Why DC Comic Characters Will Not Crossover In Movies
Christopher Nolan pretty much sums it up:
To be honest, that's how it should roll in the DC Universe. The creators of Superman, Batman, Green Lantern and Wonder Woman never thought their individual characters who had their individual struggles in their individual worlds would crossover, let alone unite. Hell, it was a topic of a Justice League episode! And while it's cool to see Superman and Martian Manhunter knock some crook between the two of them like a demented form of tennis, the fact is the DC guys are so different smoothing things out has become an almost full-time job.
Compare this to Marvel; as Stan Lee was creating Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, the X-Men and others he left ways (but obvious and vague) for characters to crossover without it looking too ridiculous. On paper, the Avengers is a much of a superhero goulash as the Justice League, but by linking the hero's alter egos and secondary characters, a connection was made (when's the last time Lois Lane hung out with Commissioner Gordon?). And as powerful as the Avengers were individually, each hero had noticeable flaws that all but disappeared when they discovered they needed to work together.
Sure, the Avengers Movie may turn out to be a huge pile of crap, but Marvel's still closer towards doing a killer cinematic crossover than DC...and DC, quite honestly, has way more iconic characters.
"Each [superhero] serves to the internal logic of the story. They have nothing to do with each other."
To be honest, that's how it should roll in the DC Universe. The creators of Superman, Batman, Green Lantern and Wonder Woman never thought their individual characters who had their individual struggles in their individual worlds would crossover, let alone unite. Hell, it was a topic of a Justice League episode! And while it's cool to see Superman and Martian Manhunter knock some crook between the two of them like a demented form of tennis, the fact is the DC guys are so different smoothing things out has become an almost full-time job.
Compare this to Marvel; as Stan Lee was creating Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, the X-Men and others he left ways (but obvious and vague) for characters to crossover without it looking too ridiculous. On paper, the Avengers is a much of a superhero goulash as the Justice League, but by linking the hero's alter egos and secondary characters, a connection was made (when's the last time Lois Lane hung out with Commissioner Gordon?). And as powerful as the Avengers were individually, each hero had noticeable flaws that all but disappeared when they discovered they needed to work together.
Sure, the Avengers Movie may turn out to be a huge pile of crap, but Marvel's still closer towards doing a killer cinematic crossover than DC...and DC, quite honestly, has way more iconic characters.
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