While Marvel Studio's interconnected superhero
universe grows larger and more complex with each passing movie, Warner Bros. is
still getting their feet wet at establishing a universe based on their various
DC Comics properties, which so far include Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,
Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Justice League, The Flash, Aquaman, Shazam,
Cyborg, and Green Lantern movies.
In a recent interview featured on Empire Magazine,
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League director, Zack Snyder, revealed how he and Warner Bros. are envisioning the DCCU (DC Cinematic
Universe).
"What we are doing is ground up all the way. It
is one giant story," Zack Snyder told the news magazine.
"The first thing we had was the Justice League concept. The other movies,
in a way, have to support that. That is our Wonder Woman, our Aquaman. They
have their own creative concepts that supports them, but they do serve Justice
League in the coming together of those heroes."
Building a cohesive film universe where all of the
moving parts have to conform to one single vision can be frustrating for the
writers and directors that want to tell their own stories featuring these
larger than life characters, so Snyder, who has essentially become the
superhero mastermind for Warner Bros., says that it is a give and take
situation.
"I want all the other directors of the other
films to be able to stretch their legs and do what they want, but at the same
time there is a big interconnected universe," he said. "I have given
everyone amazing access to our story, to me, and what we are doing. All the
films have like minded conceptual jumping on points."
DC producer Charles Roven also chimed in on the
interview and gave this business and creative plan a name , Sandbox.
""We call it the sandbox. It has borders
around it, but everybody gets to play in the sandbox. On Suicide Squad, David
Ayer has a lot of specific control over his area of the sandbox. Even if he
crosses the line a little bit, we see if we can push our boundaries back a
little bit."
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice opens in theaters
on March 25, 2016.
Source - Empire
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