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Kevin Feige wears a purple blazer and ballcap at Sand Diego Comic-Con.
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Warner Bros. Discovery looking to Kevin Feige and the MCU for inspiration sparks fan discussion

Will DC ever find their Kevin Feige equivalent?

After it was reported that Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslov said he was looking to Kevin Feige and the Marvel Cinematic Universe as inspiration for mapping out the next decade of DC films, Marvel and DC fans alike were expressing a lot of thoughts about the development.

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Though reports have surfaced that Zaslov has canceled the straight-to-stream HBO Max original film Batgirl, despite the film being nearly complete, due to an apparent renewed focus on theatrically-released movies, he did not specifically address the details of the controversial decision. His nod to wanting to shape the next decade of DC movies to be more like the MCU happened at an investor Q&A during the company’s Q2 call, as Deadline reported;

“Zaslav emphasized his commitment to building a 10-year plan for DC a la what former Disney boss Bob Iger and Marvel president Kevin Feige have built.”

One fan of Bruce Timm’s animated world of DC properties wondered why WBD did not simply look to that wonderful universe for inspiration for the rebooted DC Extended Universe.

https://twitter.com/ParadoxThaGod/status/1555304268432826368?s=20&t=5pb6fL-k7cn5ATCisbuXyw

Another Twitter user feared DC’s emphasis on aping Marvel would make forthcoming DC movies less risky, story-wise, and therefore more bland.

https://twitter.com/Daniel_KB28/status/1555308378280394753?s=20&t=5pb6fL-k7cn5ATCisbuXyw

Some Twitter users were simply confused by this strategy being designated as “new,” given that WBD has striven, but mostly failed, at this approach for the better part of the last decade.

https://twitter.com/marcbernardin/status/1555321029160869888?s=20&t=5pb6fL-k7cn5ATCisbuXyw

Another Twitter user simply found it funny that Feige is a mythical legend in the minds of so many media CEOs, with Zaslov being just the latest believer.

“Kevin Feige is the Blueprint” another clear Marvel fanatic wrote.

Another Twitter user imagined Feige using the opportunity of DC’s last-minute cancelation of Batgirl as leverage to serve an absolute lay-up of a shot at Marvel’s rival studio at the forthcoming D23 convention.

Other commentators took the opportunity of the news to roast Marvel for their perceived lack of quality content.

https://twitter.com/DerfelMacGuffin/status/1555306267282898946?s=20&t=5pb6fL-k7cn5ATCisbuXyw
https://twitter.com/blondsouI/status/1555304175453569026?s=20&t=5pb6fL-k7cn5ATCisbuXyw

No matter if you’re a fan of DC, Marvel, or both, it looks as if the world of comic book movies is about to transform, hopefully for the better, in the years to come.


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Danny Peterson covers entertainment news for WGTC and has previously enjoyed writing about housing, homelessness, the coronavirus pandemic, historic 2020 Oregon wildfires, and racial justice protests. Originally from Juneau, Alaska, Danny received his Bachelor's degree in English Literature from the University of Alaska Southeast and a Master's in Multimedia Journalism from the University of Oregon. He has written for The Portland Observer, worked as a digital enterprise reporter at KOIN 6 News, and is the co-producer of the award-winning documentary 'Escape from Eagle Creek.'