Summary of the Ending of A Song of Ice and Fire
In the rare event that George R. R. Martin might die before finishing his series of books "A Song of Ice and Fire" he has released the endings of his books to both his book publisher and to the makers of the TV show "Game of Thrones".
The following is my deduction of what the summary of the two books "The Winds of Winter" and "A Dream of Spring" likely contains, based on my own experience as a writer and how things are unfolding.
The Winds of Winter
The army of the White Walkers continue attacking the Wall, but the new un-elected Commander (the 999th, or the 666th if you talk to Samwell Tarly) fails to take them seriously and loses most of his men to the White Walkers. The White Walkers overrun the Wall and begin marching south.
Jon Snow is still alive, but barely, thanks to the Red Priestess, Melisandre. She and her retinue of converts have fled south of the wall after the battle that ensued with the new Commander. As Jon Snow gets better he begins to assert himself once more, this time telling Melisandre that the safest place in the north is now Winterfell.
After defeating the Boltons, Stannis is ruling in Winterfell, but as the winter sets in they are poorly provisioned and he lost many of his men defeating the Boltons. Theon has been kept alive and is spying on Stannis' troops for Brandon Stark (although convincing Theon to do so took a lot of talking). Stannis seeks to marry his daughter to Rickon Stark, who is currently being held by the Karstarks. Theon manages to escape on horseback, having been given instructions from Bran on how to escape.
Brandon Stark continues to learn from the ancient Greenseer north of the Wall. By the end of the book he begins to use his abilities to fight the White Walkers.
Davos Seaworth learns that he has been placed in charge of a mercenary army/fleet being funded by the Iron Bank of Bravos. Reading commands sent by raven from Stannis he is told to march inland with the army towards Winterfell, to help battle the White Walkers. But the Iron Bank of Bravos wants him to sail south to attack King's Landing - and they won't take no for an answer. At risk to his own life Davos chooses to go north to Winterfell, telling the representatives from the Iron Bank that if they don't meet the threat from the White Walkers there will be no Westeros left to repay the debt.
In King's Landing, Robert Strong (Qyburn's monster) defends Cersei's reputation and she clings to power - but she is queen in name only. The Faith of the Seven now control the city and King Tommen. With Kevan Lannister and Grand Maester Pycelle both dead things are unraveling quickly and she has no control. The Tyrell army arrives in King's Landing and Cersei plays the Faith of the Seven's army against the Tyrells, and in the resulting chaos the city begins to burn to the ground when the Faith of the Seven decide to use wildfire against the Tyrells. Tommen is killed during the fighting, with both sides at fault. By the end of the book Cersei is effectively "a Queen of Ashes".
Gendry has gone west to the Riverlands, hoping to return to the Brotherhood without Banners, but instead runs into Jaime and Brienne (still alive). Brienne takes Jaime into a trap so he can be judged by Stoneheart / Catelyn. Brienne agreed to lead him into the trap because they were holding Podrick Paine captive. Gendry however passed near the Eyrie enroute and knows where Sansa Stark is (being held by Petyr Baelish) - having seen her himself - and fancied her. Catelyn sends Jaime, Brienne to save her from Petyr. Podrick Paine and Gendry follow along, both bearing an odd resemblance to King Robert.
In the Eyrie Petyr has cemented his control over the Knights of the Vale and Sansa is forced to endure his sexual advances and bedding. Petyr promises to restore her to Winterfell and reveals his plans to make himself king. However he lets slip that he had a hand in betraying her father and Sansa (who has become less naive since her bedding) plots against him and ends up letting him get killed by the Mountain Clans.
Aegon Targaryen and Jon Connington have taken the Stormlands, but run into trouble when they run afoul of the army of Dorne which is going north, claiming Princess Myrcella as Queen instead of Tommen because under Dornish law women also can succeed to the throne. In the resulting conflict both Aegon is killed and Myrcella is assassinated and Aegon's army defeated - but the Dornish army takes heavy losses.
