It's
interesting to hear everyone talk about the impending flood of films based or
inspired by comic books, when one of the most hectic years is 2016, and it will
only see six adaptations spread out along the year. Less of a flood and more of
an ankle deep puddle then, and while some seem to be concerned with superhero
fatigue, others aren't.
This
Wednesday while speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media &Telecom
Conference, Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara said that "the key thing is
that the movies and the television shows and the games, everything looks very
different…you have to be able to take advantage of the diversity of these
characters."
While
it's true that every movie featuring a superhero is different and taps into
different genres, most don't seem to recognize the difference and just merge
them into a single group. Just re-watch this year's (boring) Oscars or its best
picture winner Birdman, which satirizes the comic book "craze", but truth be told the director could have done the exact same movie using a former
action/comedy/horror star, but I have the impression that wouldn't be to zeitgeisty.
Nonetheless,
DC is starting to brave into its own shared cinematic universe with what will
be its cornerstone Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which will see Superman,
Batman, Aquaman, Wonder Woman and possibly others appear together for the first
time in film, much like what Marvel did in the first Avengers.
"The
worlds of DC are very different," Tsujihara said. "They’re steeped in
realism, and they’re a little bit edgier than Marvel’s movies."
Putting
aside the Batman and Robin's of this world, DC has always been slightly more edgy,
and darker than Marvel, which although not campy does have a lighter approach,
so far.
Source
- Variety
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