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Ezra Miller drama aside, I don’t know how much I can really look forward to this movie if this whole continuity is just getting thrown away to make way for a reboot. It doesn’t matter how good this movie apparently is, I don’t see how WB expects people to be excited about a movie that’s basically a cinematic dead end. The only other way I can rationalize this is if the new Superman movie will take place in the post-Flash timeline, and they’ll use that to hand wave why Superman and his supporting cast will be placed by different people, but I don’t think I’d like that. Assuming that’s what the plan is, they might as well have just kept Cavill. The trailer will be attached to the Super Bowl.

20+? Try 30+

Well, I suppose you can’t say that Coppola doesn’t have ambition…

It’s difficult to tell. Horror films are often front-loaded, especially the ones released in January, but Smile was surprisingly leggy. I can’t imagine this dropping nearly as bad as the Halloween sequels, but I don’t know if we should expect a 3x multiplier.

That’s a remarkable hold for Avatar. If it beats Top Gun, then James Cameron really is unstoppable.

I forgot that the writer for this also wrote for Rick and Morty. Why has Marvel been so crazy about Rick and Morty writers lately?

All that matters is that this film has made enough to allow 4 and 5 to get made. Not having a Fantastic Beasts situation on their hands is good news for Avatar fans.

I guess we have a new horror icon now.

We’re already doing this?

Well, we know he was supposed to be a major character before Chadwick Boseman’s passing. In terms of his purpose in what we ended up getting, I’m pretty sure it’s just a way to end the film on a more optimistic note by showing that Shuri’s family isn’t completely gone, and that T’Challa’s legacy will live on.

WB should’ve just remained Time Warner. The AT&T merger caused a domino effect that’s led to their current predicament.

An incredibly obscure trilogy called Lord of the Rings.

This could be a make or break film for WBD, if they’re bleeding as much money as these journalists are claiming. I could see why they maybe wouldn’t want to say upfront that they’re cutting ties with the film’s star before release. By the way, is this officially the oldest thread on BOT for a movie that hasn’t been released yet?

If it were true, I’m pretty sure he could simply…not respond at all. Saying that Wonder Woman is part of their plans would be a pretty egregious thing to lie about.

What are you even talking about? Marketing is essential, but marketing at the Super Bowl is extremely expensive. The point here is that if WB is bleeding so much money that they can hardly afford to advertise their movies, then why would they attach a trailer to the Super Bowl of all things?

A B for a horror movie isn’t all that bad.

Never bet against James Wan?

If WB has no money, then why the hell would they (allegedly) plan on marketing The Flash with the freaking Super Bowl?

That’s all well and good, and I do remember hearing a rumor that Marvel is planning to space things out a bit more after Phase Four proved to be something of a mixed bag for them. At the very least, there’s currently a nine month gap scheduled between The Marvels and Captain America 4, and Secret Wars was moved to 2026, which is much better than releasing it just six months after Kang Dynasty.

Franchise fatigue does appear to be a very real thing for superhero movies. It’s anyone’s guess if they can turn things around in the next few years, but I think the sheer volume of content on Disney+ that Marvel expects people to keep up with isn't helping.

I never suggested it looks like Marriage Story. I brought that up to make a point about how unusual it is that these people are involved in a Barbie movie. With that said, I didn’t realize that Gerwig technically wasn’t involved in that movie, but Baumbach did co-write this movie, and Gerwig still isn’t the kind of director you’d associate with a Barbie movie, so the point still stands.

I’m not speaking in terms of quality. A Barbie movie directed and written by the people behind Marriage Story is intriguing for sure, but I don’t know if it’s something that will have much commercial appeal. Plus, this past year hasn’t exactly made a compelling case for Margot Robbie’s ability to get people into a theater.

Is there any particular reason to think this movie will be a hit, other than Twitter hype? I don’t know, this just seems kinda niche.

The reason a new thread was eventually made for Matt Reeves’ Batman was because the previous one had been lost to time. Unless the same thing happens with this thread, I can’t imagine they’ll make a new one.

Why would there need to be a new thread? This can easily function as the thread for James Gunn’s Superman. There wasn’t (initially) a new thread made for Matt Reeves’ Batman after Ben Affleck dropped out.