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crossing_hades asked "What is your ideal superhero movie?" I wasn't sure if you wanted general or specific, so here's both. ;D
Specific: I've said before that I want to live in the alternative universe where the shared universe film franchise we got was Birds of Prey, not the Avengers, with Oracle in the Nick Fury role, and I stand by that. I see it starting with a Black Canary film, which would be basically a standard superhero adventure film, but with an undercurrent of Dinah being not altogether satisfied with her life or her work with the Justice League. And it would end with a MYSTERIOUS VOICE contacting Dinah and offering her a job... And this would lead us to Black Canary 2, which would sort of also be Birds of Prey 1. We'd see Dinah and Babs working together and the rapport that had built up between them, and then the second half of the film would basically be "The Hunt For Oracle" storyline, except without the boys. So that would end with Babs and Dinah having met in person for the first time, and deciding that they maybe could expand their operation. Next up would be Vixen 1; I don't actually know that much about Vixen but I'd like to, and based on how she is in JLU I think she'd be a fun addition to the team. Her film would establish that she and Dinah know each other from the Justice League, and the post credits scene would see them out drinking together, Vixen clearly just finishing off reporting the events of the film. "So what are you up to at the moment?" asks Vixen. "Funny you should ask," replies Dinah. :D The final setup film would be Huntress 1, an artistic take on her origin story, ending with a post-credits scene where she's fighting some random thugs in an alley. A long pull back would reveal Dinah watching her from a rooftop. We see her turn to say something into her communicator, but we don't hear what.
AND THEN BIRDS OF PREY 1. This would have Oracle, Black Canary and Vixen as a mostly established team, bringing in Huntress as the rookie, whose methods the rest of our heroes aren't yet certain about. Possibly Zinda would be involved at this point too? Anyway. I have more plans! Huntress 2 would establish Vic Sage as a presence in Helena's life, but then The Question 1 would be about Renee (it would basically be Renee's plot from 52. And there'd be a whole TV adaptation of Gotham Central leading up to it), and Birds of Prey 2 would add her to the team. She and Huntress would have a slightly tense relationship at first, and her connection with Babs (through Commissioner Gordon) would also come up, though I'm not sure what I'd want done with it. And so the franchise would continue, gradually involving ALL THE DC WOMEN. YES.
...shush, I haven't thought about this too much, what are you talking about.
General: I'd want it to be a team film, preferably an established team, with lots of history and in jokes and what have you, rather than a how the band got together one (though I do like those too). As the ramblings above probably indicate, I'd want it to be full of women, and also LGBTQ+ and non-white and disabled people, and basically everyone we aren't getting in the current crop of superhero films (as fond as I am of a lot of them). It would be funny, and optimistic and hopeful, but it would also have a depth to it: it wouldn't have to be superficial just because it was funny and cheerful. There would be beautiful action sequences and awesome character work: one thing I loved about Avengers was how everyone got stuff to do, so I'd want to keep that aspect. And it would be the start of a beautiful franchise. Also fandom would love it and make all the vids and awesome fic and amazing fanart and everything would be perfect forever THE END.
