Scribe Light

A Fake Wizard Roadmap for the next DCU: 1. Superman: Man of Steel > Smallville story of Clark becoming Supes, like Raimi handled Peter Parker becoming Spider-Man. Establish a no-kill rule. Truth Justice and the American way. Let us see Clark learn how to be both Clark and Superman (ie: Christopher Reeve's character switching). > Luthor is setup, but not the main villain. 2. Batman: Caped Crusader > Batman is established by ~3-4 years, takes on Dick Grayson as Robin. Focuses on Robin's anger and grief, battling rage. This allows us to learn about Batman's incorruptability by teaching Robin, not us reliving Martha and Thomas getting shot again. Also strongly sets up Robin for later... > Scarecrow villain 3. World's Finest: Batman and Superman > Team-Up event movie that's never been done before. Bring in supporting cast from both movies. End Phase 1. - Why such a short phase? > Because you'll have accomplished something fresh, never done before (properly), and you can guage audience reception early to pivot if needed. (spoilers, you won't need to pivot if you did this right) - No HBO Max? > No, this is an immesely fragile franchise. NO RISKS. Tentpole movies only. No fracturing of focus. Phase 2: 1. Wonder Woman > Same vibe as the classic Wonder Woman show, but current day. No sword and shield (!) Uses the lasso of truth, braclets, and flings her tiara to ritcochet taking out bad guys like Cap America's shield at least 1 time. > Cheetah villain. 2. Green Lantern > Hal Jordan origin done right. > Sinestro villain. 3. Green Arrow > Can bring in 1-2 other key lesser heroes too. > Gritty > HBO Max show, serious but not R-Rated. 4. TEEN TITANS > This is why it was important to get audiences invested in Dick Grayson early. This also serves as a prologue to > Deathstroke villain. 5. Justice League: Legion of Doom. > This was the whole build up. Get HERE. We've not seen a super-team vs an evil super-team on the big screen. It's always Team vs 1 bad guy. > Martian Manhunter joins the team early here, not introduced till this movie. End Phase 2. - No Flash? > No. I believe the Flash is damaged goods; a debate for another time. - No Aquaman? > No. Still too soon from Jason Momoa's. That changed the character too much. Phase 3: > I don't care. At that point, you've built to the big, grounded event. You could do more Batman, Superman, and Teen Titans, but the longer this goes on, the more cosmic and multiversal it becomes, and I don't care anymore for that; audiences don't either. > Give us a big build up to ultimate team vs ultimate team and you'll make Odyssey money with ease along the way. Notes: > New blood. New writers. New directors. New actors. > Audiences are sick of has-beens. James Gunn is 60 years old. Snyder is 60 years old. Joss Whedon is 62 years old. These guys in their 60s should go do things that are in their style and tell more of their types of stories. The franchises must be passed down to the next generation with guidance of course correcting or it will all die out with the Boomers, Gen X, and Gen Y with them.