Don't get me wrong I am still extremely excited about the planned Man of Steel sequel but I would be even more so if you tried to give us anything that wasn't Batman and Superman. I cannot get over the fact that after all the talk revolving around a DC cinematic universe that Warner Bros. is going the cheap route to give us more Batman and more Superman. I mean for God’s sake WB, take a risk on one of your other heroes. I understand that the Green Lantern film didn't go how you wanted it to and you took a loss but it should not dissuade you to put a movie out for any of the great characters in your roster. Like Flash, a Flash movie would be dope because no one has really done a good speedster and now when they finally make one the public opinion will be that they are ripping off Marvel’s Quicksilver.
While the fan boys will know the truth the audience will sit back and say, “Hey it's another super fast guy just like in the Avengers and X-men”. I am so disappointed that after all of the Comic-Con noise and hype all we got confirmation for was a Man of Steel sequel with an appearance by the only other hero WB feels is worth taking a risk on. You are stepping on the toes of the fans, the true DC fans, that will still defend this stupid decision because they have faith in DC but in turn, they have to give that faith to Warner Bros. Look, I am a comic book geek and I will love if DC goes hard with this World’s Finest flick but Marvel is slowly taking a lead on this battle of the big two and it is getting out of hand. I can count on and be sure to receive at least two Marvel movies every year for the next five years. All I am asking is to be able to see DC give me the same kind of commitment.
I am in no way saying that the Man of Steel sequel will fail, in fact I am positive it will be one of, if not the biggest movie of 2015 and I will be there on opening night but all great things must begin with a risk and I am sorry but there is nothing risky about showing us the same old shit over and over. I guess my gripe as a fan is that I have seen Batman and I have seen Superman, never together which will be new, but is it so much to ask that you take a shot in the dark like Marvel did with Iron Man? It all comes back to the Flash if you produce a quality Flash movie people will be asking: where the hell has this guy been?
I am severely let down by the whole concept of it, I would rather have seen an established Batman reboot and another hero begin another franchise that could possibly lead into the fabled Justice League movie and then later on down the road give us this Batman/Superman team up, but I am just a fan and WB cares more about the shareholders and executives than the opinion of any fan. Here is an idea; Give DC their own studio much like Marvel Studios, keep Snyder, fire Goyer, bring in Geoff Johns, Bruce Timm and some others and get some work done on this catch up process. If you want me or any fan to get really excited about your shared DC universe we really need to see more than just The Dark Knight and Big Blue getting a slice of the pie. Once again this has been your friendly neighborhood inkslinger bidding you adieu. Peace.
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