The Man of Steel proved to be a successful movie, and what DC/Warner Brothers hope will be the Iron Man spark that ignites the DC Cinematic Universe.
While we prepare to enter the final research stage of our Spider-Man/AracKnight graphic novel, the students take the opportunity to turn a lazy Friday into a debate morphed into a layout to plot out the perfect way even DC can't screw up their attempt to emulate Marvel Studios.
DC Cinematic Universe -- Phase One
2013 -- Planting of the Easter Eggs -- MAN OF STEEL
2014-2015 -- DC has to go with the Marvel playbook and develop two simultaneous movies to be released one summer, similar to the Summer 2008 when Marvel Studios premiered with Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk. Instead of giving us yet another witness to the murder of Thomas and Martha Wayne, let's keep dropping Easter eggs and hints that "he's" still out there, or maybe still believed dead.
So DC released its first ever FLASH and WONDER WOMAN movie franchises. Make these movies lighter like Stark and Banner and you can keep Bruce and Clark's tales dark. Flash could be a great sleeper hit with a solid star complete with wisecracks and one liners, making him the Spider-Man franchise for DC. Wonder Woman could of course be DC's Thor entry into the fold, bridging the worlds of reality and mythology.
2016-2017-- Once you get the audience wild with anticipation and searching for Nick Fury, you follow up the double teamed summer by releasing the Superman Sequel -- Man of Tomorrow of whatever should appease the suits. Of course Superman's villain in the sequel would be his personal Joker -- Billionaire turned President Lex Luthor.
The Superman Luthor war would of course end with Lex in prison or apparently killed, where you can set up the post credits trailer and possible easter eggs with Justice League teasers to the main villain -- Brainiac!!!
You follow up the Man of Tomorrow with the complete Incredible Hulk styled Green Lantern reboot, erase the Ryan Reynolds lovefest and give it an action packed light show juice up. Connect it with a Superman cameo and you have yourself the makings of your very own Avengers treasure chest.
2018 -- The Justice League of America movie finally arrives -- and it begins with a manhunt for the one who truly started it all when Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash and Green Lantern are brought together to battle Brainiac. When the fearsome foursome is nearly obliterated, they are saved and aided by the special haymaker thrown into the movie for all the fans when Christian Bale's Batman comes out of retirement.
By the end of the move, five wonderful franchises are established and their team ensemble is cemented.
Once again, another wonderful Friday session of Comics in the Classroom.
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