So what will be the new acronym for DC live action movie discussions lol.
Post Retcon DCEU
PRDCEU?
I think it'll just be called DCU actually. Like MCU... but more 'D.'
So what will be the new acronym for DC live action movie discussions lol.
Post Retcon DCEU
PRDCEU?
A lot more DI think it'll just be called DCU actually. Like MCU... but more 'D.'
At this point I'm just kind of getting tired of shared universes. Marvel has burned me out on them, DC has repeatedly shown they have bleep-all idea on how to even develop one which oddly kind of mirrors their respective comics post Crisis on Infinite earths now that I think about it. DC rebooting/tinkering/course correcting through Crisis after Zero hero and New 52.The DCEU is dead yes. The new Flash movie will serve as a retcon.
James Gunn and whatever the other guys name is said they're retconning the old Cinematic Universe and creating a new one. I posted the flurry of stuff they are planning on releasing in the coming years in theaters and on HBO Max.
Something called Superman: Legacy will reboot the cinematic universe franchise sometime in mid-2025.
So instead of the DC "Extended" Universe, we're getting the "DC Universe."
DC Universe (franchise) - Wikipedia
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So what will be the new acronym for DC live action movie discussions lol.
Post Retcon DCEU
PRDCEU?
A trailer for Blue Beetle has been released. I keep forgetting that this is a thing that exists.
There's some nice bits but overall, I feel like there's some really cringe moments in this film. Doesn't really pique my interest all that much.
Maybe it should go the way of Batwoman and just be a tax writeoff.
It's planned release is August 18th, 2023.
For myself at least, the most interesting aspect to Blue Beetle was his attribute of, wildly different, legacy characters and the wacky behind the scenes history which brought that about by pingponging him from comic book company to comic book company.
I can't say the trailer is bad per say but watching it I just kind of got the impression of "teenage ironman" with a character likely not nearly as fun as Tony Stark.
Didn't even notice the painted fingernails part. xD For myself I kind of assumed the effeminate vibe I got off of him was just part of the Left's war on masculinity in general where men tend to be written as women-lite and are never allowed to really "grow up". But I'll admit your viewpoint makes a lot of sense as well.Yeah I liked some bits of it but the 'Father' character I'm assuming. I think he has painted fingernails and kinda acts effeminate. I know I just dunked on Critical Drinker for being too sensitive on woke shit in regards to the Dungeons & Dragons movie, but there has been a strong theme with major Hollywood studios in regards to intentionally injecting large amounts of gayness into media targeting us brown people to make us more Gay. So yeah, my main issue with the trailer I suppose is that he seems to of been raised by a proud LatinX family as opposed to anything I find relatable.
But yeah the trailer does seem kinda derivative. Like Shazam also kinda tread over this territory pretty well.
Saw Flash.
It was okay. If you thought Ezra Miller's Flash was annoying in previous movies... well don't worry, he's even more annoying in this film. Then... you get TWO Ezra Miller's in the movie and they actually don't just double the annoyance factor, but work off of each other to maximize their annoyance factor. Now this isn't a fault of Ezra Miller necessarily but the awkward script and humor that they forcefed the Ezra Miller(s) in this film. Now the Ezra Miller annoyance factor is an annoyance throughout the film but towards the last half of the movie it does taper off a bit as they seem to reconcile with their inherent obnoxiousnesses.
The other plus is that the Ezra Miller(s) are compelled to share screentime with people who aren't Ezra Miller which improves things significantly. Michael Keaton/Batman was neat. The actress who portrayed Supergirl (*searches*) Sasha Calle actually did a good job and her iteration of Supergirl was pretty good. Sadly with most of the movie focusing on Ezra Miller(s) Flash(s) there isn't a real good chance to flesh out the storylines of these two supporting characters.
The first half of the film was quite uninteresting to me while the second half, despite being of higher quality, was still pretty uneven in overall quality and interest factor. The CGI did in fact look quite dated in many respects and while some of the Flash doing Speedforce things was neat, other times it was just okay. The epic final battle was alright.... Zack Snyder did it better. Like with many Hollywood movies, I wish they would map out the big epic climatic battles better instead of the CGI chaos we normally get.
There were actually some legitimate emotional beats in the film as well, but also plenty of emotional narm as well. Same with the humor, I did actually chuckle aloud a few times, but a lot of the humor seemed to be an inferior imitation of MCU humor and just didn't land. Ezra Miller(s), poor annoying character and script aside, did okay. He certainly didn't turn in a good enough performance to make me forget he was a dirtbag.
The main drawback of the film was the plot. And it's the main reason I didn't like Across the Spiderverse either. I was mostly on board with the storyline here involving the time travel and alternate timelines etc but towards the end of the film it introduced the same plot device I loathed Across the Spiderverse for. What the MCU coins as an Absolute Point. I just can't... it feels so lazy and contrived to manufacture a storylines drama. That might just be more of a me problem however.
Flash was entertaining... but very midrange in quality overall.
That explains a lot.Didn't see one of these made so, here it is. A Discussion thread for all of those disparate DC Cinematic Universe Movies... though the Cinematic Universe is so scattered right now it might be hard for a Normie to even know what's part of the Cinematic Universe and not.
AND to start off discussion...
Apparently the star of the upcoming Black Adam movie, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, told an interviewer that he intends and that the entire point of the Cinematic Universe at this point is to get his Black Adam character to fight Superman who presumably will still be portrayed by Henry Cavill, despite reports to the contrary.
Dwayne Johnson Confesses A Film Pitting Black Adam Against Superman Is What The New Era In the DCEU Is About: "That Is The Whole Point Of This"
Black Adam star Dwayne Johson confirms a clash with Superman in a future movie encounter was the plan this whole time.boundingintocomics.com