When the titleBatman V Superman: Dawn of Justicewas announced, many fans bashed it for various reasons. The two biggest factors being the v instead of a VS, and the fact that ‘Dawn of Justice’ made it sound cheap and dumb. There have been recent rumors thatJustice League, the first in a two-part DC ensemble adventure, would also be getting a subtitle. Today, DC’sGeoff Johnscleared up any misconceptions about this that fans currently have. And he announced theofficial titleas justJustice League. Clean, crisp, smooth and simple.
The man who heads Warner Bros.' new DC Films division was forced to act once a series of titles started to float throughout social media. The original rumor sprang from the notorious Umberto Gonzalez, who classifies himself as a scoop hound always on the hunt. He claimed Warner Bros. and DC were mulling over four different titles. Thes includedJustice League: United,Justice League: Angels & Demons,Justice League: Gods Among UsandJustice League: Gods Among Men.Geoff Johnshad this to say onTwitter.
“Clearing up any misconceptions – the Justice League movie is called “Justice League”. @BenAffleck @GalGadot @ZackSnyder Happy Friday!”
The DC movie universe, often referred to as theDCEU, is in a current state of flux.Batman V Supermanwasn’t the blockbuster Warner Bros. had intended, and since its release last March, the studio has done some in-house restructuring. This included making star Ben Affleck an executive producer onJustice League, with DC chief content officerGeoff Johnsand Warner Bros.' executive vice presidentJon Bergheading up the newly formedDC Filmsdivision.
One of the first steps, it seems, is distancingJustice LeaguefromBatman v Supermanby chopping its title down to the bare minimum basics. There has never been, after all, a big screen version ofJustice League, though Warner Bros. has tried over the years. The movie is currently shooting in the UK, and is the nextDC Comics adventureafter the recently wrappedWonder Woman, andSuicide Squadwhich is just three months away from release this August.
The news that even the Part 1 is being removed from theJustice Leaguetitle follows news from Marvel Studios thatAvengers: Infinity War Part 1andPart 2are getting new titles. Today, it’s being rumored thatInfinity War Part 1is being retitledAvengers 3, but that hasn’t been confirmed by anyone in management. We’ll have to wait and see how fans respond to the newJustice Leaguetitle, but we suspect they’ll be more accepting of it now that it has been scrubbed to its core and isn’t a clutter of useless words. Less is more, right?
