Warner Bros. DC Extended Universe was, on the whole, a failure.

We have the right people in the right jobs working on it.

The universe isnt as connected as we thought it was going to be five years ago.

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Youre seeing much more focus on individual experiences around individual characters.

Thats not to say we wont at some point come back to that notion of a more connected universe.

But it feels like thats the right strategy for us right now.

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ButAquamanis a perfect example of what we can do.

Theyre each unique and the tones different in each movie.

A better track is to do something Marvelcantdo, which is wildly diverse standalone films likeJoker.

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