On this week's The Fanboy Podcast, host Mario-Francisco Robles analyzes DC's move away from "singular voices." He digs into the history of how Zack Snyder was once given free reign, and the keys to the kingdom, and how that seemingly backfired.
But MFR also points out that the two sides never seemed to be on the same page about what Batman v Superman was supposed to set up. Snyder was looking to continue a self-contained 5 part story, while the studio wanted a sprawling, interconnected universe.
From James Wan almost exiting Aquaman in 2016, to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson not fully embracing his Black Adam movie until the Snyder regime was over, there's lots to look at when breaking down how we ended up in a DC Universe that is terrified of one singular voice calling the shots.
Along the way, he shares what he thinks the best prospects for the #RestoreTheSnyderVerse camp are, because there's definitely still hope, and ends with some of the latest updates about what's to come in DC's cinematic future (They nixed New Gods and The Trench?!), and why we shouldn't be so scared because we're actually about to get a true filmmaker-driven universe for our beloved characters to play in.
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"Spidey Sony/Marvel Fallout, Joker Backlash, Tarantino, And Battinson!"
"Latest Batman Casting Whispers, The Dream State, And The Importance of Being All In"
"MFR Goes Full Geek With Screenwriter Zack Stentz!"
"Batman Confusion, The Joker Script, Bloggers Suck And Toxic Fandom Does, Too"
"State of The DC Union (The Flash, Suicide Squad, Deathstroke?) and A Second Look At ENDGAME"
"Experiencing Endgame, Batman Update, Dwayne Johnson's DC Future, Superman, and Blissful Goodbyes"
"A Marvelous Universe, Shazam?, Darkseid, And In J.J. I Trust"
"When Did Affleck Vacate The Cowl? The Slow Moving Reboot of DC Continues (The Flash, Wonder Woman 1984), and An Impending Wrestling Boom"
"90s Batman, 80s Joker, Nostalgia Gets A Bad Wrap, Shazam! Will Win Big, and The Joy Quota"
"CAPTAIN MARVEL(s), The SUICIDE SQUAD's Getting Weird In The Best Way, Geoff's Fingerprints, Way More!"
"Why The WB Deserves Credit, The Flash, Batman, Suicide Squad, James Gunn, Dark Phoenix, Way More!"
"'The Armie Hammer Batman Story"
"Batman, Superman, Wild Cards, And YOUR Questions!"
THE FANBOY #86: "Superman, Batman Casting Update, and Giving Marvel Its Due"
THE FANBOY #85: "Affleck's Departure, THE BATMAN Casting Whispers, and DC On Film 2.0"
THE FANBOY #84: "Scoop Culture, And The Definitive Breakdown On What's Up With DC's Shared Universe"
THE FANBOY #83: "How The Success of Aquaman Impacts Things, Two Batmen, The Harley Trilogy, And The Ship Coming Ashore"
THE FANBOY #82: "DC's Parting Gifts For 2018, Batman Changing Genres, And a Revenger Roundtable For ELSEWORLDS"
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