1. Batman's Stand-Alone Will Probably Be Announced
Though Marvel aren't traditionally considered to be a reactionary studio, the same cannot be said of DC with as much confidence. Despite the fact that Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy is widely heralded as the starting point for the current comic book movie bubble, that's too short-sighted and revisionary to be taken seriously. X-men: The last Stand did $500m at the global box office and Sam Raimi's Spider-Man series made that look amateur by comparison. So while Nolan went darker and more grown up, he didn't invent anything, and his trilogy should be considered as an island of success. Because of the way it interpreted the source it didn't immediately inspire thoughts of a shared universe: that was something that DC borrowed from Marvel quite obviously. The entire DCEU model has been influenced by Marvel and you can almost set your watch by how close each rival releases something big to try and deflect attention away from the other's latest revelation. So it can surely only be a matter of time that DC unveils the concrete plans for the Batman stand-alone to try and stop everyone talking about those three mystery Marvel movies in 2020. Are you excited for Ant-Man And The Wasp? Share your thoughts below in the comments thread.
