some good news and some bad news (DC movies and DVDs respectively)
I've got some good news and some bad news regarding the DCU DVDs and movies right now.
First, the bad news (so I can end this post on a good note and leave you feeling... well, hopefully a little less angry):
BAD NEWS: No Wonder Woman and Green Lantern animated DVD sequels for the foreseeable future.
From the big guy himself (Bruce Timm):
“We had originally planned to do sequels for Wonder Woman and Green Lantern, but Wonder Woman’s sales started out extremely slow and then over time were eventually able to catch up to probably Justice League Frontier,” Timm said. “The [WB] execs decided because it wasn’t able to sell quickly right away, where as Justice League was, that there wouldn’t be any more female super hero films right now. We were developing and hoping to get started on a Batgirl film based on Year One, but because of Wonder Woman’s slow sales start, that won’t be happening now.”
Timm was a bit more hopeful when it came to Hal Jordan, considering the Ryan Reynolds film is due out soon. “With Green Lantern, it didn’t perform nearly as well as what they had hoped it would. In the long run it eventually made its money back, but the sales weren’t there right away during its release. Hopefully with the release of the Live Action film next year, that will open up the doors for more Green Lantern relate material.”
Read the complete article Blog@Newsarama.
I really, REALLY wanted an animated Batgirl: Year One DVD... >:(
GOOD NEWS: Superman and Batman are among of 20-some live-action movies to be released in IMAX:
The Hollywood Reporter has announced that WB has sealed a deal to create 20 IMAX films through 2013. Among those titles are “Batman 3″ and “Superman.”
While obviously there are no official announcements either which way, reading between the lines on this news might mean it really is full steam ahead for the Man of Steel, who now has Christopher Nolan shepherding the franchise after Supes’s last big-screen foray proved disappointing to execs. Meanwhile, WB is clearly champing at the bit to get some more screen time for the Dark Knight, who proved to be a billion-dollar baby to the studio in 2008. But the fact that WB seems confident that both Nolan-backed films will be done in three years is exciting to say the least.
“Our track record with Imax has been incredible, and incorporating 3D into this collaborative effort will serve as the ultimate experience for our audiences,” Dan Fellman, president of domestic distribution at Warner Bros. Pictures, said in a statement.
Read the complete article at Blog@Newsarama.
First, the bad news (so I can end this post on a good note and leave you feeling... well, hopefully a little less angry):
BAD NEWS: No Wonder Woman and Green Lantern animated DVD sequels for the foreseeable future.
From the big guy himself (Bruce Timm):
“We had originally planned to do sequels for Wonder Woman and Green Lantern, but Wonder Woman’s sales started out extremely slow and then over time were eventually able to catch up to probably Justice League Frontier,” Timm said. “The [WB] execs decided because it wasn’t able to sell quickly right away, where as Justice League was, that there wouldn’t be any more female super hero films right now. We were developing and hoping to get started on a Batgirl film based on Year One, but because of Wonder Woman’s slow sales start, that won’t be happening now.”
Timm was a bit more hopeful when it came to Hal Jordan, considering the Ryan Reynolds film is due out soon. “With Green Lantern, it didn’t perform nearly as well as what they had hoped it would. In the long run it eventually made its money back, but the sales weren’t there right away during its release. Hopefully with the release of the Live Action film next year, that will open up the doors for more Green Lantern relate material.”
Read the complete article Blog@Newsarama.
I really, REALLY wanted an animated Batgirl: Year One DVD... >:(
GOOD NEWS: Superman and Batman are among of 20-some live-action movies to be released in IMAX:
The Hollywood Reporter has announced that WB has sealed a deal to create 20 IMAX films through 2013. Among those titles are “Batman 3″ and “Superman.”
While obviously there are no official announcements either which way, reading between the lines on this news might mean it really is full steam ahead for the Man of Steel, who now has Christopher Nolan shepherding the franchise after Supes’s last big-screen foray proved disappointing to execs. Meanwhile, WB is clearly champing at the bit to get some more screen time for the Dark Knight, who proved to be a billion-dollar baby to the studio in 2008. But the fact that WB seems confident that both Nolan-backed films will be done in three years is exciting to say the least.
“Our track record with Imax has been incredible, and incorporating 3D into this collaborative effort will serve as the ultimate experience for our audiences,” Dan Fellman, president of domestic distribution at Warner Bros. Pictures, said in a statement.
Read the complete article at Blog@Newsarama.