In Oldtown, Samwell Tarly has begun forging his chain and due to his greedy consumption of books and attention to detail he is doing so quite quickly. However in his spare time he has also been learning magic, a fact that he has to keep secret. For both his safety and Gilly's. By the end of the book his knowledge of magic forces him and Gilly (and the baby) to flee the city by ship.
Arya continues her training in Bravos. By the end of the book she leaves Bravos and heads to King's Landing - seeking to kill Cersei on behalf of the Iron Bank of Bravos (Arya volunteers for the task). But personal vengeance is forbidden by the Faceless Men - so they send their own assassins after her, to kill Arya. Arya is forced to kill several Faceless Men as she escapes from Bravos.
Tyrion and Jorah Mormont and the Second Sons mercenary army arrive in Slaver's Bay to discover Queen Daenerys Targaryen and Drogon have gone missing and the city of Meereen is under siege by an alliance of slaver cities and being defended by Barristan Selmy and the armies of Unsullied and Freed Men. Victarion Greyjoy arrives with his fleet and attacks the slaver fleet and army in the rear, destroying them. Dany's other two dragons are drawn by the scent of blood and begin attacking everyone.
Meanwhile Daenaerys has been captured by the khalasar of Khal Jhaqo - she tries to lure him to her side, but he has other plans. He rapes her and announces his plans to hold her prisoner while he captures the city of Meereen. But when Drogon returns the tables are turned very quickly when Drogon kills Khal Jhaqo and many of his bloodriders and Daenaerys claims the khalasar for her own, in the the name of Khal Drogo. She returns to the city of Meereen to find it in flames. Riding Drogon she commands her dragons to stop attacking and they obey. She then commands her armies to go to sea - with Meereen in ruins, she has no reason to stay here. It is time to go to Westeros.
A Dream of Spring
The White Walkers go south, killing and spreading death across the land. By the end of the book they have reached the south - killing many Boltons, Freys and people along the way.
The Night Watch has been destroyed and Stannis is dead. Jon Snow and Melisandre now have control over Winterfell and their forces.
The Karstarks have been killed - Osha and Rickon head for Winterfell, but Osha dies defending Rickon and the boy gets away by riding Shaggy Dog all the way to Winterfell. Reunited with Jon Snow, Rickon is told to stay in Winterfell while Jon Snow and decides that they must take their forces head south to attack the White Walkers in the rear.
Brandon Stark is now a full-fledged greenseer and is growing rapidly in power. The old greenseer is dead, his soul now inhabiting many animals at once.
Theon, following instructions from Brandon, is told to gather dragonglass / obsidian from a quarry, and bring it back to Winterfell. The journey is difficult and he eventually makes it, killing a White Walker along the way with obsidian arrowheads. He arrives to find Winterfell under siege by White Walkers and kills several more. He gives the dragonglass to Jon Snow and relays the message that Brandon told him. Melisandre seeks to use Theon for his king's blood for her magic, but Jon Snow must decide what to do with Theon. He opts to execute Theon himself, but when Melisandre tries to usurp him and sacrifice Theon to the flames of her god Jon ends up killing her instead. He decides to leave Theon alive as they march south with their army to attack the White Walkers in the rear.
Davos and his army of mercenaries meet up with Jon Snow's forces and together they march on the White Walkers. Meanwhile the Iron Bank of Bravos has sent Faceless Men to kill Davos for disobeying orders.
Arya arrives in the ruins of King's Landing. She cannot find Cersei, who may be dead, and she is being followed by Faceless Men everywhere she goes. Fleeing the city she heads to the Riverlands where she is reunited with Nymeria and her army of wolves. The wolves kill the Faceless Men and Arya learns she is a worg who can control wolves. She finds Cersei too, by the end of the book, but she a broken woman who has only Qyburn and "Robert Strong" as her companions. Arya kills both Qyburn and Robert Strong, but gives up her vengeance and lets Cersei live. Cersei is later killed by White Walkers. With her wolves, Arya heads north, killing White Walkers using her powers as both worg and assassin.
Sansa, the vale besieged by White Walkers, orders her men to fortify the Eyrie, but many of them are killed or flee before the White Walkers. Jamie, Brienne, Podick and Gendry arrive at the Eyrie - Gendry dies along the way. Jamie cannot climb the Eyrie with one hand and guards their rear as Brienne and Podrick climb up the tower to rescue Sansa.
