From Thor: Ragnarok to Justice League, the current slate of comic-book films all seem to share a similar wisecracking tone. Something needs to change before the genre becomes one big joke
Spare a thought for poor James Gunn, heralded director of the Guardians of the Galaxy movies and the not-so-proud owner of a Twitter feed packed with angry Marvel and DC fans slogging it out for geek-culture bragging rights. “Every time I mention anything DC, no matter what, my feed becomes an endless screaming match about BvS [Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice],” tweeted a fed up Gunn recently,” before adding: “You guys are never going to convince each other – it’s just a bunch of wasted energy.”
For those tired of the fighting, I have good news: a new trailer for Batman v Superman follow-up Justice League suggests this long and painful conflict might finally be entering its endgame. For there can be little point in taking sides when the tonal distinction between Marvel and DC movies has become almost non-existent.
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