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

[Lucas]

3 minutes ago, Ecks Ecks Are said:

Adding more context…..

 

 

You're being very kind with your usage of the word "context" here, what in the hell am I reading.

[ChipDerby]

So DiscussingFilm is posting a TheWrap story, which is mostly just quoting the NYPost story. And Grace is confirming.

 

Real heavy hitters there.

[AJG]

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#RIP

#ReleaseBatgirl

 

Edited August 2, 2022 by AJG

[ChipDerby]

OK now I will believe it. Shit that sucks. Is there even a good movie studio anymore? My god.

[EarlyDeadlinePredictions]

Holy shit! WB is a mess.

 

Atleast Matt Reeves stuff is safe. 

[Eric the Minion]

Just now, ChipDerby said:

OK now I will believe it. Shit that sucks. Is there even a good movie studio anymore? My god.

There never was.

[Lucas]

This is wild

[BestPicturePlutoNash]

Canceling the female POC superhero movie is an insane choice. And bringing Keaton back was a mistake

[Jonwo]

I get scrapping the Scoob sequel but I'm not convinced HBO Max will scrap all scripted programming and focusing on unscripted given scripted originals is what drives subscriptions. 

[cookie]

Absolute insanity that they're willing to throw a $90 million production that's nearly finished straight in the toilet because it "isn't enough of an event" while at the same talking about cutting costs everywhere they can.

 

This makes the Superman Lives debacle look small by comparison. At least that never actually got to filming.

[abracadabra1998]

Getting rid of HBO Max when it's finally seen in the minds of the general audience as the premier streamer and right off having the most Emmy nominations of any studio is... a choice.

[TheDude391]

Wow, I'm genuinely shocked. I don't see "WB wants these to be big events and this is a smaller scale thing" as the main reason to can this. 

 

The main thing that comes to mind to want to cancel this is, new WB management reversing course on Keaton taking over as the main Batman...maybe Affleck WILL come back after all.

[CoolioD1]

that's wild i can't think of another example of a movie on this budget level that was filmed and then shitcanned. #Release...AnyCut

[AJG]

5 minutes ago, Jonwo said:

I get scrapping the Scoob sequel but I'm not convinced HBO Max will scrap all scripted programming and focusing on unscripted given scripted originals is what drives subscriptions. 

Grace’s tweet was poorly written. MAX original shows would become reality based. The scripted MAX Originals that are on screens now (Peacemaker. Gossip Girl) would swap to the HBO brand which will continue to operate normally.

[WrathOfHan]

   

[belblazer]

Zaslav is the worst thing that could have happened to WB/DC. Doing this with a female POC superhero also direct by two POC men is.... no words.

 

The girl makes posts on her social media on how excited she was for the movie literally every day.

[Lucas]

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Batgirl was budgeted at around $80 million, with costs rising to nearly $90 million due to COVID-19 protocols. It’s a hefty sum, but significantly lower than DC theatrical releases, thus the film is said not to have the spectacle that audiences come to expect from DC fare.

How does Joker fit into this equation.

[CJohn]

What in the absolute fuck. I am in complete shock. Speechless really. They spent 90M in this and now it is in the trash. Next is The Flash.

[BadOlCatSylvester]

Unless Legendary can muscle the license away from Warner, I think Denis's Dune Messiah movie is pretty much stillborn. Hell, I'm not even sure if Dune 2 will actually be completed. That Sisterhood spinoff is most likely dead too.

 

Imagine if Zaslav kills Peacemaker too 

[belblazer]

man if they do this to Blue Beetle.......