DC Almost Brought A Better Shared Universe To The Big Screen 4 Years Ago
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Summary Four years ago, a DC Universe movie event almost happened featuring all five hours of the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover.
Special surprises planned for theaters included cast appearances, giveaways, and deleted scenes with completed VFX and sound.
Unfortunately, the event scheduled for April 2020 was canceled due to Covid-19, derailing this exciting chance for fans to see the crossover on the big screen.
A very different DC Universe almost made its way to theaters four years ago, that would have outdone the DCEU.
In his latest entry on his Substack site, Arrow and Legend of Tomorrow co-creator Marc Guggenheim, and one of the crucial executive producers for the Arrowverse, revealed that the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover was almost brought to theaters, sharing the following:
I don't believe this is publicly known (again, statute of limitations) but we had been working with Warner Bros. to release all five hours of Crisis in movie theaters across the country. The event — arranged through Fathom Events — was going to include special surprises like cast appearances and giveaways and we'd also cut together a few bonuses that would have been screened in-between episodes and, yes, they would have included the deleted scenes — with all the VFX completed, the sound mixed, and the picture color-timed — that I'd mentioned. At this point, you're probably wondering why this event didn't go forward. Well, the answer is that it was scheduled for April 2020. Covid ruins everything.
Source: Marc Guggenheim
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