Ownership

This has been a pain in the other shared universes’ butt – the ownership of the characters. Whether we are talking about the MCU, or about the Mutant Shared Universe, or about the (highly unlikely) Spider-Man one, none of the other superhero universes can be complete. And that is because none of them owns all the characters of the respective comics.

And this might just be the biggest reason why the DCEU has the most chances of being a hit – its stories can contain all the characters they need. Imagine a Justice League movie without the likes of Superman, Batman or Wonder Woman – and now imagine a Civil War without the Fantastic Four.

Warner Bros. owns every character from DC comics. And surprises can pop up from all over the place. We aren’t even talking about a larger variety of superheroes and supervillains from whom the studio can choose.

Just ask yourself who could come after Darkseid and you will be able to find quite a few answers. Then ask yourself where the MCU can go after Thanos and you will find the possibilities greatly reduced.