With King's Landing burnt, the Dornish army in tatters Daenaerys arrives in the south with very little resistance. She heads north finding more wreckage than armies. The White Walkers have spread through the land, destroying almost everything in their path. The dragons are invincible against the undead, but the White Walkers have powers that can kill even dragons. After losing two of her dragons in battles against the White Walkers she has only Drogon left. Both Barristan Selmy and Jorah Mormont die defending her. Tyrion is one of the few who survives.
Looking for a place where she can be safe from the White Walkers Daenaerys goes to the Eyrie... Where she finds Sansa, her remaining knights, Brienne and Podrick holed up there.
Meanwhile Jon Snow and his own army have come south with swords and obsidian. It falls to them to kill the White Walkers when Daenaerys dare not send her last dragon against them, knowing Drogon would be killed just as easily as the other two dragons.
Samwell Tarly follows the rumours of the dragons arriving in Westeros to the Eyrie, using his magic and obsidian to help get himself past the White Walkers.
Realizing they cannot all stay cooped up in the Eyrie forever (they will run out of food during the years long winter and everyone in Westeros will die due to the White Walkers) Jon Snow, Samwell Tarly, Brienne, Tyrion and many others ride out to do battle with the White Walkers - Daenaerys and Drogon go too, planning to keep their distance from the creatures.
With Brandon Stark helping them along the way with his greenseer abilities, Arya with her army of wolves / assassin abilities, they lead the White Walkers into a showdown / a trap and manage to defeat them.
Yada yada yada...
Bronn tries to leave because there is no money in fighting zombies, but is killed by White Walkers during his flight.
Tyrion almost dies - but not before finding his long lost wife at the Eyrie. He fights the White Walkers because he loves her and wants to protect her. As the only heir to Casterly Rock he and his pauper wife inherit. During the battle he fights the zombie version of Jaime.
Theon dies fighting White Walkers, overwhelmed by sheer numbers.
Catelyn dies - again. This time at the hands of the White Walkers, but she manages to take a few zombies with her. She also learns who Jon Snow's real parents were... and sends word to him via Brandon.
The Hound turns up alive, again thanks to the Red Priest, and saves Arya from White Walkers. He dies again. The Red Priest dies too.
Arya and Sansa are reunited and return to Winterfell to join Rickon, who is the new Lord of Winterfell. Podrick Paine goes with them. Pod and Sansa live happily ever after.
Brandon stays up north of the Wall, the new greenseer.
Jon Snow makes love to Daenaerys before the battle, but after the battle decides to return to the Wall and restart the Night Watch. He also discovers that his mother was actually Lyanna Stark and his father was Rhaegar Targaryen - It was kept a secret so King Robert would not know.
Daenaerys becomes Queen, but cannot have children. (Or can she? By the end of the book she is pregnant with Jon Snow's child - which is technically a product of incest since Jon and Daenaerys are cousins.) In the epilogue she gives birth to twins, a boy and a girl. The line of Targaryens needs to be maintained should they ever need dragons again to fight the White Walkers. She takes no consort.
Samwell Tarly kills Drogon using a combination of magic and bravery - knowing that as long as one dragon remains alive they will never truly be safe. Daenaerys doesn't agree with this at first, but eventually agrees that Drogon must die. Sam heads back to Oldtown to finish his Maester training.
Gilly and her baby are reunited, the child being kept safe in Winterfell with Rickon. Once she has him she travels to Oldtown to be close to Sam.
Daenaerys sends her armies overseas to conquer any city that holds slaves. The Iron Bank of Bravos forgives the debt owed to them by the Westerosi - especially when an army of Dothraki land on the northern side of Bravos and go over land into the city. They loot and sack the city. By the end of the book it is clear that Daenaerys will fulfill the prophecy that she is the one who will conquer the world - but she will do so in the name of setting slaves free.
The following is my deduction of what the summary of the two books "The Winds of Winter" and "A Dream of Spring" likely contains, based on my own experience as a writer and how things are unfolding.
