Interior China town is tangentially related. Not super hero world but procedural police show world and it follows people not part of the cast
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Think "law and order" if it followed the guy who they interviewed once at a bar to ask about a murder. It's a show following that guy's life, but you see "marishka hargatay" sometimes, but only briefly as they cross paths. It's also a surreal show that knows it's filming a show while the characters don't know they are characters in a show.
Sounds interesting
It is a good premise, but drags a bit in execution for me. Ronny chieng from the daily show is in it and does a great job.
The two Joaquin Phoenix Joker movies, maybe kinda sorta? No flying or capes or utility belts, but they're about Batman characters, and presumably set in a Batman universe, or at least a precursor/adjacent universe.
Well, I wasn't counting that because it's about a traditional supervillain, much like the Venom movies,
But it is essentially about a non-superpowered character and we wouldn't even know it's superhero adjacent if he had a different name
What's the use of a superhero universe if it isn't about the superhero?
There was this one movie where the superhero was such a jerk, a really miserable person, and disliked by the whole neighborhood because he caused lots of destruction and never took care. But in the end he was the hero again, of course.
I think it would be cool to explore side characters connected to established superheroes. I know it wouldn't appeal to everyone but a Lois Lane movie would appeal to me. I've heard rumours of a Jimmy Olsen movie or series in the works
Not a movie, but check out the painted "Marvels" comic book mini series by Alex Ross. It's been years, but it follows a photographer who captures the beginning moments of The Fantastic Four, Spider-Man etc.
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Gotham Central and Ordinary are a couple good graphic novels that explore this idea.
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