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Lou_Cypher wrote: »New Report Details The Warner Bros. Drama Behind 'Justice League'
This month, Justice League made its way into theaters, and fans of the DC Extended Universe were dismayed to see the film get mixed reviews. The long-awaited movie was meant to be an undeniable success for Warner Bros. but die-hards fans have done little else but question what went down behind-the-scenes with the project. Now, a new report from The Wrap is breaking down what sources have said about Justice League and its "Frankenstein" debut.
Not long ago, Umberto Gonzalez and Tim Molloy posted an in-depth exposé about Justice League. The film, which had the lowest opening of DC Entertainment’s most recent movies, can apparently pinpoint its lackluster reception to a few key factors.
According to The Wrap, members of Warner Bros. did approach the studio’s president Greg Silverman about removing director Zack Snyder from Justice League. The call came after Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was met with critical backlash and a fierce box office drop after its promising opening. The site’s source says DC President Jon Berg was ultimately sent to oversee Justice League for almost a year after budget concerns made higher-ups antsy.
The report goes on to say Silverman was “quite harsh” to Snyder about Batman v Superman’s flop, but he was given another go at Justice League.
“They were already in deep prep on ‘Justice League’ and it would have cost a fortune. There’s stickiness to a director because there’s so much cost to unstick him,” the insider explained. “Warners is a studio that almost to a fault always wants to project strength.”
As work continued on Justice League, Warner Bros. is said to have stood by its original premiere date once reports went live about the company merging with AT&T. To move the release of such a film would have been viewed as a weakness, and Justice League had a lot to prove to audiences and business insiders. Joss Whedon was then brought in to give the movie more levity under Snyder’s blessing, but things took a turn when tragedy struck the director. Snyder’s daughter died following a suicide attempt, and he ultimately chose to leave the project to focus on his loved ones as in-studio pressure continued to mount on Justice League.
"It stopped being a good situation on any level,” The Wrap's source described.
With Justice League now in the hands of Whedon, post-production and re-shoots on the film were quickly scheduled to get things in order. The Wrap’s source went so far as to say Warner Bros. executives Toby Emmerich and Kevin Tsujihara didn’t wish to push the movie’s release date as it might have risked their annual bonuses. The time-crunch ultimately forced the film together loosely, and its re-shoots even forced Superman's Henry Cavill to have his mustache digitally removed in post.
So far, it seems Warner Bros. has declined to comment on The Wrap’s piece nor were statements given by any executives.
The sting of Justice League is still one fans feel keenly, and they continue hurting over its messy construction for years to come. Films like Wonder Woman have shown audiences what it looks like when Warner Bros. does its DC movies justice, and the DCEU will strive to follow after director Patty Jenkin’s example. Matt Reeves is currently signed on to oversee The Batman while James Wan finished Aquaman this year. Jenkins herself will return for Wonder Woman’s sequel, and Shazam entered pre-production with David F. Sandberg on its side. Fans are putting their faith in these directors to steer the DCEU in the right direction and not stumble over the pitfalls which derailed Justice League.
http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/11/30/justice-league-zack-sndyer-directors-cut-does-exist/
They ? this universe up, all because they wanted to rush and compete with marvel for no reason. ? WB and @soul rattler -
Yo that article really made me feel sad for Snyder. Damn they were foul as ? . Kevin Tsujihara and Toby Emmerich gotta go. If I was Snyder I'd hit up Feige to spite them and pitch a Superman story that is supposed to be dark. The Sentry.
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A sentry movie would be so dope.
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But i had a feeling about ? like that article explained. Something was just very fishy about Snyder leaving. I understand the death of the daughter was a big deal, but i also knew he had to of had a ? relationship with WB too after BvS criticism.
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James Wan better bring his guns to the editing room. These muthafuckas as two faced as one of their villains.
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LOL now he yelling ? me cause I called a ? a ? . You hurt ?
Anyway, heads gotta roll at WB. Snyder would've been better off making that third 300 movie and dipping after Man of Steel. -
James Wan better bring his guns to the editing room. These muthafuckas as two faced as one of their villains.
Whats super odd is Aquaman has been done filming for awhile and in post production, but we hardly hear anything about it. Even when it was filming. We heard more from every single DCEU movie during post production, filming, and pre production, but with Aquaman we barely heard a peep. -
Yo that article really made me feel sad for Snyder. Damn they were foul as ? . Kevin Tsujihara and Toby Emmerich gotta go. If I was Snyder I'd hit up Feige to spite them and pitch a Superman story that is supposed to be dark. The Sentry.
