Variety talked with Warner Bros. Pictures President and Chief Operating Officer Alan Horn, Production President Jeff Robinov and Gregory Noveck, Senior VP of Creative Affairs for DC Comics about the various challenges of adapting more DC properties for the big screen beyond the steady Batman and Superman franchises.
Here are some excerpts:
Warners and DC (both Time Warner entities) have labored in vain over another Superman, and launches for Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Arrow and Green Lantern. It's maddening for fans as rival Marvel Comics has successfully begun financing its own slate of pics, first with Iron Man, then a reboot of The Incredible Hulk this summer.
DC doesn't have a separate film division the way rival Marvel does, which is moving forward with an Iron Man sequel and adaptations of Thor, The First Avenger: Captain America and the superhero team-up The Avengers for 2010 and 2011.
That means Warners doesn't have a sole cheerleader for its comicbook projects, or someone to work closely with filmmakers to develop them.
"We're having a lot of internal discussions on it," Horn says. "We haven't committed to any change at DC at this point," adding that both Warners and DC are committed to turning "the properties into viable movie product in an intelligent way so that we introduce them like planes on a runway. They have to be set up the right way and lined up the right way and all take off one at a time and fly safe and fly straight."
DC doesn't have a separate film division the way rival Marvel does, which is moving forward with an Iron Man sequel and adaptations of Thor, The First Avenger: Captain America and the superhero team-up The Avengers for 2010 and 2011.
That means Warners doesn't have a sole cheerleader for its comicbook projects, or someone to work closely with filmmakers to develop them.
"We're having a lot of internal discussions on it," Horn says. "We haven't committed to any change at DC at this point," adding that both Warners and DC are committed to turning "the properties into viable movie product in an intelligent way so that we introduce them like planes on a runway. They have to be set up the right way and lined up the right way and all take off one at a time and fly safe and fly straight."
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batman's protege
lol that was funny i was wondering when somebody was gonna trash me about the flash i was joking about the flash he would be cool and welcome spoog
3 years agoby @movielover1994Flag
knobie09
you mean the "S.S." elite?
3 years agoby @knobie09Flag
Vamp
I agree with Vis, Spoog. Welcome to the elite!
3 years agoby @vampire2000Flag
T.Clark
Spoog is new, and he's already learning the ropes...welcome to the dark side, young moviewebber lol
3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
Spoogology
I'm new here and movielover person, you are an *sshole. The Flash would be a great movie, with the right visuals. , the right director, a good script, and acting... stupid ass. I hate people like you...
3 years agoby @spoog2000Flag
batman's protege
the flash would seem like a stupid movie green lantern would be cool though when they make the new superman they should just call it man of steel just like what batman did
3 years agoby @movielover1994Flag
T.Clark
movielover, i feel like an *sshole all the time, so u must feel retarded. U should try rephrasing ur sentences so people get ur point. If u didn't notice, i'm not the only one who thought u didn't know sh*t
Also, i had no idea what the f*ck u said in ur comment, so not only should u try rephrasing, u should also check ur spelling and punctuations while ur at it
3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
knobie09
warner should make a movie about the "justice society" as well!!!
3 years agoby @knobie09Flag
knobie09
wonder woman,captain marvel(a superman knock-off from the 40's),plastic man,they all started as solo characters,only THEY should have there own solo movies!!! any true comic book,and movie fan knows that!!
3 years agoby @knobie09Flag
knobie09
besides,what the hell are you you talking about? "green-lantern-is-black-is-white"? "johnny-depp-shall-play-the-roll-of-the-riddler"? "vote-hot-brunnette-for-the-roll-of-wonder-woman"? and the worst... "they-shall-make-the-D.C. superheroe-characters-more-dark"? when worst case scenario:batman 3's plot would be batman regaining gotham's trust by rescueing the narrows(from "begins",remember?),and all D.C. superheroes would appear only in one "justice league" movie!!
3 years agoby @knobie09Flag
Masta_Chiefed
Well besides 'civil war,' 'killing superman, and the alternate X-universe arc which was hated on, but is my fav X-over
3 years agoby @masta-chiefedFlag
Masta_Chiefed
Screw the big two comic franchises. The coolest and most contemporary stories are found in the early to mid 90's catalogues of 'Dark Horse' and 'Image' comics. Though I will say 'Spawn' was an unforgivable f*ck up, even by hollywood's standards, the content was by far fresher in the 90's than anything marvel or DC has done in 20 years
3 years agoby @masta-chiefedFlag
knobie09
to jerko:i advice you to not intrude in other peoples affairs like the apostle marcus did.
3 years agoby @knobie09Flag
knobie09
i even hate directors who suit up like spielberg or hitchc*ck!! and you wonder where is the creativity?
3 years agoby @knobie09Flag
knobie09
so sue me,jerko-the rotten!!!
3 years agoby @knobie09Flag
knobie09
to slim:i don't hate trilogies... i hate the *sshole movie procucer/director who thinks he can make a better trilogy than sergio leone(the first trilogy maker. if you remember the "man with no name"films?)!!! george lucas learned his leason and did 3 more star wars movies and a 4th indiana jones feature!!
3 years agoby @knobie09Flag
Psycho
Person under me does not even know how to spell obviously.LOL.
3 years agoby @physco-123Flag
knobie09
to marcus:on your immature line... oviously!!! to man of steel:you're jew,and you hate obama?!? christ!!! and to radimus:a catholic in disguise,f*cking nazi!!! PLEASE LORD FORGIVE THEM FOR NOT FORGIVING(like you asked us to?)!!! i apologised to you,i did my part!!! f*ck ups!!!
3 years agoby @knobie09Flag
Flrep07
WOOO! AMERICANS!!
3 years agoby @flrep07Flag
Flrep07
your wrong yet again Rad, its McDonalds :)
3 years agoby @flrep07Flag
batman's protege
hey visionary how bout u go blow zack snyder seeing u did so lifeless f*ck ur lucky where talking on the computer cause i would so beat ur ass. n by tha way i was just referring that warner bros was going to make him black of course i know hal jordan dont u feel like n *sshole
3 years agoby @movielover1994Flag
Radimus-83
you forgot the rest of your translation M.O.S "by fat chicks" heh heh
it's ok tho, i know all you americans are jealous of me being irish. what with you all being obease, owning all your guns and working at wendy's!! lol
3 years agoby @radimus-83Flag
Marcusx
lol 'man of steel' being hebrew lmao, didnt see that coming
3 years agoby @marcusxFlag
Flrep07
yeaaahhh riiiight. lol. sure it is. it means "if you're not irish, then you get laid fo sho!" lmao, j/k
3 years agoby @flrep07Flag
Radimus-83
thats what i'm asking, your name "man of steel" right?.. well, i didn't know that was hebru! :)
3 years agoby @radimus-83Flag
Flrep07
im not hebrew dude. lol. im saying my name's origin is jewish. lmao!! nice.
3 years agoby @flrep07Flag
Radimus-83
"man of steel" is hebru? wow, you learn something new every day on movieweb! lol
3 years agoby @radimus-83Flag
knobie09
spanish inquisitors
3 years agoby @knobie09Flag
Flrep07
LMFAO!!! damn, all of you are catholics? cool. and f*ck yeah i dont forgive your "retarded" comments knobie. (sorry if i sounded rather stupid on my last comment peoples, i just went off). My name is actually hebrew Rad..so you cant sh*t about mines.
3 years agoby @flrep07Flag
Marcusx
lol yeah slim you did
rad, that was the funniest sh*t, i literally burst out laughing and everyone in my office heard me. they all suck, but damn that was funny...lol spunk ha
3 years agoby @marcusxFlag