Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

[Damian Rey]

I don't think people would buy JGL as Batman. Bruce Wayne is always a safe bet. But it could have worked.

GL was such a disaster. I wonder if they ever had any idea about a sequel after the film was released. They clearly had one prior to such.

[DaveBrawl]

Originally Posted by Damian Rey GL was such a disaster. I wonder if they ever had any idea about a sequel after the film was released. They clearly had one prior to such.

I view GL in much the same way as the Hulk. The first Hulk movie was pretty bad, and the second wasn't much better than GL (now granted I liked Green Lantern so I'm not saying either of the two were terrible). Nobody wanted to see Hulk in another solo movie, but along comes Avengers and he's one of the highlights of the movie. So maybe if they can turn Green Lantern around in this movie, if he's even in it, then they could definitely set the table for a sequel/spinoff if they don't want to use Hal.

As for needing separate movies, it may not be necessary for DC like it was for Marvel. I mean almost everyone knows Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and their stories. I'd say most even know Aquaman if he's to be used. Green Arrow and Flash have their own tv series' that have explained their origins. All that's really left is the Martian Manhunter and Cyborg.

Manhunter would probably be the trickiest to work into this story though. Although maybe an alien from yet another planet could feed Lex's delusions and schemes. You also have to wonder which Lantern they will be using. Jordan is explained already even if the movie did leave some to be desired. However the Rock has sent out several tweets mentioning:

#LanternCanWhupSuperman
#JohnStewartCanStillWhupSupermansAss

So that could be more time used as well if it's true.