But WB/the creators of superhero films should not have to bend over backward and halt their creative processes because ignorant or unintelligent people might get confused when they refuse to logically think an issue through.
Come on, now. You act as if people here are stifling some great artistic vision of Warner's. As if some WB execs are sitting around saying "I have a burning desire for Justice League! It is a vision I must share with the world, post haste!"
The film, which may or may not turn out to be a worthwhile endeavor, is motivated by only a few key (and all financial) reasons-
1.) Beat the writers' strike. Get something going to fit that Summer '09 slot. All studios are doing this now, gobbling up screenplays for fodder for the next year or two.
2.) Beat Marvel to the punch. This film must be released before any Avengers film.
3.) Test the waters for new characters. Instead of taking a gamble on solo films, they're going to see who sticks (my guess - The Flash).
And for all of these reasons, they will
bypass a
true possibility for great, creative vision.
WB has had a rare oppportunity for decades now and have yet to take advantage of it. And from the looks of this, they will continue to misappropriate it. They have the opportunity to create an expansive, unprecedented movie universe unlike anything that's been done before. But it would take time and patience (something they seem to greatly lack). A slow, methodical building up of a film universe that would interlock the stories of Batman, Superman and others. But instead, they choose to minimize their hassle and maximize their profits (or so they think).
It's insane that Marvel, who's properties have been scattered all over Hollywood for many years, is actually pulling it all together in the way DC should've years ago. Of course this all up in the air for now, but it's pretty likely.
I just find it utterly absurd that Marvel may be willing to wait for an Avengers movie to include Robert Downey's Iron Man and Ed Norton's Hulk, yet WB simply refuses to wait for Bale's Batman and Routh's Superman. Not only is it creatively idiotic, but it undermines Bale and Routh's positions as their respective characters. I don't blame Bale for seeming pissed over this. While the character will always be more important than the actor, it seems to me like WB is going out of their way to shout at Bale "You ain't THE Batman, buddy!"
And for all the hoopla over "Who will replace Chris Reeve? The mantle is passing down!", to just slap another red cape on another guy and call HIM Superman too, it's just laughable. And anyone can make all the excuses they want about their being an animated Superman, and a Smallville Clark, and all that crap. We're talking concurrent live action Red and Blue's. There's a reason for Smallville's no tights rule. And it's not because spandex makes Tom Welling itchy.
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