WB's philosophy, to this comics fan's way of thinking, is let any writer or director take a stab at making a DCU Movie work, and if we think we see enough dollar signs ching before our eyes by the time we finish reading the script, then it gets the green light from us.
I have been a comic fan all my life and over the years have had many people come to me with questions concerning characters that they aren't familiar with, with an extreme few feeling as though they didn't get the answers they sought. To this 41 year old aspiring wrier's way of thinking, the best way to help WB out of their self enduced quagmire would be to advise them to seek writer's, such as myself, to tackle the challenges of DCU Movie projects, due largely to the fact that said writer's are clearly and passionately knowledgeable in the comicbook world.
Let us look at the Pandora's box, no pun intended, that WB has opened thus far. First I will present a brief overview, on a case by case basis, then present my opinion on the best way to fix these problems, as well as a method by which to circumvent such complications arising in future DCU Movie projects.
Superman- there is good and bad news here, the good news is that out of the Five Movies, only three can stand relatively comfortable that they did well. Namely Superman 1&2, and Superman 5(Superman Returns.)The bad news is that none of them can or did serve as a prelude to a JLA Movie.
Batman- as much as it pains me to say, it is all bad news here, this is due to the fact that WB dabbles in comics and runs with what they think the comic fan's would find entertaining. Along with the fact that none of the movies even hinted at being a prelude to a JLA Movie.
Green Lantern- this movie may have hope of being a prelude to a JLA Movie, even with the miscues I noticed in the trailer, I will discuss all miscues in my Oricle.com forum.
Jonah Hex- this movie serves absolutely no purpose in reguards to a JLA Movie prelude, on account of the fact that he has no connection with JLA exept on a rare as needed basis. There is much material to discuss as far as the Movie miscues here.
Continuing with the setup of a JLA Movie, in order for it to work what needs to happen is as follows:
First rather than worry about a Superman reboot movie WB needs to do a team-up movie of Superman and Batman, placing the proposed Batman 3 on the backburner until after JLA has been released. Along with setting up a tie in through GL2.
However, the complications don't end there, WB is determined to push Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and The Flash back to a 2013 or later release. This is one of two mistakes, the other is the fact that The Atom needs to have a shot at the Silverscreen. All of this hinges on the fact that these characters are the four remaining Founding Members of the JLA. With that stated, if WB wants to release a JLA Movie, before 2013, then these four characters need to be fast tracked to being green lighted.
If WB gave me the challenge of writing scripts for these heroes, I would do so in a non-origin manner, while still paying tribute to as much of their multi-media presentations as possible.
Let us take the Wonder Woman script as a prime example, if I were allowed to write the script, as well as being allowed to mold the film into the visionary work of art that I see it to be, and appropreately paid for doing so. I would write a script that pays tribute to Wonder Woman's presentation dating back to the World WarII Movie Serials. Likewise, I would present Lynda Carter with a logically progressive role in the movie. Along with a cameo role that would serve to pay tribute to Wonder Woman's origins in the comics.
As a side note, and an added bonus, if I were allowed to have a hand in the overall Countdown to JLA's presentation debut, or even aide with the JLA itself, I have some Ideas that would not only serve as paying tribute to some lesser known characters, but possibly even help to broaden the franchise options quite considerably.
If I had a hand in setting all of this up I would do so in a manner that would have the viewing public leaving the theatre clammoring about the twists, turns, and surprises they saw in the Movies. In reguards to a manner by which to fix the conundrum that has been caused by the current DCU Movie miscues, the answer is simple, take the time to go back and place an additional DCU property logo in the opening and closing credits, namely ElseWorlds, this would do wonders for the present DCU franchises. The benefits would be tremendous, such as opening the door to allow a venue through which to present storylines that validly deviate from the core universe story timeline and jointly grant the franchises an avenue of longevity, as well as revitalize the ElseWorlds property as a venue to ignite imaginations of movie goers around the World.
In closing, it is my sincere hope that this is well received and helps to untangle the mess WB has found themselves in. Likewise, to all of the comics fans I issue this challenge, test me on my assertion that I am a Comics Oricle, feel free to test me on almost any charter in almost any universe.
Till next time, have a good and safe day.