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The Trench

Why was the information for The Trench removed from the In Development section? It was announced like all of the other films there, has writers attached, and has even been spoken about by both James Wan and Peter Safran. FaceOffTournament (talk) 05:46, 19 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed this as well. I re-added the film a while back.--DisneyMetalhead (talk) 02:44, 16 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Man of Steel 2, Green Lantern Corps and Justice League (Reboot) in the future table

J.J. Abrams signed a millionaire contract with Warner Bros to join to the DCEU. An this are the films that he is going to do with his company. The Man of Steel sequel, the Green Lantern Corps films and the Reboot of the Justice League.They don′t have realese date. but the films ar confirmed by DC & Warner. And Geoff Johns is working on the Green Lantern Corps script.Elmisterioso1979 (talk) 21:14, 19 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Are you sure? I took a look and it seems like they're nothing more than rumors. We also don't add films to the future table unless they have a confirmed release date. JOE BRO 64 21:17, 19 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing has been reported about Abrams joining a DC project, just speculation that he may. Johns was hired to write GLC in June 2018. Prefall 21:19, 19 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, these are rumors. There are no confirmations nor reliable reports of those films being made. Green Lantern is listed in the 'In development' section as it has been in varying stages since the start of the DCEU. The only films that go into the 'Future' table are the ones with release dates.--DisneyMetalhead (talk) 02:42, 16 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The Batman vs. New Gods

Recently there was a discussion regarding whether New Gods is in the DCEU. I personally found it a bit ridiculous to single it out and exclude all of its information simply because there was no concrete confirmation that it takes place in the DCEU, although there's no reason to think it won't be. Not to mention, there are other films listed here that haven't explicitly been said to be in the universe either. But fine, I'll accept that. But I have to ask: By that logic, why is The Batman's information still included? That film has had more evidence that it won't be in the DCEU since Matt Reeves joined the project, especially with today's news of Jeffrey Wright in talks to play Commissioner Gordon, yet it remains on this page. What's up with that? FaceOffTournament (talk) 22:58, 23 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Uh, Reeves explicitly said The Batman is going to take place in the DCEU. The only sources I've seen that state it won't be DCEU are unreliable and can't be used. JOE BRO 64 23:07, 23 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, touche. Although that was in 2017 and since then he's made choices that contradict those statements. But yeah, those tweets are reason enough to keep The Batman here for now. Thanks, Joe! New Gods should absolutely be on this page, though! FaceOffTournament (talk) 01:34, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Just came across an interview with Reeves right before finishing the script, and he said The Batman will still be connected to the DCEU. Also, just because Gordon was recast doesn't mean it's not in the same continuity; by that logic, Batman Forever wouldn't be a sequel to the first two films because Val Kilmer and Tommy Lee Jones replaced Michael Keaton and Billy Dee Williams. JOE BRO 64 17:45, 28 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@TheJoebro64: But this page doesn't consider The Batman as a DCEU film.--Dipralb (talk) 21:05, 19 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

So? The movie hasn't started production yet. And that's Wikipedia, not a secondary reliable source. JOE BRO 64 23:42, 19 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@TheJoebro64: I know. But I think there should be consistency.--Dipralb (talk) 00:48, 20 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Dipralb: Agreed. There's no consistency with what people on this page decide to include. Like I said originally, New Gods is excluded just because there was no explicit statement that it'll be in the DCEU, even though the Blue Beetle film, the Lobo film, the Plastic Man film, and the Supergirl film don't have any "explicit" confirmation either. My point is that there's more reason to believe all of these films will be in the DCEU than there isn't (and there's a weird apparent bias against New Gods), whereas there's more reason to believe the opposite for The Batman. FaceOffTournament (talk) 13:11, 26 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Cast in The Suicide Squad

There are a number of edits that have been done within the sub-section titled as such. The edits have removed members of the cast, that were released by the writer/director. The editors' statements have repeatedly been that in paragraph sections we only list 'notable/main cast'. The issue with this however, is that none of the cast's roles have been named. Because of this - there is no way to discern which roles are 'notable'/main cast. Because of this, to remove cast members based off of this decision is categorically WP:OR. We cannot make decisions for studios/films/articles from our own drawn conclusions.--DisneyMetalhead (talk) 02:24, 16 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

1. They're notable because they're bluelinked. That's literally how notability works on Wikipedia. You're completely misapplying OR here.

2. We shouldn't be listing every single actor who's been added to the film here. That's for the Suicide Squad article. This article is supposed to include brief overviews, not monotonous proseline of actors and the roles they're playing.

3. Repeatedly reverting multiple editors to your own preferred revision is disruptive editing and a sign of WP:OWN.

JOE BRO 64 18:51, 16 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

In Development section

Honestly, I feel the "In Development" section should be scrapped entirely. It seems Warner Bros is just throwing ideas out to see what will stick. With the exception of Wonder Woman 3 and possibly The Trench, I don't see any of those movies getting made given very little movement has been reported on most of them in quite a while, and reading that section is too confusing. IF WB comes out and announces a film has entered the filming stage and has a release date, then add it back in. 75.170.250.46 (talk) 12:25, 20 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

They aren't just "ideas", the "films in development" section covers projects which have creatives working on them but no set release date. JOE BRO 64 20:36, 20 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

20 "films in development," seriously. Personally, I don't believe a film is happening unless I see filming (or pre-production at least) has started and there's a semi-firm release date attached. Doesn't mean all of them will see the silver screen, and they're still ideas because WB doesn't have a firm plan. Deathstroke, Green Lantern Corps, Cyborg? No movement on those. Pointless to have an in development section when almost none of those are likely to materialize. 75.170.250.46 (talk) 01:09, 21 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

That's just your opinion. These films are in development, so they should be listed whether you like it or not. JOE BRO 64 19:15, 22 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]