The army of the White Walkers continue attacking the Wall, but the new un-elected Commander (the 999th, or the 666th if you talk to Samwell Tarly) fails to take them seriously and loses most of his men to the White Walkers. The White Walkers overrun the Wall and begin marching south.
Jon Snow is still alive, but barely, thanks to the Red Priestess, Melisandre. She and her retinue of converts have fled south of the wall after the battle that ensued with the new Commander. As Jon Snow gets better he begins to assert himself once more, this time telling Melisandre that the safest place in the north is now Winterfell.
After defeating the Boltons, Stannis is ruling in Winterfell, but as the winter sets in they are poorly provisioned and he lost many of his men defeating the Boltons. Theon has been kept alive and is spying on Stannis' troops for Brandon Stark (although convincing Theon to do so took a lot of talking). Stannis seeks to marry his daughter to Rickon Stark, who is currently being held by the Karstarks. Theon manages to escape on horseback, having been given instructions from Bran on how to escape.
Brandon Stark continues to learn from the ancient Greenseer north of the Wall. By the end of the book he begins to use his abilities to fight the White Walkers.
Davos Seaworth learns that he has been placed in charge of a mercenary army/fleet being funded by the Iron Bank of Bravos. Reading commands sent by raven from Stannis he is told to march inland with the army towards Winterfell, to help battle the White Walkers. But the Iron Bank of Bravos wants him to sail south to attack King's Landing - and they won't take no for an answer. At risk to his own life Davos chooses to go north to Winterfell, telling the representatives from the Iron Bank that if they don't meet the threat from the White Walkers there will be no Westeros left to repay the debt.
In King's Landing, Robert Strong (Qyburn's monster) defends Cersei's reputation and she clings to power - but she is queen in name only. The Faith of the Seven now control the city and King Tommen. With Kevan Lannister and Grand Maester Pycelle both dead things are unraveling quickly and she has no control. The Tyrell army arrives in King's Landing and Cersei plays the Faith of the Seven's army against the Tyrells, and in the resulting chaos the city begins to burn to the ground when the Faith of the Seven decide to use wildfire against the Tyrells. Tommen is killed during the fighting, with both sides at fault. By the end of the book Cersei is effectively "a Queen of Ashes".
Gendry has gone west to the Riverlands, hoping to return to the Brotherhood without Banners, but instead runs into Jaime and Brienne (still alive). Brienne takes Jaime into a trap so he can be judged by Stoneheart / Catelyn. Brienne agreed to lead him into the trap because they were holding Podrick Paine captive. Gendry however passed near the Eyrie enroute and knows where Sansa Stark is (being held by Petyr Baelish) - having seen her himself - and fancied her. Catelyn sends Jaime, Brienne to save her from Petyr. Podrick Paine and Gendry follow along, both bearing an odd resemblance to King Robert.
In the Eyrie Petyr has cemented his control over the Knights of the Vale and Sansa is forced to endure his sexual advances and bedding. Petyr promises to restore her to Winterfell and reveals his plans to make himself king. However he lets slip that he had a hand in betraying her father and Sansa (who has become less naive since her bedding) plots against him and ends up letting him get killed by the Mountain Clans.
Aegon Targaryen and Jon Connington have taken the Stormlands, but run into trouble when they run afoul of the army of Dorne which is going north, claiming Princess Myrcella as Queen instead of Tommen because under Dornish law women also can succeed to the throne. In the resulting conflict both Aegon is killed and Myrcella is assassinated and Aegon's army defeated - but the Dornish army takes heavy losses.
In Oldtown, Samwell Tarly has begun forging his chain and due to his greedy consumption of books and attention to detail he is doing so quite quickly. However in his spare time he has also been learning magic, a fact that he has to keep secret. For both his safety and Gilly's. By the end of the book his knowledge of magic forces him and Gilly (and the baby) to flee the city by ship.
