There’s no denying that superhero movies are the dominant form of entertainment in Hollywood these days. Outside of Star Wars perhaps, there isn’t much that can contend with a comic book film, as the jaw-dropping box office numbers would indicate. A key selling point of the genre now is the shared cinematic universe, in which characters from various IPs can crossover and star in the same film together, replicating what happens frequently in the source material. This has led to several major “event” works like Captain America: Civil War and Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Seeing the financial gains of the shared universe in action, several studios (besides Disney/Marvel and Warner Bros./DC) are attempting to piece together their own. ...
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