FACT: With Marvel’s superhero team-up film THE AVENGERS now
sitting pretty with an impressive haul of $586 million domestically (good for
second place all-time behind TITANIC and AVATAR), rival DC Comics (and Warner
Bros.) are not about to be left in the super-dust. Last week it was reported
that WB/DC are moving forward with a Justice League film, which would team-up
their major characters (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman) with their lesser
heroes (Green Lantern, The Flash, and possibly
Aquaman and Hawkman/Hawkgirl).
There is kryptonite in the air with that approach. One of
the reasons why AVENGERS worked so well is because the solo films, which came
first, got us invested in the characters for four years prior to the big
team-up. If WB/DC are planning on mashing their heroes up right away, there
will have to be some careful, and massive scriptwriting done to develop all
these characters.
DC Comics also has the burden of making their characters
believable, which is something they failed miserably at in their GREEN LANTERN
film. With their very own Batman franchise now the template for grounded
superhero films, DC faces an enormous task in making ridiculous characters like
Aquaman and Hawkman work on film. Not an impossible task (even AVENGERS made the
Norse Gods seem plausible), but not one to be taken lightly either.
The good news is DC Comics is likely to try and retain the
services of Christopher Nolan, who is not only behind the current Batman run,
but is also serving as a producer for the upcoming MAN OF STEEL. Also, the idea
of Wonder Woman on film may seem silly with her invisible jet and star-spangled
panties, but think about how silly and campy Batman was perceived in the public
eye before Tim Burton darkened things up; a transformation that is still paying
off today. It can be done. All that, and DC Comics certainly has legions of
fans eager to see the Justice League come to life. The fans have proven that
they will come, and DC can ironically thank their rival Marvel for that.
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