First Look at ‘The Flash’ Movie at DC FanDome
By George Robbins
DC is a comic book company that has been around for many years and it has cemented its place in society as a whole. Just like Marvel Comics, DC has become iconic in pop culture and it has been a part of it ever since the “Golden Age of Comics.” This era in history was one that saw comic books at the height of their popularity as they were first releasing to the public. The countless heroes and villains that we see in modern media today are taken from that period of time and will continue to as time goes on. DC have managed to go far with their properties, but not as far as Marvel has because of how well done the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or MCU, is.
The MCU is the current standard for what hero movies should look like and just comic book movies in general. It is due to the MCU that Warner Bros. started up their own shared universe, but for DC characters. Warner wanted to do something more with the DC properties that they owned, and so they allowed the usage of their properties for a number of films that portrayed a limited number of characters. They decided to change the individual standalone films into a shared universe that those characters could populate together. Although they were successful, it was a success that was met with a lot of mixed criticism.
So far, few DC films have actually been liked by a large demographic and most are met with mixed criticism that doesn’t bode well for future films. Much of the mixed criticism comes from the fact that there are constant reshoots for those films, even when it is already finished because the studio wanted something different. This studio interference is what a lot of people blame for the reason their movies end up not doing as well as they originally anticipated. With some of their upcoming DCEU entries being looked forward to, many are hoping that those films end up being what they hoped for and more. People do want the franchise to succeed, but it can’t do so if there are going to be issues moving forward.
One of the films in the DCEU that people are looking forward to is the upcoming movie ‘The Flash.’ The story of the movie will be that it is an adaptation of the Flashpoint comic book storyline. From what we have heard, there will be a few twists thrown in, so it won’t be exactly what people would expect from that storyline. For a better understanding of how perhaps the movie will turn out, the public want to see something from the movie so they have the best idea as to what they should expect for a full release. Fans will get the chance to do just that as, apparently, there will be some footage for the movie shown this weekend at DC FanDome. This event is one that will be entirely virtual and it gives the perfect chance for DC fans everywhere to see the footage.