Anyone could have seen this coming after the success of Guardians of the Galaxy and it certainly makes a lot of sense. While I typically don’t do much with the rumors that come out of Latino Review, this one has a certain timeliness about it that makes sense. With Warner Bros. having slotted space for nine films recently and having made moves for the Shazam movie, it’s easy to see how they’d look for something galactic to work with that could appeal to an audience that’s set apart from the rest of the films they’re doing. Legion of Super-Heroes, a property that has been around since 1958 and was at one time a central piece of the Superman mythology before a whole lot of timeline changes occurred, is now being investigated for a potential feature film.
“According to sources, Warners is quietly sending out the DC comic book Legion Of Superheroes to screenwriters & their reps for takes. For non-industry folks, what that means is that screenwriters check out the comic book and come up for a movie idea involving the characters from that comic. Those writers then go to the studio to pitch their idea. The studio then hires the screenwriter they feel has the best idea or take for the film.” – El Mayimbe
While it’s expected that a good chunk of the dates announced have films planned for them, it’s also expected that a couple are open to be investigated in exactly the manner described to see what happens and what takes from Batman V Superman as well. Legion is a comic series that has always been something that I’ve seriously enjoyed, but it’s also hugely different from Guardians in a lot of ways, being more about the glimmering brightness and huge cast with an array of powers and worlds while Guardians is a bit more down in the muck and ragtag kind of group style. So while there are similarities, there are huge differences as well.
Could it fit into the schedule? Should it?
- Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice – 03/25/16
- Untitled DC Film – 08/05/16
- Untitled DC Film – 06/23/17
- Untitled DC Film – 11/17/17
- Untitled DC Film – 03/23/18
- Untitled DC Film – 07/27/18
- Untitled WB Event Film – 11/16/18
- Untitled DC Film – 04/05/19
- Untitled DC Film – 06/14/19
- Untitled DC Film – 04/03/20
- Untitled DC Film – 06/19/20
- Untitled WB Event Film – 11/20/20
DC Wiki: The Legion of Super-Heroes is a 30th Century inter-galactic team of super-powered young adults. Inspired by the legend of Superboy, they were founded by Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl under the funding of an eccentric millionaire they had saved named R.J. Brande. This cast expands to include dozens of members with a diverse array of powers and personalities. There have been several versions of the team in main continuity because of the constantly changing nature of the future, including the Reboot Legion and the Prime Legion. The Legion of Super-Heroes were created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino, first appearing in Adventure Comics #247. (1958) Mark Waid, Tom McCraw and Stuart Immonen engineered a reboot of the team following Zero Hour in Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4) #0. (1994) There was another reboot of the team by Mark Waid and Barry Kitson, starting in Teen Titans/Legion Special #1.
