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July 17, 2013: Diane Nelson Talks "Man of Steel" and Other DCU Movies

DC Entertainment's president Diane Nelson spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about where Warner Bros. are at in creating more films based on DC Comics characters. Here's a portion of the interview...

THR: Why have things been so slow for DC movies? Especially compared to Marvel.

Nelson: I don't know that they've been so slow. I think there's been a very concerted strategy that was led by Jeff about working with the best filmmakers in the business to execute their vision of the right movies for the right properties. That may mean that we're a little more focused or particular about which characters come on the screen as opposed to what Marvel's done so brilliantly. And I do give them tremendous credit with what they're doing with their slate, but our strategy has been different from that. I think more "precise" is the word. It's a specific vision from a specific filmmaker rather than a full slate.

THR: Why did Man of Steel work?

Nelson: I think Chris [Nolan] and Zack really did give fans what they felt on some level they didn't get at least partially in the last Superman film. People wanted to see Superman kicking ass. And he does in this movie. He does a lot of other great things - Henry [Cavill] brings the character to life so beautifully, and the dynamic between Clark and Lois is there, but people wanted to see Superman being Superman.

Read the complete interview at HollywoodReporter.com.