DCEU's Imagined MCU Phases Show Snyder's Plan Was Flawed From The Start
An imagined DCEU plan with comparable projects and phases to the MCU highlights the fact that Zack Snyder and Warner Bros.' release schedule was a mistake. Created by a fan on Reddit, this proposed schedule features a series of DC films or streaming series, with each one having a real Marvel counterpart. Whether it's four Justice League films like Avengers or The Suicide Squad mirroring The Guardians of the Galaxy movies, this imagined release schedule for the DCEU is a DC fan's dream (however unattainable it might be).
The DCEU began with Zack Snyder's Man of Steel back in 2013. In comparison, the MCU had already completed its first phase, beginning with Iron Man and ending with their first major team-up in 2012 with The Avengers. As such, Warner Bros. was feeling the pressure to get their own cinematic superhero universe off the ground. Initially placing Snyder as the DCEU's leading creative vision, what followed was the problematic Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2016, cramming a ton of set-up for 2017's Justice League following David Ayer's Suicide Squad and Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman. Essentially, Warner Bros. felt that having their main team-up film released first with the bulk of their solo hero films taking place afterward would allow them to «catch up» to the MCU. As many are keenly aware, this proved to be a major mistake after studio interference and problematic reshoots led to the theatrical cut of Justice League being a critical failure, something Warner Bros. is still recovering from nearly 5 years later.
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Interestingly enough, an entertaining graphic made by Redditor u/JoeWehnert imagines a DCEU released in a more natural order
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