Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara dished details about the entertainment company's plans with the "Man of Steel" and "Batman" franchises.
In an interview with the New York Times, Tsujihara revealed Warner Bros. collaborative efforts with DC Entertainment. According to the NY Times, there is a "Justice League" announcement expected to occur some time soon:
As for DC Entertainment, cross-studio collaboration to make better use of its comic book characters appears to have accelerated considerably since Mr. Tsujihara took over, in part because he eliminated some management layers. (He has not named a chief operating officer and did not replace Mr. Rosenblum and Mr. Robinov, choosing instead to divide up their duties and assume some himself.) Two new television shows are coming to the CW and Fox, including one based on the Flash and another on a young Batman, and a film series will be announced in the near future, Mr. Tsujihara said. It is expected to include a "Justice League" movie.
As for the showdown between Marvel and DC at the box office on May 6, 2016, Tsujihara assured the NY Times Warner Bros. isn't shying away from a little friendly competition:
Underscoring his aggressive approach to the DC Comics universe, Mr. Tsujihara and Dan Fellman, Warner's domestic film distribution chief, recently moved the studio's untitled Batman-Superman movie - a hotly anticipated follow-up to last year's "Man of Steel" - to a release date in May 2016 previously claimed by Marvel for one of its own films. It created an industry dust-up, and Marvel retaliated with a date change of its own. But the move sent a blunt message: Warner takes a back seat to no one.
Marvel hasn't announced the film set to compete against "Batman vs. Superman" (Man of Steel 2) in theaters, but many have speculated it will be "Captain America 3."
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