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Warner Bros. planning a dark "Superman"?

by Grace on August 22nd, 2008

The 2006 film Superman Returns was a disappointment to Warner Bros. that company execs have decided to put both Superman: Man of Steel and Batman vs. Superman on hold. Instead, Warner Bros. wants “the next pack of superhero movies to be bathed in the same brooding tone as The Dark Knight.”

I first read this story at Superhero Hype that Warner Bros. has confirmed a reboot of “Superman“, similar to the strategy used to reboot Ang Lee’s Hulk. Warner Bros. Pictures Group President Jeff Robinov spoke to Wall Street Journal and explained that he wants to explore the evil side of the superheroes. “We’re going to try to go dark to the extent that the characters allow it,” he says.

What exactly does it mean to have a “brooding/dark” Superman? Someone with attitude? Several SHH readers commented that The Dark Knight is dark, because Batman is. That’s not how fans know Superman to be. Unless of course you’re talking Superman on red or black Kryptonite, but then that would be Smallville.

Movies featuring Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, Green Lantern and Flash are in development, so I wonder if these would also have similar darker tones as The Dark Knight. Warner Bros. plans on releasing comic-book films in the next few years, including a third Batman film, the rebooted Superman, and two other DC Comics characters.

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