The folks at ComicBookMovie have pulled together some interesting quotes from the new interview of Empire magazine with Zack Snyder that goes into a bit of detail about the evolving plans for the theatrical DC Universe slate of films. While folks were hopeful that Man of Steel would launch something, the aggressive nature of the slate of films announced before have left fans wary and obviously plenty of criticism compared to how Marvel worked their slate.
“What we are doing is ground up all the way,” said “BvS” and “Justice League” director Zack Snyder. “It is one giant story. The first thing we had was the Justice League concept. The other movies, in a way, have to support that. That is our Wonder Woman, our Aquaman. They have their own creative concepts that supports them, but they do serve ‘Justice League’ in the coming together of those heroes.”
“I want all the other directors of the other films to be able to stretch their legs and do what they want, but at the same time there is a big interconnected universe,” said Snyder. “I have given everyone amazing access to our story, to me, and what we are doing. All the films have like minded conceptual jumping on points.”
Producer Charles Roven used the sandbox metaphor, something that’s been a bit overused but still applies well enough. “It has borders around it, but everybody gets to play in the sandbox,” said Roven. “On ‘Suicide Squad,’ David Ayer has a lot of specific control over his area of the sandbox. Even if he crosses the line a little bit, we see if we can push our boundaries back a little bit.”
Directed by Zack Snyder based on a screenplay by Chis Terrio, the film stars Henry Cavill as Clark Kent / Superman, Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne / Batman, Gal Gadot as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor and Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth. Ray Fisher and Jason Momoa will appear as Cyborg and Aquaman in minor roles. It’s set to debut on March 25th, 2016.
Plot concept: Fearing the actions of a god-like super hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.
