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

[Scubasteve716]

1 hour ago, dudalb said:

If you are going to lie, make it a halfway believable  lie

Everybody in Hollywood knows Barbie was greenlit and in pre production before Zaslev took over, and was probably too far along for him to cancel without throwing a lot of money down the tube and aleinating a lot of talent.

Zaslev is fooling nobody with that comment.

Are you being purposefully daft? That’s not a real quote

[excel1]

1 hour ago, dudalb said:

If you are going to lie, make it a halfway believable  lie

Everybody in Hollywood knows Barbie was greenlit and in pre production before Zaslev took over, and was probably too far along for him to cancel without throwing a lot of money down the tube and aleinating a lot of talent.

Zaslev is fooling nobody with that comment.

 

😂 cmon dudalb, it was a joke

[Johnny Tran]

2 hours ago, Jonwo said:

I think WB's remainder of 2023 is looking strong with Dune Part II, Wonka and potentially The Color Purple although I suspect that will make the majority of its money in 2024. Meg 2 could also surprise.

 

That lineup looks like the Warner Bros. of old.  Hopefully James Gunn gets DC on track and I think Reeves will do fine with 'The Batman II"

[kayumanggi]

 

[Dominic Draper]

1 minute ago, kayumanggi said:

 

The authority went from selling 1 copy a month to 3.

[ZattMurdock]

20 hours ago, kayumanggi said:

 

If there is one practice that Kevin Feige should copy from the DCU, it’s this one. Effective immediately.

[poweranimals]

4 hours ago, ZattMurdock said:

If there is one practice that Kevin Feige should copy from the DCU, it’s this one. Effective immediately.

What practice?

[ChipDerby]

10 hours ago, poweranimals said:

What practice?

 

Marketing companion comic books to the films.

[El Gato]

On 7/22/2023 at 9:44 AM, Dominic Draper said:

The authority went from selling 1 copy a month to 3.

I am one of those 3. I also bought the Blue Beetle trades from his 2006 run as well as Graduation Day! I’m doing my part 

[Belakor]

 

[Belakor]

This makes a lot of sense, this year has been flop after flop, each movie flopping harder than the last one.

I can see Amazon or Apple buying DC with no problem

[dudalb]

3 hours ago, Belakor said:

This makes a lot of sense, this year has been flop after flop, each movie flopping harder than the last one.

I can see Amazon or Apple buying DC with no problem

Problem being WB ain't gonna be selling DC in the near future, if ever.

I detect a big  anger that WB just had a huge "woke" (whatever the hell that means) hit with "Barbie".

[Jonwo]

3 hours ago, dudalb said:

Problem being WB ain't gonna be selling DC in the near future, if ever.

I detect a big  anger that WB just had a huge "woke" (whatever the hell that means) hit with "Barbie".

DC makes a lot of money for WB, Batman alone is enough to keep it. 

[dudalb]

52 minutes ago, Jonwo said:

DC makes a lot of money for WB, Batman alone is enough to keep it. 

If they really get cash straped, DC would be just about the last franchsie WB would sell.

[excel1]

Aquaman was a rock solid thrill ride, how the fuck did they screw up the sequel THAT BAD? Already has taken far too long. Just horrific mismanagement. 

[dudalb]

3 minutes ago, excel1 said:

Aquaman was a rock solid thrill ride, how the fuck did they screw up the sequel THAT BAD? Already has taken far too long. Just horrific mismanagement. 

Let's see how it does before writing off Aquaman 2.

The decision was made they did not want to go head to head last year against another Underwater themed movie last HolidaySeason (Avatar 2) And Covid set everything back  before that.

Edited July 25, 2023 by dudalb

[excel1]

WB should be sitting in a prime position to reclaim the throne from Disney as MCU, Pixar, and lucasfilm fizzles. 

 

They should have mega global Franchises in Barbie, The Batman, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Dune, and Wonka rolling through the next few years while they get Superman and other DC characters properly off the ground. 

 

They should have premiere filmmakers in Christopher Nolan, Matt Reeves, Dennis Villanueve, Greta Gerwig, and James Wan at their finger tips.

 

They should Gen Z faves Robert Pattinson, Margot Robbie, Tim Chalamet, Austin Butler, Jason Momoa, Zendaya, and Jacob Elordi leading or being groomed to lead their films into the future. 

 

Mind you...they still do have many of these things. But mismanagement of Nolan, Aqua/Wonder Woman, and Gerwig & Wan to a lesser extent is a rough, rough look. 

Edited July 25, 2023 by excel1

[excel1]

9 minutes ago, dudalb said:

Let's see how it does before writing off Aquaman 2.

The decision was made they did not want to go head to head last year against another Underwater themed movie last HolidaySeason (Avatar 2) And Covid set everything back  before that.

 

I, for one, think that they hold the Christmas release date and delivery a decent or better film, we are looking a good $700m+ global hit which would be tremendous. 

 

But that it feels in question is just ridiculous tbh.

[Scubasteve716]

25 minutes ago, excel1 said:

WB should be sitting in a prime position to reclaim the throne from Disney as MCU, Pixar, and lucasfilm fizzles. 

 

They should have mega global Franchises in Barbie, The Batman, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Dune, and Wonka rolling through the next few years while they get Superman and other DC characters properly off the ground. 

 

They should have premiere filmmakers in Christopher Nolan, Matt Reeves, Dennis Villanueve, Greta Gerwig, and James Wan at their finger tips.

 

They should Gen Z faves Robert Pattinson, Margot Robbie, Tim Chalamet, Austin Butler, Jason Momoa, Zendaya, and Jacob Elordi leading or being groomed to lead their films into the future. 

 

Mind you...they still do have many of these things. But mismanagement of Nolan, Aqua/Wonder Woman, and Gerwig & Wan to a lesser extent is a rough, rough look. 

“WB has great filmmakers like James Wan” - WB let’s Wan make Aquaman 2 “Why would WB mismanage Aquaman 2 so bad?”

[excel1]

20 minutes ago, Scubasteve716 said:

“WB has great filmmakers like James Wan” - WB let’s Wan make Aquaman 2 “Why would WB mismanage Aquaman 2 so bad?”

 

No doubt studio interference. Wan is a good filmmaker. Unless he truly pulled a Patty Jenkins WW84 and made an outright dud], but feels unlikely.