DC and Warner Brothers big reveal. Part 1
Earlier today DC and Warner Brothers revealed their movie lineup through 2020. I feel like I have a lot of opinions on this and thought I might ramble on for a bit.
While a lot of people are really excited by this news, I am not impressed. I concede that there is a lot to be hopeful for, but as of yet DC hasn't given us anything but names. Yes, they are giving us a standalone female centric movie in Wonder Woman and yes there is a Black lead in the Cyborg movie. Before I go on, I will stop to say that this is a good thing and I am happy that they are making the attempt. That being said, they have not "one upped" Marvel by making these movies first. Marvel could very easily do a female centric movie before Wonder Woman comes out. In fact, they have a date marked the month before Wonder Woman comes out that doesn't have a movie attached yet and it is known that Marvel has a female centric movie that they want to do. Same thing goes with DC's Cyborg movie. It doesn't come out until 2020 and Marvel has been working on making a Black Panther movie for at least a couple years now.
All that being said, Black Widow, Falcon and Nick Fury have all been heavily featured in movies. So it isn't like Marvel hasn't shown any women or minorities. In fact, I think that they have done a really good job with the few that they have had in prominent roles and look forward to the day they announce Black Panther and whatever the female movie is. Hopefully, if nothing else, the DC announcement will get them to bring out these characters sooner rather than later.
Again, I state that I am glad that DC is looking to make these movies and that they have laid down the gauntlet. All said though, it doesn't mean that these movies will be any good. If Wonder Woman is another Catwoman and Cyborg is another Steel, it will only hurt their Universe, their credibility and the movie industry's ability to make movies featuring women and non-whites. Obviously the same goes for Marvel. Yeah they can try and cram a female superhero movie into the May 2017 slot, but if they rush it and don't make it good, the same consequences could hit. Plus, a bad female movie in that spot could negatively effect the Wonder Woman movie and set back female superheroes for another decade, which wouldn't be good for either party.
I would also like to add that even though they are not movies, Marvel has 2 shows lined up that are set in the MCU that have female protagonists (Agent Carter and Jessica Jones) and 1 show that has a black protagonist (Luke Cage), so they are not as far behind as people would have you think.
While a lot of people are really excited by this news, I am not impressed. I concede that there is a lot to be hopeful for, but as of yet DC hasn't given us anything but names. Yes, they are giving us a standalone female centric movie in Wonder Woman and yes there is a Black lead in the Cyborg movie. Before I go on, I will stop to say that this is a good thing and I am happy that they are making the attempt. That being said, they have not "one upped" Marvel by making these movies first. Marvel could very easily do a female centric movie before Wonder Woman comes out. In fact, they have a date marked the month before Wonder Woman comes out that doesn't have a movie attached yet and it is known that Marvel has a female centric movie that they want to do. Same thing goes with DC's Cyborg movie. It doesn't come out until 2020 and Marvel has been working on making a Black Panther movie for at least a couple years now.
All that being said, Black Widow, Falcon and Nick Fury have all been heavily featured in movies. So it isn't like Marvel hasn't shown any women or minorities. In fact, I think that they have done a really good job with the few that they have had in prominent roles and look forward to the day they announce Black Panther and whatever the female movie is. Hopefully, if nothing else, the DC announcement will get them to bring out these characters sooner rather than later.
Again, I state that I am glad that DC is looking to make these movies and that they have laid down the gauntlet. All said though, it doesn't mean that these movies will be any good. If Wonder Woman is another Catwoman and Cyborg is another Steel, it will only hurt their Universe, their credibility and the movie industry's ability to make movies featuring women and non-whites. Obviously the same goes for Marvel. Yeah they can try and cram a female superhero movie into the May 2017 slot, but if they rush it and don't make it good, the same consequences could hit. Plus, a bad female movie in that spot could negatively effect the Wonder Woman movie and set back female superheroes for another decade, which wouldn't be good for either party.
I would also like to add that even though they are not movies, Marvel has 2 shows lined up that are set in the MCU that have female protagonists (Agent Carter and Jessica Jones) and 1 show that has a black protagonist (Luke Cage), so they are not as far behind as people would have you think.