#film: supergirl (1984)

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SUPERGIRL 1984 || dir. JEANNOT SZWARC

[gameraboy2]

1984 Supergirl movie ad

[joyisoverparty]

Supergirl (1984)

Kara Zor-El in every universe [1/?]

[batmandarkknightuniverse]

Supergirl(1984 Film)40th Anniversary

[bisupergirl]

the two major things to look at for people wanting to decipher whether or not a drawing of a blonde white woman wearing a supergirl costume is kara zor el are 1.) the year the issue was written, and 2.) the costume itself.

TIME: if you're reading a comic from the years 1986 to 2003: THAT IS NOT KARA. kara did not just simply DIE during crisis on infinite earths, she was ERASED FROM EXISTENCE. in that time period there were two main supergirls that filled her place: MATRIX (mae kent) and LINDA DANVERS. there are certain instances where kara does appear in either a main universe or elseworlds comic from that time, but in each instance it is exceedingly clear which supergirl is being used.

so, if you stumble across a supergirl while reading something that was written between the years 1986 and 2003, that supergirl is either MATRIX or LINDA.

COSTUME: if you're reading a comic and you see someone wearing the classic, barebones supergirl costume: THAT IS (probably) NOT KARA. kara has only worn the classic supergirl costume a handful of times, and each time it is clear that that supergirl is kara and not mae or linda.

these instances are: any coloring error from a silver age comic that mistakenly makes it so kara's wearing a red skirt instead of her original blue dress, helen slater in the 1984 supergirl film, melissa benoist in cw supergirl, and supergirl rebirth, which was the first time kara wore the classic suit for an extended period of time in a main universe comic.

OTHER THAN THESE SPECIFIC INSTANCES, if you see a supergirl that is wearing the classic costume, it is either matrix or linda or... both? idk I haven't read supergirl (1996), but the important thing to take away is that THIS:

is not kara! pre crisis kara wore a similar suit before she died, but it is still very distinguishable from the classic costume. here's pre crisis kara on the left and matrix on the right:

now, if you're reading a comic and see a supergirl wearing THIS costume:

this is LINDA DANVERS. kara only wears this costume in superman: the animated series, so unless you are watching that (or reading a comic set in that universe), know that this is LINDA and not KARA.

TO SUMMARIZE:

are you reading a comic written between the years 1986 and 2003? if yes: THAT'S NOT KARA.

is that supergirl wearing either the classic costume or white crop top and blue mini skirt? if yes: THAT'S NOT* KARA.

*unless you're watching supergirl (1984), STAS, cw supergirl, or reading a modern supergirl comic. in which case: it IS kara.

in 2004 kara was reintroduced back into main continuity, so from 2004 to NOW every supergirl you see is, more likely than not, KARA:

thank you for your time :)

[the-legendaryboi]

Intro of Supergirl (1984)

Bisexual lighting from the Supergirl 1984 movie- It was predicting/ setting trends of the future film industry

[hollywoodoutbreak]

Today, female superheroes like Captain Marvel, Wonder Woman, and Black Widow dominate the big screen, but back in the 1980s, their presence was a rarity. Amidst a landscape of Superman and Batman films, one movie dared to showcase a woman in the spotlight: Supergirl, the beloved spin-off from the Superman comics.

Released in 1984, Supergirl boasted an impressive cast with Faye Dunaway, Brenda Vaccaro, and the legendary Peter O'Toole. Stepping into the iconic cape was an 18-year-old Helen Slater. While the film faced initial box office disappointment and critical backlash, it has since soared to cult classic status, inspiring a beloved TV series with Melissa Benoist and a new Supergirl movie in the works.

Over the years, we've had the privilege of speaking with Helen Slater, and she once reminisced about the thrill of landing the role of Supergirl.

Supergirl is aviabale on DVD, Blu-ray, and digital platforms.

[doamarierose-honoka]

Chris Pine is shocked Patty Jenkins‘ “Wonder Woman” franchise is dead. The actor recently spoke to Business Insider while promoting his feature directorial debut “Poolman” and said he’s struggling to understand how Warner Bros. could pull the plug on a franchise that grossed the studio nearly $1 billion at the worldwide box office.

