For some time now, Hollywood has seemingly decided that producing DC superhero movies needs to be in isolation. Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy and his 2006 “Superman Returns” film never acknowledged the existence of other heroes.
Meanwhile, Marvel has been killing it. Literally.
They’ve proven that nothing dominates the box office like a squad of superheroes. And it seems like DC is taking note of Marvel’s success, as the company starts to form a league of its own on screen.
Debutting on March 25, “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” is actually a direct sequel to 2013’s “Man of Steel.”
Finally, we get to see multiple DC heroes on the big screen – Wonder Woman included. And not only is there more than one, they even address one another, fists and all.
In “Man of Steel,” Superman destroys a lot of stuff trying to stop the bad guys.
He always does.
In the new film, Bruce Wayne witnesses the carnage firsthand and begins to question if Superman, with all of his power, will be a good guy forever.
Disclaimer: Superman is one of my least favorite superheroes. He can fly, has super strength, super skin, super senses, and can shoot laser beams from his eyes. How can anyone compete with that?
“Dawn of Justice” isn’t a two-hour Batman-Superman slugfest and it turns out that Ben Affleck isn’t a terrible Batman, who knew?
So basically, Batman finds Superman to be a threat to the world, while Superman thinks Batman is just a rough vigilante.
Even if “Dawn of Justice” isn’t your cup of tea, there’s definitely more on the way.
Is Marvel’s superhero crown about to get a run for its money?
Quite possibly, because it looks like DC is just getting started.
