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Aug 3, 2022 8:16:59 GMT
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Post by Jambowayoh on Aug 3, 2022 8:16:59 GMT
I must say it is incredible how WB's handling of DC's movie output has truly been a real shitshow, moreso with the previous owners. It'll be interesting to see if the new owners continue this trend of shitting the bed.
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Aug 3, 2022 8:35:27 GMT
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Post by baihu1983 on Aug 3, 2022 8:35:27 GMT
The Flash is still happening though despite everything that's gone on...
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Bongo Heracles
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Aug 3, 2022 9:18:47 GMT
Its hard to believe that they have more faith in a movie that stars an actual child molester than they do Batgirl. That movie must have been sub-Catwoman bad.
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Aug 3, 2022 9:44:39 GMT
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Post by dfunked on Aug 3, 2022 9:44:39 GMT
Does seem a bit mental. Of all the film's you'd expect them to drop, it'd be the flash.
Although I guess morbid curiousity will probably make me watch the flash if it ever actually comes out. No such thing as bad press and all that.
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Aug 3, 2022 9:48:01 GMT
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Post by drhickman1983 on Aug 3, 2022 9:48:01 GMT
If a film is cancelled it means the studio can take it as a tax write down too.
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Post by askew on Aug 3, 2022 11:26:42 GMT
RIP Batgirl
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Post by Bill in the rain on Aug 3, 2022 12:44:22 GMT
I hope we get a leak sometime soon.
The 2 guys in charge also worked on Ms Marvel, which turned out pretty good. Though I don't know how much control they had on that.
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Post by kal on Aug 3, 2022 13:22:45 GMT
I wonder if following the whole Snyder Cut thing they’re banking on the internet creating demand for Batgirl so that they can then release it and be heroes.
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Aug 3, 2022 13:57:30 GMT
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Post by 😎 on Aug 3, 2022 13:57:30 GMT
I wonder if following the whole Snyder Cut thing they’re banking on the internet creating demand for Batgirl so that they can then release it and be heroes. Didn’t work out too well for Morbius, but yeah, a lot of people suspect this may be at least a secondary case, especially with the double whammy of Keaton’s return as Batman and Reddit darling Brendan Fraser in the picture. |
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Post by Vandelay on Aug 3, 2022 14:02:16 GMT
Something tells me that those clammering for the Snyder cut won't be quite so energised for Batgirl staring the latina Leslie Grace. Can't quite put my finger onto why.
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Aug 3, 2022 14:25:28 GMT
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Post by simple on Aug 3, 2022 14:25:28 GMT
Couldn’t they bung in some cut scenes to up the run time and flog it to a streaming service as a limited series event
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Aug 3, 2022 15:14:08 GMT
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Post by anephric on Aug 3, 2022 15:14:08 GMT
I don't understand how it can be so bad, considering nearly all of the WB/DC output so far as a yardstick, that it's unreleasable. There's obviously something else going on with the Discovery merger.
Certainly, you'd think they'd dump it on streaming, but HBO Max seems like it's going rapidly into the bin too, so who knows.
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Aug 3, 2022 15:27:52 GMT
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Post by 😎 on Aug 3, 2022 15:27:52 GMT
It’s mostly just Discovery cleaning house. They’ve killed a whole bunch of WB shows already on TNT and TBS so it’s not hugely surprisingly they’d also take an axe to DCEU. Bumping it out onto streaming also isn’t a one and done, most SAG actors have pay per play for digital releases nowadays, there’s the tax write-off situation, distribution rights, legal etc etc.
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Aug 3, 2022 15:48:07 GMT
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Post by Jambowayoh on Aug 3, 2022 15:48:07 GMT
The incredibly nuanced reason I've seen online for the dumping of it is racism. But tbf that's been wholly from American sites with their weird world view.
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Aug 3, 2022 15:54:27 GMT
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Post by Reviewer on Aug 3, 2022 15:54:27 GMT
What, they spent $90m on it before realising Batgirl wasn’t white?
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Aug 3, 2022 16:02:54 GMT
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Post by Jambowayoh on Aug 3, 2022 16:02:54 GMT
That's the logic we're working with here.
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Aug 3, 2022 20:24:01 GMT
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Post by baihu1983 on Aug 3, 2022 20:24:01 GMT
Still getting that Joker Musical
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Aug 3, 2022 20:30:45 GMT
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Post by Jambowayoh on Aug 3, 2022 20:30:45 GMT
... why?
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Aug 3, 2022 21:53:15 GMT
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Post by damagedinc on Aug 3, 2022 21:53:15 GMT
I wonder if following the whole Snyder Cut thing they’re banking on the internet creating demand for Batgirl so that they can then release it and be heroes. I was about to suggest this very thing, but a more intelligent human beat me. |
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Aug 3, 2022 22:02:24 GMT
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Post by geefe on Aug 3, 2022 22:02:24 GMT
What, they spent $90m on it before realising Batgirl wasn’t white? Tbf, this dude didn't realise he was black til someone told him. youtu.be/R1p_523SEO8 |
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Post by beastmaster on Aug 4, 2022 10:12:57 GMT
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Post by britesparc on Aug 4, 2022 13:47:32 GMT
There's no suggestion Batgirl is bad. It's had one screen test, unfinished, and it scored the same as other films that have gone on to done well. It might be mediocre, it might be great, but right now no one knows; but there's been no suggestion it's any worse than all the other mid-tier DC films Warners have put out in the last couple of years.
I think the thing is, the new regime doesn't see the point in big streaming-exclusive events, so a $90m+ is too expensive to dump on HBO Max or wherever (especially as HBO Max is effectively ceasing to exist). But they don't think there's enough superhero spectacle to sustain a cinematic release, so it won't make its money back - especially after adding $50m or more to market it.
Now, I don't agree with any of this. I think it's dodgy business and a terrible way to treat artists. But that all seems to be the reasoning, not that Batgirl wasn't good.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Aug 4, 2022 14:08:19 GMT
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Aug 4, 2022 15:35:19 GMT
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Post by captbirdseye on Aug 4, 2022 15:35:19 GMT
They roll HBO Max into Discovery+.
Meanwhile, in Flash land.
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Aug 4, 2022 15:52:48 GMT
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Post by Jambowayoh on Aug 4, 2022 15:52:48 GMT
Not wanting to be morbid but I think it's only a matter of time until people will be referring to Miller in the past tense.
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Post by beastmaster on Aug 4, 2022 15:57:17 GMT
Rumours are that they are moving the dates of Shazam 2 and Aquaman 2 back. I can understand Shazam 2 as I think it was due out around the same time as Avatar 2. If batgirl was any good and Zaslav thought it would have made them money they would have released it. This is also going on variety.com/2022/film/news/alan-horn-warner-bros-discovery-adviser-1235328296/He had a massive hand in bringing about the MCU, so it's an interesting move. |
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Aug 4, 2022 16:01:05 GMT
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Post by Jambowayoh on Aug 4, 2022 16:01:05 GMT
I also see they're going to cancel the Supergirl movie. I don't think Dwayne Johnson is going to get that big cinematic universe he wants with the way things are being run now. Discovery are a garbage company who have been making garbage for a while.
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Aug 4, 2022 16:20:15 GMT
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Post by geefe on Aug 4, 2022 16:20:15 GMT
Flash isn't gonna get released. Not now.
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Aug 4, 2022 16:53:08 GMT
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Aug 5, 2022 7:22:18 GMT
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