Oh my god. Just had the biggest epiphany! Here's how you fix batman, superman and make a better movie the next time its reset or whatever.

Gotham is Chicago, Metropolis is NY or what not, and Lex Luthor is fueling intergang. which is trying to expand in Gotham

So superman, while investigating the gun problem that isn't getting resolved a few states over in gotham, reports a story about how a young boy years ago is keeping a promise to the city by attempting to prevent another tragedy, and he meets bruce wayne.

He's also there because he finds out that Gotham has an international harbor that isn't being tracked well enough, and a gang with a psychopath leader is jumping a poorly guarded shipment going to a wayne funded lab or museum or whatever. (it's Kryptonian tech)

The Joker, fights Superman to a standstill, that is foiled by Batman who learns of Superman's weakness. But doesn't yet meet him. He also finds evidence that Intergang, a Metropolis Crime Syndicate is operating in his city. He's long suspected that his parents were killed by them

So Bruce goes to Metropolis on a fact finding mission, he agrees to sit down with Lois Lane, a frequent target of Intergang, for an interview, and he meets Clark Kent. He does all his phony Bruce stuff, pretends to leave on a jet, then does some Batman shit to look into Intergang

Turns out, Intergang is upgrading. They have anti-superman tech, so no one can help. Until Batman shows up with lead etc. But Superman doesn't like the skulking, so he gets involved. They fight for a bit, but leave each other be, because they both figure eachother out a bit

Superman, in research mode finds that story about Bruce as a boy, and does some digging, and super sleuthing. He has a deep suspicion and can't confirm it. Plus Intergang is striking again. and Batman is liable to get someone killed with his antics...

So it’s just a big old fight meet cute. Superman is trying to stop Batman but realizes how good he is at fighting. Makes old Supes realize he could pull his punches too some. Gets kinda jealous watching him work. Lois likes Batman

Batman, while fully capable of handling these goons is finally noticing the benefit of not working alone. Superman is effective and not tired. Supes also found the evidence Batman was looking for the whole time, that connects Intergang and Lex. Uh oh.

Batman was almost happy with Supes until that. Now Bruce can’t help but wonder if Lex Luthor has a meta human guardian, all Batman’s research into Supes Origin points to Both of their time in Smallville. So he’s gotta find this cat and ask him hard.

So! Bruce makes a visit to the Daily Planet to hit on Lois and see if the “dynamic duo” of Lois and Clark can figure out if Supes is on Alex’s payroll.(lol) Supes is big mad. Cause Lois is super into Bruce. They agree to dinner, so Clark goes investigating, and meets Batman at...

Lex Luthor’s Office! It’s a 3 Way fight. Lex tries to pit Batman against Superman, and Batman came with the old Green brass knuckles so he’s gonna womp him a super. Superman is trying to hold back because he knows Luthor is manipulating them both. He asks Batman a hard question.

“Did you know that the Luthor family got its fortune bootlegging and gunrunning during prohibition?” He says to Batman as he watches him quickly connect the dots. Batman’s heart isn’t in it anymore. He stops trying to beat up Superman just long enough for Superman to show him...

What it was he was doing at Luthor’s in the first place. At first he was trying to figure out who’s buying all this kryptonite tech. But THEN! He sees it! A thing only he could see! Proof that Lex Luthor’s family paid for a hit on The Waynes.

Batman, in the middle of putting 2+2+2 together misses Lex Luthor using the power suit to throw a kryptonian displacement spear at Superman! Oh no!!!! Superman has died!!!

This is the end of the first Batman Superman movie, with the epilogue being that Batman, rife with guilt over not saving another orphan (he learned his origin from Ma and Pa Kent) building the Hall of Justice, in between Gotham and Metropolis in say... star city?

Luthor is arrested and is unveiled to be a criminal genius mastermind who bankrolls intergang. Wayne industries absorbs LuthorCo into its holdings as part of a damage settlement. It is unwinding all of its legitimate projects which include a partnership with star labs...

