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漫畫改編電影:華納兄弟的救市稻草

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作者:By Sebastian Martinez

美國漫畫公司

DC漫畫公司(DC Comics)與漫威漫畫公司(Marvel Comics)是美漫界齊名的雙巨頭。創建於1934年的DC漫畫在1938年創作出世界上第一位超級英雄——超人,美國漫畫時代由此開啟。1939年,DC打造出世界上第一位沒有超能力的超級英雄——蝙蝠俠。作為DC的招牌角色,超人和蝙蝠俠各自擁有自己的連載漫畫,也開始了長期搭檔的合作關係,並多次幫助DC走出經營困境,重鑄輝煌。1969年,DC被時代華納集團收購,目前旗下擁有超人、蝙蝠俠、神奇女俠、閃電俠、綠燈俠、綠箭俠等超級英雄和正義聯盟、少年泰坦等超級英雄團隊。

漫威漫畫(一度譯作“驚奇漫畫”)創立於1939年,在1941年創作出美國隊長的漫畫形象,該形象大受歡迎,讓漫威從此得以與DC分庭抗禮。1941年,斯坦·李(Stan Lee)加入公司擔任編輯和主筆,他創造了80%的知名角色,被尊為美漫界龍頭老大。2008年,漫威被迪士尼公司收購,目前旗下擁有美國隊長、蜘蛛俠、鋼鐵俠、雷神托爾、綠巨人、金剛狼等超級英雄和複仇者聯盟、神奇四俠、X戰警、銀河護衛隊等超級英雄團隊。

Warner Bros. hasn’t had a great summer. Box office 1)flops like Blended and Transcendence left the entertainment giant 2)trailing its competitors.

In fact, the Los Angeles Times points out the studio is in third place in domestic box-office share, unfamiliar territory, as it placed in first and second in nine of the past 10 years.

It has 3)fielded a couple big hits this past year: The Lego Movie, starring Chris Pratt, standing out as something of an unexpected 4)cash cow. But now it’s looking to go more in the direction of another unexpected big hit Pratt starred in this summer, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy.

Warner Bros. is getting into comic book movies in a big way, announcing plans for 10 new movies over the next six years, all centering around its subsidiary DC Comics. Those films range from 2016’s Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, which will star Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill in the 5)titular roles, to 2020’s Cyborg, which will feature a more obscure character. Those plans have clearly been in the works for a while, but to the casual observer it definitely looks like Warner Bros. has taken a cue from its competitor Disney’s success with Marvel properties, even obscure ones like Guardians.