Next year is a pivotal one for Warner Bros, as it effectively launches its DC movie universe of connected films. Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice kicks things off in March, with David Ayer's Suicide Squad following in August. From that point on, we're getting two DC films a year from the studio.

However, a piece at The Hollywood Reporter has thrown some light on the challenges that Warner Bros is facing on its movies, and the approach that it's taking.

Unlike Marvel, Warner Bros is working on a basis of competing writers for at least a couple of its big films. Thus, five writers have been penning competing scripts for Wonder Woman (that's now being directed by Patty Jenkins), whilst three writers have apparently been commissioned to work in competition for Aquaman. This isn't teams working together: it looks like they're fighting for the same job.

On Aquaman, one of the writers "followed the studio's direction only to be told the rules governing the universe had changed and his work no longer was usable". Furthermore, another potential Aquaman scribe "has been on hold for the film for months as the studio looks to define its vision".

To be fair, though, the film is still some way out, and this is a process that could be applied to many studio tentpole movies.

The problem though, it seems, is that Warner Bros and DC lacks an equivalent to Marvel's Kevin Feige. The closest it has is Zack Snyder, but he's directing Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice, and the upcoming pair of Justice League movies. So he's got a big enough day job as it stands.

That said, the approach the studio is reportedly following is to give filmmakers "broad creative control", in particular as David Ayer seems to have over Suicide Squad. From the outside looking in, that's a little in contrast to the way Marvel operates too, where Feige is said to ultimately call the shots.

The full piece is interesting, and well worth a read. Warner Bros' strategy may yet pay off handsomely, after all...