5 Reasons Why Batman Should be the "Nick Fury" of the Justice League Film

"Let's wind the clocks back a year..." Actually, 4 years, 4 months, and a few days to be more accurate. Iron Man had just hit theaters, becoming the surprise smash hit of May 2008. People loved the film itself but somehow that wasn't THE big story about the movie. At least, not as far as the largely geek-catering online press was concerned. No, the big freaking deal turned out to be when Samuel L. Jackson showed up after the credits (sparking a trend in comic book films to follow) to talk to Tony Stark about something called "the Avengers Initiative." And we all know how that turned out. Interestingly enough, that bombshell didn't have as huge an impact outside the comic nerds of the audience. Even the "regular Joes" who did stay through the credits (and let's be honest, how many of them did?) weren't necessarily familiar with the character of Nick Fury or even the Avengers themselves. Sure they probably just Google'd it later, but on the whole the reveal saw its most potent reaction from the people who probably already knew to look for it and what it was going to tease anyway. Now Warner Bros., finally free to pursue a Justice League project now that Christopher Nolan has concluded his Dark Knight Trilogy, have a chance to - ahem - "borrow" this page from Marvel. If they're smart, they'll start laying the groundwork with a movie starring certain Kryptonian that comes out next summer. And if they use Man of Steel as their "announcement" film, Warner has the perfect trump card to make said announcement. Someone who could show up and have a few choice words with Clark about the need for a coming together of heroes. Someone who will be recognizable to just about any member of the audience, even if they've never cracked a comic book in their lives. Yes indeed, this looks like a job for Batman. And I can give you 5 great reasons why.