We DC Comics fans have sat by for years, depressed that the Marvel Comics brand has had much more success in movie adaptations. I personally loved Superman Returns (though I'm in the decided minority), and didn't much care for The Dark Knight (again, minority). But no one would dispute the fact that Marvel has had more commercial and critical success with their X-Men, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man and other spin-offs.
DC has the best known properties in the comics world, but their TV and movie adaptations have been rather lackluster by comparison to Marvel. Not only that, the DC characters that have fans itching for big screen treatments keep getting scuttled or postponed. Shazam! The Flash. Green Lantern. The Justice League of America. Wonder Woman. Firestorm. The Metal Men. We keep getting tantalizing promises, and nothing seems to come of them. That may be about to change.
[Excerpt]
Warner Bros. Creates DC Entertainment!
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WBEI) has created DC Entertainment Inc., a new company founded to fully realize the power and value of the DC Comics brand and characters across all media and platforms, to be run by Diane Nelson, it was announced today by Barry Meyer, Chairman & CEO, and Alan Horn, President & COO, Warner Bros. . .
Read more at: Bam! Kapow!
No comments:
Post a Comment
Have something to say to us? Post it here!