Warner Bros. is making a light-hearted Plastic Man movie

Warner Bros. and DC look to be moving away from the super-dark and edgy tone that defined movies like Batman v Superman and Justice League. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the studio is readying a movie about Plastic Man, the super-stretchy criminal turned superhero, with first-time feature writer Amanda Idoko penning the script.

Plastic Man, who goes by Patrick “Eel” O’Brian when not fighting crime, was created in 1941 by Jack Cole for Quality Comics. Quality folded in 1956, whereupon DC bought the rights to Pastic Man together with a bunch of other characters. Plastic Man is probably the best-known of the Quality Comics holdovers; he had his own TV series back in the day and was a member of the Justice League in the comics in the ’90s.

He also has a history of being a character writers don’t feel obligated to take seriously, and THR reports that Warner Bros.’ is “planning on staying true to the light-hearted and even silly tones of the character.” With that in mind, Plastic Man should fit right in alongside a movie like Shazam!, which features Chuck star Zachary Levi as Billy Batson, a kid who turns into a muscle-bound adult superhero whenever he screams out the magic word. That’ll be out April 5.

Even Aquaman, out in the U.S. December 21, looks to be on the lighter side compared to DC’s recent movie fare. Basically, Warner Bros. looks to be rethinking its strategy after some disappoints at the box office. That’s probably part of the reason Henry Cavill is no longer playing Superman. And Amy Adams, who’s played Lois Lane in the last bunch of Superman movies, said she thinks she’s “out of the DC Universe now” during a recent sit-down interview with Aquaman’s Nicole Kidman. “I think they’re revamping that. I don’t know.”

In short, get ready for a happier, more upbeat DC Extended Universe.

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h/t Variety