“I’m stunned that they said no to a billion-dollar franchise and decided to pivot elsewhere,” Pine said. “I don’t know what the reasoning was behind that; it’s above my pay grade, but Wonder Woman is an incredible character; Patty is such a thoughtful director.”

Pine starred as Steve Trevor opposite Gal Gadot‘s “Wonder Woman” in two Warner Bros. comic book tentpoles directed by Jenkins: 2017’s “Wonder Woman” and 2022’s “Wonder Woman 1984.” The director was developing a third movie for Gadot’s superhero when DC Studios brought in James Gunn and Peter Safran as its new leaders. The duo are creating a new DC Universe and Gadot’s Wonder Woman is not a part of it.

In his interview with Business Insider, Pine said that he doubted he would’ve returning for “Wonder Woman 3” had it been made as his character is “dead” and “gonzo,” adding, “It would be ridiculous to try to bring me back.” He also remembered originally being skeptical of the role of Steve Trevor.

“I had no interest in playing the boyfriend, and it sounded like second fiddle,” Pine said. “Then, in talking to Patty, the way she described it was, ‘Forget the superhero of it all, this is a romance, this is ‘Casablanca,’ that’s the movie I want to make.’ I was like, oh, now that is very cool because when have you seen a superhero film that was a love story, ultimately? That had nothing to do with blowing shit up.”

Jenkins confirmed on the “Talking Pictures” podcast in March that her experience with “Wonder Woman” is over “for the time being, easily forever.”

“They aren’t interested in doing any ‘Wonder Woman’ for the time being,” Jenkins said. “It’s not an easy task, with what’s going on with DC. James Gunn and Peter Safran have to follow their own heart into their own plans. I don’t know what they are planning on doing or why, so I have sympathy for what a big job it is and they have to follow their heart and do what they’ve got planned.”

Jenkins had been developing a third “Wonder Woman” to star Gadot when news broke in December 2022 that their “Wonder Woman 3” had fallen apart after Warner Bros. leadership passed on Jenkins’ treatment for the sequel. Jenkins publicly exited the project. The news hit shortly after James Gunn and Peter Safran took the reins of DC Studios, which led to speculation that Jenkins had rebuffed efforts to reshape “Wonder Woman 3” to fit into their DC Universe.

“I never walked away,” Jenkins shared in a post on Twitter at the time. “I was open to considering anything asked of me. It was my understanding there was nothing I could do to move anything forward at this time. DC is obviously buried in changes they are having to make, so I understand these decisions are difficult right now.”

Gunn and Safran’s new DC universe will launch with superheroes such as Superman, Batman and Supergirl, but Wonder Woman is not yet announced for the new franchise.

[wonderfulworldofmichaelford]

Since I am the foremost superhero movie lover around here, it’s time I once again looked at the polarizing films, poorly reviewed movies, and box office failures of the superhero movie genre!

1. The flaccid finale to Fox’s X-Men finale that tried to adapt the Dark Phoenix Saga yet again, to disappointing results in terms of critical reception.

2. The film that was pushed back and reshot so much the actors didn’t even think it would come out! Is this the final film the X-Men series deserved?

3. Dwayne Johnson’s attempt to change the hierarchy of power in the DC universe, in which he plays Shazam’s archenemy: the anti-heroic title character.

4. The latest superhero movie bomb, featuring tabloid magnet Ezra Miller and the return of Michael Keaton as Batman.

5. The Shazamily’s second outing and a bomb that rivaled Quantumania.

6. In 1984, Kara Zor-El soared onscreen… only to crash into obscurity.

7. Shaquille O’Neal brings the STEEL!

8. Christoper Reeves really wanted an anti-nuke Superman movie for his final ride in the red and blue tights. He got that, but is it any good? Sources say probably not.

9. Academy Award-Winning Actress Brie Larson stars in the MCU’s most polarizing film.

10. Ever wonder why it was so hard for female heroes to get movies? Here’s the answer.

[idkaguyorsomething]

Shitty Superhero Tournament Rules and Bracket

Finally, ¡the tournament is about to begin! The bracket will be posted under the cut, but first let’s get some clarifications and rules out of the way:

The movies here have been selected (with two exceptions*) based on their Rotten Tomatoes movie scores and do not reflect my opinion of their quality. The tournament will be divided into six rounds.

