After Marvel set the world on fire with The Avengers last summer, many movie fans assumed that Warner Bros. would soon follow suit and finally get Justice League into production. That seemed to be the case in May 2012 when it was announced that Will Beall had signed on to pen the script for the ultimate DC superhero team-up with the intention of getting it in theaters by 2015. Almost a year later, absolutely no progress has been made on Justice League. It was recently revealed that the studio had trashed Bealls screenplay and Warner Bros. was content to move forward on developing a solo Man of Steel trilogy before working on a Batman reboot or thinking about Justice League again. Comic book fans all over the Internet immediately flocked to their keyboards to criticize WB for not having a plan and endlessly bitching about what the studio should do to get the film off the ground. Im here to play devils advocate and make the case that its 100% fine with me if we never get a Justice League movie. First off, WB should be commended for tossing out the Justice League script. Superhero films cost A LOT of money to produce and market, so if they truly felt Bealls script was that terrible, you have to give them credit for being more cautious with their money. Comic book movies, more than any other genre, are prone to fanboy bashing if one silly little detail is messed up. Second, WB is understandably nervous about pursuing DC Comics movies. Green Lantern crashed and burned epically, indicating that casual moviegoers may not yet be ready to accept DCs B-level characters. If you move forward with a Justice League film, youre talking about spinning off Flash, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern for their own franchises. These three characters are unproven commodities in Hollywood. Without the guarantee of huge box office returns, the studio isnt ready to greenlight big budget motion pictures with the Flash as the centerpiece. Now, WB does in fact have a plan." Its just not the plan that comic book fans want them to have. There are two sides to Hollywood: artistic and business. Directors, actors, writers, and crewmembers focus on the artistic side of things. Studio executives are worried about taking care of business. This is where the WB people come in. They know that they have the two most recognizable superheroes on the planet in Batman and Superman. Both of these characters have been pop culture icons for decades. For whatever reason, these two connected with audiences more than any other hero in the DC catalogue. Christopher Nolan took care of Batman in a huge way with his Dark Knight trilogy, which made the studio $2.5 billion worldwide between the three films. They didnt just give the superhero genre a shot in the arm; the trilogy actually impacted the entire film industry as a whole. Blockbusters are now marketed with the Nolan influence (see: Star Trek Into Darkness, Skyfall, Man of Steel) and even the Oscars were forced to change. After the backlash in 2008 due to The Dark Knight being snubbed for Best Picture, the Academy decided to increase the number of Best Picture nominees (ironically enough, The Dark Knight Rises failed to get a single nomination at this past ceremony). From an artistic standpoint, it makes absolutely zero sense to give Batman a quick reboot. Remember all the controversy behind Sonys The Amazing Spider-Man? Increase that tenfold and youve got the reaction to a Batman reboot. Some film franchises are better left untouched. Theres a reason why JJ Abrams is directing a Star Wars sequel and not a reboot. Series like Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and The Dark Knight transcended film and became important pieces of the zeitgeist. It would be inconceivable to see another actor playing one of those roles. It will always be too soon to reboot Batman. Nobody new can play the Joker, especially after Heath Ledger won an Oscar for that role. Christian Bale is synonymous with the Caped Crusader. There are twelve trillion Tom Hardy Bane memes circulating on the web. The American Film Institute recognized the last two entries. A reboot would be utterly pointless. WB knows theres no upside to rehashing the origin story or forcing a new Alfred down our throats. Films are not like comic books. Once movie fans find a version of something they like, were good with that until the end of time. They havent remade Jaws, right? Click "next" to continue...