James Gunn confirmed that GotG2 isn't part of MCU

Aug 24, 2017 12:16:55 GMT formersamhmd said:

Aug 24, 2017 8:08:29 GMT Tristan's Journal said:

yes, thank you that's a interesting contribution regarding the storytelling approach.

I would prefer such standalone approach for The Batman or The Joker movies, namely without any story-unrelated characters and scenes artificially inserted to boost other DC films. In the MCU films this approach usually drags the story to a grinding halt by forcing in scenes that should be cut, most infamous example IM2 or Wheedon being forced to include the Thor-takes-a-bath-and-has-a-vision scene, or Cap3 not being about Cap but the Avengers plus the origin storys for Spiderboy and Black Catman. Simply bad.

So you think putting in the extra effort to show that it's all one world is bad, and they should pretend they all exist on their own like a good little reactionary.

Just because DC was that lazy in the past doesn't mean they shouldn't move on and accept that Shared Universe's are a thing now.

DC seems go a level beyond this by employing a Multiverse approach, which is kind of unique?

I know the Arrow/Flash/SuperGirl shows are super popular, but I find them on MCU-level annoying and childish and am very happy that they form their own shared sub-galaxy. Same with the animation and comics.

I am happy if not every new movie is part of an all-consuming shared universe approach but that there are alternative universes with differnet takes on Joker, Bats, Supes etc... hell we currently have different Flashes, Supes etc already.

And the great thing is that DC has so many nuanced characters: I want to see Detective Bats, Miller-killer Bats, TDK Bats and goofy Bats too, same with all types of Jokers. Marvel characters always stay the same, there is no artistic variation and reinterpretation, so the mono-universe approach is just fine for those.  

DC is simply too big and varied to be stuffed in just one stale, stagnant and slow universe.