Arya continues her training in Bravos. By the end of the book she leaves Bravos and heads to King's Landing - seeking to kill Cersei on behalf of the Iron Bank of Bravos (Arya volunteers for the task). But personal vengeance is forbidden by the Faceless Men - so they send their own assassins after her, to kill Arya. Arya is forced to kill several Faceless Men as she escapes from Bravos.
Tyrion and Jorah Mormont and the Second Sons mercenary army arrive in Slaver's Bay to discover Queen Daenerys Targaryen and Drogon have gone missing and the city of Meereen is under siege by an alliance of slaver cities and being defended by Barristan Selmy and the armies of Unsullied and Freed Men. Victarion Greyjoy arrives with his fleet and attacks the slaver fleet and army in the rear, destroying them. Dany's other two dragons are drawn by the scent of blood and begin attacking everyone.
Meanwhile Daenaerys has been captured by the khalasar of Khal Jhaqo - she tries to lure him to her side, but he has other plans. He rapes her and announces his plans to hold her prisoner while he captures the city of Meereen. But when Drogon returns the tables are turned very quickly when Drogon kills Khal Jhaqo and many of his bloodriders and Daenaerys claims the khalasar for her own, in the the name of Khal Drogo. She returns to the city of Meereen to find it in flames. Riding Drogon she commands her dragons to stop attacking and they obey. She then commands her armies to go to sea - with Meereen in ruins, she has no reason to stay here. It is time to go to Westeros.
The White Walkers go south, killing and spreading death across the land. By the end of the book they have reached the south - killing many Boltons, Freys and people along the way.
The Night Watch has been destroyed and Stannis is dead. Jon Snow and Melisandre now have control over Winterfell and their forces.
The Karstarks have been killed - Osha and Rickon head for Winterfell, but Osha dies defending Rickon and the boy gets away by riding Shaggy Dog all the way to Winterfell. Reunited with Jon Snow, Rickon is told to stay in Winterfell while Jon Snow and decides that they must take their forces head south to attack the White Walkers in the rear.
Brandon Stark is now a full-fledged greenseer and is growing rapidly in power. The old greenseer is dead, his soul now inhabiting many animals at once.
Theon, following instructions from Brandon, is told to gather dragonglass / obsidian from a quarry, and bring it back to Winterfell. The journey is difficult and he eventually makes it, killing a White Walker along the way with obsidian arrowheads. He arrives to find Winterfell under siege by White Walkers and kills several more. He gives the dragonglass to Jon Snow and relays the message that Brandon told him. Melisandre seeks to use Theon for his king's blood for her magic, but Jon Snow must decide what to do with Theon. He opts to execute Theon himself, but when Melisandre tries to usurp him and sacrifice Theon to the flames of her god Jon ends up killing her instead. He decides to leave Theon alive as they march south with their army to attack the White Walkers in the rear.
Davos and his army of mercenaries meet up with Jon Snow's forces and together they march on the White Walkers. Meanwhile the Iron Bank of Bravos has sent Faceless Men to kill Davos for disobeying orders.
Arya arrives in the ruins of King's Landing. She cannot find Cersei, who may be dead, and she is being followed by Faceless Men everywhere she goes. Fleeing the city she heads to the Riverlands where she is reunited with Nymeria and her army of wolves. The wolves kill the Faceless Men and Arya learns she is a worg who can control wolves. She finds Cersei too, by the end of the book, but she a broken woman who has only Qyburn and "Robert Strong" as her companions. Arya kills both Qyburn and Robert Strong, but gives up her vengeance and lets Cersei live. Cersei is later killed by White Walkers. With her wolves, Arya heads north, killing White Walkers using her powers as both worg and assassin.
Sansa, the vale besieged by White Walkers, orders her men to fortify the Eyrie, but many of them are killed or flee before the White Walkers. Jamie, Brienne, Podick and Gendry arrive at the Eyrie - Gendry dies along the way. Jamie cannot climb the Eyrie with one hand and guards their rear as Brienne and Podrick climb up the tower to rescue Sansa.
With King's Landing burnt, the Dornish army in tatters Daenaerys arrives in the south with very little resistance. She heads north finding more wreckage than armies. The White Walkers have spread through the land, destroying almost everything in their path. The dragons are invincible against the undead, but the White Walkers have powers that can kill even dragons. After losing two of her dragons in battles against the White Walkers she has only Drogon left. Both Barristan Selmy and Jorah Mormont die defending her. Tyrion is one of the few who survives.
