Comic book fans and film enthusiasts have been extraordinarily lucky over the last few years with the recent run of high quality films being released. Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy has given Batman his own pillar in pop culture, while the runaway success of Marvel’s The Avengers shows that inside every person is a desire to witness widespread destruction and super heroic feats of valor.
However, it was not always so. More likely than not, more superhero films that have been released have ranged from mediocre to outright terrible. But that’s a different story. This article will look at potential comic book series, events and characters that would translate terribly to the big screen, at least in my opinion.
I will be assessing their potential based on their ability to translate successfully to the silver screen, the type of story involved and the potential for disaster associated with each film. There are a few controversial picks on the list, and I remind you that while some of these comic book stories were critically acclaimed within the medium, I have decided that the prospect of them as a film is a downright terrible idea.
So keep that in mind, and if you think I have missed something or have overlooked something, let me know in the comments. So, here we go.
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STOP HATING ON RYAN. But apart from that totally agree!
Well, DC/Warner have made a movie of TDKR, but luckily, they’re keeping it where it belongs…….in ANIMATION. It is unfilmable as a live-action movie.
Im honestly very surprised Civil War didn’t make this list
I can’t even explain how close it came, but firstly, I could done a list of all Marvel events so I picked 2, and secondly, because if Joss Whedon does it then I think he would make it work.
I’m glad you put The Dark Knight Returns on this list because I never liked it that much and I could never see that comic becoming a very good movie.
Respect the hate!
Still, in its defense all “Ultimatum” was… eh, was meant to be a way to flush well established characters down the drain to make room for new ones & arcs. ‘Course black-Spider-man came later, but I’ve trudged though all the Ultimate schlock Marvel’s dumped in recent years, and most of it was made possible by “Ultimatum.” Good & bad, it did what it set out too.
Yet, you’re right: as a stand alone picture, it’d suck for anybody with half a brain.
You raise a point that I did realise, but I tried to stay on topic. But yes, you are very right, the more recent Ultimate X Men and newest volume of Ultimate Spider-Man were made possible by it, and I enjoy those titles a great deal.
Seriously! You only give us one sentence to sum up why Deadpool should never be adapted and you, then you explain yourself by saying that the person that you assume(ASSUME!!!) would star just wouldn’t portray the character properly? A lot of the talk about adapting deadpool now has actually talked about rebooting and making the film completely unrelated to the wolverine movie.
It just seems a bit smug to put deadpool on the introduction page of your list, then present your only argument as to why as “Ryan Reynolds. Nuff’ said”.
I think that a deadpool movie(if treated right) could be really good.
I think a Walking Dead movie based on The Walking Dead video game would be rad.
Deadpool is a “smug” and some-what “annoying” character in the Marvel Universe. That is part of his appeal, next to his story cool arc and epic one liners. We love him for it. I do agree with most of this list but you are wrong here, sir. There is no good reason for Deadpool not to be adapted, especially if you are basing you view on this one Origin film. That is like saying that Nolan shouldn’t have made Batman Begins because Batman and Robin sucked.
I afree about Deadpool
I agree with your logic there, but apart from Joe Kelly’s initial run on Deadpool in the 90s, I haven’t yet read a Deadpool story outside of Uncanny X Force that has warranted a film.
I honestly can’t agree about Deadpool
‘Minutemen’, aside from being the ONLY ‘Before Watchmen’ title with any artistic merit whatsoever, would make for a sensational film if ever adapted… and I hope one day it will. If ‘Man of Steel’ is a colossal hit, maybe Zack Snyder could take the cache he gets from that, and convinces the studio(s) to make ‘Minutemen’ as a companion piece to ‘Watchmen’, after all, the actors who appeared as the Minutemen’s membership in ‘Watchmen’ are all still young enough to reprise their respective roles… fingers crossed…
Sandman!