Warner Bros. Discovery Bosses discusses the future of DC movies and why Batgirl was canceled

Warner Bros. Discovery Bosses discusses the future of DC movies and why Batgirl was canceled

Just two days ago, the DC Films franchise underwent a major overhaul, like bad girla film that had already been shot, has been removed from the lineup of DC’s upcoming movies, meaning it won’t be released in theaters or to HBO Max subscribers. This surprising news came months after the wonderful twins The film was canceled after three months of development. For those who are now wondering where things stand with DC Films, two of Warner Bros. Discovery spoke today about the company’s earnings call. on the future of the franchise and provided more reasons to do so bad girlCancellation of

At kickoff, Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav of Discovery made it clear that the DC brand remains a priority for this newly merged conglomerate, to the point that a specific 10-year plan is being applied to future DC films. In the words of Zaslav:

… As we look at the opportunities we have in general, DC is one of the best on the list for us. We look at Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, they are brands known all over the world. And the ability to lead people around the world with a great story is a great opportunity for us. We did a reset. We have restructured the business on which we will focus where there will be a team with a ten-year plan focused exclusively on DC. It’s very similar to the structure that Alan Horn and Bob Iger put together very effectively with Kevin Feige at Disney. We believe we can build a much stronger long-term sustainable growth business outside of Washington. And within that, we will focus on quality.

DC Extended Universe launch with Man of Steel in 2013, five years after the launch of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Man of Steel. Cependant, le DCEU n’a jamais tout à fait attiint les sommets du succès du MCU, mais avec David Zaslav à la barre, il met en œuvre ce plan de 10 ans qui take une page du livre que le MCU utilise depuis un certain temps now. And for the uninitiated, Alan Horn is now a consultant for Warner Bros. after nearly a decade at Walt Disney Studios as president and then chief creative officer. Zaslav continued:

We won’t release any movies until it’s ready. We will not release a film to make a fourth … the goal will be how to make each of these films the best they can be? But DC is something we think we can improve on and we’re focusing on that now. We have great DC movies coming up: Black Adam, Shazam and The Flash, and we’re all working on it. We are very excited about this. We’ve seen them, we think they’re great, and we think we can make them even better.

black adam hits theaters in October, followed by Shazam! fury of the gods Two months later. And despite the surrounding controversy the flash Actor Ezra Miller’s solo film Scarlet Speedster will arrive again next June. It is not just about strengthening the continuity of the DCEU, as highlighted joker 2 mark a release date e batman 2 got the green light earlier this year, not to mention Matt Reeves’ Caped Crusader universe has been expanded with a penguin series and other derivative programs under development. Point

As for bad girlwho plays in the heightsLeslie Grace in the title role and was directed by bad guys for lifeby Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, Warner Bros. Discovery yesterday released a statement on the matter, stating that bad girlThe cancellation “reflects the strategic shift in our leadership in relation to the DC Universe and HBO Max.” Today, Gunnar Widenfels, CFO of WBD, gave the following motivation bad girl filed, as well as the disposal of Scooby! vacation destination Yes wonderful twins:

Substantial investments in films directed at HBO Max, for which once again we have not found enough support. This means adapting the way of investing in the future, but also evaluating projects that have already been completed or are in progress. The super twins, Batgirl and Scoob! Holiday Haunt are examples of streaming movies that don’t fit into this new strategic approach. These are tough decisions, but we are committed to being disciplined on a framework that guides our investment in content for maximum return.

All three movies were supposed to be exclusive to HBO Max, just like blue beetle before moving on to a theatrical release. However, with the new regime, Warner Bros. is committed to distributing films in theaters and, instead of spending more money bad girl (which had a budget of $ 90 million) to make it more cinematic, the company decided to shelve it. It is reported that Warner Bros. Discovery plans to cancel bad girl in the form of a tax exemption.

Clearly, big changes are coming to DC Films and Gossipify will continue to share updates on what the franchise has to offer to the public. If you’re wondering what non-DC movies you can expect for the rest of the year, head to our 2022 release schedule.

Source: Cinemablend

You may also like