Once again Tsujihara is involved was he officially let go? -
soul rattler wrote: »LOL now he yelling ? me cause I called a ? a ? . You hurt ?
Anyway, heads gotta roll at WB. Snyder would've been better off making that third 300 movie and dipping after Man of Steel.
Says the ? stalking my post lol
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Everything myself and broddie been saying about the DCEU is coming to fruition, smh. Hopefully this whole ? goes nuclear and we get a better product in the end.
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Yo that article really made me feel sad for Snyder. Damn they were foul as ? . Kevin Tsujihara and Toby Emmerich gotta go. If I was Snyder I'd hit up Feige to spite them and pitch a Superman story that is supposed to be dark. The Sentry.
Once again Tsujihara is involved was he officially let go?
It was a rumor but here's hoping. He's proven to be an ? . Now we know how guaranteed money got ? with.
Marc Bernardin who does the Fatman on Batman show with Kevin Smith made an analogy that I actually think is what happened.
Since WB owns DC they felt they had the bigger ? (The muthafucking trinity!) and that it was enough. Marvel had the more average package but their stroke game proved undeniable long term nh. Reading it back it sounds ? as ? but it does seem to be how these execs played it.
Did the Morbius movie get a director yet? Snyder should hit up Feige for that one and bring back Wesley as Blade. Crush WB's soul. -
Lou_Cypher wrote: »James Wan better bring his guns to the editing room. These muthafuckas as two faced as one of their villains.
Whats super odd is Aquaman has been done filming for awhile and in post production, but we hardly hear anything about it. Even when it was filming. We heard more from every single DCEU movie during post production, filming, and pre production, but with Aquaman we barely heard a peep.
its a good thing imo. Nearly evey DCEU film had contradicting hourly articles its was ? ridiculous. -
Broddie and Huey aka Spike and Chester
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I hope Zack Snyder gets Gerard Butler to visit the WB offices and put a spear between Tsujihara's designer shoes and his favorite wall.
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Makes sense why so many reports about Affleck being on and off of Batman so much.
I wouldn't want to deal with that ? either. -
Yo that article really made me feel sad for Snyder. Damn they were foul as ? . Kevin Tsujihara and Toby Emmerich gotta go. If I was Snyder I'd hit up Feige to spite them and pitch a Superman story that is supposed to be dark. The Sentry.
Once again Tsujihara is involved was he officially let go?
It was a rumor but here's hoping. He's proven to be an ? . Now we know how guaranteed money got ? with.
Marc Bernardin who does the Fatman on Batman show with Kevin Smith made an analogy that I actually think is what happened.
Since WB owns DC they felt they had the bigger ? (The muthafucking trinity!) and that it was enough. Marvel had the more average package but their stroke game proved undeniable long term nh. Reading it back it sounds ? as ? but it does seem to be how these execs played it.
Did the Morbius movie get a director yet? Snyder should hit up Feige for that one and bring back Wesley as Blade. Crush WB's soul.
Morbius is under Sony, he would have to hit up Pascal haha. -
Lou_Cypher wrote: »Yo that article really made me feel sad for Snyder. Damn they were foul as ? . Kevin Tsujihara and Toby Emmerich gotta go. If I was Snyder I'd hit up Feige to spite them and pitch a Superman story that is supposed to be dark. The Sentry.
Once again Tsujihara is involved was he officially let go?
It was a rumor but here's hoping. He's proven to be an ? . Now we know how guaranteed money got ? with.
Marc Bernardin who does the Fatman on Batman show with Kevin Smith made an analogy that I actually think is what happened.
Since WB owns DC they felt they had the bigger ? (The muthafucking trinity!) and that it was enough. Marvel had the more average package but their stroke game proved undeniable long term nh. Reading it back it sounds ? as ? but it does seem to be how these execs played it.
Did the Morbius movie get a director yet? Snyder should hit up Feige for that one and bring back Wesley as Blade. Crush WB's soul.
Morbius is under Sony, he would have to hit up Pascal haha.
Oh ok. I thought Marvel Studios was helping them with all the Spider-Man universe stuff not just the actual character himself. -
Lou_Cypher wrote: »Yo that article really made me feel sad for Snyder. Damn they were foul as ? . Kevin Tsujihara and Toby Emmerich gotta go. If I was Snyder I'd hit up Feige to spite them and pitch a Superman story that is supposed to be dark. The Sentry.
Once again Tsujihara is involved was he officially let go?
It was a rumor but here's hoping. He's proven to be an ? . Now we know how guaranteed money got ? with.
