DCEU
TIME TRAVEL, GREEK MYTHOLOGY & MORE: DCEU IS GEARING UP TO PUSH THINGS OVER THE TOP
‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,’ if nothing more, was a major foreshadowing of things to come for the DCEU. Director Zack Snyder was the first to clarify after backlash about the involvement of Doomsday so early in the franchise by saying:
“Well, you have Doomsday, right? He doesn’t just crawl out of the ground. He has his own mythology, right? So that has to be explored. To us it really made sense to give him to the audience now. I really wanted to make the audience a promise that… though I’m super excited and happy and fulfilled by the conflict of Batman and Superman, there’s also a bigger world to start to think about.”
BvS Doomsday Concept
Snyder also went on to speak about the direction of the DCEU:
“It is constantly evolving, but we’re starting to get a handle on where we’re going with the world. That’s fun because it allows us now to be driving toward a goal that we don’t have to make up as much. The rules can be the rules, and the movie can exist in a closed universe… it allows us to tie things together. If there’s a movie over here doing this, and we’re over here doing this, now we’re all on the same page. It allows for a coherent universe, which is important. I think that makes the experience a little more satisfying because we know where we’re going, so the misdirects can be stronger and the reveals can be bigger.”
DCEU movies originally seemed to be taking the path of “Grounded in reality.” The Christopher Nolan ‘Dark Knight’ trilogy established a Batman, who existed in a world of rules, without Superman and rules that could not be broken for the most part. Now it would appear that DC for sure isn’t going to continue in that direction. In fact it seems like they plan to do the exact opposite and beyond.
Upcoming DCEU films
These images reveal just some of the ungrounded reality that awaits the DC Extended Universe. Everything from immortal beings, soul swallowing swords, intergalactic police and even the possibility of greek mythology. That’s right, Greek Mythology! Diana Prince aka Wonder Woman is the daughter of Zeus and Hippolyta who were engaged in combat and ultimately ended up conceiving Diana. Diana was later told she was created from clay to conceal her true identity from Zeus’s wife.
DCEU has also hinted at time travel being a factor in the upcoming ‘Justice League’ movie.
“You were right about him!”
I personally loved ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.’ I think it’s refreshing to see a different type of superhero film. Especially after recently seeing ‘Captain America: Civil War,’ which I enjoyed, but felt it wasn’t much different from any other “Avenger” based film. Both franchises appear to have their place in cinema. I believe that both will benefit from each other by keeping one cinematic style or the other from getting played out. I’m definitely interested to see just how far over the top DCEU will take these stories, considering they’ve tried to take the darker more level approach to their universe.
DC
Former Warner Bros. Executive Told Zack Snyder He Was “Right About Everything” With His DC Universe
Zack Snyder has revealed that a former Warner Bros. executive eventually admitted the studio had been wrong to fight the filmmaker over his vision for the DC Universe.
Speaking in a new interview with Variety, Snyder reflected on the turbulent end of his time overseeing Warner Bros.’ interconnected DC films and the extensive changes made to Justice League after his departure.
According to Snyder, he later had a conversation with an unnamed former Warner Bros. executive who offered a surprising admission.
“I met with this executive at Warner Bros. who’s long gone since — I won’t say who it was — and he said to me, ‘You know, Zack, I’ve got to tell you one thing: You were right about everything.’”
Snyder said the executive went even further.
“We were fighting you, and in the end you were right.”
When asked what Warner Bros. had been fighting him over, Snyder said it extended far beyond a single movie.
“The whole vision for the DC universe and the way I made movies and everything.”
Wayne T. Carr, as Green Lantern [Zack Snyder]
Snyder acknowledged that the studio was attempting to protect an enormously valuable collection of characters and franchises, but said the Warner Bros. leadership at the time repeatedly attempted to control the direction of his DC universe.
The conflict eventually became most visible with Justice League.
Snyder stepped away from the movie during post-production in 2017 following the death of his daughter Autumn. Joss Whedon subsequently oversaw extensive rewrites and reshoots before the theatrical version of Justice League was released.
Snyder says he still has never watched that version of the film. His wife and producing partner Deborah Snyder saw it and advised him not to watch it.
Years later, the massive #ReleaseTheSnyderCut fan campaign ultimately resulted in Warner Bros. allowing Snyder to complete his original version of the movie. Zack Snyder’s Justice League was released in 2021, restoring numerous characters, storylines and sequences that had been removed or significantly altered for the theatrical cut.
Zack Snyders Justice League [Warner Bros.]
Snyder described finally completing his version of the film as “catharsis.”
The filmmaker’s larger DC plans, however, were never completed. His intended storyline would have continued beyond Justice League through additional films, while Warner Bros. ultimately moved away from the interconnected universe Snyder had begun with Man of Steel.
DC has since entered an entirely new era under DC Studios co-heads James Gunn and Peter Safran.
Despite the history surrounding his departure, Snyder said he likes Gunn and appreciates his vision for DC. He also revealed that he has not yet watched the new Superman or Supergirl, explaining that his relationship with the characters remains “a little bit too personal.”
For fans who have spent years debating what might have happened had Snyder been allowed to complete his original DC plans, however, the filmmaker’s account of the former Warner Bros. executive’s admission adds a remarkable new chapter to the SnyderVerse story.
Comic Book Movies
Supergirl Writer Reveals Scrapped Sasha Calle Movie Was “Completely Different” From the DCU Film
As Supergirl arrives in theaters, fans are getting a glimpse at what might have been. Screenwriter Ana Nogueira has revealed that the original standalone Supergirl film she wrote for Sasha Calle during the former DC Extended Universe (DCEU) era was entirely different from the version audiences are seeing today.
Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Nogueira explained that none of her original screenplay carried over after James Gunn and Peter Safran rebooted DC Studios. Instead, she started from scratch to create a new story based on DC Comics’ acclaimed Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.
“It could not have been more different,” Nogueira said of the shelved Sasha Calle project, emphasizing that the tone, mythology, and overall direction were completely reimagined for the new DC Universe.
Calle first portrayed Kara Zor El in 2023’s The Flash, with the expectation that she would continue playing the character in future DCEU projects. However, Warner Bros.’ leadership changes and the launch of the new DCU ultimately shifted those plans, leading to Milly Alcock taking over the role for the franchise’s fresh start.
Milly Alcock Supergirl [credit: Warner Bros. Pictures]
The new Supergirl adapts Woman of Tomorrow, following Kara as she joins the young Ruthye Marye Knoll on a revenge driven journey across the galaxy. The film also features Jason Momoa as Lobo and continues the interconnected story established by Gunn’s new DC Universe.
Although fans will never get to see Calle’s standalone movie, Nogueira’s comments confirm it wasn’t simply an earlier draft of the current film. It was an entirely separate vision built for a very different version of DC. While that chapter has closed, Calle has previously expressed gratitude for getting the opportunity to bring Supergirl to the big screen, even if it was only for a single film.
Action
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom | Official Trailer
Arthur must enlist the help of his half-brother Orm in order to protect Atlantis against Black Manta, who has unleashed a devastating weapon in his obsessive quest to avenge his father’s death.
Genre:
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Release Date:
December 20, 2023
Director:
James Wan
Cast:
Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Plot Summary:
Arthur must enlist the help of his half-brother Orm in order to protect Atlantis against Black Manta, who has unleashed a devastating weapon in his obsessive quest to avenge his father’s death.
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