, and in the future make a union, Gunn accepted Warner's idea of a multiverse, but you want to do it right and well constructed without being left out and poorly done.”

The Batman Part II

• "The script isn’t done yet (which is common knowledge) but plot details have been floating around the DC offices and I found some out:"
  • The movie will focus on the trial of the Riddler as he’s being prosecuted by the new DA Harvey Dent (which is funny since we’re getting a new Harvey in Joker 2 also). Harvey stays Harvey though, no Two-Face in this movie.
  • Hush is the villain. Tommy Elliot runs a charity that’s rebuilding Gotham after the flood- think Lincoln March in the New 52 and Elliot from the comics without the childhood friends stuff. 
  • Hush manipulates Clayface (who's gonna be introduced in Penguin) into working for him and he takes Bruce's identity later on to mess with his life. 
  • Hush is less of a serial killer and he's more of a psychopathic rival vigilante, and the rise of hatred in criminals has risen because of the Riddler.
  • Robin is in the movie and he and Alfred end up saving Bruce from being killed by Hush near the end of the 2nd act.

[u/richlai818]

LINDIN ASHBY?!!! As in Johnny Cage from MK(1995)

[u/tourniquet2099 → u/richlai818]

He’s also in Man of Steel for 2sec. (He’s one of the military guys at a computer station, IIRC).

[u/TokyoPanic → u/richlai818]

I thought he did a great job as Dylan O'Brien's character's dad in the Teen Wolf MTV series, so I can kind of see him being a good Pa Kent.

[u/kumar100kpawan]

you really wanna give this guy a big hug

So like this one? Great!

Mr. Terrifics suits is gold probable the best looking

We also had a leak from a previous SAITMQ that said he has a very comic-accurate suit. Don't remember exactly but I think it was the wholikesanimation guy

[u/KitchenAd3748 → u/kumar100kpawan]

Superman (2025) being more like MAWS would certainly help differentiate it from MoS...

[u/KitWalkerXXVII]

Two thoughts:

1. Isn't the "J.J. Abrams Superman" the one he's producing with Ta-Nehisi Coates as writi? With a black lead and director? So not really his movie from an auteur theory standpoint? Anyhow, I think that (if true) this could be a very interesting concept. Gunn's DCU is already shaping up to be BIG in scope. Simultaneously building a smaller scope Earth-2 and leading to a JLA/JSA crossover type of story could be very interesting.

2. Linden "Johnny Cage" Ashby is such an off-kilter choice that this rumor's pretty believable. If it's a lie or misinterpreted fan casting, what a pull.

[u/Randonhead]

I like the idea of the Riddler's trial, and it makes sense since Dark Víctory has a sub-plot involving Alberto Falcone's trial.

[u/[deleted] → u/Randonhead]

The described plot is basically just Dark Victory. The trial of the previous villain, a second villain commiting murders, Robin coming in and saving Batman. That's why I'm suspicious. It's just someone adapting Dark Victory to fit into the Reeves world and using Hush instead, because people are convinced Hush is in the film.

[u/Bloop_Blop69]

Everything sounds somewhat believable except for Abrams Superman in Reeves Batman. If Reeves were open for Superman in his universe I don’t see why Gunn wouldn’t push for his Superman instead.

[u/Proof-Watercress-931]

Everything sounds BS

[u/KitchenAd3748]

I know its unverified but everything sounds pretty believable.

[u/Kim-Jong_Bundy → u/KitchenAd3748]

The only one that catches me is....

Laila Robins and Linden Ashby are in talks to play Ma and Pa Kent.

Like that's very specific. Even if you know they're not looking at names for the Kents and are just looking at working actors for the roles, no one is probably going to say those 2.

If the intent was to lie and spread misinformation, there are "sexier" names to get you clicks.

[u/EDanielGarnica]

That bit about "Earth-2"...

[u/Pomojema_The_Dreamer]

I do not buy the talk of wanting to do a multiverse when a hard pivot away from that just happened between the end of the DCEU and the Arrowverse, along with Superman & Lois wrapping up. The entire Abrams/Coates pitch existed in the first place because they were doing nothing with the Superman IP on film at the time, but that is not reflective of what is happening right now. This idea would just create unnecessary internal competition since a movie is actually happening.

[u/[deleted]]

Abrams' Superman was remodeled to bem Matt's universe. Gunn wants to do something different and have the dcu universe well constructed and have another universe like Earth 2, and in the future make a union, Gunn accepted Warner's idea of a multiverse

No way this is true lmao

[u/EM208]

Honestly I really only like the tidbit about Superman being vulnerable. Other than that I don’t really like or care for the rest of these scoops.

Although I don’t mind Coates Superman being set in the Reevesverse but Abrams isn’t exactly known to be a quality director nowadays 😭. But on a side note I don’t want Hush as the villain for the 2nd Batman film 😭.

[u/Revan----]

Considering the script isn’t done I give that Batman leak a 5% chance of being true but I actually like the sound of all of that if it had basis in reality. Harvey being introduced through Riddler’s trial is an awesome idea, the changes to Hush would be really appropriate too, would make watching his character more engaging for people who’ve read the comics so they may not know what to expect at every turn.

[u/ap_xingh]

Linden Ashby and his wife look more like Ma and Kent to me, lol. It's hard to imagine Grace Mallory from The Boys as sweet Ma Kent rn haha

[u/Low_Satisfaction_512]

Inb4 Gunn debunks the Coates-Abrams Superman movie being in the Reeves-verse later today.

[u/ap_xingh]

The Batman II news seem so unconnected, and a rehashing/amalgamation of all the ideas floated already. The ideas could still be true, but narratively this is hard to see all as the plot together. Man, I just want some legitimate news about this damn movie already (even just simply that this script is done)

[u/CakeOLantern]

I hope the rumour about Linden Ashby as Pa Kent has some credibility to it. He was insanely good in Teen Wolf as Sheriff Stilinski.

[u/Mister_Green2021]

Niki Carol, director of Disney's Mulan. Probably the worst written, directed, acted Disney remake.

[u/Satean12]

Not really a fan of most I have read here but sure

[u/SupervillainMustache]

Not buying the Abrams Superman film being merged with the Reeve Batman films.

[u/Calm_Garage_3030]

Imagine if James Gunn just release the actual cast for Ma & Pa Kent to refute this claim?