4. The DC/Nolan Template Might Draw More Prestigious Directors
Up until Batman Begins, comic book movies didn't exactly draw directors likely to win an Oscar. That's not to say the calibre of said directors was poor, but the likes of Burton, Raimi, and Singer were more blockbuster directors than prestige players. Once Nolan showed everyone how it was done though, the tides began to turn towards more artistic possibilities. Even Marvel's hire of Joss Whedon, Jon Favreau, and now James Gunn as masterminds for individual installments showed that quality comic book films were on the horizon. However, Marvel goes for the Summer blockbuster, and DC (at least Nolan infused DC) goes for the Art House blockbuster. We need to keep moving towards more Art House blockbusters, and if we play our cards right, Nolan is just the beginning. Again, Christopher Nolan and Zack Snyder seem to have a rather groovy realism meets fantasy vibe going with the current DC projects on the vine. But why stop there? As mentioned before, Nicholas Winding Refn really wants to do a Christina Hendricks Wonder Woman picture. With the work he's done on Drive, and the upcoming Only God Forgives, it wouldn't seem like much of a stretch to bring Ryan Gosling in on the proceedings and salvage their failed Logan's Run partnership with another SciFi/Fantasy epic. Imagine if we could get the likes of James Cameron, Steven Spielberg, and even Martin Scorsese to come in and take a Justice League film a piece. Entourage would be oddly psychic if we could get Cameron to actually do Aquaman, Spielberg could probably bring Martian Manhunter to life like none other could (and bring Leonardo DiCaprio into the fold in the process), and Scorsese could do...pretty much anything, as his career in the past decade or so has proven. (Though for my money, I'd say give him The Flash film.)