Comic Con 2018: 10 Biggest Rumours‏

2. Warner Bros. Rebrands The DCEU

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You don't have to search far and wide to see that the DC Extended Universe is a divisive topic online. It's a storm that's been brewing for years now, with critical reaction to Man of Steel, Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad and even Justice League falling way short of Warner Bros.' expectations. Unlike those first three examples, the most recent entry in the franchise (which enjoyed a gruelling production) disappointed at the box-office too - a result that may have, according to Comic Book Movie, even forced the studio's hand.

The report, which details leaks for Warner's planned Green Lantern movie, The Batman and even Justice League's troubled production, states that the DCEU could be heading in a markedly different direction to what audiences have gotten used to. Given criticism of the franchise has mainly stemmed from the fact that it's been tonally dour (save for Wonder Woman), with the works of Frank Miller a primary influence, a change in direction wouldn't be inconceivable in the slightest.

Given what we've seen of Shazam so far, rumours of change with Matt Reeves' Batman along with the fact that Wonder Woman was well received both critically and financially, this one actually makes a whole lot of sense. The leak reported by CBM states that "the studio unveil a new title and logo for this shared world", hopefully providing the course correction its sorely needed.

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WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well. In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.