Warner Bros. Film Chief Greg Silverman Talks DC Movies

Warner Bros. Film Chief Greg Silverman sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to talk about the future of Warner Bros. films and of course during the interview the DC movies were talked about. Silverman spoke on DC films will differ from other Superhero movies that are out in the market now, the tone of the DC movies including Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, how important it was to hire a female director for Wonder Woman and the process for screenplay writers for their projects.

How will you differentiate the DC Universe from what Marvel is doing?

We have a great strategy for the DC films, which is to take these beloved characters and put them in the hands of master filmmakers and make sure they all coordinate with each other. You’ll see the difference when you see Batman v. Superman, Suicide Squad, Justice League and all the things that we are working on.

There were some complaints that the Batman v. Superman trailer was too dark. Is this a trademark of a DC superhero film in the post-Dark Knight era?

There is intensity and a seriousness of purpose to some of these characters. The filmmakers who are tackling these properties are making great movies about superheroes; they aren’t making superhero movies. And when you are trying to make a good movie, you tackle interesting philosophies and character development. There’s also humor, which is an important part.

Given the debate about the low number of female directors on studio films, how important was it that a woman direct Wonder Woman?

We had a very intensive process looking at everybody. Patty and Michelle were really the ones who came to the forefront the first go-round, so when things didn’t work out with Michelle, we all knew we had someone great who had expressed interest before. She came back and is doing a great job. But it was never about the best female director. She has demonstrated doing amazing work with female characters, such as in Monster.

You’ve ruffled some feathers hiring competing writers to work on some projects at the same time, such as with Wonder Woman. What’s the strategy?

Every project is different. On some projects, we have multiple writers working together. In some cases, we put writers together who have never been a team together. And sometimes, there is only one writer whose voice is right. In the case of Wonder Woman, the right approach was to have writers pitching different scenes within the framework we created.

Source: Hollywood Reporter