The DCEU Rewrite Series
Continue your journey through all of our unreleased content for the scrapped DCEU Rewrite Series! Hope you enjoy everything there is to find!
Part 2
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Man of Steel II
Here are some rough notes and artwork for an unfinished pitch on a sequel to Zack Snyder's Man of Steel. The film would have introduced Kara Zor-El a.k.a Supergirl as a sidekick to her cousin Kal-El. The story would have been inspired by the Superman/Batman: Public Enemies and Superman: Unbound animated films, as well the For Tomorrow and 2016 Superman Vol. 4 comics. To the left, you will find fan-made posters that I believe accurately represent what my version of Man of Steel 2 would have looked like. Down below you will find the PDF of all of my unfinished notes for the film, as well as a gallery containing all of the images and artwork that would have been featured in the pitch video. Enjoy!
Click on the PDF icon to read the unfinished notes for the Man of Steel 2 pitch.
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Supergirl
Here is a pitch for a Supergirl film that would've followed as Kara's solo outing after her introduction in Man of Steel 2. After being set up in the previous film, Braniac would be the main antagonist as he would come to Earth looking to retrieve Kara and restore her to his collection. This coming-of-age story for Kara would have showcased Supergirl's struggles with being Superman's sidekick, constantly living in her cousin's shadow and trying to impress him and live up to his legacy.
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Shazam: Fury of the Gods
Shazam: Fury of the Gods will be reimagined as a Shazam and Superman crossover as the two heroes team up against Black Adam (who will replace Kalypso and Hespera as the ancient awakened god). This film will also replace the Black Adam film, as the villain's origins will be included in the prologue of Shazam 2. (I'd also probably recast Black Adam and give the role to someone like Ricky Whittle or some other unknown actor to prevent all of the drama and headaches that came with hiring Dwayne Johnson.) This will help condense the DCEU and prevent any "fat" from growing on the franchise's storytelling, keeping the overall narrative of the entire saga as lean as possible. Dr. Fate, the Atom, and both Hawkman and Hawkgril would be introduced as new recruits to the Justice League who all collectively have a minor role in the film.
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Justice League Dark
Here is some info for a pitch on the cancelled Justice League: Dark film that has sadly remained in development hell since 2017. I originally imagined this film being directed by Guillermo del Toro since his amazing work on makeup and prosthetics would be a huge standout for the demons and monsters in this film. Not to mention the dark, creepy and unsettling tone of Justice League: Dark would be similar to 2023's Haunted Mansion, The Green Knight, and Pan's Labyrinth.
The premise of the film would have revolved around Floronic Man making a pact with the demons of Hell to cleanse the world of mankind in an effort to preserve nature. Through her machinations, the enigmatic mystic and fortune-teller Madame Xanadu would have brought together John Constantine, Zatanna, Deadman, Man-Bat, Etrigan and Swamp Thing to combat this threat. By the end of the film, the team would encounter the Justice League and be recruited into their ranks.
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Click on the PDF icon to read the unfinished notes for the Suicide Squad rewrite.
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Suicide Squad
Here are the unfinished notes for the rewrite on David Ayer's Suicide Squad. Down below you will find the notes, as well as some unused artwork that would've been featured in the pitch video.
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Justice League I
Here are the unfinished notes for the rewrite on Zack Snyder's Justice League. Down below you will find the notes, as well as some unused artwork that would've been featured in the pitch video.
Click on this PDF icon to read the unfinished notes for the Justice League rewrite.
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Justice League 2
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Justice League 3
Here are the unfinished notes for the last two installments of the Justice League trilogy, as well as the final two films in the entire DCEU! The majority of the information in these two films was already covered in my DCEU Rewrite Series Announcement video (found down below). Plus, if you've seen Justice League: Apokolips, you've basically seen Zack Snyder's Justice League 2 because both films are nearly identical to each other and cover a lot of the same plot points (minus the two very different endings).
Justice League 3 would have featured the Justice League taking advantage of Flash's warning from the future and after wisely readjusting their strategy, they manage to successfully yet barely defeat the armies of Apokolips. But not without Batman making the ultimate sacrifice to save a pregnant Lois from Darkseid in the final confrontation of the film. The death of the Dark Knight would have inspired a new generation of Metahumans to come out of hiding and join the Justice League. A bittersweet ending to an epic superhero saga.
Click on this PDF icon to read the unfinished notes for the Justice League 2-3 pitches.