I myself am a huge comic fan. I love DC to death and wish to god we had gotten a different slate than what we got. There are a lot of different directions DC could have taken when it came to their lineup, but because they had to catch up with Marvel we saw them rush things and we got what we got. But what if they went a similar route to marvel? Built up everything for a satisfying conclusion?
Well Me and my friend Chris did just that, we came up with what we feel to be the best slate DC could have taken in our opinion. This will list the movies, what year they come out, Phases, Villains and certain plot points. I hope you enjoy the list :) Although we won't have any special titles for these, just which character is getting which film. We'll still use the hypothetical that the avengers is what jump started it all. It shall be broken down as such
Phase:
Year:
Movie
Villain
Larger Universe Plot Points
Phase One:
2013: 2 Films
May: Superman
Villain: Parasite
Plot Point: Supermans Origin is told Incredible Hulk Style
Lois Finds Out Clarks Secret Identity.
Lex Luthor would be a character, but not the main antagionist.
October: The Batman
Villain: Mr Freeze/Two Face
Plot Points: Pre-Established Batman
Jason Todd is the robin within this series.
2014: 2 Films
March: Wonder Woman
Villain: Doctor Poison
Plot Points: N/A
July: Worlds Finest
Villain: Lex Luthor/Solomon Grundy
Plot Points:Wayne Enterprises and Lex Corp considering a merger
Joker Origin After Credits Scene
Lex finds item to control grundy in themyscria
Final Fight Within Lex Corp
Brief blink and you'll miss it tease to the anti monitor.
Phase Two:
2015: 1 Film
May: The Batman 2
Villains: The Joker/Poison Ivy
Plot Points: References on the news to final fight from Worlds Finest: Referred to as the Lex Corp Incident
Jason Todd is killed by the Joker
2016: 2 Films
January: The Flash
Villain: Weather Wizard
Plot Point: Weather Wizard tech found in Lexcorp Incident
Barry Allen Is the Flash
Barrys Mothers Death Established
June: Superman 2
Villain: Metallo/Brainiac
Plot Points: Jimmy Olsen Finds out Supermans secret
References to meteroite heading to earth.
Supergirl is introduced
2017: 3 Films
May: Green Lantern
Villain: Sinestro Corp
Plot Points: Sinestro Corp loses Ring which is found by Lex
August: Wonder Woman 2
Villains: Cheetah
Plot Points: Meteor is seen from themyscria.
December: Aquaman
Villain: Ocean Master
Plot Points: Starro crash lands within the sea in post credits scene and is discovered by Atlantean soldiers.
2018: 2 Films
May: Justice League
Villain: Starro
Plot Points: Lex escapes prision
Aquaman brings Starro to leagues attention
Batman is hesitant to join due to the death of Jason Todd
Green Lantern brings info about Starro due to time in Space
Supergirl is in the film but not a main member of the league, due to her age.
Phase Three:
September: The Flash 2
Villain: Mirror Master
Plot Points: Lex recruits Weather Wizard from jail in post credits scene
2019: 3 Films
Feburary: Martian Manhunter
Villain: Ma'alefa'ak
Plot Points: N/A
July: Green Lantern 2
Villains: Parallax (Hal)
Plot Points: Introduction of John Stewart
Hal is stopped but not killed
Sinestro meets with Lex Luthor to discuss a proposistion.
Hals villainous turn will play a factor into future Green Lantern and DC films
Leads directly into Green Arrow
November: Green Arrow
Villain: Merlyn
Plot Points: Green Lantern will be a supporting character
2020: 3 Films
March: Aquaman 2
Villain: Black Manta
Plot Points: Arthur is crowned as king
Mera is introduced.
July: The Atom
Villain: Chronos
Plot Points: Time Travel/Alternate Earths are established
September: Teen Titans
Villains: Deathstroke
Plot Points: Members consist of: Dick Grayson, Beast Boy, Raven, Cyborg, Donna Troy, Starfire
2021: 2 Films
May: Justice League 2
Villains: The Leigon Of Doom (Joker, Weather Wizard, Ocean Master, Sinestro, Lex Luthor, Metallo, Cheetah, Chronos)
Plot Points: Teen Titans will not appear or be referenced.
Final Battle is powerful enough to create cracks in reality.
After credits scene has reference to dimensional instability.
Supergirl, Atom, Green Arrow and Martian Manhunter become main members of the league.
Phase Four:
October: The Batman 3
Villains: Red Hood/Ra's Al Ghul
Plot Points: Harley Quinn is seen but not important character
Lazurus pit is used to revive Jason Todd/ Final Fight from Justice League 2 created a change in the timeline
2022: 3 Films
March: Green Lantern 3
Villains: Black Lanterns
Plot Points: Adaptation of Blackest Night
Kyle Rayner is Introduced
Hal Jordan dies in a self sacrifice using the white ring
Other DC Heroes will briefly appear
June: Wonder Woman 3
Villain: Ares
Plot Point: Wonder Woman is cut off from her home
November: New Gods
Villains: Darkseid
Plot Points: Introduction of Anti Monitor/Darkseid
2023: 3 Films
February: Dr Fate
Villain: Abra Cadabra
Plot Points: Resident Magic user of the DC universe
June: The Flash 3
Villain: Reverse Flash
Plot Points: Flashpoint insipired but no changes to timeline
Brief time travel to the future in post credits scene teasing Crisis
September: Teen Titans 2
Villain: Trigon
Plot Points: Crisis would be reason for Trigons return
Post Credits scene would have Teen Titans transported to the main earth, meeting Batman.
2024: 3 Films
January: Aquaman 3
Villain: The Trench
Plot Point: Interdimensional Rift causes the monsters from The Trench
May: Shazam
Villain: Black Adam
Plot Points: Would lead into Superman 3. With Superman as a supporting character
Anti Life Equation would be established
July: Superman 3
Villain: Darkseid
Plot Points: Darkseid attempting to use anti life equation to stop crisis
2025: 1 Film
May:Justice League 3 Part 1
Villain: Anti Moniter
Plot Points: Characters from previous DC franchises will appear including Christain Bale, Michael Keaton, Brandon Routh, Tom Welling, Linda Carter, Nic Cage, ETC
Teen Titans will finally interact with League characters
Hal Jordan is revived from alternate reality to help with the fight as the spectre.
Film cliffhanger with all worlds colliding/being destroyed
2026 1 Film
May: Justice League 3 Part 2
Villain: Anti Moniter
Plot Point: Superman would be killed instead of the flash sacrificing himself.
Supergirl takes over for Superman.
Cyborg becomes Member of the Justice League
Main continuities are now combined together, elements of old films included in new timeline
Teen Titans/Justice League now in the same universe
Bruce retires as Batman and Dick Grayson takes on the mantle.
John Stewart and Kyle Rayner would be main stays of future green lantern movies
Wonder Woman is accepted back into themiscrya but chooses to stay on earth to help in supermans abscence.
Aquaman and Flash series continue to 4th films.
So there you have it, a basic breakdown of what me and my friend Chris came up with for our DC film slate. It was tough to make it all work and of course it's not perfect, but this is what we thought would have worked great for DC. If they wanted to beat Marvel at their own game. What do you guys think? Any films that should be in there? Any ideas on titles? What do you think of the slate? Do you have your own? Let me know down below.