The Warner Bros. Thread | Will NOT merge with Paramount...capitalism is still terrible

[John Marston]

Shazam now a sacrificial lamb against Avatar 2

[BruiseCruise]

David Sandberg deserved better

[EmpireCity]

30 minutes ago, poncho said:

 

Looks like Discover is already moving its parts to f### DC

 

Hell no, these moves are a signal of strength, not weakness.  They are good moves.  

[cax16]

Man, I guess Shazam’s better counter programming then Aquaman but this is both movies now that are going up against monster releases lol. I loved the first movie. 

Edited March 9, 2022 by cax16

[filmlover]

2 minutes ago, Eric Says Trans Rights said:

I CANT WAIT THAT LONG 😭

You get this and Dune 2 within less than two months now, relax.

[ThomasNicole]

I can't believe they could use early December and still they choose to put another movie against Avatar, this time SHAZAM lol 

 

WB is so dumb sometimes

[Morieris]

I loved the first Shazam, so I'll happily see that over Avatar 2.

[grim22]

2 minutes ago, cax16 said:

Man, I guess Shazam’s better counter programming then Aquaman but this is both movies now that are going up against monster releases lol. I loved the first movie. 

Yes. Shazam 2 has a much better shot of making money against Avatar. Aquaman 2 would make more money but would be compromised by not having the IMAX screens which won't be a huge issue for Shazam 2.

[BestPicturePlutoNash]

2 minutes ago, filmlover said:

You get this and Dune 2 within less than two months now, relax.

Unless Dune moves to 2024

[cax16]

The rock about to show up in Shazam 2 post credit scene, that’s why he said his movies are playing through thanksgiving and Xmas lol. 

Edited March 9, 2022 by cax16

[John Marston]

Flash after Aquaman makes me think they want to do far more work on that movie 

[BruiseCruise]

Shazam 1 was sandwiched by CM and Endgame and now Shazam 2 gets to go directly vs avatar 2, wb must really hate david sandberg

[Grebacio]

Other than Black Adam moving to October, I think those are all good (and expectable) changes.

Black Adam is now being sandwiched between Spiderverse and Black Panther (which I know might move, but if it happens, another MCU movie might take it's spot) and it's coming to close to Shazam, General Audiences might think both are too similar. I would have moved Black Adam either to last weekend of August or first of September.

[filmlover]

The previous Shazam! made well below $400M worldwide so clearly WB is aware it's not a "big league" IP. Honestly the holidays might benefit it since Christmas is when multiple movies co-exist and now this and I suppose the Chris Pratt Mario movie can serve as alternatives for those who have already seen Avatar 2 and are looking for something else to see during that time off.

Edited March 9, 2022 by filmlover

[BestPicturePlutoNash]

HBO MAX has to move Batgirl now with The Flash

[John Marston]

2 minutes ago, grim22 said:

Yes. Shazam 2 has a much better shot of making money against Avatar. Aquaman 2 would make more money but would be compromised by not having the IMAX screens which won't be a huge issue for Shazam 2.

 

They should at least move it up one week. See Jumanji against ROS

[grim22]

3 minutes ago, filmlover said:

The previous Shazam! made well below $400M worldwide so clearly WB is aware it's not a "big league" IP. Honestly the holidays might benefit it since Christmas is when multiple movies co-exist and now this and I suppose the Chris Pratt Mario movie can serve as alternatives for those who have already seen Avatar 2 and are looking for something else to see during that time off.

 

Has work started on the Mario movie? Feels like the announcement to release time may be a bit too little there.

[Eric is Quiet]

1 minute ago, grim22 said:

 

Has work started on the Mario movie? Feels like the announcement to release time may be a bit too little there.

Animated movies are in the works long before they get announced. I would be shocked if it wasn't ready.

[belblazer]

I wonder what happened. They looked so happy with these movies after The World Need Heroes teaser.

[grim22]

5 minutes ago, belblazer said:

I wonder what happened. They looked so happy with these movies after The World Need Heroes teaser.

 

Can be one small thing having a ripple effect on the entire schedule across the entire studio. If Black Adam needs a week of pickup filming, The Rock's schedule bumps that a month at which point you can't release the movie in mid-September so you push it out another month which in turn hurts the entire lineup.

 

Aquaman 2 was definitely moved to not clash with Avatar 2, but luckily Shazam 2 is done filming and likely requires less VFX as well and was slotted up to that spot. Flash and Aquaman 2 probably need the longest lead time of the movies due to the amount of work needed on those movies and they are able to slot them later.

 

Sometimes delays are just delays.