I have been so impressed with Marvel Films doing their thing and finally evolving their panels on pages into a live action empire of great films. I hope that train never stops.
But I have been disappointed with DC’s efforts. Mostly because I loved the recent Batman films and mostly liked Superman Returns. They have made it clear they CAN make a good superhero film… so what’s the hold up??
Oh I see. They are too busy with Hawkman. Wait …what?
If you watched Super Friends as a kid, you no doubt saw Hawkman. But how many of us know the character? The smart money says not too many, but with WB and its DC Comics subsidiary drawing a line in the sand with the Marvel Universe, we’re going to get a ton of comic book movies we just don’t need.
“Need” is a strong word. We don’t NEED any films really. But I get the sentiment there.
But lets play devil’s advocate here for a moment. Why not have a Hawkman movie?
The character is less known, and ultimately one of the hardest to adapt to this trend of “real” superhero movies. And DC just seems to be having a hard time getting all their superpowered ducks in a row despite forming a studio exclusively to do just that.
But while people cry that DC only cares about Superman and Batman movies and don’t do anything else, we are getting Green Lantern moving forward. So why not throw a few lesser known faces into the mix?
I am not a Hawkman fan, and I would be really curious to see how they handle this and how it would fit in with the current franchises an inevitably building toward Justice League.
Maybe it won’t happen and this is just more random buzz. But maybe. Just maybe they will put some effort into it, and surprise us with a comic book movie we “didnt need” that surprises us.
It could happen.
