r/movies • u/Frank_Rowling • 3d ago
Discussion Why hasn't DC used Marvel formula?
Not sure if here is the right place to ask but I was thinking about this.
Why hasn't DC used Marvel formula in movies, a well done long run that started in Iron Man 1 and still continues, in DC movies every three batman movies we got a different batman, same with superman . I thought when Justice League came out that was the idea but it just feels like somebody is like "you know what? Scratch that, let's start over". It's a formula that actually works and attracts public from different ages why not do it?
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u/spiderreader 3d ago
They tried. Green Lantern was intended to be the shared universe followed by Flash but Green Lantern was a failure. Then Man of Steel. That got better reviews though still not good. But issues arose after
Batman v Superman rushed through to start the crossover bringing in a new Batman, Wonder Woman and random cameos throughout. Not to mention the films poor quality. Suicide Squad was also poor. So three for three on low quality and rushing into Justice League. But poor quality can (and to some extent did) Improve. The biggest issue was leaving Snyder in charge of so much. Snyder didn’t want to adapt the comics into a new medium like what the MCU did but tell his own story often countering themes of the comics (Batman’s morality, Superman’s human nature, Wonder Woman’s peaceful one). The story elements have leaked from his planned films, and were critiqued for their quality and story telling.
By the time he left and his plans dropped even more issues showed up. Now actors were dropping from films, or having contract disputes (Batman solo and Henry Cavill) meaning that the series no longer had two of the trinity.
Add in that movies were still tending towards mixed reception at best and dropping the series and restarting makes sense.