If they had a Kevin Feige type running things, I could see a point to announcing a slate, but they don't.
They wanted to turn Geoff Johns into that. I still don't understand why.
Probably thats why: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Johns#Bibliography
Did he messed up something majorly? I do think its a very good idea to head your connected movie universe with someone who has such an background regarding the characters and fictional universe involved.
Last edited by The_Lurk; 11-27-2019 at 11:05 PM.
And Johns worked for Richard Donner then got into comics business
And he had almost a decade of experience helping produce comic book films before he worked on the first Iron Man. So he isn't an overnight sensation either.
Have no clue whether somebody else like him exists. The closest we have is someone like Greg Weisman who has experience producing and creating strong comic book content for years. There's Paul Dini too, but seeing Dini's latest efforts, don't think that's a good idea.
Johns seemed good on paper probably, since he is very familiar with the source material and also has worked on other adaptations in the background. And, to be frank, while that all went down in flames when Justice League bombed, there's enough blame to go around for quite a few parties in that case. Yeah, it didn't work out at all, but the whole change in direction he was initially supposed to be shepherding was a studio-enforced response to BVS getting poor reviews and not meeting box office expectations; he didn't just come in and make changes to the movie out of nowhere.
That said, while I can see why his work would make him attractive, I don't think he's as qualified as someone like Feige to actually fill that role. I honestly can't think of anyone else in the whole industry who has Feige's mix of business and production experience and familiarity with the actual comics, even at Marvel.
Michael Uslan, Alan Brennert, Gerry Conway, David Goyer, . . .
Having a tightly shared universe screwed WB over massively with the whole Justice League fiasco. When they realized that the tone and story they had locked in on weren't connecting there was no way of course correcting as they were already deep in production. Their last three DC films have been moderate to massive financial successes without explicitly connecting to larger stories. If I were making decisions at WB, I'd think that would mean I was on to something good.
As of now:
All-Star Batman, Batman, Doom Patrol, The Flash, The Fix, The Flintstones, Green Valley, Hadrian's Wall, The Hellblazer, Moonshine, New Super-Man, Suicide Squad, Superman, 'Tec, Unfollow
Given Goyer's involvement in MOS and BVS (though I believe the latter was rewritten after his initial draft, so who knows) and the way the studio has spent the last several years trying to pivot away from that, I doubt they'd turn to him for such a capacity. In fact, he's no longer attached to the GLC film anymore, is he?
Yeah, especially after the meteoric success of Joker, I'd be fine with them sticking with this course.