10 Mistakes Fanboys Won’t Admit Upcoming DC Movies Have Already Made

The dog should have been allowed to chase more cars.

If you€™ve spent any time reading any comment sections at the end of any article about DC that doesn€™t gush ludicrously, or anything that dares be even remotely positive about Marvel, you€™ll know that DC fanboys aren€™t the most To say they exhibit delicate constitutions when it comes to their favourite characters would be an understatement. Similar in scale, probably, to saying that the comments this article will receive might be a little bit pissy. But it would be foolish not to acknowledge that the path ahead for the DC Extended Universe is one fraught with potential pitfalls. Some problems undoubtedly lie ahead, and despite this being early days, some mistakes have already been made. Not that those angry fanboys will ever hear any of them even remotely suggested, of course€

10. The Expendables

Suicide Squad is legitimately one of the most exciting movies on the DC slate. The fact that anyone is still able to say that sentence after the marketing reveals that have thrown up some serious WTF moments and odd questions is something of a miracle. But you try shaking off the idea of The Joker as Hannibal Lecter partly advising a Dirty Dozen of villains, and the specifics of silly designs and pimp canes seem more inconsequential. That said, it€™s still impossible to avoid that Warner Bros are going to use some of those villains - like bigshot potentials like Deadshot and Killer Croc (who deserve top billing in a more diverse Batman series) - as cannon-fodder. They€™re already being set up as dead meat (that€™s sort of the point), and while bigger threats usually mean bigger thrills, it€™s just a shame that so many could go so early into the DCEU. Fans will no doubt say the opportunity to see them at all on screen is good, but killing off potential substitutes will only lead to another cycle of the villains we€™ve already seen in films.
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