Guy Ritchie has put our beloved corrupt bounty hunter on the back burner in order to film 'Sherlock Holmes 2' with Robert Downey Junior and my friend (hopefully) Robert Maillot. Who could blame Guy? Guy is taking a successful franchise (Sherlock Holmes) in favor of one (Lobo) that might not be as successful. Let me explain. Sherlock Holmes has earned 400 million world wide, half of that in the USA, making Sherlock Holmes Guy Ritchies most successful film since Snatch, and Snatch was ten years ago.
We know that studios are going to be cranking out ComicBookMovies for the next 20 years or so because of the numbers that 'The Dark Knight' and 'Spider-Man' put up. Besides that, and this is what Hollywood does not want you to know, they will be cranking out ComicBookMovies because that's also the last resource for original material that's left for Hollywood to use and abuse.
For Guy it makes sense to return to the world of 'Sherlock Holmes.' For us it kinda sucks. It's been made clear that Guy Ritchie will not be directing 'Lobo.' So who will?
Here is my list for possible directors:
James Cameron: I know it probably wont happen but it should happen. James has mastered the art of shooting deep space sci fi action flicks and 'Lobo' fits right into that catagory.
Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor: The guys behind the 'Crank' movies and they have ties to DC as they have just done 'Johnah Hex'
Matthew Vaughn: 'Kick Ass' will indeed 'Kick Ass' and with that Vaugnh could do justice for 'Lobo.'
Neil Bloomkamp: Neil teamed up with Peter Jackson to bring us 'District 9' which was a sleeper hit in 2009. No one thought that movie would be any good. It was at least half way good with a solid story and some nice action sequences. The trick he pulled is he made us all care about and relate to an Alien that at first glance was disgusting and nasty. You would just assume shoot it and get it over with. Neil would have to step up the action sequences and bring more of them out for Lobo.
Chances are it wont be any one of these guys. But now looking at Guy Ritchie's track record it probably is not a bad thing that he is off 'Lobo' and onto a 'Sherlock Holmes' sequel.
Dear DC please keep these guys away from Lobo, Ratner, Raimi, Singer. Ratner would douche it up. Raimi would have Lobo crying and trying to figure out why in the hell he does what it is he does. And Singer would quit midway through the franchise to start another unsuccessful franchise leaving Lobo for the likes of Ratner. It's a viscous cycle I tell ya!!!
Here's to hoping that James Cameron wont start driving truck again and bring us a Lobo story that no one will want to miss out on.
