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What's Next For Superhero Movies?

Posted by Soulskill on from the reboot-the-reboots-of-reboots dept.

New submitter Faizdog writes "The Atlantic has a very interesting article on what's next for superhero movies after The Dark Knight Rises leaves theaters. DC in particular doesn't seem to have a good pipeline of readily available heroes to create movies around. The article discusses the challenges surrounding the upcoming Man of Steel movie, as well as how the circumstances around the successful Spiderman reboot may not necessarily translate to a Batman reboot. The author also mentions the necessity and viability of the comic book print medium continuing on in light of the film successes, especially in terms of revenue (the Avengers movie alone made more profit for Marvel than all comic book sales for the last two years). The article concludes with an interesting suggestion that television may be the ideal medium for comic book adaptations, as it may permit a richer and more complex story telling experience than a two-hour movie."

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  1. write a new story? by notgm · · Score: 5, Insightful

    or has that been done before?

    1. Re:write a new story? by Black+Parrot · · Score: 5, Funny

      or has that been done before?

      Once.

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      Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
    2. Re:write a new story? by BillCable · · Score: 5, Insightful

      You really have to admire Marvel for how well they've handled their movie franchises the past decade, especially the Avengers arc. It's hard not to be in awe of what transpired to bring The Avengers to fruition. They made smart choices which eventually paid off handsomely. DC, outside the Nolan films, has botched everything. Warner Bros. just doesn't trust creative people to handle the material.

    3. Re:write a new story? by Unordained · · Score: 5, Funny

      Wonder Woman? Probably the most popular female in all comics... no movie to speak of. Maybe it's all the BDSM from the source material.

      My interest in Wonder Woman just went up.

  2. Live Action Dilbert by Spiflicator · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think Drew Carey would be excellent.

  3. Re:No mention of TV? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Agreed, and I agree with the conclusion of the summery that "television may be the ideal medium for comic book adaptations", as B:TAS is probably the best adaptation of Batman in any medium outside of the comics. Further, I'd say that it was better than many periods of the Batman comics.

    I guess it all comes down to who is in charge and how faithful they want to stay to the source material and create stories from there.

  4. Disney's Answer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Disney's already working on the John Carter sequel - CowboyNeal of Uranus

  5. Re:The change of pace by Black+Parrot · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's impossible to make a good movie from a video game.

    The studios aren't interested in good; they're interested in how many people will pay to see it.

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    Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
  6. Re:No mention of TV? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Go watch the Justice League and Justice League: Unlimited animated series that followed those two. They were done by the same guys and were phenomenal. The first season of JLU might well have been the high point of the DC universe in any incarnation--comics, animated, or live action. They pulled out almost every minor superhero DC ever created, gave them each their own shining moment, and tied everything together through a season-long arc that was just an awesome piece of storytelling.

    Whoever that guy is who's writing the Justice League movie script had better be studying those shows religiously.