Alright people, here's the thing. Last summer at the San Diego Comic Con, Warner Bros. announced that the sequel to 2013's Man of Steel would be called Batman vs. Superman. This announcement shook the nerd world. I mean, people literally freaked out about this. Here's why:
The idea of Superman and Batman sharing the big screen is a really big deal to comic fans. Their team ups go as far back as 1940. They are two of the most popular and well known super heroes of all time, and now we'll get to see them in a live action show down! Awesome right? Maybe not.
DC Comics and Warner Bros. have not given their fans any good reasons to think this movie will be anything but a crapfest. As I said before, the announcement for this movie was made last summer and already the release date has been pushed back a full year, casting announcements have been released on an almost weekly basis along with announcements of other DC movies green-lit for production.
All these announcements give off the feel as though DC is rushing to catch up to what Marvel is doing, which is building a movie universe full of major characters interesting enough to carry their own solo films and then team up for a grand collaborative film. Marvel has released 10 movies so far that have helped build this universe, along with a television show (Agents of S.H.E.I.L.D.) that ties in with the movies. DC has given us 1 movie and 3 TV shows that have nothing to do with their movie universe.
Marvel also does this thing that I love. If you've waited until the end of the credits of any Marvel movie you know what I'm talking about. There's this extra scene that usually teases a sequel or teases another character's movie. For instance, at the end of the first Iron Man movie, Samuel L. Jackson made a cameo as Nick Fury and made mention of the "Avengers Initiative". This planted seeds of excitement for fans all over the world. Now we knew for sure we were going to get an Avengers movie! DC has given us 1 movie and 3 TV shows that have nothing to do with their movie universe. Yes, I know I wrote that already.
If you're keeping tally, you could say that Marvel is wiping the floor with DC. That's why Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice needs to be good. No, not just good, it needs to be absolutely amazing. People need to walk away from this movie so super pumped that they buy another ticket on their way out.
Since this movie has been announced, the rumor mill has exploded. I'm not going to talk about any of those rumors until something has been confirmed. So let's go over what has been confirmed. Here is what we know so far:
1. The full title is Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.
2. It's a sequel to Man of Steel.
3. Ben Affleck is Batman. Take a minute and let that sink in.
4. Batman and Superman will fight.
5. Jesse Eisenberg has been cast as Lex Luthor.
6. Wonder Woman will make an appearance.
7. Victor Stone aka Cyborg will make an appearance.
8. Ben Affleck is Batman. Yep. Still.
What does this mean you ask. Here are some clues. The title has the tag "Dawn of Justice". There are 2 other major characters besides Superman and Batman that have been cast and confirmed. Wonder Woman and Cyborg, both are members of the Justice League of America. The Justice League or JLA is DC's equivalent to Marvel's Avengers. Also, a Justice League of America movie has been announced for part one in 2017 and part 2 in 2019. So we're probably going to see the birth of the Justice League in this film, plus Batman fight Superman, introduce a major villain in Lex Luthor, have Batman and Superman become friends, meet Wonder Woman and Cyborg and any other JLA members, AND overcome whatever kind of evil scheme Superman and Batman face. Doesn't it feel cramped? How long is this movie going to be?
This is a big deal for Warner Brothers, DC Comics and fans all over the world. For the fans, we've been waiting for a long long time to see Batman and Superman appear on the big screen together. For Warner Bros. and DC Comics, they could use a solid victory over Marvel. It just doesn't feel like that's going to happen though. Marvel announced their line up of future movies a few weeks after DC and just stole all the thunder. On top of these future Marvel movies, DC also has to compete with Star Wars (another Disney owned franchise) and 20th Century Fox's X-Men movies. DC has a lot to contend with and have yet to make anyone feel good about what they're doing.
The rumor mill has since quieted down, especially since it was announced that filming had wrapped. We're still a little over a year away from this movie being released too, so that's plenty of time for post production and reshoots. I really hope it's good, I really do, but I strongly believe it will be the worst movie I watch 1,000 times.
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