Line #34 Memes/DCExtendedUniverse


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Possibly the least scathing meme related to this franchise. Also, the Snyder Cut ''[[Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague does exist]]'' now, so...]]
3	!!''Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse''
4	Being a multi-film franchise means there's inevitably going to be a sizable number of memes. Being a multi-film franchise with divisive early installments means there's going to be enough to fill an encyclopedia.
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6	!!Individual film pages:
7	[[index]]
8	* ''Memes/ManOfSteel''
9	* ''Memes/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice''
10	* ''Memes/SuicideSquad2016''
11	* ''Memes/WonderWoman2017''
12	* ''Memes/JusticeLeague2017''
13	* ''Memes/Aquaman2018''
14	* ''Memes/Shazam2019''
15	* ''Memes/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague''
16	* ''Memes/TheSuicideSquad''
17	[[/index]]
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19	!!In General
20	* [[https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/500x/67089222/release-the-hype-engine.jpg "Release the hype engine"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Based on Zod's quote "Release the world engine" in ''Film/ManOfSteel'', used whenever fans welcome significant news regarding the DCEU. It can also be used for other kinds of hypes.[[/labelnote]]
21	* "I want pictures! Pictures of Batman!!!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]It took less than one hour after the announcement of J.K. Simmons' casting as James Gordon to get the first posts along the lines of ''Film/SpiderMan1''.[[/labelnote]]
22	* '''D'''irector's '''C'''ut '''E'''xtended '''U'''niverse [[labelnote:Explanation]]Once it was announced that WB was going to release an extended ''Suicide Squad'' cut with 13 extra minutes on home release, this joke, and variants similar to this, exploded over the internet. Adding to the joke is the fact that the home release of ''Batman v Superman'' had an extra 30 more minutes, which kick-started this joke in the first place, but wasn't so obvious at first. The demand for an extended or even alternate cut of ''Justice League'' has kept this meme from going stale, though Warner Bros. ultimately didn't add anything to the home video release.[[/labelnote]]
23	** [[DownloadableContent DLC]]EU [[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to the home media releases of ''Batman v Superman'' and ''Suicide Squad'' having extra footage that was removed from the theatrical versions due to ExecutiveMeddling, quite a few people have joked that Warner Bros. is looking to make [[MoneyDearBoy extra profit]] by cutting out footage from the theatrical versions of the DCEU films to release on home media to give people an incentive to buy the home media versions in the manner of video game DLC.[[/labelnote]]
24	* DCEU 1 Oscar, MCU 0 [[labelnote:Explanation]]After ''Suicide Squad'' won the 2016 Academy Award for Best Makeup, many pointed out that the MCU has still yet to win a single one despite being farther along in their cinematic universe and being better-received than the DCEU's 3 starting movies; on the flipside, prior to the 91st Academy Awards, the MCU had more ''nominations'' for Oscars than the DCEU, having been nominated 8 times for Best Visual Effects (all 3 ''Iron Man'' movies, both ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' movies, ''The Avengers'', ''Captain America: The Winter Soldier'', and ''Doctor Strange''), once for Best Sound Editing (''Iron Man''), and Best Hair and Makeup (''Guardians of the Galaxy''). Likely on it's way to DiscreditedMeme status due to ''Film/BlackPanther2018'' winning ''3'' Oscars - Costume Design, Original Soundtrack and Production Design - on top of being the first Superhero movie to be nominated for Best Picture[[/labelnote]]
25	* Wonder Woman is carrying the DCEU on her back! [[labelnote:Explanation]]After her role in ''Batman v Superman'' was considered one of the better parts of the highly divisive movie, which was then followed by her [[Film/WonderWoman2017 own movie]] being the first critically well-received DCEU movie, many fans and viewers joke that Wonder Woman has become the savior of the franchise.[[/labelnote]]
26	* Creator/BenAffleck's extremely bored and tired [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1LWeTnWh9E "I don't know about that, we'll see what the future holds"]] when asked if he'll play Bruce again during the ''Justice League'' press junket.[[note]]As of August 2020, Ben Affleck has confirmed that he'll make at least one more appearance in ''The Flash''[[/note]]
27	%%** "Zack Snyder, Take Notes!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A variant of the "Creator/MichaelBay, Take Notes!" meme, the majority of the DC fans wished that Snyder would just make the films less dark purely for the sake of being dark (at least prior to his departure from the DCEU).[[/labelnote]]
28	%% Didn't find that meme anywhere.
29	* "Tell that to Zod's snapped neck!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A [=YouTuber=], WebVideo/ChrisStuckmann, tweeted an "improved" version of the ''Batman v Superman'' script including this line. Fans of the movie gleefully mocked it.[[/labelnote]]
30	* Some fans have taken to joking about the seemingly endless series of negative and/ludicrous and/or unproven rumors about the films by wondering what bizarre story will get passed around next by notoriously unreliable outlets like ''We Got This Covered'' and making up their own ridiculous ones.
31	* Articles and videos ruminating about why the franchise hasn't been as accepted as the MCU and others about how to "fix" or "save" the DCEU absolutely litter the internet and it's not unusual to come across multiple ones with completely differing perspectives, leaving fans confused as to what exactly detractors are looking for.
32	* "Can [current DC movie] Save the DCEU?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Used in mockery over any bloggers or [=YouTubers=] that claim the next DCEU movie could ruin the franchise if it isn't a critical success, with the joke being that several DCEU movies have already gone into production around the time the meme started.[[/labelnote]], followed by "X movie shows the DCEU is heading in the right direction" when it seemingly does[[labelnote:Explanation]]A statement that started with Wonder Woman and has been repeated for Aquaman and Shazam.[[/labelnote]].
33	* "Batgirl fans are so toxic!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Used ironically by fans of the Snyder Cut to mock detractors who claimed their fanbase had entitlement issues for demanding Warner Bros stop witholding content, only for those same detractors to find themselves sympathizing with the talent behind ''Batgirl'' once the studios shelved it.
34	* Following the announcement that the newly established Creator/DCStudios would be rebooting Superman with a new actor, calling the future of the entire DCEU into question, a number of fans began joking that the higher-ups deciding a ContinuityReboot would fix their damaged universe proved that the DCEU had ultimately followed the comics after all.[[note]]DC Comics is notorious for using such reboots in an attempt to reinvigorate its shared universe, most notably with ''Comicbook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' in 1986 and ''The Comicbook/{{New 52}}'' in 2011.[[/note]]
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