Time Warner Chief Admits That "There's Room for Improvement" When It Comes To DC Comics Movies

Time Warner Chief Admits That "There's Room for Improvement" When It Comes To DC Comics Movies

Following the mixed response to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad, Jeff Bewkes has told investors that they're looking to inject some lightness into the movies moving forward...

By JoshWilding - Sep 21, 2016 11:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Batman vs. Superman
Source: Variety
Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes has told investors today (via Variety) that there is "a little room for improvement" when it comes to how future DC Comics adaptations are handled from a creative standpoint. Those comments were made in regards to the response to both Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad, and he went on to reiterate Warner Bros.' plans to shake things up when it comes to future releases not being as dark. "The DC Comics characters … have a little more lightness in them than maybe what you saw in those movies, so we’re thinking about that."
 
A lighter tone is not a guarantee of success, but this is something we've heard from everyone from Deborah Snyder to Geoff Johns in recent months. The big test for the studio is going to be Wonder Woman and Justice League next year, but Bewkes seems happy with how things are otherwise going. 

"The strategy worked. The execution did deliver what we wanted to do. We can do a little better on the creative." As for how things are going for them at the box office, he added: "We’re right on course or better. The main thing was to launch DC and reinvigorate it with the fan base. The reboot of Batman with Ben Affleck (in the role) was a big success." He also went on to point out that the reaction to Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman has been very positive, so the studio is clearly pleased with how the DC Films Universe is developing in at least some respect.

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