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Superman Rebooted, New Batman Movie
Not satisfied with the direction 2006’s Superman Returns took, Warner Bros. has confirmed a reboot of the Superman Series….again. According to Jeff Robinov, the Group President of Warner Bros. Pictures, “Superman didn’t quite work as a film in the way that we wanted it to”. DC just can’t seem to get it right. The Batman series has been rebooted, and so has The Hulk.
The Superman reboot does actually make sense, since Warner Bros. is planning a Justice League movie within the next three years. Superman Returns was decent, but the whole “Superman is a father” theme wouldn’t have fit into the context of Justice League.
For those not in the know, the Justice League is DC’s version of a combined superhero team; popular members include Wonder Woman, Batman, Superman, and the Green Lantern. DC is rushing to release a Justice League movie to compete with the upcoming Marvel movie counterpart, The Avengers. The Avengers consists of Iron Man, Thor, The Hulk, and more.
A Justice League superman would have to have nothing tying him down, fatherhood would definitely complicate the movie. There’s already a whole set of characters to cover, bringing additional problems would just lengthen and slow the movie down. Robinov also wants to give Superman a darker tone. This is nonsensical, since Superman has always been the polar opposite of Batman. Where Batman is dark, depressed, and gloomy, Superman has always been a much lighter character. Warner Bros. is probably equating the popularity of The Dark Knight with the character’s dark theme, and assume this is what audiences want to see. Well, here’s one person who doesn’t want them to go that route.
Lastly, DC has confirmed a new Batman Movie to be released within three years. It’s got some pretty large shoes to fill, especially the actor playing the new villain (unconfirmed as for now). Two unnamed DC superhero movies are also confirmed, in addition to The Watchmen.
Pretty big news.