His goal is to stop a weapons manufacturer and seller that caters to criminals.
Batman becomes involved, posing a significant challenge to both the criminals and their government handlers.
Karen Fukuharas Katana also joins the mission to keep Rick safe from the villains.
Panned both critically and by viewers, 2016’sSuicide Squadmassively failed the comics source material.
However, 2020’sSuperman: Red Sonmanaged to do so.
Looking for an intriguing and unexpected new take on Green Lantern lore?
AGreen Lanternmovie adaptation had so much potential, being both a superhero and space story hybrid.
5Outshined: Superman vs. the Elite
Released in 2012
Superman vs. Based on the story “What’s So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?”
A movie adaptation of this DC character seems like a no-brainer and simple enough to pull off.
Numerous classic Western movies can attest to the possible success thatJonah Hexcould have had as a movie franchise.
Unfortunately, this was not the case, and the movie badly dropped the ball with this DC character.
As a result, the quality of the source material extends to this well-done movie adaptation.
Wonder Woman 1984 was one of the first theatrical films to be simultaneously released on HBO Max in 2020.
Much hype surroundedWonder Woman 1984after the success of the first film.
Steel is a 1997 film directed by Kenneth Johnson, featuring Shaquille O’Neal as John Henry Irons, a weapons designer who becomes a vigilante after his research is exploited by a ruthless arms dealer. With the help of his expertise in metallurgy and technology, Irons constructs a powerful suit of armor to fight for justice and protect his community from the dangerous weapons he helped create.
Based on DC Comics' universe, Batman: Assault on Arkham is an animated film directed by Jay Oliva and Ethan Spaulding. Set between the events of Batman: Arkham Origins and Batman: Arkham Asylum, the story follows the Suicide Squad, a team of criminals assembled by Amanda Waller, as they infiltrate Arkham Asylum to retrieve vital information. Batman becomes involved, posing a significant challenge to both the criminals and their government handlers.
The Suicide Squad team is made up of villains, captured and kept in a secret prison, and offered reduced sentences if they participate in dangerous missions. In the tradition of continuity within DCEU films, the event comes in the wake of Superman’s death and the seclusion of Batman after the events that occurred in Batman V Superman. Agency head Amanda Waller, played by award-winning actress Viola Davis, is the one striking deals with the inmates of Belle Reve Prison. Heading “Task Force X” is Joel Kinnaman’s Rick Flag, alongside Will Smith’s Deadshot, Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn, Jai Courtney’s Captain Boomerang, Jay Hernandez’s El Diablo, Adewale Akinnuoye’s Killer Croc, and Adam Beach’s Slipknot. Karen Fukuhara’s Katana also joins the mission to keep Rick safe from the villains. Jared Leto (Joker) and Ben Affleck (Batman) have smaller roles in David Ayer’sSuicide Squad, as does Cara Delevingne’s Enchantress.
Superman: Red Son explores an alternate reality where Superman lands in the Soviet Union during the Cold War era. As a champion of Stalinist communism, he becomes a symbol of Soviet ideology, confronting global tensions and ideological conflicts in a reimagined 1950s landscape.
Superman vs. The Elite is an animated superhero film based on the “What’s So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?” storyline. The movie follows Superman, who is challenged by a group of powerful heroes known as The Elite, who believe that their brutal methods are more effective in dealing with villains than Superman’s traditional approach.
The live-action adaptation of the DC hero of the same name, Jonah Hex stars Josh Brolin as the eponymous anti-hero. A superhero Western, Jonah Hex follows the titular bounty hunter as he pursues his family’s killer (John Malkovich). Hex is joined by Lilah Black (Megan Fox), his gun-toting sidekick, as he fights across the Old West on the hunt for revenge.
Based on the dark and gritty graphic novel, The Dark Knight Returns Part One is an animated action film set in the same world as Batman: Year One. The film follows a retired Batman following the death of the last Robin ever taken under his wing, Jason Todd. Two-Face, having been released and supposedly reformed, and a sudden wave of major crimes forces Bruce Wayne to don the cowl once more as an aged and far more brutal Batman, but even takes on a new Robin protege named Carrie Kelley.
In 1984, Wonder Woman’s second big-screen solo adventure finds her working in the Smithsonian while secretly living a double life as the iconic superhero. When she comes across a mysterious artifact at the museum, Wonder Woman soon finds herself facing two all-new foes: Max Lord and Cheetah. Wonder Woman 1984 was one of the first theatrical films to be simultaneously released on HBO Max in 2020.
A mysterious vigilante called the Red Hood shows up in Gotham City, implementing one method that Batman does not: the Red Hood kills his targets. Batman and Nightwing are hot on the Red Hood’s trail, but Batman makes a surprising revelation about the vigilante’s identity.
