Yeah, that’ll work

In the wake of The Dark Knight making almost $500 million [places pinky at corner of mouth] we can hardly be surprised that Warner Brothers, owner of DC Comics and the characters thereof, plans to fire off more superhero movies in the next couple of years. However, whereas most of us would credit TDK‘s success to being, I don’t know, well-made, one executive at Warner’s is convinced that its success can be attributed more to tone than quality:

“Like the recent Batman sequel — which has become the highest-grossing film of the year thus far — Mr. Robinov wants his next pack of superhero movies to be bathed in the same brooding tone as The Dark Knight. Creatively, he sees exploring the evil side to characters as the key to unlocking some of Warner Bros.’ DC properties. ‘We’re going to try to go dark to the extent that the characters allow it,’ he says. That goes for the company’s Superman franchise as well.” [Emphasis mine]

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