Comments on: DC “may soon move to LA”

By: Saber Tooth Tiger Mike

Saber Tooth Tiger Mike — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:16:08 +0000

“Aquaman on the silver screen”
Please tell me that’s a joke or a typo. Who the hell actually wants to see that? They can’t even get hardcore readers to support a monthly comic.

God, they suck.

By: rich

rich — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:15:48 +0000

“The top Warner leadership is also frustrated that over the last decade it has been Marvel Comics characters — led by Spider-Man, the X-Men and Iron Man — who have won the hearts of moviegoers with franchises that have pulled in close to $8 billion.”

Good. Now they know how the DC fans felt when they couldn’t get their asses in gear and make these movies sooner.

By: Mikael

Mikael — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:28:04 +0000

This has been in the works for months if not more. I posted on a previous thread way back on the Beat that the buzz was fairly clear/accurate on DC’s move out to the left coast. It’s just a question of when and who goes first: DC or Marvel.

By: VeryFineNearMint

VeryFineNearMint — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:38:15 +0000

This all being said, I’d say 90% chance DC is moving to L.A. within a year, or at least an announcement that they’ll be.

By: Brett

Brett — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:35:49 +0000

Has Warner just woken up from a long, long nap?

They have no one to blame but themselves for Marvel winning the hearts of moviegoers. That’s what happens when you’re asleep at the wheel, WB.

Hey Warner, while you’re at it, you might notice that Marvel wins the hearts of readers too, which is sad, because people really ‘want’ to love DC characters… but you guys don’t make it easy.

By: KET

KET — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:43:19 +0000

Whatever; DC’s current output seems more geared towards outside media adaptation than comics anyway. They might as well make the transition official.

By: Synsidar

Synsidar — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:12:49 +0000

There is a gap between DC’s top characters (Superman, Batman) — Wonder Woman is an icon, but not on the same level as the other two — and the other characters. Too many of DC’s characters are just very simple concepts, to the point that most of them can each be described in one sentence. They’re certainly heroic, and a hero’s power might initially be interesting, but what does a screenwriter do after one movie about the Flash or Green Lantern? The Flash moves fast; GL has his ring — and that’s it. Superman and Batman are more widely recognized by the general public than the others are, but they’re actually just as hard to write about. Do two or three movies about either of them, and that’s it — there’s not much more to say. The screenwriter either has to focus on supporting characters or the villains, not the star, or try to think of things for the hero to do with his power that won’t seem silly.

The LA Times article didn’t mention that previous attempts to do movies about DC characters (e.g., JLA, WW) have run into script problems. Moving the offices to LA does nothing to address those problems. A treatment that assumes that all viewers are fans of the comic book character will bomb.

SRS

By: Doug Tonks

Doug Tonks — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:10:52 +0000

The top Warner leadership is also frustrated that over the last decade it has been Marvel Comics characters — led by Spider-Man, the X-Men and Iron Man — who have won the hearts of moviegoers with franchises that have pulled in close to $8 billion.

Maybe Warner Bros. should try to do something with that Batman guy.

By: Todd

Todd — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:09:32 +0000

A bit more “coincidental” evidence:

http://bit.ly/cK1VZp

By: Mark Engblom

Mark Engblom — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:08:25 +0000

“Well, we can make the argument that Marvel is enjoying major movie success WITHOUT the Marvel publishing division being in L.A.”

I wouldn’t be surprised to hear that Marvel will also be heading out to LA as well…perhaps as an announcement at the Con?

No big surprise about DC heading out there, though considering the long history of comic books in NYC, it’s still a bit of a kicker in an “End of an Era” kind of way.

By: Emmet

Emmet — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:50:53 +0000

Well, considering the article contains four attributed quotes (3 to Johns, 1 to Jeff Katz), all of them vague synergy boilerplate, none of them making any mention of moving DC to LA, there’s not much credible in here.

By: Brian Jacoby from Secret Headquarters Tallahassee, Florida

Brian Jacoby from Secret Headquarters Tallahassee, Florida — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:27:30 +0000

DC to LA? OMG!

By: VeryFineNearMint

VeryFineNearMint — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:23:19 +0000

Well, we can make the argument that Marvel is enjoying major movie success WITHOUT the Marvel publishing division being in L.A. So, is the geographic location of DC’s offices really the key? (Well, it may help.)

Also, I think the article is a bit off-base in sorta categorizing Geoff Johns as a Hollywood “outsider.” I mean, having worked closely for / with the Donners, def carries a bit of showbiz industry weight.