In the first movie after this one, it’s a new day everywhere. Superman is dead(not really) heroes from everywhere are like hey we gotta fight! Did you hear about this asshole Lex Luthor? They start banding together. This is how you do Justice League

Batman refuses to get involved fully. But a few heroes he trusts (Mr Terrific, the question) are given marching orders. And trying to track down the last remnants of Intergang. Because there seems to be an alien origin with them? LuthorCo had a black site. Completely dark.

In South America a Luthor site has all of the companies info backed up along side a masssive storage hub. The tech seems impenetrable. Mr Terrific can’t get in and he hacked ARGUS in his sleep. Meanwhile, some weirdo named Brainiac is taking in data at a very fast rate.

Brainiac manages to invade Star Labs files, and in the middle of downloading and removing data, he’s cut off and accidentally shuts down a failsafe that releases a telepathic alien that has been sounding a warning. Brainiac freaks out. Starts deleting even faster. Meanwhile!

We see a healthy Bearded Superman, wandering a dessert wasteland. Can’t tell what time it is, can’t tell where he is. He doesn’t have powers. He’s in the phantom zone! He’s saved by his Grandfather who explains how the phantom zone and Kandor work. He didn’t die when Lex hit him

He was transported to the phantom zone, it was a scepter not a weapon. His mind and body power a simulation of himself which is why he survived in the non Kandor region for so long. He won’t be able to get back, any Krypton tech that could help him is sitting in Wayne Holdings

But Batman already clocked it. And is working to get him out. He found the Fortress. And is using that as a base while trying to track down who is trying to destroy all data on the planet. Right as Brainiac decides it’s time to destroy everything and launches... The Eradicator.

Batman has to stop this and wake Superman up. But he needs help...

Who swings in at the right time other than freaking Wonder Woman. Investigating this force that seeks to destroy the planet. Aided by some dark warrior who knows her ancient dialect of greek somehow. She helps him and takes down the Eradicator. Or one of them. Who sent her?...

That star labs facility? That got hacked and went dark? Held the Martian Manhunter, whose weird Martian physiology allows him short range telepathy. He manages to piggyback on stronger signals, that’s why Star invested so much in keeping him secure. When their site goes down...

One hero raced to the facility to help because he knew his super science knowledge would be a boon here, was THE FLASH!(aaaaaaAAAAAH) he is contacted by MM as he gets close. MM sends him to WW. good news! Flash’s powers compliment Short Range Telepathy making it LONG RANGE

Say it’s some kind of Martian symbiote being fed by Energy generated by Flash’s speed. Anyway. Flash Runs past Themyscira, which also reacts to telepathy or alerts Wonder Woman. Who communicates with MM and agrees that Flash and Batman will be needed to rescue MM, who can stop...

Brainiac who is prepared to completely destroy the earth now that he has all the data he needs. So they go save MM who allows them all to work seamlessly and take down Brainiac. WHO ALSO HAS THE CITY OF KANDOR IN A BOTTLE INSIDE HIS OWN SHIP!(that’s where Superman is ohhh snap)

So they fight to hold him off while Bats get Supes out of KANDOR finally. Meanwhile flash and WW and MM are fighting and kinda worn out. He almost died trying to save Supes, and out comes Supes! In his Sunday best(grandpa’s armor) he stops Brainiac and everyone is stoked. But...

Superman’s Armor is created by a Motherbox, which alerts two very different planets to the Earth. Dun dun dunnnnn. This thread is worth about 3 movies, if you add funny comic book gags and jokes about capes and stuff. Next 3 movies are Darkseid and stuff.

Jokes I want specifically: When trying to name their team Batman suggests “The Avengers” and then everyone else shoots it down because that is a terrible name for a group that is supposed to protect people. Wonder Woman suggests League of Justice and gets called a Grandma.

MM taking a cue from a concept he has heard derided so much, Social Justice Warrior, decides on Justice League. Because he is a mighty SJW. They all decide they are! With Batman rolling his eyes but agreeing. (You are sticking with the exact branding?) Flash says #superfriends

He takes a million selfies at once. And so they are definitely trending(Because Superman always manages to face the right way in them). Anyway boom that’s 3 movies. If you can’t make 9 movies and then plot out a DC versus Marvel Contest of Champions movie fine I’ll do it later.