JWR
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Crazy go think that Quantumania is 2 months away from now. Maybe Disney ramps up the marketing campaign once Avatar 2 is in the rear view mirror.
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How many people outside of Twitter even know there's a Flash movie coming out? We're 6 months away from its release and there's been no trailer or official first look since that "coming soon" preview from earlier this year.
The general public might not be aware of Ezra Miller but how long can you keep that on the down low during the press tour? How do Gunn, Safran, and Zaslav navigate through that minefield?
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1 minute ago, Nero said:
I find it really hard for supes film to hit that. I can get behind other superheroes to join the Billie club but Superman for me seems kinda hard.
For the first movie, sure. But a sequel could definitely hit those numbers. It's just that it becomes a lot harder now.
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11 minutes ago, Nero said:
Btw guys do you think Superman's movie potential is limited? Like even if the movie got great reviews it won't gross more than $1B?
No. If handled right, it's more than possible for a Superman movie to gross $1B today.
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I'm torn:
On the one hand, I'd like for Henry Cavill to get to play the character the way he probably wanted to without the edgy Snyder "taint". On the other hand, Cavill's Superman is still associated the same dark grungy Snyder angst that turned off general audiences. So much so that the only way to get another Superman movie off the ground is to start from scratch with a new director, writer, and actor.
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Having said that, I do agree that James Gunn shouldn't make a habit out of responding to online articles.
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16 minutes ago, excel1 said:
The HR article is horrendous for PR given the sheer terribleness of the ideas noted in the article. The outrage at moving on from Cavill at this point would be impossible to exaggerate. Superman isn't an overly popular character with this generation anyway. IF they wanted a full blown reboot, they needed to announce Cavill was all done months ago and forgo the BA cameo, etc. Instead, they announced his return and reaped tons of excitement and positive press.
Moving on from Cavill NOW is not "we can't please everyone", it's mores "we're actively upsetting the vast majority of people". Major major mistake if it works out.
If he's not that popular with the current generation, it might have something to do with Zack Snyder's take on the character not connecting with audiences or being embraced by fans. I know Cavill has his fans, but I don't know if there are enough if them to make a dent in the box office. If recasting Superman means a fresh start for the character and washing off the taint, then so be it.
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3 minutes ago, PNF2187 said:
As far as the movie itself goes, I don't know if it'll be all that good plot wise, but I love seeing all the callbacks and references to older games. Soundtrack so far is fantastic as well, hearing Bob-omb Battlefield was a nice treat, hoping for some pieces from Galaxy and 3D World to make it as well. Would love to listen to the rest of it as well - hopefully we'll finally get a Mario OST that's easily accessible on streaming services.
I kinda hope they save Galaxy for a sequel. But Peach's line about a "larger universe" could be hinting at some cosmic stuff...
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13 minutes ago, Jonwo said:
The story about Patty Jenkins and WW3 doesn't paint Jenkins in a good light especially sending the email with the wikipedia entry about character arc to the execs.
TBH I think a new director wouldn't be a bad thing for WW3. I'm sure they wouldn't have a problem finding a replacement.
Gina Prince Blythewood, maybe?
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This was the right decision. The Snyderverse has its fans, but their best chance for success is to go scorched earth
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If that THR report about them doing a full reboot is true, how does this not end up being a lame duck?
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7 hours ago, Grebacio said:
It's amazing how the DCEU behind the scenes stories are way more entertaining than the movies.
I want Warner to green light a dozen of new projects just to have more meltdowns
Like we haven't been getting that already.
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Good. They're already as close as one can get to being a monopoly without actually being a monopoly.
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1 hour ago, The Dark Alfred said:
So let's give the helm to a guy who already proven to make awful decisions and just produced an epic bomb lol DC is a joke atm
No need to be too harsh on Zack Snyder.
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If true, it's for the best.
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On 12/5/2022 at 10:35 AM, JWR said:
Whatever the plan for Superman is, I think it would be best if Snyder and co stay away.
Damn, I didn't think they'd do it like that.
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Just now, WittyUsername said:
JL was from a completely different regime. People moved past that, didn’t they?
We might be past that movie's failure, but we're still witnessing the fallout.
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2 minutes ago, WittyUsername said:
I would’ve thought we were past that. Wonder Woman and Aquaman still managed to have successful movies in spite of that.
Those were successful, yes. But... look at how the studio panicked and tried to over correct. Look at how Justice League turned out a mess and ended up paying for sins of BvS. Look at how Cavill as Superman is up in the air after audiences all but rejected Snyder's take on the characters and universe, etc.
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I'd like to point out that 70-80% of the fallout can be traced back to Batman v Superman. Or at least the decision to have Zack Snyder shepherd the DC Universe at the beginning.
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4 minutes ago, dudalb said:
I think one reason we are not getting trailers is Warner's is figuring out a way to sell the film while keeping Miller's presence to a minimum.
Sell it on Keaton coming back and don't show Miller's face heavily, if at all, in the trailers.
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1 minute ago, cax16 said:
Not surprised, if they want an interconnected universe it needs to start somewhere. You can’t just keep making movies as one offs if that’s not the path you want for your IP.
Will be interesting to see if they are rebooting or what.
My prediction is that they're gearing for a reboot.
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Shocking in some ways, not in others.
The Warner Bros. Thread | Will NOT merge with Paramount...capitalism is still terrible
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If it sounds contradictory, it's because this movie is a legitimate wild card at the moment. Both in terms of how it'll be promoted and how it performs.