Joss Whedon on Why DC Sucks in Movies....

[StriderXXX]

Asked by Maxim why DC Comics was having a hard time turning its superheroes into movies, he said: “Because, with that one big exception (Batman), DC’s heroes are from a different era. They’re from the era when they were creating gods.

“And the thing that made [rival publisher] Marvel Comics extraordinary was that they created people. Their characters didn’t living in mythical cities, they lived in New York. They absolutely were a part of the world. Peter Parker’s character (Spider-Man) was a tortured adolescent.

DC’s characters, like Wonder Woman and Superman and Green Lantern
, were all very much removed from humanity. Batman was the only character they had who was so rooted in pain, that had that same gift that the Marvel characters had, which was that gift of humanity that we can relate to.â€

http://www.beyondhollywood.com/joss-whedon-on-dc-comics-marvel-and-that-wonder-woman-movie/

 

[Milky Rose]

I have to agree with Joss there.

Just looking at the JLA roster, Batman stood out the most, because he's the only one that didn't have powers of any sorts. Just an expansive arsenal and fighting smarts.

Hell, even Aquaman (the worst superhero ever) had powers. He can command sea creatures to beat up the baddies.

 

[HaiTien78]

V for Vendetta was a DC Comics movie, so was Road to Perdition, just throwing it out there

 

[Tom Constantine]

V for Vendetta was a DC Comics movie, so was Road to Perdition, just throwing it out there

I think he's referring to DC characters, not ones they buy to make movies out of.

 

[HaiTien78]

I think he's referring to DC characters, not ones they buy to make movies out of.

Ah I see, still just throwing those two out there to keep in mind that not all DC films are your Batman's and Superman's.

Well when it comes to making characters relate-able yes Marvel has the upperhand, but you can only go so far with that. Which is why we have some of our Marvel heroes running around like the whole universe was one big Season of Friends. DC Tends to be more plot driven and stories with strong writing focused, rather than bringing characters down to the a level the reader can relate with and have them watch Chuck on their iPods and what not.

 

[Tom Constantine]

Ah I see, still just throwing those two out there to keep in mind that not all DC films are your Batman's and Superman's.

Well when it comes to making characters relate-able yes Marvel has the upperhand, but you can only go so far with that. Which is why we have some of our Marvel heroes running around like the whole universe was one big Season of Friends. DC Tends to be more plot driven and stories with strong writing focused, rather than bringing characters down to the a level the reader can relate with and have them watch Chuck on their iPods and what not.

It's not DC films, it's movies with DC characters. They have no real standing in todays life. That's the point he's trying to make.

 

[StriderXXX]

i guess hiding your identity with glasses isnt the best...lol...

i thought this was the coolest scene in all of kill bill 2...

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdWF7kd1tNo&feature=related[/ame]

 

[HaiTien78]

It's not DC films, it's movies with DC characters. They have no real standing in todays life. That's the point he's trying to make.

Which I was trying to say, its hard for DC films to have characters that are brought down to our level when what you have to go with doesn't even bother with doing that in the first place. With Marvel they are already on our level, the characters were already like people. It makes the transition much smoother and turns out quite well on film sometimes.

 

[StriderXXX]

to be honest...at this moment if it wasn't for Batman and Superman, DC be dead in Hollywood...apparently Superman is getting near the coffin already so DC will need to push for a Batman 3 flick asap...

as for the DC Graphic novels...ALAN MOORE hates hollywood, lol...

 

[seanrider]

V for Vendetta was a DC Comics movie, so was Road to Perdition, just throwing it out there

Yes it was a DC film but V is not considered a DC character. The comics were not originally published by DC but by Quality Comics (a UK publisher). I think what Joss is talking about is the characters that are in the DC main universe. V and Watchmen are in 2 completely different universes then the DC characters.