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A "Justice League" movie was planned as early as '07....with nothing leading up to it.
A shared universe was never even on DC's mind. They let Nolan run one of their biggest characters for 7 years. He let them know from jump he wasn't interested in cross overs.
Meanwhile, Marvel dropped "Ironman", whose failure could've ended the entire MCU. It blew up, which lead to Phase 1, and "The Avengers".
After Nolan bounced, and Marvel made it clear a shared universe could work, then DC started building their shyt.
I don't think anybody in their right mind would argue DC doesn't wish they started their cinematic universe when Marvel did. They have such a strong track record D-tier characters like Guardians Of The Galaxy and Ant-Man are successes.
Fred.
they were discussing adapting The Dark Knight Returns for ages. Who cares what came out first? They weren't going to strong arm Nolan into putting other characters in the movies. Nolan had his vision of the Batman franchise and it was a huge success.
Point Break came out in the early 90s. Fast and Furious is Point Break with cars instead of extreme sports. That's how it initially started and they have gone on to add other elements to the series and make it their own. People still enjoy the original Point Break but nobody is going to check for the remake.
My point is that first does not always mean better. Plus DC has their own style anyway. Snyder has his own vision, Affleck has his own vision, Ayer has his own vision. These movies are going to be much different than Marvel. Some will say they are better, some will say Marvel is better. Either way they will both see box office success. Too much time is spent on this idiotic debate. As I said before, most people in here will watch BOTH.