5. Making Aquaman Dark And Gritty
Aquaman isn't considered the coolest character in the DC universe in terms of costume design or superpowers; of a group of kids are going to play Justice League, Aquaman will always be the boy who was too slow to pick someone better. Hes a fun character in his own right though, even if hes not exactly hip thanks to all that mocking, so it feels a bit extreme to give him a dark and gritty makeover for his cinematic translation. Its clear from the brooding teaser poster alone that the film will be an edgier take on the character, which highlights a problem with DCs approach in general. Aquaman is one of the more optimistic characters in their catalogue, so they should try to stay somewhat true to his roots. Batman will be plenty moody for everyone, so having characters that contrast rather than mesh together with his personality would be the smart option.