My Thoughts on James Gunn's DCU Chapter One
Gods and Monsters.
So James Gunn has announced the first chapter of his DCU, and here are my thoughts on it. Now Gunn has announced that The Batman film series and Joker 2 will be Elseworld films, so they will be safe along with a few other stuff. I like the idea they can make other DC films and shows that can remain separate from the DCU. I would love to see Batman Beyond with Michael Keaton, Kingdom Come, Superman Red Sun, and Earth-Two.
He confirmed that Shazam, Blue Beetle, Aquaman, and Flash will be part of the DCU. The Flash will reset everything.
The DCU will begin with Superman, and it will be called Superman Legacy, and it shall explore Superman's legacy as the last son of Krypton and the protector of Earth. I hear it will be based on Superman All-Star, which is a good idea. Gunn will write the script, and he may direct it. I'm glad it's not an origin story, and I hope for Brainiac as the villain in the film. I also want the film to be a fun and inspiring movie to watch. I also want Gunn to set up Superman as the leader of the Justice League.
We're getting a DCU Batman film called Brave and the Bold, not to cause confusion with The Batman. I'm excited about this film because it will have the Bat Family, and it's about Batman and his son Damian Wayne. I'm so happy that Damian is going to be in the film, and it's about Batman trying to get to know his son and teach him not to kill because he was trained as an assassin. No doubt the League of Assassins will be involved in the film. I'm actually really excited about this movie. I would have made a tv series for the DCU Batman, but this is good too. I love the father and son storyline because it's based on Grant Morrison Batman and Son.
It was announced that we are getting a Themyscira series that will be Paradise Lost. The series is basically Game of Thrones but with amazons. It looks like a neat idea. This series could likely be a reboot of Wonder Woman since 84 was awful. I would like to see the Amazons of Themyscira go up against the Amazons of Bana Mighdall. That would be a pretty cool series. Wonder Woman, I don't know if she will be it or not. It might just focus on her mother.
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So overall, I am excited to see what Gunn is going to do, but I have to choose which series I'm most excited about: Superman Legacy, Brave and the Bold, and Lanterns. I think those three projects will set up Justice League. The other projects like Aurthity, Supergirl, and Waller, I believe, will be in the same universe. Still, the characters won't be members of the Justice League Gunn has even said this is only half of chapter one, and more films will be announced in the future. So all I can say is I'm looking forward to seeing these films and shows. I hope they are good, and I think Gunn does a good job of giving us a proper DC Cinematic Universe. As well, I'm so happy Reeves is still going to make his Batman films.