Kevin Smith hints that Batman v. Superman is the beginning of a huge Justice League story
Thanks to his friendship with Ben Affleck, writer/director Kevin Smith has had a bit of insider access to the goings-on behind Zack Snyder's upcoming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
In the most recent episode of Smith's Hollywood Babble-On podcast, the filmmaker has outlined what he believes are Warner Bros. and DC Comics' big plans for the future of their comic book movies. As has been suggested by rumours in the past, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice apparently won't so much be a sequel to Man of Steel as will be used simply to set up a larger universe that will grow bigger with each new film.
Smith said; "They’re obviously beginning something, and there’s a stretch of these flicks. This is the beginning of the Justice League, as we all suspected as they were announcing that cast. We were like, ‘This is the beginning of a Justice League movie.’ From what I understand now, it’s no longer like, ‘This is Superman 2.’ They’re not doing these things. They’re doing like, ‘Here’s Man of Steel. Here’s Batman/Superman: Dawn of Justice.’ The next one is not like a sequel to one of the characters. They’re just going to keep building their universe for about five or six movies. But all of them…it’s supposed to tell one massive story, which is all Justice League oriented."
While the Marvel Studios system has certainly been proven to work, this is very much an interesting idea in its own right. We should probably take all of Kevin Smith comments about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and DC Comics movies with a grain of salt, but if he is right, it could prove to be an intriguing step in the superhero era.
