{"id":16419,"date":"2010-10-09T08:44:28","date_gmt":"2010-10-09T13:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=16419"},"modified":"2018-11-18T23:30:54","modified_gmt":"2018-11-19T04:30:54","slug":"geoff-johns-nixes-shared-dc-comics-cinenatic-universe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2010\/10\/09\/geoff-johns-nixes-shared-dc-comics-cinenatic-universe\/","title":{"rendered":"Geoff Johns Nixes Shared DC Comics Cinenatic Universe"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In what will probably come as a disappointment to many comics fans, DC Entertainment Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns downplayed the idea that the comics publishers superheroes would appear in a shared cinematic universe the way that rival Marvel Comics’ characters have.<\/p>\n

Speaking at a panel at the New York Comic Con last night, Johns stated that he felt that the roster of DC characters currently being developed for films stood on their own.<\/p>\n

I think our characters are bigger than Marvel characters. I like the Marvel characters a lot, but our characters are bigger because they’re icons that stand for morality and inspiration. I think it is very important that we introduce these characters and rather than trying to smash everyone together, I think these characters deserve to be spotlighted and treated equally.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This drives a stake in the heart of the current fan theory that DC was looking at constructing a shared cinematic universe in much the same way that Marvel has with Iron Man<\/strong>, The Incredible Hulk<\/strong> and the upcoming Thor<\/strong> and Captain America<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Speculation that DC was planning something similar began when Angela Bassett was cast in their upcoming Green Lantern<\/strong> film as Amanda Waller. In the comics, Waller has been involved with various clandestine spy organizations and has appeared in a number of various titles over the years. Since she is not necessarily considered a \u201cGreen Lantern family character,\u201d conjecture was that the Waller character could be a piece of connective tissue between various movies to anchor them in one coherent universe. Fans were hoping that this would lead to a live action Justice League<\/em> movie similar to Marvel Studio\u2019s planned The Avengers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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