WB really needs to do what Marvel did. Hire someone who actually understands the comics and their characters, and let them spearhead everything.
WB just does not understand DC or its characters. It's a miracle their animated shows have been as (collectively) amazing as they have been since the early 90s, with only a few stinkers along the way. But for some reason, WB keeps thinking they have to "reimagine" everything in their live action productions, or worse, use the logic "well Batman was a big success, so let's make everyone dark, broody, and gothic like Batman!" even for characters who are anything but.
Sony, Fox, and Paramount had similar problems in all fairness, but at least they--most notably Sony--finally accepted that they had no idea what they were doing and made deals with the people who did, and both are reaping the rewards for doing so. WB though? There's no sign whatsoever that they got that memo and instead are doubling down on the whole "we're movie execs, we know what's best and we have to justify our ridiculous paychecks by pretending that we actually do" ideal.
Clearly people don't want honest interpretations of their beloved characters. Marvel definitely proved that.