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My only fear with JL is my general fear with the DCEU as a cinematic universe and what makes their characters distinct from Marvel. Marvel superheroes are depicted as 'people', who are seen as people doing a job for better or worst. Their drama is more soap operatic as they interact with each other and the world they live in. DC superheroes are 'symbols', representing entire facets of their universe. This is why the Justice League are so often regarded as modern gods or monuments. Their symbols transcend who they actually are which is why their monikers can be retired and graduated toward, hence the generational aspect of their hero structure: teens, young adults, and adults. It is expected, for instance, that Damien will be Batman. Or Donna Troy will be the Wonder Woman. Or Jon Kent will be Superman.
Obviously mantle passing occurs in Marvel, but there's a reason it rarely feels as organic and natural as DC. X23 didn't need to 'graduate' into Wolverine, Logan is Wolverine, she's X23. You already know how I feel with FemThor. However, fill-ins are a more natural occurrence with Marvel. Because again, these are people doing 'jobs'. Bucky can fill in as Cap, but it's not this generational thing where 'one day he will be Cap' like 'one day Dick will be Batman' (and he did before New52 pissed on everything).
So back to DCEU; the modern myth, symbolic nature of these heroes are the best way to depict them with making a Marvel movie with different heroes. The Nolan trilogy is actually predicated on the weight of a symbol on one man. Wonder Woman very deliberately presented her as larger than life and symbolic. DCEU needs to be that, all the time.
If the Suicide Squad 2 plot rumor is true perhaps they will.
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