Just two days later, Warner Bros. Discovery took the shocking step of canceling the HBO Max movie. bat girlRevered CEO David Zaslav has tried to convince Wall Street that there is a cohesive plan for the future of DC.
“You look at Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, those are brands that are known around the world,” Zazlav said during a call on Thursday. “We did a reset. We restructured the business, where we will focus, where we will have a team with a ten-year plan focused only on DC. We believe we can build a much more sustainable business. ”
DC has always wanted to emulate the success of Disney-owned Marvel Studios, which Kevin Feige turned into the highest-grossing film in history. Zaslav recently hired Feig’s former boss, retired Disney executive Alan Horne, as an adviser. During the earnings call, Zaslav suggested that DC try to match Marvel’s playbook.
“It’s very similar to Alan Horne’s structure, [former Disney CEO] Bob Iger and Kevin Feige had a very effective meeting at Disney. We believe we can build a much stronger sustainable growth business outside of DC,” said Zazlav. “As part of that, we’re going to focus on quality. We’re not releasing any movies until they’re done… DC is all we can do.”
DC keeps stopping and starting to infer Christopher Nolan’s definition dark hair trilogy ten years ago. The studio originally hired Zack Snyder to oversee its universe, and the filmmaker released him in 2013. Iron Man But a loss of confidence from studio executives after the 2016 split Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Some of the ambitious 10 projects announced in 2014 were never realized, including justice league 2. Executive Walter Hamada took over the reins of DC Films in 2018 and has been developing a series of films, including for HBO Max, to fulfill the mandate of then-CEO of WarnerMedia, Jason Killarney. Now those plans are changing once again.
Zaslav animated upcoming DC movies, including black adam, Shazam! wrath of the gods s Excitementand addressed rumors that some of these films may change dates without confirming or denying the changes.
“We are very excited about them. We saw them. We think they’re great and we think we’re going to make them even better,” Zaslav said of marketing and distributing the next three films, which include ExcitementIn which the main role is played by controversial actor Ezra Miller.
In April 2020, Miller was accused of strangling a fan and enticing a minor in Iceland. Business Insider On Thursday, he released a report that featured extensive interviews with the 18-year-old’s parents, who say the actor had been caring for their son since he was 12. warning plans Excitementwhich has a June 2023 release date to watch closely.
The CEO also revealed that while he is focused on theatrical releases, “various movies will be released with shorter windows… and different marketing campaigns. But we will always be flexible and the focus will be on the theatrical.”
Before the pandemic, theater owners could claim an exclusive theatrical window of 74 to 90 days. Now, a movie that costs $50 million or less can be available at home two to three weeks after its theatrical release (Universal was the first major Hollywood studio to extend those deadlines).
Zaslav’s comments come at a difficult time for DC. On Tuesday, Warner announced the news that it will set aside the $90 million bat girl film, a film that was in full post-production for an HBO Max release. Various sources indicated that Warner Media Discovery was choosing to use the film’s profits to pay bills rather than release it. The move created a frenzy with other films to follow. Blue Beetle Filmmaker Ángel Manuel Soto is tweeting as asking Warner to protect his DC movie, which was originally made for HBO Max before it was released in theaters.
Zaslav said it made no economic sense to make streaming movies expensive.
“The goal is to grow the DC brand. To create DC characters. But it’s also our job to protect the DC brand, and that’s what we’re going to do.”
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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