Welcome to the first part of two parts of my re-imagining of the DC Cinematic Universe. After the release of Superman in 2013, this universe would release two DC movies each year starting in 2014 and (possibly) continuing on well beyond what I have time to imagine. This first part details the first ten movies in the universe, while the second part will detail the second ten movies. Some actors, storylines, and directors are just like the actual DCEU, but most are changed for what I believe (and you may not agree) would be for the better. Geoff Johns would be a showrunner of sorts for this universe, co-writing a treatment for almost all the films alongside either the director or another writer, before a full screenplay is written by someone else. Without further ado, here is my re-imagining:
1. Superman (2013)
director: Frank Darabont (
The Shawshank Redemption,
The Green Mile)
screenplay: Christopher Nolan & Jonathan Nolan (
The Dark Knight trilogy,
Interstellar)
story: Christopher Nolan (
The Dark Knight trilogy,
Inception) and Geoff Johns (
Superman: Secret Origin)
“Clark Kent learns that he is a superpowered alien from the planet Krypton and assumes the role of mankind's protector as Superman, but finds himself having to prevent General Zod from destroying humanity.”
2. Wonder Woman (2014)
director: Patty Jenkins (
Monster)
writers: Allan Heinberg (
Grey’s Anatomy) and Geoff Johns
“Princess Diana, who grows up on the secret Amazon island of Themyscira, rescues American pilot Steve Trevor after he crashes offshore of the island. Steve tells the Amazons about the ongoing World War, and Diana decides to leaves her home in order to end the conflict, coming into conflict with the Greek God Ares.”
3. The Flash (2014)
directors: Phil Lord & Chris Miller (
21 Jump Street,
The Lego Movie)
writers: Phil Lord & Chris Miller, Geoff Johns (
The Flash: Rebirth,
Flashpoint)
“Barry Allen, a forensic crime scene assistant for Central City Police Department, is struck by lightning during a storm that is created after a particle accelerator from S.T.A.R. Labs explodes. Imbued with the ability to run at supersonic speeds, Barry must use his skills to prevent a similar speedster with violent intentions.”
4. Justice League (2015)
director: David Yates (
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)
writer: John Logan (
Skyfall, Gladiator) and Jonathan Nolan (
The Dark Knight Trilogy, Westworld)
“Subterranean Martians accidentally awakened have invaded Earth and only the combined might of Earth’s superpowered heroes can defeat them. Joined by a Martian defector with noble aspirations, they will unite to form the Justice League.”
5. Batman: Court of Owls (2015)
director: Matt Reeves (
Let Me In,
War for the Planet of the Apes)
screenwriter: Christopher Hampton (
Atonement,
A Dangerous Method)
story: Matt Reeves and Geoff Johns (
Batman: Earth One,
Forever Evil)
“After a series of brutal murders rocks Gotham City, Batman begins to unravel a deadly conspiracy going back to his youth and beyond to the origins of the city he's sworn to protect. Batman must face the Court of Owls, a secret society once thought to be nothing more than an urban legend, and make it out with his life, and sanity, intact.”
6. Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps War (2016)
director: Alex Garland (
Ex Machina)
writer: Alex Garland (
Ex Machina,
Sunshine)
“After the Martian invasion, Green Lantern John Stewart is called back into space, with cocky new recruit Hal Jordan in tow, to defeat a rising new threat masterminded by a tyrannical former Green Lantern.”
7. Aquaman (2016)
director: Guillermo Del Toro (
Hellboy,
The Shape of Water)
writers: Guillermo Del Toro and Geoff Johns (
Aquaman: The Trench)
“Arthur Curry learns that he is the heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, and must step forward to lead his people while facing the threat of the deadly Black Manta and the mysterious Mera.”
8. Superman: Man of Tomorrow (2017)
director: JJ Abrams (
Star Trek,
Super 8)
screenplay: JJ Abrams & Jonathan Nolan (
Westworld)
story: JJ Abrams and Geoff Johns (
Superman: Brainiac)
“As Clark Kent adjusts to his job as a reporter at the Daily Planet, and as Superman the savior of Metropolis, a new threat emerges in Brainiac, a being with ties to the destruction of Superman’s homeworld of Krypton. And now he has his sights set on Earth.”
*note: Metallo (created by Luthor) is the brief opening villain ala Batroc in Winter Soldier, Brainiac is the main villain.
9. Justice League: Tower of Babel (2017)
director: Sam Mendes (
Skyfall,
American Beauty,
Road to Perdition)
writer: John Logan (
Skyfall,
Gladiator) and Alex Garland (
Ex Machina,
Sunshine)
“The Justice League is no match for its smartest enemy: Batman. After Lex Luthor steals Batman’s most guarded secret files, blueprints on the Justice League’s weaknesses, he assembles a team of super-powered criminals to wipe them out once and for all.”
10. Batman: Under the Hood (2018)
director: Matt Reeves (
Let Me In,
War for the Planet of the Apes)
screenwriter: Christopher Hampton (
Atonement,
A Dangerous Method)
story: Matt Reeves and Geoff Johns (
Batman: Earth One,
Forever Evil)
“The mysterious Red Hood takes Gotham City by firestorm. One part vigilante, one part criminal kingpin, Red Hood begins cleaning up Gotham’s underworld, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. When the identity of this killer is finally revealed, Batman must revisit the most tragic event of his crime-fighting career.”
That concludes the first ten movies of my re-imagined DC Cinematic Universe. Do you agree with any of my choices? Do you hate all of them? Let me know what you think and if you would do it differently below.