Fair point about the universes. But, just to give a plug for the comic book creators, I would say they were the ones who created the universes. Whenever I read Wikipedia pages for comic book characters, I'm impressed by the expansive worlds of imagination they created. So, I would suggest the big film companies are co-opting and cashing in on what those others have made.
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Looks rather ho-hum.
I haven't seen
Wonder Woman or
Suicide Squad or
Justice League. I thought
Batman v Superman was a pretty good film. But, then I bought the Blu-ray and watched it a second time and…well, was much less enthused.
I appreciate the dark story lines. After all, the night is dark and full of terrors…and life is, and the world is, and the universe is, etc. If D.C wants to cover that, as opposed to the
golly-gee-whiz-Forest Gump approach of the Marvel films, then more power to them. Not that the Marvel franchise does not
go there too! To claim otherwise is a misrepresentation. At least, take a look at the first couple of
Captain America films.
D.C. has mostly been dull compared to Marvel, in my opinion, going back through their comic book origins. That^ film lineup is pretty uninteresting to me. Furthermore, Batman, the least uninteresting character of the D.C Universe, might return to the realm of vaguely interesting if the franchise chooses a different actor. Until then, it's a big "meh" for me. I wish actors would follow the IT credo of
no politics, at least in their public lives. 'Politics divide us,' …and alienate audience members like me, who are also ticket buyers and video buyers.
In any case, the man who needs to play Batman is still Michael Fassbender.