The DCEU is shiny
This could be an irony, but it isn’t – the DCEU is the shiny new toy for the fans of superhero movies to play with. It brings a new formula, new themes, new characters, and new visions. And given the response to Man of Steel and Batman v Superman, the audiences are interested in it.
Going back to Marvel, after almost two Phases, the studio needed to make a change in order to keep the casual moviegoers interested. In this way, the Russo brothers gave the shared universe a much needed perspective, which will finally pay off this year, with the Civil War (the comparison isn’t made to underline that either DC or Marvel is better).
A shared universe needs to be reinvented from time to time to maintain the moviegoers’ interest. The same can be said about the Mutant Shared Universe – unlike in the MCU, a full reboot was needed in order to bring the X-Men movies to their former glory.
The DCEU is new in its entirety and it will be a long time until there will be a need for change.
As far as Zack Snyder is concerned, he isn’t exactly the Kevin Feige of the DCEU – so whether he stays or leaves, there won’t be such a big impact on how the movies are made. We mention this seeing that many petitions have been started asking for him to part ways with Warner Bros.
