12 Movie Franchises That Need To Take A Break

by Jack Pooley

1. The DC Extended Universe

Justice League
Warner Bros.

And finally, we have the DC Extended Universe, which after five movies has released just one, Wonder Woman, to a high level of both critical and audience acclaim.

Justice League was a bland, soulless disaster, and though Aquaman, Shazam! and Wonder Woman 1984 are on the horizon, the future of the DCEU as a shared, intertwined world is looking rather shaky indeed.

The idea of an MCU-esque DC movie universe should probably be dispensed with, instead allowing DC's heroes to simply star in their own movies under the same DCEU banner. Audiences clearly don't care about a potential Justice League 2, so there doesn't seem to be much utility in linking these solo movies together.

Perhaps one day a Justice League sequel might be appealing, but for now, Warner Bros. needs to focus on making good, singular movies, building up their heroes separately and maybe trying again with a team-up movie in 5 years.

Is it time for these franchises to take a breather? Or are there any tired series we missed? Shout them out in the comments!

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