Disney/Marvel Deal Makes Warner Remember It Owns DC

For the past thirty years or so, DC has been playing catch-up to Marvel. So it shouldn’t have been too surprising after the Disney-Marvel buyout, Warner Brothers suddenly snorted, woke up and remembered it owned a comic book company too. And hey, that company was supposed to be generating movie franchises, wasn’t it?
At least, that’s [...]

Nerd Wednesday: WB Gains a Lantern, but Loses Superman?

The results are in: Ryan Reynolds will be Hal Jordan, if the Warner Bros. movie version of Green Lantern ever gets off the ground.
Reynolds seems born to play a super-hero — look at the abs and the chin, for Christ’s sake — but until now, he’s been stuck with C-listers. He played Marvel characters Hannibal [...]

You Don’t Tug on Superman’s Cape…

Geoff Boucher at the LA Times has an excellent piece about the problems facing Warner Bros. and the Superman franchise.
It should be surprising that Warners can’t turn one of the most recognizable fictional characters of all time into a successful movie. After all, we’re talking about a property that’s already brought in billions of dollars [...]