6. Unite Spidey With Marvel Cinematic Universe
Marvel is already leaps and bounds ahead of DC when it comes to the superhero movie game. Paramount/Disney/Universal's Marvel Cinematic Universe is a force to be reckoned with, and will continue to be so in the near future. Maybe Mark Millar is onto something when he says that the Justice League is a rather outdated concept. If we really want to make that a reality, we need to do something big. Something bold enough that it'll shake the foundations and take the comic film to a new realm. That big leap is already in play thanks to the groundwork that the MCU has done, and that's bridge the studio gap to create a more cohesive comic environment. If we're going to get serious about comic crossover films, we need to bridge the gaps between properties. Universal has the rights to The Hulk, but Paramount bridged that gap to bring him along in The Avengers, as well as include his film in the Phase I box set. With Disney buying Marvel, they're now another party involved in the production of said films, and as a result there's another mouth to feed. With all of the inter-studio co-operation involved at this point, it's clear that the concept of uniting for the common financial good isn't an archaic sentiment. It's time to bring Spider Man and The Avengers into the same universe, even if it's just in passing mention. In fact, if you remember, The Avengers was originally planning to have a reference to Oscorp Tower in the skyline. If it wasn't for the fact that it was too late in production, we'd have had Norman Osborn and Tony Stark being business rivals. If we can get the world of Spider-Man intertwined with The Avengers - and if Mark Millar really wants to put his money on the table and link X-Men/Fantastic Four into the same universe as well - then we'll have the first multi studio Superhero conglomerate. Warner Brothers owns DC lock, stock, and barrel. It's good for rights issues and corporate streamlining, but with several studios co-invested in the fate of the MCU, there's better potential talent pool to pull from. Ideas can freely be bounced around, and this could lead to even better films. It's competition, but it's within a team as opposed to against rival forces.