I am not arguing that the DCU needs to be completely populated with brilliant, poppy blockbusters — after all there’s a spot for the occasional darker and extra critical challenge. However since “darkish and gritty” have been basically the defining traits of the Zack Snyder period at DC, I am saying it may be smart to actively attempt to court docket new younger viewers — ones who may be extra all in favour of, say, a staff of younger teenaged superheroes than a grim Batman and Superman screaming at one another about how their moms share the identical first title. That manner, DC can construct the subsequent technology of fandom — individuals who would possibly grow to be the subsequent wave of obsessives about these characters, and will observe them throughout all sorts of media for years to return.
The truth that Gunn is taking a again to fundamentals method 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 properly for the tone and path of the brand new DCU. My hope is that “Teen Titans” can have a considerably comparable method — 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 in the present day’s episode of the /Movie Day by day podcast, which you’ll be able to hearken to under:
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