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Throughout its decade-long run,Arrowversewas mostly a mixed bag when it came to delivering quality TV. But it had its fair share of moments, with one of its biggest highlights being 2019’sCrisis on Infinite Earthsadaptation, which is also seen as the last high point for the series. And withTomorrowverseon the verge of its end, which will follow theCrisis on Infinite EarthsStoryline to conclude the saga, fans have been wondering if it will take notes from the CW version.
However, toArrowversefans’ dismay, the animated version of the iconic comic event has nothing to do with its live-action counterpart.
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite EarthsHas Nothing to Do with the Arrowverse
Set to be a Three-parter, the first entry of the animated adaptation of the 1980s comic debuted earlier this year, and the second one finally hit the shelves last week. But consideringArrowversedid it first onscreen, some fans speculated that the trilogy might take inspiration from the show too, but this doesn’t seem to be the case.
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WhenButch Lukicwas asked if there was any link between the two, he clarified that the animated adaptation had nothing to do withArrowverse‘s version of the iconic comic event. Lukic, who has been a longtime collaborator ofBruce Timmand has worked on several acclaimed DCAU projects, further revealed that he hadn’t watched the CW shows.
He toldComicbook.com:
“I didn’t watch any of those, so I didn’t get influenced by it,”
Moreover, he and his peers were surprised when they learned that CW was taking a similar route, as the plans for aCrisis on Infinite Earthsadaptation had been in the making for them for a long while.
Butch Lukic Wanted to MakeCrisis on Infinite EarthsAdaptation a Five-Parter
Before resorting to a trilogy, Butch Lukic’s originally wanted to make the adaptation a five-parter. Considering the magnitude of the iconic event, which spanned over thirteen comics, Lukic felt three films, with a 90-minute runtime, wouldn’t be able to do justice to the storyline.
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Unfortunately, the studios were against it. But the director and the execs eventually came to a negotiation, which involved a slightly higher runtime, thus allowing Lukic to fit the entire storyline into three films.
Heexplained:
“I didn’t want to. I was trying to push against doing it because it’s going to take five movies at least. Then they came back with ‘nah, we want three’. It was thirteen comics at the time. There’s no way we could do this in less than five movies, which would have been right but I think we got it good right here with the three movies because they’re a little longer than usual. So it all kind of works out.”
With one more film to go, it’ll be interesting to see if Lukic can end things on a high note for theTommorowverse.
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Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Twois available for purchase on Apple TV.
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
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