5 Questions That Must Be Answered By Warner Bros. On DC Film Announcement
It is unofficially official: Man of Steel will open the door for more films based on DC characters, which will likely culminate in a Justice League movie. Warner Bros. Pictures Group President Jeff Robinov told Entertainment Weekly that the new Superman is "definitely a first step" and will set the tone for future films from the studio. Robinov also teased an announcement set for several weeks from now, likely after MOS is released, that will position the future of DC on film. The excitement for this upcoming announcement is tepid, and for good reason. Fans have been fooled before with Warner Bros.' superhero film plans with so many DC properties that have gone into development only to never be heard from again. With that in mind, let's look at 5 questions this announcement should answer in order to get fans excited...
5. Is There Anything Worth Announcing?
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For Marvel Studios, this kind of question is unnecessary when an announcement is teased, but for Warner Bros., it is completely valid. There have been so many stops and starts in the alleged plans to create a DC Universe on film that it's difficult to get excited about anything Warner Bros. executives say. Fans want a little less talk and a lot more action. Suffice to say, an announcement that films for The Flash, Wonder Woman, and Justice League are "in development" is not good enough. We already knows these projects have been in development seemingly since the dawn of time. There's no point in Warner Bros. boss Jeff Robinov telling the world the studio is merely working on a few scripts. The announcement needs to have a plan of action. Since the studio is waiting for Man of Steel to be a success, it needs to follow the film's release with a blueprint for how the DCU on film will be created. The announcement should include the release date for at least one film other than the presumed MOS sequel. Ideally, this would be paired with a director attached to any film with a release date. If Warner Bros. wants fans to get excited, this announcement needs to give them something specific to talk about, not more general, tentative plans for fans to speculate on. We already do that just fine on our own.