When Batman v Superman hits theaters on March 25, it will finally, thankfully, mark the beginning of a DC Comics movie "universe," where the storied comic books brand's characters will mix and mingle like they have in print form for decades, but have never done on screen. You could speculate that the move is based on what Marvel has already been doing for years with massive box office success, but nobody at DC or Warner Bros. is going to admit to playing catch-up.
Instead, during a huge Batman v Superman press conference this week, director Zack Snyder said that there was really no intention to create a DC movie universe until Batman v Superman kind of forced the issue. Once you have the brand's two best known characters in a movie together, it's kind of hard to ignore that there's a larger sandbox to play in. Via io9:
But while that Dawn of Justice tagline implies a Justice League creation story, Snyder's wife and producing partner Deborah Snyder said that Batman v Superman only takes the tiniest dip into that pool, although nobody will really know until the release since they obviously want to keep some aspects a surprise. Via Slashfilm:
For his part, Batman himself, Ben Affleck, said at the press conference that Gal Gadot's appearance as Wonder Woman is his favorite part of Batman v Superman. And since there are something like nine DC movies planned right now, including two Suicide Squad films, two Justice League films, plus Flash and Aquaman movies, the conversation at the press conference turned to Affleck possibly directing a DC superhero movie.
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