Board Thread:DC Universe Discussion/@comment-3974095-20130611233337/@comment-1635895-20130723011428

Bartieandquick+6 wrote: I am now kind of hoping that Amazon will be part of the film universe...

If Amazon turns out to be anything like Arrow, I would rather it not. Also, I'm just not sure crossing between films and television in the same universe would work. It'll be interesting to see how Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. turns out with general audiences. Bartieandquick+6 wrote: This is supposedly a "leaked script" for the new movie... The only thing I don't like about it is the lack of Aquaman. That character's becoming a badass thanks to New 52 and the Injustice: Gods Among Us game...

It makes sense in relation to recent announcements made by Warner Bros. at Comic-Con, but the story feels way too much like an animated feature. Why would NASA send messages to find aliens, when the last bunch of aliens that turned up on Earth leveled half a city, probably killing some thousandfold of people...

As for Aquaman, I am in complete agreement. To me, Flash doesn't stand out as a character that could support an independent movie, let alone an independent series of films. But Aquaman? Not only is he an interesting character, but he has a whole civilization standing (or sinking, I guess) behind him. I'd love to see seemingly human Arthur Curry discover his Atlantean heritage, travel to the lost city, and really get into the political intrigue that has made Game of Thrones so enticing and successful.

I've read the first volume of The New 52 Aquaman title, and I thought it was absolutely amazing, and it really shows what an Aquaman movie could be like. If the comic can blend action, politics, the Mera relationship, and even humor; then why can't the movie?! Well, the reason is the Hollywood machine of course, but still. An Aquaman movie could be totally badass.

Injustice Aquaman was totally awesome too. That further solidified my opinion that he needs a movie. People bought into the world of Thor, why not the world of Aquaman?

LoveWaffle wrote: On the other hand, Batman's being rebooted after three years. The cynicism rebooting Spider-Man after so short a period of inactivity lead The Amazing Spider-Man to being the lowest grossing Spider-Man movie, which, given a decade of ticket price inflation, is embarrassing. Point taken, however, in The Amazing Spider-Man we had to sit through forty-five minutes of origin story we'd already scene before. Sure, it was tweaked, but it followed the same recipe/to-do list. With this Superman/Batman approach, audiences can be introduced to a new Batman without the forty-five minutes of origin which everyone knows. You can just say "here's Batman, he's not Christian Bale, he's been cured of throat cancer, get on with the movie". It would take less than ten minutes to really set up both Batman and Bruce Wayne's personalities.

LoveWaffle wrote: There's no easy way to put this, so I'll be blunt. She's a woman, and actions movies with a female main character tend not to do well, except for ones with strong, built-in audiences like The Hunger Games or Aliens. It doesn't help that every comic book movie with a female lead so far have all flopped hard (although, to be fair, they are all terrible and deserve to have flopped hard). I don't think Wonder Woman has that great of an audience to work in its favor, and even if she does, Warner Bros. would still be wary to give any significant budget to such a risky project. Tupka217 wrote: It also doesn't help that any major storyline featuring Diana sucked big time (Amazons Attack is best left forgotten) and good stories are rare. Everyone can list good Superman stories. Everyone can list good Batman stories. Wonder Woman.... ehm... let me get back to you on that. In response to both Waffle and Tup; I think that in light of all the female-lead flops, Warner Bros. should really see this as not a deterrent, but as an opportunity for something new; an excellent film with a female lead. If everyone just sees this as a deterrent, there will never be a quality female-lead film. I think Wonder Woman is the character to do this, too. I'll be the first to admit that I don't have a huge, or even large, knowledge of the DC Universe, but I think WW has untapped cinematic potential in today's movie going audience. I've read the first two volumes of Wonder Woman's New 52 run, and I think they're pretty great. They really focus on the Greek mythological aspects of Diana, and I think a film doing the same could work really nicely.

A Vietnam War-era Wonder Woman would be interesting, as would a story based closer to Themyscira. And though largely unpopular, I think a lot of Wonder Woman's villains could be tweaked to fit that slightly realistic tone audiences are dying over.

Ares obviously would be the easiest villain to translate to screen. I also think the origin of the first Silver Swan has the potential to be a very dark story, especially with the involvement of Ares. A Cheetah story could work nicely, and I wouldn't mind seeing Devastation make an appearance at some point.

And as for a Flash costume? I quite like the armored approach they took in the DC Universe Online cinematic trailer. That was pretty cool.