Why cant DC comics and Warner make Rated R movies?

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Why cant DC comics and Warner make Rated R movies?

#1 Posted by anoldman (105 posts) - 4 months, 17 days ago - Show Bio

Besides Watchmen of course

#2 Posted by Quintessence_ (62 posts) - 4 months, 17 days ago - Show Bio

They don't sell as well.

#3 Posted by Crom-Cruach (7707 posts) - 4 months, 17 days ago - Show Bio

Because Warner Brothers is run by tyranical old men who are in bed with the media/morality watchdogs.

#4 Posted by Metric_Outlaw (68 posts) - 4 months, 17 days ago - Show Bio

@Quintessence_ said:

They don't sell as well.

As much as I would love to see an R comic book movie they can't make as much money. There's been a handful of R rated Marvel and DC movies though.

#5 Edited by Twentyfive (2161 posts) - 4 months, 17 days ago - Show Bio

There is a reason kids movies make more than adult movies.

Because adults watch them too.

#6 Posted by tupiaz (699 posts) - 4 months, 17 days ago - Show Bio

What movie should be more violent? Didn't Batman worked fine as it is? Does it has to be over the top violent to be good?

#7 Posted by Jean199999 (479 posts) - 4 months, 17 days ago - Show Bio

Excluding a large part of a target audience => less revenues.

#8 Posted by moywar700 (2775 posts) - 4 months, 17 days ago - Show Bio

OP should change the post to,"Why doesn't Hollywood make more rated R movies?"

#9 Posted by SupermanWins465 (202 posts) - 4 months, 17 days ago - Show Bio

@Metric_Outlaw said:

@Quintessence_ said:
They don't sell as well.
As much as I would love to see an R comic book movie they can't make as much money. There's been a handful of R rated Marvel and DC movies though.

Can you name a few that are R18+ another than Watchmen? If I'm being honest I found the humor and action in avengers better than watchmen.

#10 Posted by arnoldoaad (937 posts) - 4 months, 17 days ago - Show Bio

@SupermanWins465 said:

@Metric_Outlaw said:
@Quintessence_ said:
They don't sell as well.
As much as I would love to see an R comic book movie they can't make as much money. There's been a handful of R rated Marvel and DC movies though.
Can you name a few that are R18+ another than Watchmen? If I'm being honest I found the humor and action in avengers better than watchmen.

Was Constantine R?

I think the 3 Punisher movies were R too

Im pretty sure History of Violence was R, but I dont think that was a DC/Marvel Comic, I think it was Dark Horse but im not sure

#11 Posted by sethysquare (3806 posts) - 4 months, 17 days ago - Show Bio

i dont wanna see superman having sex wih lois lane and him prancing around with his penis.

#12 Posted by anoldman (105 posts) - 4 months, 16 days ago - Show Bio

@sethysquare: its not all about explicit sex scenes

#13 Posted by The Stegman (13075 posts) - 4 months, 16 days ago - Show Bio

It's not really that necessary to be honest.

#14 Posted by anoldman (105 posts) - 4 months, 16 days ago - Show Bio

i know, its just like a fantasy, and i was wondering how it be like, I wanted to be a filmaker, and surely if i worked on DC i would love to make Rated R movies, theres IMO characters to do very good R movies, and for me , even the Justice League

#15 Posted by roboadmiral (399 posts) - 4 months, 16 days ago - Show Bio

Look at the Dark Knight. It wouldn't have taken much to push that movie into the R category. All they had to do was show rather than imply some of the Joker's more gruesome shenanigans. Plenty of people will take their 10 year old kids to go see a Batman movie if its PG-13. If that movie's R, there's a lot less parents willing to take their kids to it, which vastly reduces ticket sales.

#16 Posted by Frito (14 posts) - 4 months, 16 days ago - Show Bio

Have you heard of New Line Cinemas boss? That's the banner they use when they want to try out something out of the ordinary. Although it hasn't been used in months. I am seeing a lot of WB Studio distributed movies though.

#17 Posted by sethysquare (3806 posts) - 4 months, 16 days ago - Show Bio

@anoldman: i dun really wanna see metallo's flying head either.

#18 Posted by anoldman (105 posts) - 4 months, 15 days ago - Show Bio

i ´ve just been researching a little, and i must say for now, back in some time, producers had some balls

#19 Posted by mk111 (2380 posts) - 4 months, 15 days ago - Show Bio

@sethysquare: But...I wanna see that.

#20 Posted by Jonny_Anonymous (15831 posts) - 4 months, 15 days ago - Show Bio

@anoldman: and Blade, and V for Vendetta, and Jonah Hex, and The Punisher, and Constantine

#21 Posted by anoldman (105 posts) - 4 months, 15 days ago - Show Bio

well, Blade and Punisher are Marvel

V for Vendetta not very sure if is DC comics, (Warner yes)

aand Jonah Hex, serched in IMDB and it says its PG-13

Constantine is DC/VERTIGO

#22 Posted by sethysquare (3806 posts) - 4 months, 15 days ago - Show Bio

@mk111: lol.

#23 Posted by Frito (14 posts) - 4 months, 13 days ago - Show Bio

NLC is coming up with Y the Last Man. Happy?

#24 Posted by joshmightbe (19543 posts) - 4 months, 13 days ago - Show Bio

If they had made Jonah Hex as an R rated movie that also actually had something in common with the actual character it could have been good

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