Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of one Harley Quinn)
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No, obviously the only fact-based statements are the ones where you add the words "objectively and factually". That automatically makes whatever else is said fact-based. Duh. I know how this works.
Yes. Zack Snyder worked directly with Patti Jenkins on Wonder Woman while simultaneously finishing up BvS.
Yes he authorized the changes to the character? So? Who cares who was involved behind the curtain? We should only look at what we see on the screen.
I think it's pretty clear it's intended to be the same version of the character in BvS, Wonder Woman, and Justice League.
There were officially released behind-the-scenes images of Zack Snyder and Patti Jenkins on the Wonder Woman set together and directing Gal Gadot.
And? How is that reflected in the story?
People today have too binary an idea of whether two stories are in continuity or not. There are countless cases in fiction where sequels are treated as being about the same characters and universe as earlier installments, but still change the details of continuity so that they don't quite fit with earlier installments. The Pierce Brosnan James Bond was meant to be the same person as the Sean Connery James Bond, for all intents and purposes; it wasn't until Daniel Craig that the recasting was treated as a continuity reboot instead of just a continuation. The Spider-Man who's a mid-20s post-grad student in present-day comics is supposed to be the same Spider-Man who was 15 years old in 1961. The Chief Inspector Dreyfus of Revenge of the Pink Panther is meant to be the same Dreyfus who was disintegrated on-camera in the previous film. And so on.
So yes, the Wonder Woman and Harley Quinn of the upcoming movies are supposed to be the same characters that appeared in previous movies, even if the continuity of those previous movies is retconned or ignored. Because continuity of character is not the same as continuity of plot or setting.
So yes, the Wonder Woman and Harley Quinn of the upcoming movies are supposed to be the same characters that appeared in previous movies, even if the continuity of those previous movies is retconned or ignored. Because continuity of character is not the same as continuity of plot or setting.
It's Cesar Romero's
My understanding is that DC is no longer going to try and tie all their movies together. It's not that they don't care about continuity, Aquaman directly references the events of Justice League, but that they don't have any intention to build towards one big single story. The only movies we know for sure have no connection are Joker and probably The Batman.
Yeah. A shared world, but not a shared storyline. Shazam! was a great example of this -- it did its own independent thing but used the established continuity as a background. It used the shared universe to inform its own story, rather than using its own story to feed into the shared universe.
DC continues to expand the shared filmic universe that was launched with Man of Steel, but is not just limiting itself to live-action films that are part of that franchise.
Did it? What hints were there that we were in a shared universe until Superman showed in an after credits scene??
Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman were mentioned repeatedly. Just because they don't recap the events of Man of Steel doesn't mean that's been thrown out completely.
So first reactions here seem positive https://comicbook.com/dc/2020/01/29/birds-of-prey-movie-spoilers-reviews-reactions-harley-quinn/#4