I have been dragging my feet about something in
particular. Last week, a big rumor pertaining to The WB’s schedule for DC
Universe movies was leaked last week. Although the rumors are saying this
schedule is the real deal, we won’t know anything definitive until after
Comic-Con International this July. But for right now, we have a potential
schedule for the DC’s future. It seems for the first time now; DC is getting
serious about playing hardball with Marvel. I have stated a thousand times that
I personally prefer Marvel over DC, I still really dig DC. Batman is my very
favorite superhero and I am just a plain fan of comics in general. I want all
of these movies to do well, whether they are Marvel characters, DC characters,
Dark Horse characters, Image characters are some crazy mofo’s that Frank Miller
made up. I want all of these movies to succeed. If “Dawn of Justice” does end
up squaring off against “Captain America 3” the audiences will be the winners.
I’m not into the whole DC vs. Marvel ordeal. I will happy see one movie Friday
night and the other Saturday night, the real frustration will be which one to
see first.
Some of you may think that DC is behind and rushing
to compete with Marvel. Well, maybe part of that is true. I don’t want DC to do
the exact same thing that Marvel is doing, what makes DC great is how
differently it handles its characters and stories, and I hope that shows in
their movies. I don’t want “Justice League” to be a “Avengers” clone simply
because the latter made over a billion dollars. I want DC to show how different
DC can be compared to Marvel, because that will be one of the keys for these
films making money. With that said, the schedule that has been leaked is mighty
ambitious and it almost feels nearly impossible to pull off completely.
This is what its looking like so far:
Batman
vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice (May 2016)
Shazam
(July 2016)
Sandman
(Christmas 2016)
Justice
League (May 2017)
Wonder
Woman (July 2017)
Flash/
Green Lantern team-up (Christmas 2017)
Man
of Steel 2 (May 2018)
So like I say, this is an ambitious schedule,
crazier than anything Marvel has ever attempted. The good things about this
schedule are as follows. I love the idea of three DC films a year, and if there
are good stories to be told, I hope they do them well. I love the idea of a “Sandman”
movie is finally coming, because a film adaptation of that has been in the
works for lifetimes and lifetimes. A piece of me really hopes that “Sandman” is
linked to the bigger DC Universe. There is a lot of possibility in the schedule
and that makes me happy.
What worries me is just how tight it is, it seems
that no member of the crew or cast is going to have much breathing room. Zak
Snyder has been hard at work on “Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice,” and the
early photos have been with positive acclaim. But if another big DCU movie is
coming out two months after “Dawn of Justice” then why haven’t we heard
anything yet? If DC wants to get these movies right, they have to get started on
them now. The way “Dawn of Justice” is being structured so far, it looks like
an introduction to the DC Universe. We will not only meet Batman and Superman,
but Wonder Woman, Lex Luthor, Cyborg, The Flash and Aquaman. That is a lot of
introduction, and the next movie is going to have to help the threads that “Dawn
of Justice” assembles. If “Shazam” isn’t connected to the DC Universe or if
this isn’t the real schedule, then no harm done, but if it is the real
schedule, DC better get moving. Because they working on a tight schedule.
I mean how do you explain Gal Gadot playing Wonder
Woman in “Justice League” then having a solo movie two months later? When will
she have time to work on both of those films? Who will write and direct those
films? There are pieces of the schedule that look like overkill, and if they do
not handle it correctly, then this whole, ambitious project that is underway
will crumble and fall.
I am still thinking this is not quite the schedule,
but we will find out very soon.
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