I am not arguing that the DCU ought to be solely populated with shiny, poppy blockbusters — after all there’s a spot for the occasional darker and extra severe mission. However since “darkish and gritty” had been primarily the defining traits of the Zack Snyder period at DC, I am saying it is likely to be smart to actively attempt to courtroom new younger viewers — ones who is likely to be extra focused on, say, a group of younger teenaged superheroes than a grim Batman and Superman screaming at one another about how their moms share the identical first identify. That method, DC can construct the subsequent era of fandom — individuals who would possibly turn into the subsequent wave of obsessives about these characters, and will comply with them throughout all kinds of media for years to return.
The truth that Gunn is taking a again to fundamentals strategy with “Superman” and returning Superman/Clark Kent/Kal-El to the kind of aspirational, do-gooder determine he was within the Christopher Reeve movies bodes nicely for the tone and route of the brand new DCU. My hope is that “Teen Titans” could have a considerably comparable strategy — one which intrigues youngsters as a substitute of catering to the middle-aged followers who pump their fists when Robin tells Batman to go f*** himself.
We spoke about this and a bunch of different film and TV information on right this moment’s episode of the /Movie Day by day podcast, which you’ll hearken to beneath:
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