The proverbial bomb shell in this week's COMIC-CON action came from Man of Steel director Zack Snyder. Somewhat contrary to initial reports from Snyder and writer David Goyer regarding an imminent sequel, developments have since reached chronicle heights.
Actor Harry Lennix read a charismatic excerpt from Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns" comic series, followed by a teaser logo with the Batman logo backgrounding Superman's emblem.
Reports are that Warner Bros. is teaming up the two DC Comics heroes for a 2015 film, followed by a Flash movie in 2016, and an ultimate Justice League mash up for 2017. Based on reports, and the format of the teased logo, it's understood that Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight portrayal is no more, and Christian Bale has formally retired from Bruce Wayne. Not that I don't trust Snyder to reproduce a reasonable Batman, but you're essentially starting from scratch. I commend the message to The Avengers, but you still want this thing done right on the big screen, because it's the two most esteemed super heroes.
Warner Bros. did try to merge these two in 2002: Tim Burton and Nicholas Cage's "Superman Lives" and Brett Ratner and J.J. Abrams' "Superman: Flyby" were both scrapped. The studio also toyed with a "Batman vs. Superman" which was set to film in 2003, until they chose to focus on separate projects. Check out Snyder's emphatic announcement at COMIC-CON below, and share your comments on this upcoming Batman/Superman tandem.
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