Each movie will come with a quick summary of some of its highlights (or lowlights, depending on your point of view) but feel free to create and submit your own propaganda.

You may vote in any way you want, rooting for whatever gives you the most entertainment in a train wreck sort of way, the movie that’s the most incompetently made, a film you feel is actually really good, or however you want to interpret what the winner of a Shitty Superhero Movie Tournament entails.

Personal attacks/bigoted comments and propaganda WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. If you are here looking for an excuse to be racist/sexist/homophobic/anti-semitic/body-shaming/a dick to people trying to collect a paycheck under the corporate grindstone, fuck off. Just because these movies may be shitty doesn’t mean you should be.

If I make a factual error, feel free to correct me on it. Reblogs are encourage, ofc.

¡Have fun and be kind to each other!

THE BRACKET:

Superman III (1983) vs Green Lantern: First Flight (2009)

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Fant4stic (2015) vs Ghost Rider (2007)

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Black Adam (2022) vs Man-Thing (2005)

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Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) vs Dick Tracy (1990)

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Constantine (2005) vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

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X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) vs Morbius (2022)

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The New Mutants (2020) vs Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)

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Catwoman (2004) vs Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)

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The Return of Swamp Thing (1989) vs Batman and Harley Quinn (2017)

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Elektra (2005) vs The Amazing Spider-Man (1977)

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Howard the Duck (1986) vs The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988)

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) vs The Amazing Bulk (2010)

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Man of Steel (2013) vs Spider-Man 3 (2007)

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Blade II (2002) vs Captain America (1990)

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Blade: Trinity (2004) vs The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

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Batman Forever (1995) vs Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow (2008)

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Supergirl (1984) vs Superman: Doomsday (2007)

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Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) vs Punisher: War Zone (2008)

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Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) vs The Fantastic Four (1994)

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Justice League (2017) vs Tank Girl (1995)

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Jonah Hex (2010) vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)

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X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) vs Eternals (2021)

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Daredevil (2003) vs Dark Phoenix (2019)

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Steel (1997) vs Super Buddies (2013)

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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) vs Iron Man: Rise of the Technovore (2013)

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Fantastic Four (2005) vs Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)

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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) vs The Punisher (1989)

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Suicide Squad (2016) vs Hellboy (2019)

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Green Lantern (2011) vs The Flash (2023)

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X-Men: Origins; Wolverine (2009) vs Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)

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The Punisher (2004) vs Venom (2018)

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Batman and Robin (1997) vs Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010)

[argoscity]

Yes, my cousin probably wrote you. Umm, maybe you got his letter under "K" for "Kent"? SUPERGIRL 1984 || dir. JEANNOT SZWARC

[gameraboy2]

Helen Slater in Supergirl (1984)

[saturndove]

I’m like if a girl was tv static and also a black hole and headphones where it only works if u tilt it a certain way and was also the soundtrack to supergirl (1984) film

[theultimateflix]

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace is a 1987 superhero film directed by Sidney J. Furie and written by Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal from a story by Christopher Reeve, Konner, and Rosenthal based on the DC Comics character Superman. The film stars Reeve, Gene Hackman, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure, Jon Cryer, Sam Wanamaker, Jim Broadbent, Mariel Hemingway, and Margot Kidder.

It is the fifth film (including 1984's Supergirl) in the Superman film series and a sequel to Superman III (1983). It is the first film in the series not to have the involvement of producers Alexander and Ilya Salkind. The film also marks the final appearance of Reeve as Superman, who agreed to return in exchange for a large salary and some creative control, where he contributed to a script dealing with nuclear disarmament.

Shortly before the film's production, the film's producer, The Cannon Group, suffered a major financial crisis that forced major budget cuts, and 45 minutes of footage were deleted after negative test screenings. Upon release, it was widely panned by critics and fans alike, with many reviewers citing poor special effects, inconsistencies and plot holes. No further Superman films were released until Superman Returns in 2006.

Box office

It was released July 24, 1987, in the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. In the US and Canada it opened in 1,511 theatres and grossed $5.6 million during its opening weekend, ranking fourth at the box office. In the UK, it opened on 234 screens and grossed £508,468 ($0.8 million) for the weekend becoming the number one film in the UK for the weekend. It failed to retain number one spot for the week, grossing £987,495 compared to The Living Daylights's £1,108,256. It was the eighth highest-grossing film in the UK for the year with a gross of £3,457,959 ($5.5 million). In the United States and Canada it grossed $15.6 million and the same in other markets for a worldwide box office gross of $36.7 million.

