Of course. So many of these kinds of films have failed recently that one would have to be wilfully obtuse to not acknowledge it as a huge factor in this debacle.
And remember, she's not just the star of the movie - the whole thing is her baby. She pitched it, co-produced it, insisted on a female director and even had a hand in the writing. So while she may outwardly shrug it off and giggle her way to the next paycheck and puff piece, behind the scenes this failure must surely be a big blow to Robbie Inc.
I'd agree with this if not for the ending. A follow up scene showing Clark agonising over Zod's death, and then a sequence showing him help rebuild Metropolis would have made it perfect in my book.
I have high hopes for this. I'm a big fan of the first film - I saw it 3 times in theatres, and that's unheard of for me - but I'm the first to admit that it suffered from some technical deficiencies. If they've addressed those, then I think WW84 is going to be amazing.
What was so surprising about Aquaman's box office performance? The dreaded DC brand aside, it was a rip-roaring superhero action flick, with a great cast and extraordinary effects, directed by one of the best in the biz.
Who knows? According to The Hollywood Reporter, he financed it himself and kept it to a low $20 million, despite Disney and Universal offering him a larger budget.