but there's no way their sensibility fits into the DC universe.
As grimdark as the DC films tend to be, maybe a little levity and charm would be welcome. It worked for Wonder Woman.
Geoff Johns being more involved has been a huge step in the right direction but I think Jon Berg has provided a much more needed lift for WB & DC
Here are some recent quotes from Berg.
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Why did audiences embrace “Wonder Woman”?
Berg: It’s a fun movie. It’s positive and optimistic. The early films may have been too dark in parts.
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“Suicide Squad” and “Batman v. Superman” made money, but critics hated them. Did you learn anything from the poor response to the films?
Berg: There are lessons from every movie. You would be silly not to analyze how a movie was received — what went right and what went wrong on the making of a movie.
On “Suicide Squad,” the movie did incredibly well commercially. It didn’t work narratively. You had some great casting and some great characterizations, but where the story fell down was on narrative, on plot. We could do better. “Batman v. Superman” was tonally dark. People didn’t respond to that.
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Joss Whedon is overseeing reshoots on “Justice League” and will write and direct “Batgirl.” How important will he be to the DC cinematic universe going forward?
Berg: He’s a big part already. We love him. He’s a great partner, collaborator; we want him to be ensconced. We bring people by, have general meetings and talk about comics and their favorite superhero movies. With Joss, he saw the master board, and he saw a “Batgirl” title and he said, “You guys seriously want to do ‘Batgirl’?” And we said, “Absolutely.” He said, “That’s my jam.”
film doesn't suck. It has a great cast: Alden Ehrenreich (only saw him in Beautiful Creatures but he was very good), Woody Harrelson, Thandi Newton, Donald Glover as Lando, Emilia Clarke, Micheal K. Williams.
As grimdark as the DC films tend to be, maybe a little levity and charm would be welcome. It worked for Wonder Woman.
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but there's no way their sensibility fits into the DC universe.
As grimdark as the DC films tend to be, maybe a little levity and charm would be welcome. It worked for Wonder Woman.
Geoff Johns being more involved has been a huge step in the right direction but I think Jon Berg has provided a much more needed lift for WB & DC
Here are some recent quotes from Berg.
Why did audiences embrace “Wonder Woman”?
Berg: It’s a fun movie. It’s positive and optimistic. The early films may have been too dark in parts.
Berg: There are lessons from every movie. You would be silly not to analyze how a movie was received — what went right and what went wrong on the making of a movie.
On “Suicide Squad,” the movie did incredibly well commercially. It didn’t work narratively. You had some great casting and some great characterizations, but where the story fell down was on narrative, on plot. We could do better. “Batman v. Superman” was tonally dark. People didn’t respond to that.
Berg: He’s a big part already. We love him. He’s a great partner, collaborator; we want him to be ensconced. We bring people by, have general meetings and talk about comics and their favorite superhero movies. With Joss, he saw the master board, and he saw a “Batgirl” title and he said, “You guys seriously want to do ‘Batgirl’?” And we said, “Absolutely.” He said, “That’s my jam.”
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A good, fun book. But I wouldn't want to see other actors play Luke, Leia, Lando, and Wedge.
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Great, how is Tom Hanks going to play a young Han Solo?! ;-)
On the flip side, Ron's brother Clint will make an excellent alien.