Looking for a place where she can be safe from the White Walkers Daenaerys goes to the Eyrie... Where she finds Sansa, her remaining knights, Brienne and Podrick holed up there.
Meanwhile Jon Snow and his own army have come south with swords and obsidian. It falls to them to kill the White Walkers when Daenaerys dare not send her last dragon against them, knowing Drogon would be killed just as easily as the other two dragons.
Samwell Tarly follows the rumours of the dragons arriving in Westeros to the Eyrie, using his magic and obsidian to help get himself past the White Walkers.
Realizing they cannot all stay cooped up in the Eyrie forever (they will run out of food during the years long winter and everyone in Westeros will die due to the White Walkers) Jon Snow, Samwell Tarly, Brienne, Tyrion and many others ride out to do battle with the White Walkers - Daenaerys and Drogon go too, planning to keep their distance from the creatures.
With Brandon Stark helping them along the way with his greenseer abilities, Arya with her army of wolves / assassin abilities, they lead the White Walkers into a showdown / a trap and manage to defeat them.
Yada yada yada...
Bronn tries to leave because there is no money in fighting zombies, but is killed by White Walkers during his flight.
Tyrion almost dies - but not before finding his long lost wife at the Eyrie. He fights the White Walkers because he loves her and wants to protect her. As the only heir to Casterly Rock he and his pauper wife inherit. During the battle he fights the zombie version of Jaime.
Theon dies fighting White Walkers, overwhelmed by sheer numbers.
Catelyn dies - again. This time at the hands of the White Walkers, but she manages to take a few zombies with her. She also learns who Jon Snow's real parents were... and sends word to him via Brandon.
The Hound turns up alive, again thanks to the Red Priest, and saves Arya from White Walkers. He dies again. The Red Priest dies too.
Arya and Sansa are reunited and return to Winterfell to join Rickon, who is the new Lord of Winterfell. Podrick Paine goes with them. Pod and Sansa live happily ever after.
Brandon stays up north of the Wall, the new greenseer.
Jon Snow makes love to Daenaerys before the battle, but after the battle decides to return to the Wall and restart the Night Watch. He also discovers that his mother was actually Lyanna Stark and his father was Rhaegar Targaryen - It was kept a secret so King Robert would not know.
Daenaerys becomes Queen, but cannot have children. (Or can she? By the end of the book she is pregnant with Jon Snow's child - which is technically a product of incest since Jon and Daenaerys are cousins.) In the epilogue she gives birth to twins, a boy and a girl. The line of Targaryens needs to be maintained should they ever need dragons again to fight the White Walkers. She takes no consort.
Samwell Tarly kills Drogon using a combination of magic and bravery - knowing that as long as one dragon remains alive they will never truly be safe. Daenaerys doesn't agree with this at first, but eventually agrees that Drogon must die. Sam heads back to Oldtown to finish his Maester training.
Gilly and her baby are reunited, the child being kept safe in Winterfell with Rickon. Once she has him she travels to Oldtown to be close to Sam.
Daenaerys sends her armies overseas to conquer any city that holds slaves. The Iron Bank of Bravos forgives the debt owed to them by the Westerosi - especially when an army of Dothraki land on the northern side of Bravos and go over land into the city. They loot and sack the city. By the end of the book it is clear that Daenaerys will fulfill the prophecy that she is the one who will conquer the world - but she will do so in the name of setting slaves free.
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Movie producer Jon Peters is a moron
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| Jon Peters is a moron. |
Why?
Well, remember all those years that he was trying to make another Superman film called "Superman Lives" or "Superman Reborn" (during which Superman dies and comes back to life somehow).
His ideas for plots and villains included:
- A giant spider (an idea he later reused in Wild Wild West).
- A space dog pet for Lex Luthor, for which Jon Peters stated "You could make a toy out of him, so you've got to give me a dog."
