Zack Snyder has confirmed that the DC Extended Universe – or Worlds of DC, or whatever name it currently goes by – was never supposed to mirror Marvel Studios' narrative connectivity.

The shared-universe concept was in its infancy when the director began production on Man of Steel, with the MCU still in Phase 1. Now, replying to a fan's question, Snyder admitted that his DC efforts were originally planned as self-contained movies.

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Just got confirmation about what I was thinking about the DC Films. Zack wasn’t planning on an mcu type Universe and it would have been more self contained... pic.twitter.com/WRStGjPUQ9 — John Aaron Garza 🟢 Nkl-n-D1med (@Ser_Jon_Arryn) July 30, 2018

Writing on the filmmaker's social media site Vero, one fan wrote: "I'll just say, I think zack was going for an arc that wasn't concerned with having spin off films and it would have been a self contained world...and I very much like that. A TDK trilogy with the JL that has a beg and end. With diff directors showing respect."

Tagging Snyder, he added: "Would you say I'm thinking in a similar way as you were sir?" – to which the director simply replied: "Yes."

Like Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy, this would have allowed a beginning, middle and end, as opposed to the ongoing (and largely disappointing) DCEU.

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Saying that, Man of Steel did invite a potential extension of the universe – remember the appearance of a Wayne Enterprises satellite?

It's more than understandable that Warner Bros poured its creative energy into replicating Marvel's blueprint, given that Avengers Assemble was the highest-grossing film of 2012.

Released this year, Infinity War then sprinted across the $2 billion mark for worldwide takings.

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In comparison, DC's big team-up movie Justice League took around $650m at the box office – the lowest-grossing film in the DC universe. Perhaps Snyder's original plan was for the best after all?

Previously, Aquaman producer Peter Safran has hailed James Wan's forthcoming blockbuster as something of a saviour for the DCEU.

"I think it's an extraordinary step in [the] DC Universe that sets it on the right path," he shared.

Aquaman is released in cinemas on December 14.

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