DC doesn’t do things halfway - and especially not when it comes to the movie continuity started with 2013’s Man of Steel. Is that a lot? Well, sure, but that’s the point. Well, The Flash, maybe… Nonetheless: it’s a great time to revisit the DC Universe on film and appreciate just how full it is of… well, non-Bat-stuff, too.Īctually, the one-two punch of The Flash and Blue Beetle feels like the ideal time to revisit the past 10 years of DC movies the latter sneakily points to the future of the DCU on screen, while the former is a multi-layered celebration of its past, bringing back not just Michael Keaton’s Batman from the 19 Tim Burton movies, but also countless other onscreen heroes and villains - including Nicolas Cage as Superman, despite that technically being the first time they’d appeared. After all, it’s not called the Batman Universe, is it? (Don’t get any crazy ideas, DC.) Think about it: the last two DC movie releases have been Blue Beetle and The Flash - two movies that, sure, reference Batman, but aren’t all about Batman. Sometimes, in fact, it’s important to give a little bit of attention to Bruce Wayne’s pals and gals: his fellow heroes, and their villains, in the DC Universe. Batman Day is just around the corner, but not everything is all about the Dark Knight Detective.
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