DC Not Planning For Justice League Movie

Geoff Johns, speaking at New York Comic-Con, confirmed that Warner Bros and DC are not currently planning for a superhero team-up Justice League of America movie. ComicBookMovie reports that when Johns was asked about the possibility of shared-universe films รก la Marvel, Johns responded with the following:

"I'm going to speak frankly: I think our characters are bigger than Marvel's." He said that he'd rather spend time building each character on his or her own rather than "smashing them together."

I understand that Johns statement can come off as being arrogant, I think he's right in the sense that DC needs to first build these films based on the characters and maybe later on in the sequels talk about crossover possibilities. I know that's not what the fanboys want to hear, but it's the most logical way to handle things from a pure storytelling perspective.

One of the biggest complaints of Iron Man 2 was that it seemed to be mostly a set-up/prequel for The Avengers. And rumors have circulated that even director Jon Favreau was a little ticked off at just how much Avengers pre-build was packed into his superhero sequel. I love the idea of what Marvel is hoping to do with crossovers and connected storylines, but so far I feel like it's been nothing more than a gimmick. I support the concept, and can't wait until the day when we have a summer of superhero movies which are somehow linked within the same universe. But right now it's just fanboy nods to what might come next ("hey look at Captain America's shield, thats funny...").