DC: Zack Snyder and His Radical Decision to Fight Superhero Fatigue

Before James Gunn arrived to shake up the DC Universe, Zack Snyder had a clear plan to reboot the franchise.

Admittedly, the transition between Avengers: Endgame/Spider-Man: Far From Home and Phase 4, and thus the MCU’s Multiverse Saga, has not been seamless. And if we focus on direct competition, it’s clear that DC isn’t doing any better. Chaos reigned in their shared cinematic universe project, despite several commendable films. But before his extended universe collapses, Zack Snyder He had a plan in mind.

The latter, who is bringing the first installment of his own space epic Rebel Moon to Netflix this year, has designed his DCEU to a closed end that will lead to a complete reboot after The Flash. This, in addition to organically renewing the franchise, would allow actors who play superheroes at work to leave their roles and pursue other projects without endless contracts.

During an interview with Inverse (via Espinoff ), Jay Oliva, who has worked as a screenwriter on several films in the franchise, revealed that the protagonist of the now-defunct “Snyderverse” was none other than the Flash, and that originally,There were only five films and one spin-off from Zack, which ended up being Suicide Squad.”

Oliva also explained that the success of Man of Steel has influenced Warner’s cinematic universe, covering several film series in the form of trilogies, including a triptych dedicated to the Flash, which would be indispensable to introduce the big bad Eboard Thawne. , better known as Reverse Flash. According to the artist, the villain would be the one who makes tension in different films. He adds:

At the end of Zack’s Darkseid quadrilogy, or otherwise, we’d be left with a Justice League Unlimited version of the Snyderverse. And then you return everything. You do the Flashpoint Paradox. Everyone who was a friend is now an enemy, and that’s a world you don’t want to live in. You can reboot the universe and introduce a new cast that way. Because after 10 years actors have to move.

DC knew how to reboot it and avoid the difficult situation where Marvel is trying to continue some of the characters inherited from the Infinity Saga while trying to inject new blood into the superhero roster with some secondary characters. Don’t have the same commercial appeal as members of the Avengers.

But despite everything, the DCEU reboot will be a reality in 2025 James Gunn However, even though he took a more drastic route than expected. Of course, Shazam 2’s box office results, Excitement And Blue Beetle isn’t great, but we’ll see what happens when the Last Son of Krypton’s Red Cape returns to our screens with Superman: Legacy in the summer of 2025.