- L-Ron, Brainiac's robot assistant, which Jon Peters described as "a gay R2-D2 with attitude." (Offensive.)
- Brainiac's spaceship was to look like a giant skull, as if drawn by a 10 year old kid.
Tim Burton was contracted to direct this travesty of a film. However by 1998 $30 million had been spent on production with nothing to show for it. To this day, Burton has depicted the experience of Superman Lives as one of the worst experiences in his life, citing various differences with Peters and the studio, stating, "I basically wasted a year. A year is a long time to be working with somebody that you don't really want to be working with."
Jon Peters was also obsessed with trying to make as much money off the franchise by selling toys and other merchandise by making the plot contain lots of things that could be sold as toys (hence why some of his villain ideas were so childishly stupid).
In the one version of the plot Jon Peters insisted he wanted Superman to wear an all-black suit and also did not want Superman to fly at all.
In late 1998 the task of writing a new script was given to Alex Ford (having received previous scripts from Gregory Poirier, Kevin Smith and others). Ford proposed as reboot of the Superman series with seven films - a very ambitious project. However he later left because of creative differences with Jon Peters. Ford described the encounter as follows:
"I can tell you they don't know much about comics. Their audience isn't you and me who pay $7.00. It's for the parents who spend $60 on toys and lunchboxes. It is a business, and what's more important, the $150 million at the box office or the $600 million in merchandising?"
What is worse is how Jon Peters seemed to be utterly clueless about fans of Superman actually want to see. Like he doesn't know anything about the history of the character and has never read the comics at all.
In 2001 Jon Peters even offered the role of Superman to Will Smith, but the actor turned it down over ethnicity concerns.
Time went by and Jon Peters continued to be the person who seemed to be deliberately sabotaging the Superman franchise. In 2003 director Brett Ratner was hired but then Ratner dropped out of the project in March 2003, blaming casting difficulties and physically violent disagreements with Jon Peters.
When Superman Returns finally came out in 2006 it was only because Jon Peters role in the film franchise was diminished. He was still listed as a producer, but it was director and producer Bryan Singer who basically ran the show.
Jon Peters was a big filmmaker back in the 1980s. He was producer or executive producer of 17 films during the 1980s.
During the 1990s he only produced 6 films.
During the 2000s he only produced 1 film (Superman Returns), but did almost no work on it since he was basically riding on the coattails of director and producer Bryan Singer.
Note: In August 2011, a Los Angeles jury ordered Jon Peters to pay a former assistant $3 million after finding she was subjected to sexual harassment and a hostile work environment during the production of Superman Returns.
The new 2013 film Man of Steel doesn't even list Jon Peters in the credits. That is a good thing. Jon Peters is a moron and is better left off the credits for things he only has a history of mucking up.
I am not the only person who thinks Jon Peters is an idiot either. See also:
Man, Hollywood executives can be so stupid
The case against Jon Peters and WB
The Hilarity of Jon Peters
Kevin Smith explains what happened to his Superman film
FYI, I saw the new Man of Steel film last night (midnight screening). It was very good, although I didn't particularly like Russell Crowe as Jor-El because Crowe is a hack actor. The rest of the film was awesome however.
35 minutes of talking about Game of Thrones shockingly violent episode 9
SPOILER ALERT IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN EPISODE 9 YET!!!
The poor guy hadn't read the books and so was utterly shocked by the violent deaths of various characters.
Since then I have noticed a lot of fuss in the media (and on Facebook) of people upset, stunned, shocked by how utterly brutal the 9th episode was.
And some of the media sources have even turned to turning it into comedic humour by contrasting it with other shows like Mad Men... like this clip here.
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Finding books, modules, etc from old 1st Edition / 2nd Edition AD&D games can be quite tricky sometimes so many of us gamers resort to d... -
Sean Connery has good looks. Sean Connery has an attractive accent. But he isn't particularly good at acting. He never took any actu... -
The world of David Eddings' books series the Belgariad and Mallorean was set in the following world. I read the books back during the 1... -
Map of Hogwarts, from the fictional world of Harry Potter Another version of Hogwarts, from the fictional world of Harry Potter ...
