One of the biggest movies of 2016 is steadily approaching, and as we get closer the more merchandise and news emerge. In just the past week we had items like the Batman Barbie, the official Bat-signal, and a huge 7-foot statue of an armored Batman announced.
However the big question most fans have aren't about what cool items they can purchase, but rather: How will the other members of the Justice League play into Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. Thanks to the latest Hall of Justice Podcast (via i09), director Zack Snyder sheds some light on how the movie handles the other prominent heroes.
As far as the other Justice League characters go, they play a very small role. It’s really just a whisper they exist. Except for Wonder Woman, we see her really well. But really the movie is about Batman and Superman. And we really take time with them and we really drill down on the why of them and what they stand for and their beliefs and them as characters. That’s pretty much the why of the movie. But again as I said, it does begin the conversation about these guys are out there.
We know that The Flash is scheduled to hit theaters on March 23, 2018; Aquaman on July 27, 2018; and Cyborg on April 3, 2020. So there still a while away, but it's nice to have confirmation that they will be movie albeit just for a few minutes.
A little later in the podcast, Snyder goes on about how the DC Cinematic Multiverse will evolve and how it plays into DC's TV series.
As opposed to trying to shoehorn all these storylines into a single universe, we let the characters exist in a multi-universe, and it’s a lot more fun, and a lot more value for the audience.
[Fans] get to see their favorite, most beloved characters on different adventures at the same time in different universes. It makes it a lot more fun, we get to go in different directions at the same time. I’m like a kid in a candy store with this incredible opportunity. It’s really fun. It couldn’t be any better.
