About Warner 's DC movie universe is going to be completely restarted and all the actors will be replaced. This has been a hot topic at this time.
Some people say that DC is constantly being beaten by Marvel because it often does this and that. Some people feel pity for actors such as Henry Cavill.
It’s quite interesting to say that the copyrights of all DC heroes are in the hands of Warner. It stands to reason that they should establish the movie universe earlier than Marvel, whose copyrights are fragmented. However, why do they lag behind others and are still in such a mess?
Actually, if you think about it, Warner has indeed thought about this idea very early. However, the amazing thing is that every time Warner has the idea of letting DC establish a movie universe, something will definitely happen.
Old version of "The World's Best Partner"
The first time Warner wanted to establish the DC universe dates back to the last century.
Of course, at that time it was not called the universe, it was called linkage.
There were only two series of DC movies in the last century, the old version of "Superman" and "Batman".
In the 1997 " Batman and Robin ", Superman already appeared on the scene about 2 minutes into the movie.
However, it appears in the lines.
Robin told Batman that if he wanted to chase a girl, he must have a good car.
Batman joked that this is why Superman always acts alone, implying that Robin talks too much nonsense.
Although this conversation is boring, it reveals several important information.
In the world view of the old version of Batman, there is a Superman (most likely an old version of Superman) and at this point when Robin appears, Batman has already met Superman, and the relationship between the two is very good. Batman will even use his partner to reprimand Robin. If
continues to develop like this, it is obviously not impossible for the two heroes to perform on the same stage.
But unfortunately, the performance of the movie "Batman and Robin" was so bad that it was so bad that Warner hid the Batman IP for a while. The linkage between
and Superman naturally has no further details.
The Return of Superman and the Dark Knight of Gotham
Time has entered the new century, and Warner has restarted two Batman and Superman movies, namely "Superman Returns" and Nolan's "Dark Knight" series.
At that time, Warner still wanted the two most well-known heroes to perform on the same stage and then introduce other heroes after their personal movies stabilized. The idea of
was good, but something went wrong in practice.
Nolan's "Mandarin Begins" successfully wiped out the Batman movie, but Bryan Singer's "Superman Returns" suffered a serious failure.
In fact, from here, we can also see that the so-called linkage plan at this time is really perfunctory.
The worldview of "Superman Returns" continues the old version of Superman. In other words, this movie is actually a sequel to the old version of the Superman series.
And Nolan's Batman is brand new, not a sequel to the old Batman movie.
The worldviews are completely different, and Warner actually wants to collaborate? If you really want to do it well, you should arrange these settings properly from the beginning.
In fact, "Superman Returns" was originally planned to be a brand new series. However, due to script issues, it was overturned by the Sentimental Party and turned into a new movie. Warner also approved it, which is also miraculous.
But think back, at that time, Warner made a lot of money from the "Harry Potter" series. DC was an adopted son in their eyes, so they couldn't be expected to put too much thought into it.
After the failure of "Return" and Nolan's request, "The Dark Knight" eventually became an independent world view, and Superman was hidden.
07 version of Justice League
Because the linkage between Superman and Batman failed again, Warner quickly thought of a big one.
is directly on "Justice League" where DC heroes gather.
At that time, Warner planned to take the path of gathering heroes first and then dispersing. Moreover, this world view was completely new. It had nothing to do with the old version of Superman, Batman, or Nolan's "Dark Knight" series. It was an independent DC universe.
At that time, everything including the script, casting, director and even the drafting of the shots had been basically found and completed, and the funds had been in place. If nothing else, the filming would have started in Australia.
What’s interesting is that something unexpected happened.
Due to the outbreak of the financial crisis in 2008, a large-scale strike wave occurred in Hollywood . The entertainment industry was paralyzed almost instantly, and Warner had to cancel the plan. Therefore, the 2007 version of "Justice League" was stillborn and became a piece of history.
Green Lantern and The Flash
When "Harry Potter" and Nolan's "Dark Knight" series are coming to an end, Marvel has also begun to prepare for the assembly of the Avengers. Seeing this situation, Warner naturally started the idea of establishing a DC movie universe again.
has learned the lessons of the past few times. Warner believes that if it still relies on Superman and Batman to take the lead, something unexpected may happen. In order to avoid failure, they began to look for other heroes in DC who can assume the responsibility of "Iron Man".
In the end, they chose Green Lantern, because Green Lantern's comics were selling well at the time, and he was a giant of the Justice League. The background of the story also involved the universe, and the world view was easy to expand.
Warner's plan at the time was to launch the "Green Lantern" movie first, and then "Green Lantern 2" and "The Flash" to link up the red and green pairings. After all, Green Lantern and The Flash are also very popular heroic partners.
When these two movies are finished, Nolan's "Dark Knight" series will also be completed. Batman and Superman will be introduced at that time, avoiding the problem of two Batmans on the big screen causing the audience to be confused.
Finally, of course, the "Justice League" where the heroes gather comes on stage.
It should be said that Warner's plan at that time was quite reliable. This plan was basically a complete imitation of the first phase of Marvel, but reliable planning does not mean that it will be successful in practice.
For the movie "Green Lantern", because the director had made action movies before, his ability to direct a science fiction blockbuster was quite worrying. In addition, Warner's quality control was not good enough, so the US$200 million cost was almost burned before the movie was finished. As a result, the script had to be revised and the action scenes had to be reduced.
The result can be imagined. "Green Lantern" suffered an unprecedented failure, costing US$200 million, and the global box office was also US$200 million. According to the popular saying "it takes three times the box office to recover the money", think about how much it lost.
This time, Warner collapsed. At first, Warner wanted to continue to forcefully promote this universe, but later it had to succumb to the pressure of reality, so there was no follow-up.
Selling discs saved the movie universe?
After the failure of "Green Lantern", Warner had to turn its attention back to Superman and Batman.
Since the "Dark Knight" series has just ended, we still plan to let Superman take the lead this time. This project is also Superman's independent movie "Man of Steel".
Initially, Warner planned to let Nolan direct, but Nolan refused and recommended Zack Snyder to take over.
Unsurprisingly, just like before, any idea that Warner implements a movie universe will definitely fail.
Many people, including Lao Sai, probably like the movie "Man of Steel" very much, but in terms of purely commercial performance, it fails.
According to external financial reports, due to the high production and distribution costs (more than "Avengers"), the global box office was only US$668 million, so "Man of Steel" was originally going to lose money.
If this movie loses money again, then it is conceivable that the DC universe will be cut off again soon.
However, in the end, "Man of Steel" sold very well on Blu-ray discs, earning a full US$110 million. In the end, the movie made a profit of US$40 million.
Although it was far from what was expected, it was not a loss at all, so Warner continued to develop this movie universe.
Now, the DC movie universe is about to restart again. The plan made by the new leader Gunn will probably not be officially implemented until 2024. As for whether this "certain failure" curse will appear again by then? Then you have to take a look.
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