AMC Mail Bag - John Leguizamo as the Joker? Could We See J.J. Abrams Direct a Superhero Film?

On this episode of AMC Mail Bag (Saturday September 28th, 2013) we address the following user-submitted questions:

Lee Voelkel writes:

Hey movie talkers, I love the show, keep up the great work. I've been noticing lately that 2016 is turning out to be a pretty big year for movies. Movies like Pirates of the Caribbean 5, Star Trek 3, Finding Dory, Avatar 2, Star Wars (spinoff movie), J.K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts, and The Amazing Spider-Man 3 are all confirmed for 2016, and that's not counting all of the unconfirmed Marvel and DC projects slated for that year. Do you think 2016 could be bigger than 2015?

Rico Lopez writes:

Hey amc talk its Rico I really love the show, what you guys think of Jennifer Garner as wonder women, aka Ben Affleck (Batman) wife, what are your thoughts? Thanks hope to here from you.

Alex Crivellone writes:

Hey movietalk! I've been watching the show for months and I'm hooked. John, you're the best! Anyways, I wanted to hear your thoughts on this. Now that J.J. Abrams is directing Star Wars 7, if it's a success do you think we'll see Abrams directing a future Superhero film for Disney? Thanks!

Clay Culberson writes:

Absolutely love AMC Movie Talk, keep up the great work! As a Horror/Monster movie genre fan, my question is why are the number of horror films being given theatrical releases diminishing in recent years. I know that the straight to dvd market for horror is exploding right now, and I figure that has something to do with it. However, I miss seeing a scary flick on the big screen and besides paranormal ghost movies or possession movies there really aren't a lot of great horror/monster movies playing. Your thoughts?

Mitchell Vasallo writes:

Hello AMC! Looking forward to the big future announcements. I just purchased Iron Man 3 on Blue Ray DVD. I was watching the gag reel. And I noticed Ben kingsley
who was hilarious in the movie. Did not have one single mistake in the movie. I was hoping that This great actor who was a total goofball in the movie would at least screw up once. It had everyone else making mistakes or joking around between takes. But nooooo! Not Ben Kingsley. I'm just speculating but do you think he doesn't want to show mistakes, do you think this veteran actor was totally flawless? Or does he have a stipulation on his contract that says I'm Ben Kingsley! I don't make mistakes even when I mess up You don't have my permission to put my mess ups in the gag reel. Would like to know your take on this.

DEMARCO VILLALONA writes:

hi guys love the show I was wondering, a few shows ago you guys were giving your personal choice on certain actors to play the joker. Mine personal favorite actor to play the joker would be John leguizamo, because I just finish watching Spawn and could see him bring something new to the table big time. I just want to see what would be your opinion about him in that role. Keep up the good work and congrats on the new studio.