Last month, Warner Bros. revealed that a new Superman movie was in production, with Star Wars Y Star trek director JJ Abrams producing and Black Panther comic book writer Ta-Nehisi Coates working on the script. This announcement came just before the release of Zack Snyder’s Justice League, which brings back Henry Cavill as Superman.
Beyond this basic information, not much has been revealed about the project. There have been rumors that it will be a reboot with no connection to the DCEU, similar to Matt Reeves’. The batman And maybe even with a black Superman, but Coates himself suggested the new Superman The movie could be part of the DCEU after all. Certainly both have pros and cons.
10 Standalone: Superman doesn’t have to be white
While Warner Bros is rumored to be looking to create a Superman movie starring a black actor, and the hiring of Ta-Nehisi Coates appears to point in that direction, there is no confirmation that this actually happens.
Hopefully, it will be a huge win for DC representation and diversity, especially in light of the recent allegations made by actor Ray Fisher about director Joss Whedon. It would also help them stand out from Marvel, which tends to cast white actors in traditionally white roles rather than aim for diversity through these mediums.
9 DCEU: Henry Cavill can stay
At no point have Henry Cavill or Warner Bros confirmed that he is no longer part of the DCEU, nor has he been fired from playing Superman. All rumors to the contrary stem from Cavill not being able to appear as a cameo in Shazam due to your commitments to The Wizard.
With Zack Snyder’s Justice League Hopefully reminding fans why Cavill was as good as Superman, he needs another movie with him as the only superhero, something he hasn’t had since. Iron Man.
8 Independent: no continuity required
Yes Zack Snyder’s Justice League proves anything, is that the DCEU continuity has gotten a bit tricky, even more so once fans start discussing which version of League of Justice it’s canon. With the DCEU Superman, for example, Clark Kent is canonically dead.
While the filmmakers can likely come up with an excuse for how Kent survived, it would be a lot easier to just wipe the slate clean. This would also bring Jimmy Olsen and Mercy Graves back, and allow Lex Luthor to go back to being a businessman.
7 DCEU: Much more remains to be told
If there’s a big reason why a major character like Superman won’t part with the DCEU, it’s that there are many more stories to tell, especially with this version of Superman. While the DCEU Batman is deliberately framed at the end of its run, and leaked Justice league 2 The storyboards showed that he was supposed to die as part of the conclusion to the “Knightmare” story, Superman is still learning what it means to be an icon.
Audiences need to see him take on characters like Brainiac and even Darkseid if possible while dealing with the fallout from the previous films.
6 Independent: a break from the divisive Snyderverse
Whether you love or hate Zack Snyder’s DC movies, Man of Steel, Batman V Superman Y Zack Snyder’s Justice League – It is impossible to deny that they have been divisive. While fans will defend them to the hilt, they are certainly not for everyone, which is part of the reason why Warner Bros made an effort to reorganize them. League of Justice into something more crowd-pleasing.
That mostly failed, but a new Superman movie with a new writer / director team in a new continuity could be an opportunity to do something that appeals to a wider audience.
5 DCEU: Supergirl Needs a Mentor
Last month it was revealed that the DCEU’s Supergirl had been cast after many years of rumors, and The Young and the Restless actor Sasha Calle will play Kara Zor-El. His first appearance (and probably not his last) will be in the next year. The flash, where he will star alongside Ezra Miller’s Barry Allen and Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck as Batman.
Notable for its absence is Henry Cavill’s Superman, as it would have made sense for him to appear as a mentor figure to his Kryptonian cousin. If Cavill returns for another Superman movie, he might get a chance to do just that.
4 Independent: There’s no reason the DCEU can’t continue
One of the biggest concerns fans have about the idea of Henry Cavill being replaced as Superman, and the upcoming potentially separate DCEU movie, is the suggestion that Cavill’s Superman won’t appear in any more DC movies if it happens. This is obviously untrue.
As both jester Y The batman Prove, Warner Bros is quite happy to allow more than one version of a character to appear in movies and TV shows, and the DCEU can carry on with Henry Cavill’s Superman if they need to, even if there is a new standalone version. Superman movie happening at the same time.
3 DCEU: The Amazing Spider-Man Effect
In terms of audience anticipation, perhaps the biggest problem with releasing a standalone Superman movie in its own separate universe is that, in general, audiences don’t take very well on reboots and new origin stories that come too soon. after the last one.
The DCEU is essentially all derived from Iron Man, so it doesn’t matter that much if Batman gets a separate movie, but a standalone Superman reboot is coming so soon after. Zack Snyder’s Justice League (and not long after Iron Man) raises too many comparisons with The amazing Spider Man, about which the public was very negative regarding the speed with which it arrived later Spider man 3.
two Standalone: Batman is highly anticipated
Matt reeves The batman Next year’s reboot is the best argument for the new Superman movie to be standalone. Currently, the first advance of The batman It has about 30 million views on the Warner Bros YouTube channel, and while it is still a year away, fans are greatly anticipating it.
This is despite the fact that Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton appeared in The flash DCEU movie, which should also be out in 2022. DCEU fans aren’t mad because The batman It is an independent film, in fact, they fully support it.
1 DCEU: Zack Snyder’s Justice League is getting a lot of attention
Then League of Justice failed in 2017, it seemed very easy for Warner Bros to essentially turn Henry Cavill’s Superman into a scapegoat, fueling rumors about a Supergirl film and not provide news about Man of Steel 2. Now though, the tables have turned, and what should have been a bone for fans to persuade them to subscribe to HBO Max has basically become a phenomenon.
Zack Snyder’s Justice League is getting a lot of attention and in particular the return of Cavill’s Superman in the black sun suit. So it would be prudent for Warner Bros to capitalize on this sudden surge in popularity and confirm the return of Henry Cavill for the next Superman movie.
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