Marc Bernardin who does the Fatman on Batman show with Kevin Smith made an analogy that I actually think is what happened.
Since WB owns DC they felt they had the bigger ? (The muthafucking trinity!) and that it was enough. Marvel had the more average package but their stroke game proved undeniable long term nh. Reading it back it sounds ? as ? but it does seem to be how these execs played it.
Did the Morbius movie get a director yet? Snyder should hit up Feige for that one and bring back Wesley as Blade. Crush WB's soul.
Morbius is under Sony, he would have to hit up Pascal haha.
Oh ok. I thought Marvel Studios was helping them with all the Spider-Man universe stuff not just the actual character himself.
Nah Marvel only has access to Spider-Man specifically Sony still controls supporting characters. -
Lou_Cypher wrote: »New Report Details The Warner Bros. Drama Behind 'Justice League'
This month, Justice League made its way into theaters, and fans of the DC Extended Universe were dismayed to see the film get mixed reviews. The long-awaited movie was meant to be an undeniable success for Warner Bros. but die-hards fans have done little else but question what went down behind-the-scenes with the project. Now, a new report from The Wrap is breaking down what sources have said about Justice League and its "Frankenstein" debut.
Not long ago, Umberto Gonzalez and Tim Molloy posted an in-depth exposé about Justice League. The film, which had the lowest opening of DC Entertainment’s most recent movies, can apparently pinpoint its lackluster reception to a few key factors.
According to The Wrap, members of Warner Bros. did approach the studio’s president Greg Silverman about removing director Zack Snyder from Justice League. The call came after Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was met with critical backlash and a fierce box office drop after its promising opening. The site’s source says DC President Jon Berg was ultimately sent to oversee Justice League for almost a year after budget concerns made higher-ups antsy.
The report goes on to say Silverman was “quite harsh” to Snyder about Batman v Superman’s flop, but he was given another go at Justice League.
“They were already in deep prep on ‘Justice League’ and it would have cost a fortune. There’s stickiness to a director because there’s so much cost to unstick him,” the insider explained. “Warners is a studio that almost to a fault always wants to project strength.”
As work continued on Justice League, Warner Bros. is said to have stood by its original premiere date once reports went live about the company merging with AT&T. To move the release of such a film would have been viewed as a weakness, and Justice League had a lot to prove to audiences and business insiders. Joss Whedon was then brought in to give the movie more levity under Snyder’s blessing, but things took a turn when tragedy struck the director. Snyder’s daughter died following a suicide attempt, and he ultimately chose to leave the project to focus on his loved ones as in-studio pressure continued to mount on Justice League.
"It stopped being a good situation on any level,” The Wrap's source described.
With Justice League now in the hands of Whedon, post-production and re-shoots on the film were quickly scheduled to get things in order. The Wrap’s source went so far as to say Warner Bros. executives Toby Emmerich and Kevin Tsujihara didn’t wish to push the movie’s release date as it might have risked their annual bonuses. The time-crunch ultimately forced the film together loosely, and its re-shoots even forced Superman's Henry Cavill to have his mustache digitally removed in post.
So far, it seems Warner Bros. has declined to comment on The Wrap’s piece nor were statements given by any executives.
The sting of Justice League is still one fans feel keenly, and they continue hurting over its messy construction for years to come. Films like Wonder Woman have shown audiences what it looks like when Warner Bros. does its DC movies justice, and the DCEU will strive to follow after director Patty Jenkin’s example. Matt Reeves is currently signed on to oversee The Batman while James Wan finished Aquaman this year. Jenkins herself will return for Wonder Woman’s sequel, and Shazam entered pre-production with David F. Sandberg on its side. Fans are putting their faith in these directors to steer the DCEU in the right direction and not stumble over the pitfalls which derailed Justice League.
http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/11/30/justice-league-zack-sndyer-directors-cut-does-exist/
They ? this universe up, all because they wanted to rush and compete with marvel for no reason. ? WB and @soul rattler
Stupid out of touch execs nobody will ever really pick either company over one (DC,Marvel)
We will spend dimes on both of our babys
I couldnt live in a world where one of them doenst exist -
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OmegaConflict wrote: »
Sit on a knife. -
Wow ? other than Soul like X Men now what has LCA become
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Anyway I thought Justice League was dope. I didn't see reviews til after, I was surprised at how poorly received it was
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Just let aqua man flash and ww 2 release then evaluate.
WB execs need to sit down and not try and fix ? -
WB ? it up with snyder. End it now. Let these directors do what they want with their characters like Jenkins did with WW. Treat DC movies like DC Comics was back in the day: individual creators making their own characters.
