The DC Comics movie universe is at a critical stage right now. It goes without saying thatBatman V Superman: Dawn of Justicewas not at all what Warner Bros. was hoping it was going to be, critically or financially. Now, all eyes are onDavid Ayerand his contribution to the DC Extended Universe,Suicide Squad, which opens in theaters this weekend. While early reviews for that movie aren’t overly positive either, there is anotherDC Comics superherothat the director wouldn’t mind taking a stab at in a future movie.
During the course of his press tour forSuicide Squad,David Ayertalked withJoBlo, revealing that he wouldn’t mind doing a Superman movie at some point. The director was asked what character he would like to take on if the opportunity came his way, and he fairly confidently expressed his interest in tackling the Man of Steel. Here is what he had to say.
“If everything was on the table? I love Superman, I thinkSupermanwould be amazing. There’s so many; it’s such an insanely rich universe, there’s so much depth to it. You could literally open up the encyclopedia of characters and stab your finger at a page and you’d have anamazing character.”
Right now, if most critics and fans are to be believed, the DCEU has a lot of problems. Of the abundant issues Warner Bros. comic book based movie universe is facing, the treatment of DC Comics golden boy Superman is a big one.Man of Steelis the movie that kicked off this current universe, and that movie was perhaps the most well received of the three DCEU movies so far, and that was still pretty divisive. Not only did Superman kill onscreen in that movie and destroy an entire city, butZack Snyderessentially made him play second fiddle toBen Affleck’s Batman inBatman V Superman. Also, spoilers he totally killed him off at the end of the movie.
It has already been made very clear thatHenry Cavillis going to be coming back as Superman in the future, we just don’t know exactly when.David Ayeris a very different director thanSnyder, so it would be at the very least possibly interesting to see his take on the character in the future. No doubt, should Warner Bros. Manage to keep the DCEU on the rails long enough, another Superman solo movie will be greenlit at some point. Maybe Warner Bros. will tapAyerto bring his vision toMan of Steel 2, but maybe not.
As of this writing,Suicide Squadsits at a very disappointing 31 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes with 115 reviews counted. So, that isn’t likely to improve a whole lot. That being the case,Ayer’s future with theDC Extended Universemay be uncertain. Then again,Zack Snyderis getting another shot withJustice Leagueafter the disastrousBatman V Superman, so anything is possible. Also,Snyderisn’t going to make DC Comics movies forever, so there will be room for other directors to step in down the line. MaybeDavid Ayercan finally give us a modern take on Superman that works for fans and critics. Or maybe after the dust settles he will want to avoid comic book movie altogether. We’ll have to wait and see.
