If there has been one man who has defended Warner Bros. attempts to bring the Justice League to the big screen, it’s been Clerks and former indie-darling turn podcast-daddy Kevin Smith. However, could he find some positives to say about the title of the movie now that it has been announced and firmly trashed by the Internet masses?
In the latest episode of Hollywood Babble-On (co-hosted with Ralph Garman), Smith gave some thoughts on the title for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (transcribed by CBM):
“It’s a bit of a mouthful. And also, I don’t know why Batman v Superman. Why not just throw the “s” in there? Or spell it or something like that,” said Smith. “Or honestly, every comic book fan on the planet, who is a DC comic book fan, I think we all wanted to see Batman/Superman: World’s Finest.”
But, it seems as though he does have some positive thoughts on the much maligned title, “But look, they’re obviously beginning something, and there’s a stretch of these flick, and so this is the beginning of the Justice League, as we all suspected as they were announcing that cast. We were like, ‘This is the beginning of a Justice League movie.’ From what I understand now, it’s no longer like, ‘This is Superman 2.’ They’re not doing these things. They’re doing like, ‘Here’s Man of Steel. Here’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.’ The next one is not like a sequel to one of the characters. They’re just going to keep building their universe for about five or six movies. But all of them…it’s supposed to tell one massive story, which is all Justice League oriented”
What do we think? Do you agree with Kevin Smith or do you still hate the title? Be sure to check our 10 Movie Titles Worse Than Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Originally published May 27, 2014. Updated April 12, 2018.