Of the four Superman films starring Reeve, The Quest for Peace fared the worst at the box office, and the series went dormant for the following 19 years. Reeve regretted his decision to be involved in the film, saying, "Superman IV was a catastrophe from start to finish. That failure was a huge blow to my career." Plans were made to make a Superman V, but they never came to fruition. Reeve's 1995 paralysis made any further development of sequels involving him in the starring role impossible. Time Warner let the Superman feature film franchise go undeveloped until the late 1990s when a variety of proposals were considered, including several that would reboot the franchise with different versions of the characters and settings. Eventually in 2006, a soft-reboot of the series, Superman Returns, was released and disregarded the events of Superman III and The Quest for Peace, though the Arrowverse crossover event Crisis on Infinite Earths seemed to indicate that both Superman III and Returns were in the same canon.

[rogueartistjyn]

Home sick wirh Covid & torturing myself by rewatching the 1984 Supergirl.

I adore Helen Slater. Such a sweetheart. Boy, did they give her a shit script. The amount of sexism in this film is at an 11. Even for an 80s film. She nails those Supergirl poses, tho, man. I love her as Linda Lee, too.

Lucy Lane steals the show, man.

Well, her & Selena & Bianca.

$35 million budget & half of the film doesn't even make sense...lol.

Can't wait for Supergirl: Woman of tomorrow.

[april-pad]

Superman Returns - Movies Worth Seeing Again

Superman Returns. After the death of Superman in the prequel Superman: Quest for Peace, Warner Brothers Studios desired to bring the hero back to life. Sadly, The Quest for Peace was both a financial and theatrical disaster for the studio, with a world disappointed by a Superman who only showed off his cape. Poor in action, a senseless story, and a careless plot, doomed the man of steel to the back burner. The studio had to decide on a major strategy to resurrect the most famous action hero.

The Resurrection Dance of Superman Returns

When Warner Brothers decided on a master plan, they hired Bryan Singer to choreograph Superman's resurrection dance. The plan included six other studios, including Fox, and brought in some of the best actors and screenplay geniuses. In 2004, the project rolled out and set the world ablaze with anticipation as their beloved hero planned to dub the cape once more. Warner Brothers could not have done a better job, actors such as Kevin Spacey and Brandon Routh, lined the story written by Singer. Dan Harris and Michael Dougherty. Roving a bit in the past, the man of steel spent five years in space trying to confirm a news lead from scientists who believed that they had found Krypton. At the end of his wild goose chase, Superman returns to a new and technologically advanced Earth. This is sidetracked by his former love, Lois Lane, who is now a Nobel prize winner, for the article  ‘The World Does Not Need Superman’. The plot is complicated by his nemesis who continues his lifelong quest to destroy Superman. Besides all that, he is now destroying the world with isotopes from Krypton. The conflict is beautiful and the stage is set for our hero's return. Success and Dismay The Warner Brother Studio wanted to make history at the box office, and history in design and visuals. The movie got both and Superman came to life.  The crowd loved it, except for wanting a little more action, but they were satisfied and flooded the box office. The studio was dismayed and even canceled a planned sequel in 2009. The box office ranked Superman Returns as the sixth best-paying movie that year, 2006. But critics and fans did not share Warner Brothers Studio’s disappointment, Collider had this to say of the film. "It is, by most accounts, a swell film, and while it's held in high esteem as one of the best superhero movies ever made, I'd argue there's another Superman film that exceeds Superman both in terms of quality and fidelity to the character: Bryan Singer's 2006" Jumping for Greatness Superman Returns ‘is the sixth and final installment in the original Superman film series and serves as an homage sequel to Superman (1978) and Superman II (1980), while ignoring the events of Superman III (1983), Supergirl (1984), and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)’. Wikipedia The cape belongs to Superman and even though the studio may not have gotten all the funds it was hoping for, the audience will always look for their hero. Just waiting for the Warner Brothers Studio to find that moment when the world’s hero modernizes.     Read the full article