Aquaman Producer: Strong Solo Films Make DCEU Team-Ups Unnecessary

TheDCEUdoesn’t require squad - up films when they ’re doing firm solo films such asWonder WomanandAquaman , manufacturer Peter Safran say . saucy from their late ( andbiggest commercial-grade ) win , the Warner Bros. superhero franchise is maneuver on a eminent note , think thatthey’ve finally cracked the codewhen it comes to traditional knowledge - edifice . It turns out , the Francis Scott Key is to go small , with focus on standalone project rather than ensemble ones .

Kicking off in 2013 withMan of Steel , the DCEU has rolled out a total of six movies with varying success . But it does n’t seem like it ’s a coincidence that two of their best - received offer are solo risky venture with a self - incorporate story and not much connexion to the bigger franchise that it belong to . Patty Jenkins’Wonder Womanstarring Gal Gadot is DC ’s first material knock hit - winning both critics and audiences around the globe , and despite a stumble inJustice League , they came back secure with James Wan’sAquaman . The Jason Momoa - starrer may not be as critically - praised as Gadot ’s , but it’sthe gamy gross DC photographic film thus far , spawning its own spinoff , The Trench . Looking at the shape , Safran comes to the conclusion that at this point in their process , there ’s no indigence to stimulate in a squad - up moving picture .

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Speaking withTHRin Christ Within of the upcomingAquamanhorror offshoot , which will take position after the first celluloid but will not feature Arthur ( Momoa ) or Mera ( Amber Heard ) , Safran unfold up about the DCEU ’s newfound access to their films . The producer , who oft collaborated with Wan inThe Conjuringfranchise says that the potent solo adventures can carry the dealership forward without the need to have them all team up in an ensemble flick . That ’s not to say that they wo n’t be all converging at some point , but presently , this should be the their current mentality when managing the film series .

“ I call back that when you ’re making really strong stick out - alone moving picture , there ’s really no need to bring them together . You desire to give these characters elbow room to breathe and live , and tell their story .

“ Wonder Woman has show what a great support - alone property that is . And in Aquaman , we feel the same way . We think that there ’s a slap-up subsequence and beyond to tell . We introduce seven kingdoms of Atlantis , right ? James Wan knows the computer architecture , the armory , the military , the look , the feel , the world-wide vibe of each of these kingdoms , and I ’m sure that there will be an opportunity to search them in some means later on . ”

This has always been what most critics of theDCEUwas pointing out since 2016’sBatman V Superman : Dawn of Justice . It felt like Warner Bros. rushed in work up their superhero universe without properly establishing their character . That does n’t mean that they all needed solo moving-picture show beforeJustice Leaguecame out but the public should ’ve at least been invested in them individually before they all came together . Only time will order if this is the right move for the franchise , but it ’s hard to reason with present the achiever ofWonder WomanandAquaman . It ’s just that give the roster of characters they all own , it would be nice to know that these individual stories have the promise of culminate down the road like in the comics down the route .