Golden Age of Comic Book Movies

            I am a fan of Twitter. You know why? I’m able to get tweets sent directly to my phone as texts. Yes, I know I can just check the Twitter app, but when you follow a lot of people, getting to see what you really want to see might take a while. That’s why I like getting notifications sent to my phone. Probably my favorite one’s to get these type of notifications from are Schmoes Know. They are an awesome group of people that love movies as much as anyone. And thanks to them, I am fanboying to its fullest extent right now. That’s because I just read that Warner Bros released the full DC movies lineup and oh boy! (Yes, I know the CEO stated the lineup, but I’m just saying I read it from Schmoes Know first.) Let’s do this. Here’s the lineup :

·         Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice – March 25, 2016

·         The Suicide Squad – August 5, 2016

·         Wonder Woman – June 23, 2017

·         Justice League Part One -November 12, 2017

·         The Flash – March 23, 2018

·         Aquaman – July 27, 2018

·         Shazam – April 5, 2019

·         Justice League Part Two – June 14, 2019

·         Cyborg – April 3, 2020

·         Green Lantern– June 19, 2020

First off, we are set until 2020 guys! That being said, I don’t see a “Man of Steel 2” or a Batman movie. I’m actually surprisingly OK with that. Over the many years since the creation of Superman and Batman, all we got on TV or in movies were Superman and Batman. That’s part of why everyone knows who these two characters are. We have been exposed to just these two titans which is why they’re so iconic. It’s come to the point where our lives have become oversaturated with Batman and Superman.

By giving stand-alone movies to these other DC characters, Warner Bros is planning to show off what the lesser-known characters are all about. Seriously, Cyborg or Shazam (be it Black Adam or Shazam) are the least recognizable to the general public. If you take a moment to look at the schedule in the eyes of a person who isn’t as well-versed in the DC universe, they are looking at the schedule like this:

·         YAY! BATMAN V SUPERMAN! Superman is going to kill Batman. There’s no way Batman has a chance. It’s not even a contest. Batman’s stupid if he thinks he’ll last more than 10 seconds with Superman. Why are they even fighting? Aren’t they best friends?

·         Suicide Squad? I don’t know how I feel about that. Suicide Squad is not an appropriate title especially for children to go out and see.

·         Finally a Wonder Woman movie!

·         Justice League! So it’s a movie just like the Avengers? How do you think it’s going to go? Are they going to come together to fight aliens? So it’s just like the Avengers then. Oh, they’re supposed to fight an alien that is really smart and is crazy good with technology and stuff like that? Then it’s Avengers 2.

·         The Flash? Isn’t there already a TV show about him where lightning gave him abs? What’s his name? Bart Allen?

·         Aquaman sucks. They’re giving a movie to a guy who can’t fight on land! The Big Bang Theory would always say he sucks.

·         Shazam sounds really lame. Imagine you’re at a football game and you yell out Shazam when your team scores a touchdown. You’re gonna look stupid.

·         Another Avengers movie?

·         Is he the Terminator?

·         HEY! I KNOW HIM! IT’S THAT MOVIE WITH RYAN REYNOLDS!

So basically, these movies have to be great in order for the public to truly accept them. One thing I’ve noticed is that the Shazam movie isn’t until 2019. I just don’t understand why we kept getting teased about the Rock as Black Adam if his movie isn’t until 2019. Yes, I know he’ll be in the first Justice League movie, but that just seems really odd to me. Also, the fact that they’ve casted Ezra Miller as the Flash isn’t sitting well with me. Don't get me wrong. I've enjoyed his performances everytime he's onscreen. It’s probably because I’m a fan of the Flash TV show (so far), and I just really like Grant Gustin’s character as Barry Allen. Because of that, I feel that Miller might end up playing Wally West. This, to me, seems very likely especially if the Flash continues to air and continues to be a positive success for the CW. WB has to keep in mind that the new movie Flash will have an effect on TV Flash. Just like if they ended up casting a separate Green Arrow for their movie universe or if a different person is casted as Batman for the Arrow TV show.

All in all, I’m just crazy excited knowing that we could potentially have 6-7 (2-3 Marvel, 2 WB, 1 or 2 Fox, and 1 Sony if they can ever make a proper plan for Spidey) comic book movies every year until 2020. That’s not even counting movies based on graphic novels or other lesser known comics such as a possible Hellboy 3 that might not ever be made unfortunately. Otherwise, there is a lot to look for to if you are a fan of comics in general.