Sequel With Different Cast or a Reboot: What Will Happen Next?

[Spider-Aziz]

I should write a meatier opening post, like my concerns over Cavill and Affleck quitting, and how this could possibly prevent their two characters from appearing in a sequel to the team film.

And there are times where I expect to see news of another version to come for a movie for this team, not related to the current roster, cast members, or any related aspect to the current DCEU.

What do you think will happen next?

 

[MbJ]

I don't expect we'll see a Justice League sequel anytime soon, but if we do I am guessing it will be a soft reset that doesn't delve too heavily into all the stuff that happened in the first one. They will likely add the John Stewart GL after the Green Lantern Corps movie and Shazam as well if his movie is a hit. I don't see them making another Justice League without Batman though so they'll likely just bring back whoever ends up playing the character in the Reeves movie.

Superman is the big question mark right now. If Supergirl is a big hit perhaps she'll take her cousin's spot on the team.

 

[All-Father]

It won't happen. Not after a colossal failure.

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Honestly, I don't think we'll see a live-action DC movie with the words 'Justice' and 'League' in the title for a very long time.

 

[Flash525]

I don't expect we'll see a Justice League sequel anytime soon, but if we do I am guessing it will be a soft reset that doesn't delve too heavily into all the stuff that happened in the first one. They will likely add the John Stewart GL after the Green Lantern Corps movie and Shazam as well if his movie is a hit. I don't see them making another Justice League without Batman though so they'll likely just bring back whoever ends up playing the character in the Reeves movie.

Superman is the big question mark right now. If Supergirl is a big hit perhaps she'll take her cousin's spot on the team.

I'd be okay with this, but how'd you explain the lack of Superman?

If they're going to recast Bruce Wayne, they might as well go all out and recast Clark Kent too. People will get over it eventually. The next film with Justice League in the title though should definitely include Shazam, (a) Green Lantern and Hawkgirl.

 

[All-Father]

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I'd be okay with this, but how'd you explain the lack of Superman?

If they're going to recast Bruce Wayne, they might as well go all out and recast Clark Kent too. People will get over it eventually. The next film with Justice League in the title though should definitely include Shazam, (a) Green Lantern and Hawkgirl.

There's a big if. If Shazam isn't successful things get complicated. Also, there's the possibility that GL won't happen, and if it will, might not be successful.

 

[Flash525]

There's a big if. If Shazam isn't successful things get complicated. Also, there's the possibility that GL won't happen, and if it will, might not be successful.

Oh don't get me wrong, I'm talking several years from now. DC/WB need to get their act together long before a JL sequel is even announced, and at the moment, I don't believe they're there; instead they seem to just be throwing out ideas and making films wherever they can in the hope it'll make them back some money.

Until they've got a clear focus of where they want to go, the big team-ups should be left the hell alone (Suicide Squad being the exception because of their nature and rotating cast).

 

[All-Father]

Oh don't get me wrong, I'm talking several years from now. DC/WB need to get their act together long before a JL sequel is even announced, and at the moment, I don't believe they're there; instead they seem to just be throwing out ideas and making films wherever they can in the hope it'll make them back some money.

Until they've got a clear focus of where they want to go, the big team-ups should be left the hell alone (Suicide Squad being the exception because of their nature and rotating cast).

Sorry about that! I agree with everything you said.

 

[GreenKToo]

Right now, WB is like a monkey throwing you-know-what, hoping some sticks.

From the Outside looking in, it seems They have never had a clear plan, no end game.
They obviously had zero faith in JL since they cut the runtime so drastically, and they didnt even bother fixing the cg stache. That should tell you all you needed to know.

Hind sight and all, but solo films should have been the priority.

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Right now, WB is like a monkey throwing you-know-what, hoping some sticks.

From the Outside looking in, it seems They have never had a clear plan, no end game.
They obviously had zero faith in JL since they cut the runtime so drastically, and they didnt even bother fixing the cg stache. That should tell you all you needed to know.

Hind sight and all, but solo films should have been the priority.

Yeah, I got the impression pretty early on that they just seemed to want to get JL over and done with.

 

[Rorschach2012]

I bet the next team up will be a mismatch of the characters that have worked for DC instead of Justice League.

 

[Patchwork Man]

I bet the next team up will be a mismatch of the characters that have worked for DC instead of Justice League.

A League without Batman and Superman will be wronger than wrong. Very wrongly!

 

[THORin]

A League without Batman and Superman will be fine. We need a break from those two. Frankly, I don't think we need another Justice League for a while.

 

[Rorschach2012]

A League without Batman and Superman will be wronger than wrong. Very wrongly!

Yeah I was saying that since WB is such a reactionary studio, I could see them assembling a rag tag team of the characters that have been successful for them. It wouldn’t necessarily be the Justice League, just a teamup film.

I don’t want to see a Justice League without Batman or Superman. Leaving Superman out of the majority of Justice League (2017) was a huge mistake.

People always cite JLA Year One as a reason why a JL without Batman or Superman could work, but I really don’t buy it. That story was nice, but half of the appeal of the Justice League is having my two favorite heroes working together.

