WB President On Wonder Woman & Why DC Comics Movies Are Different From Marvel

Warner Bros. President Greg Silverman spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about Wonder Woman and what makes their DC Comics' movies different from Marvel's.

Michelle MacLaren had been attached to direct Gal Gadot's first Wonder Woman solo film, but she exited the project. She was quickly replaced by Patty Jenkins. This indicated that WB made it a priority to land a female director for 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," Silverman told THR. "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."

For Wonder Woman and Aquaman, WB has hired multiple screenwriters to pen multiple screenplays. Some aren't too happy with this strategy as they feel it is taking advantage of the screenwriters.

"Every project is different. On some projects, we have multiple writers working together," Silverman addressed the issue. "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."

In March, Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara declared that their movies based on DC Comics would be "edgier" than the films Marvel Studios have been producing. Silverman is now elaborating on their strategy for comic based-movies.

"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," he said. "You'll see the difference when you see Batman v. Superman, Suicide Squad, Justice League and all the things that we are working on."

Marvel Studios is known for the humor that they bring to their films. Will the DC superhero films be known for being dark?

"There is intensity and a seriousness of purpose to some of these characters," Silverman admitted. "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."