'Legion Of Super-Heroes' Movie In The Works [RUMOR] Warner Bros. Wants New 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' DC Film Franchise - Darkseid Making Appearance?

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is the biggest movie of this summer - so what is DC and Warner Bros. going to do to match this new franchise? According to a new rumor, a new film adaptation of the comic series Legion of Super-Heroes is in the works, thus giving Guardians a direct competitor in the box office.

In the same way that an upcoming Justice League is in the works to take on Marvel's The Avengers movie franchise, Legion could top Guardians ... if this rumor is true, that is.

Much like Guardians in the Marvel universe, Legion members show up randomly throughout the DC comic book universe, but is this really a good idea? Guardians is already a hit. Coming out with a similar franchise might be viewed as ... well, lame!

Plus DC is years behind Avengers already, so Legion of Super-Heroes would need to step up production to even make an impact.

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Latino Review reports:

According to sources, Warners is quietly sending out the DC comic book Legion Of Superheroes to screenwriters & their reps for takes. For non-industry folks, what that means is that screenwriters check out the comic book and come up for a movie idea involving the characters from that comic. Those writers then go to the studio to pitch their idea. The studio then hires the screenwriter they feel has the best idea or take for the film.