Johnny Tran

These movies weren't meant to have Batman swooping in and saving the day. That's not what they are about. There's plenty Batman vs. Joker movies if you want to watch those. I read a Thanos origin story before. At no point was I sitting around wondering if The Avengers or somebody was gonna show up. It's not meant for that.

Nobody can mess with Zaslav. He had a rough start because he had to take out the trash (literally) but since then he's done nothing but put out hit after hit and the marketing department is the best in the business. See: Barbie.

It would have easily crossed $800M and beyond if they didn't announce and then put it up on HBO Max 45 days after release.

So then, in your subjective opinion that's different than everyone else's, what exactly was "try hard" about the trailer? What are they doing that's supposed to be "important" but is not important...

What makes something "try hard"? What's the difference between paying homage and "try hard"? Nobody ever actually explains that. There's several directors who have based their entire filmmaking careers on studying and then paying homage to other directors. It seems to me like the main difference is whether you are interested in the content or not. If you are, it's a homage. If you aren't, it's "try hard."

I don't know if it'll be a great movie... but that was a great trailer. Phoenix and Gaga look like they'll have amazing chemistry. I'm all in.

Whatever is said about the teaser or the trailer later, it looks at the very least that Phoenix will be once again acting his ass off...

The hyperbole in here is already sickening. This is going to be a fun thread. This poster out of all posters is somehow the "worst" poster of all time. Hilarious. Can't wait until the trailer drop. We'll see some full on meltdowns next week.

I would think the weather has something to do with it. It's not bad in most of the country and it's the first real opportunity to do something outside with the family most years.

While some of you debate 'Dune' vs. 'GxK' Zaslav is saying "why not both?". WB is putting out hit after hit.

'Joker 2' is going to be every bit as divisive as the first one even though I don't really think the first one was all that divisive, it just had some loud detractors online and in media spaces that tried to spread their weirdly obsessive narratives about what they thought the movie was trying to say. It will be divisive for different reasons. I hope everyone is ready for the months of endless droning on about it...

Doesn't matter, look at the marketing job they did for 'Barbie'. WB Pictures is as healthy as it's been in a few years...

Zaslav's WB is on a winning streak. People hate him but look at the results now.

What is there to figure out though? The last era is over. Reeves seems to know what he's doing. Not sure about the Joker musical but it's a one off. Gunn is working hard on Superman. That's all that's going on.

This is surprising to me. So many people I talked to felt that 'Godzilla x Kong' looked like it "jumped the shark" so I am pleased that it was only anecdotal evidence of the franchise slowing down. Looks like the franchise is bigger than ever...