The latest news coming from the Jurassic Park franchise is the official appointment of Gareth Edwards as the director for Jurassic World 4 which is slated to release in 2025. While there is currently little else to know about the Universal Studios film, it seems that Warner Brothers and DC are all set to pose a challenge to the cult Steven Spielberg franchise.
According to inside sources, James Gunn and Warner Brothers Animation are collaborating to create an animated series based on the Jurassic League comics from DC. These unique plotlines will see DC’s iconic superheroes go head to head in various dinosaur avatars. In addition, a high-profile dinosaur film starring Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway is also being bankrolled by Warner Brothers.
DC And Warner Brothers To Collaborate On Jurassic League
The Jurassic League comics is a six-issue limited series edition that was first released in May 2022. Conceptualized by Daniel Warren Johnson and Juan Gideon, the narrative follows DC’s iconic superheroes who are placed in an alternative reality during prehistoric times. The unique feature of the stories is that all the characters are talking dinosaurs.
According to insider Jeff Sneider, the comics have caught the eye of DC head James Gunn and Warner Brothers Animation who are reportedly in talks to create an animated feature on the Jurassic League comics. In his column The Insneider, the popular blogger elaborated on the various superheroes and their unique dinosaur avatars.
“In this particular Jurassic world, Superman is a Brachiosaurus, Batman is an Allosaurus, and Wonder Woman is a Triceratops, while the Joker is a Dilophosaurus modeled, in part, after Heath Ledger’s portrayal of the character in The Dark Knight”.
Apart from Jurassic League, Warner Brothers and DC will produce another popular animated series Creature Commandos which is a highly anticipated venture that DC fans are excited about. With the untitled film starring Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway also part of Warner Brothers’ extended plan, the production giant seems to be going for a combination of massive star power and artistic vision through both these projects.
Meanwhile, Universal’s Jurassic World 4 is being viewed as a cash-grabbing attempt to rule the box office by working within a limited time frame and budget constraints to ensure maximum profits. This theory seems to hold more water now with ‘shooter’ Gareth Edwards helming the project. At present, all roads seem to be pointing to DC and Warner Brothers coming out on top in this monster race.
Is DC’s Batman More Relevant Than Superman?
Choosing a favorite between two DC icons like Batman and Superman would seem like an impossible task for fans across the world. Without dispute, the two superheroes have inspired generations of DC aficionados to believe in their supreme powers despite having diversely different legacies. With James Gunn’s magnum opus Superman: Legacy due to hit screens in 2025, there have been a lot of intense discussions about the history of the characters and their impact on a modern-day world.
In a recent brainstorming session at The Sci Fi Center (via X), film critics took a deep dive into the impact of Batman and Superman and their relatability to viewers of today. Speaking of the Caped Crusader as a mirror to modern-day problems, one critic presented an apt analogy that magnified this thought.
“Superman is what we aspire to be for a certain amount of time. Batman is the reality of the cynicism that we are. All you got to do is look around you, and you see more Batman around you. The world is different now. We relate and we cling on to things”
The critic also went on to add that these aforementioned reasons made a Batman film hit the gut harder than a Superman film despite both superheroes holding prideful places in the DC franchise.
