SUPERMAN: LEGACY - Mr. Terrific And "Blitz" Rumored To Appear; Could We See Lobo?

@Robby - because of rumors?

@pitbull76 - not at all top 3. Top 10? Yes!!

@NinnesMBC - To replace Snyder with Snyder 2.0 would be so [frick]ing disheartening as a long time DC fan. I think that would be the ultimate last straw for me, tbh.

It's a genuine concern as well. Look at the evidence.

1. Gunn says the DCU will be a universe where superheroes already exist.
...Because that makes sense. Unless you are clearly explaining the metagene then it's cartoon logic and will not appeal to general audiences.
Niche universe incoming (remind you of another version of the DC universe?)

2. The Justice League cameod in Peacemaker season 2 with Ezra and Jason as Flash and Aquaman. He seems to be continuing Peacemaker with a season 2 and Waller.
(maybe they will be replaced by the Creature Commandoes in a flashback or something, but maybe the Justice League have already assembled and Ezra and Jason will not be recast. That's doubling down on what didn't work with Justice League).

3. The Authority is the second movie.
A team of disparate heroes. They didn't all get their powers from the same circumstance like the Fantastic Four, they're not all mutants like the X-Men, they all have different explanations for their powers. And the first movie is a team movie. This will be seen as a spoof, a la The Boys. Not a serious universe that the world can become genuinely invested in.

4. Sneider's rumors. I know they're just rumors. What he says is not canon. This isn't the Jeff Sneiderverse. But still, they're kinda beleivable.

I'm worried.

If this truly is the way that Gunn is going then PLEASE consider explaining the metagene to the General Audience.
Something like this:



The very first thing the X-Men movies did was offer the concept and then the movie would take pains to set up the world we were in with the debate about mutant registration, etc.
Then an even more full explanation at the begininng of the second movie for those who didn't get it in the first movie.

People may be familiar with Superman, but they are NOT familiar with metahumans or the metagene. And mainstream audiences are not hardcore comics fans who will accept any superhero thrown at them, with little to no explanation.
But with one simple expositional introduction they'll get it. They'll be like 'Oh! Like mutants, but they're powers are activated by different things!'.

This is THE most important piece of advice I could give Gunn. He probably doesn't even need it, he's probably got this well in hand, but as a long-suffering DC fan I have cause to be worried.

@GameOn - Yeah I like Sterling too but he's getting up there in age so unless they want an older version of Mr. Terrific or even Jon Stewart I think they will for sure casting a younger actor