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

A League without Batman and Superman will be fine. We need a break from those two. Frankly, I don't think we need another Justice League for a while.

That's fortunate because I don't think we'll be getting one!

 

[Hypestyle]

They can settle on solo films with guest appearances for now. make them high quality.

 

[Vaibow]

If they do a JL sequel, with this DCEU, they probably will market it differently and not really call it justice league.

I can imagine they will use whoever is the biggest draw and just have them front it, an example Batman: Doom, Wonderwoman: War. And the synopsis will be - a new threat one hero can't handle alone and it will feature them all and maybe have a bystander say "It's the justice league.." and a few heroic poses.

Failing that, just make them anthology movies with no specific leader/main character.

DC's: The New Frontier
DC's: War

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

If they do a JL sequel, with this DCEU, they probably will market it differently and not really call it justice league.

Just go with Superfriends

In all seriousness though, I agree. I don't think we'll see a movie with the words Justice and League in the title for a very long time. Maybe market future team-up movies simply under the banner DC Crossovers?

 

[Vaibow]

Just go with Superfriends

In all seriousness though, I agree. I don't think we'll see a movie with the words Justice and League in the title for a very long time. Maybe market future team-up movies simply under the banner DC Crossovers?

Totally... i still feel this DCEU can be saved from reboots/recasts - honestly, people have forgotten about JL - once WW1984 and shazam, AM come out and people like those, it'll be easy to move forward - but i do think this group will be phased out, i mean, WW has another sequel in her, so that's a trilogy of stand alone and two teams ups - 5 movies is impressive. Cavill and Affleck have one left each to knock it out the park to get back on track then i feel after that, they should focus on solo projects but not exclude... like how Iron Man used black widow, just depends which team up have the best chemistry.

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Totally... i still feel this DCEU can be saved from reboots/recasts - honestly, people have forgotten about JL - once WW1984 and shazam, AM come out and people like those, it'll be easy to move forward - but i do think this group will be phased out, i mean, WW has another sequel in her, so that's a trilogy of stand alone and two teams ups - 5 movies is impressive. Cavill and Affleck have one left each to knock it out the park to get back on track then i feel after that, they should focus on solo projects but not exclude... like how Iron Man used black widow, just depends which team up have the best chemistry.

I particularly liked the chemistry between Cap and Black Widow in TWS. If they could come up with some occasional double-acts that gel together like that I'd be happy.

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

Failing that, just make them anthology movies with no specific leader/main character.

DC's: The New Frontier
DC's: War

A part of me wishes that we could get something like this in the very near future. Drawing from a fan-favorite story, one that has a high probability of resonating with casual audiences, would be a great way of salvaging what's left of the DCEU and at the same time reinventing it. How cool would it be to see a live-action film that's loosely based on The OMAC Project??

I mean, it can't be that hard to find a proven director with a unique and exciting vision for this universe. Hire one, have him/her make an ensemble film where most of the characters are already known quantities; then just hit the ground running. If Ben and Henry are truly out of the picture (and they presumably are), I would hope that casting directors and the like are already scouring the Earth for their more-than-suitable replacements. Matt Reeves at the very least should already be on that. Superman can make his debut in said ensemble film and hopefully unite with Reeves' new Batman, Gal's Wonder Woman and Momoa's Aquaman (unless, of course, his film tanks at the box office). If the film meets with critical and commercial acclaim, by all means make another one. Win back goodwill as you steadily move forward.

 

[shinlyle]

I've always said that DC didn't get why Avengers worked. They slowly introduced people and, by the time we got to Captain America and Thor, we were all foaming at the mouth for an Avengers film! With DC, they did a Superman film, SKIPPED A BATMAN FILM (let that sink in), did BvS, then WW, then JL. Of those films, only one of them was well received. ONE! When you intentionally SKIP a new Batman film, which should EASILY rake in a billion worldwide, you know you have lost your way! Another Batman solo film that references Superman intermittently would have had people just salivating for a showdown between the two. Also, we could have seen what this Batman was capable of.

Ugh.

Either way, I didn't HATE JL, but it could have been so much more! Justice League should have blown past the billion dollar mark with ease, but it's a goal the DC films haven't accomplished with their shared universe. Not. Once! Marvel breaks that number almost every summer. It's not all about the money, though. Although, if they were making the money OR great movies, then we'd maybe see some progress.

That being said, Aquaman and Shazam look decent, so far so I'm hopeful for the future!

 

[AvengerPA]

After the success of Aquaman, there should be a Justice League sequel. Five of the League should return, but Batman should be left out. Bruce Wayne would stay offscreen and be the teams financial backer. A second female character would take his place, preferably Zatanna.

 

[anaque]

If only we could have this team with storyline like the New 52 JL...

 

[psylockolussus]

They just need to work with what they have and hire better writer/director.

Aquaman, Wonder Woman and Shazam(if it succeeds) should be no brainers being included inJl2. The rest, we'll see.