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Episode 204: James Gunn Fully Rebooting The DCU?

Episode 204: James Gunn Fully Rebooting The DCU?

Right before Nate and Josh were about to start a different discussion centered podcast episode, a massive article from The Hollywood Reporter dropped detailing the future of the DCU. In it, it says that numerous projects are in limbo or even outright canceled. There has even been some dispute as to whether the DCU under James Gunn is going for a full on reboot or not. Nate and Josh break it all…

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#ben affleck batman #david zaslav #david zaslav dc #dc comics #dc movies #dc reboot #dcu #films #henry cavill #henry cavill superman #james gunn #james gunn dc #movie news #Movies #superman #synderverse #wonder woman #wonder woman 3

[malerfique]

David Zaslav hates cinema and television, he has done so much to destroy Warner Bros. well that he is CEO, it's all a decision we make Warner Bros lose billions, all that to say I don't defend the big cinema companies and tv just this guy is the dangerous one who wants to destroy the whole world of entertainment, he wants all the money and golden parachute from Warner Bros from the misery of the workers and I remind you who earns a salary of $498 million it's the most high salary of CEO of a cinema and tv it's disgusting it's horrible

#warner bros #david zaslav #dc movies #dc universe #dc comics #cartoon network #batgirl #batman #looney tunes #coyote vs acme

[skull-pun]

Absolutely diabolical levels of cartoon villainy going on over at Warner Bros.

A company that has been around for 100 years and was once respected by both audiences and those in the industry all of that respect gone in the blink of an eye because of one guy who prioritises money over creativity. Makes me sick.

I hope all those beautiful creative people who lost their jobs because of Zaslav and his cronies continue to shine and I hope they will be given the respect they deserve.

Fuck Zaslav and fuck Warner Bros. Have fun being remembered for all the wrong reasons, hope the money and lives were worth it.

#rooster teeth #david zaslav #coyote vs acme #batgirl #dc #dceu #animation #film

[beeclops]

If I don't see them beating up David Zaslav in this episode, I will riot.

#cartoon network #dc comics #teen titans go #crossover #warner bros #100th anniversary #fire david zaslav #dexter's laboratory #adventure time #finn the human #looney tunes #hanna barbera #gremlins #scooby-doo #the jetsons

[thowawayuntilfurthernotice]

Piracy really has become the only way to preserve media from corporate bond fires.

#DC Super Hero Girls #DC Comics #Lauren Faust #Fuck David Zaslav #Animation deserves better #Media Preservation

[psychicbluebirdmiracle]

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav 2023 Pay Package Rises to $50M

Oh I see you dont have money in the budget to release coyote vs acme or batgirl but you can give yourself $49.7 million along with giving all your buddies tens of millions as well yeah totally get why you had to ruin everyone's hard work and possibly their careers

#david zaslav #hbo max #hbo #warner bros #warner bros discovery #warner brothers #discovery #batgirl #batgirl movie #coyote vs acme #looney tunes #looney toons #dcu #dc

[faebirdie]

#warner bros #warner brothers #dc comics #batgirl #the nevers #the minx #west world #david zaslav #henry cavill #dceu #dcu #hbo #hbo max #discovery +

[ambeauty]

Waiting for the second part of this season has been one of the worse experiences of my life. I just wanna be released from all things dc! They seem to only be full of disappointment and regret when it comes to making good things.

#dc titans #what a shit show #WBD YOU WILL CRUMBLE #I JUST WANT AN ENDING FOR MY OTP #dickkory #THEY DESERVE SO MUCH BETTER #fuck dc comics #fuck james gunn #fuck david zaslav #fuck Greg Walker for wasting all of s3

[thereasonsimbroke]

David Zaslav, James Gunn, and Peter Safran haven't been any good to the #DCUniverse 🌩️

Their decisions and creative directions have led WBD to no box office, and they've left many fans scratching their heads 🤔

#dc comics #DC Universe #Justice League #Zack Snyder #David Zaslav #Peter Safran #James Gunn #DCEU #Restore the Snyderverse

[coffeebooh]

i need to punch someone real quick and this someone is david zaslav

#fuck david zaslav #this is basically white supremacy disguised as business #but what the fuck is that business #not only that but taking away hbo max????! #when it’s the best streaming service rn? #are you shitting me #yj aside this fucking sucks #you have amazing shows and movies and you choose to keep almost NOTHING? #cancel the flash instead #ezra miller doesn’t deserve to have their name as a main character on one of your movies #batgirl had a great crew open and all from what i knew #dc comics #dceu #dcau #if they chose to go for the snyderverse istg #gonna get violent #and they’re gonna lose their appeal to a lot of people #for what: 20 snyderverse supporters who act like they’re thousands #FUCK YOU #diversity is important asf and is a priority #it’s 2022 ffs #not 1950 #also? white men? #not only that but only men? #it’s gonna suck for women in their contents smh

[supeskenobi]

Reddit User u/aambro flagged this article from 'Columbus Business First' (unfortunately it's behind a paywall) which stated that the new 'Superman' (originally titled 'Superman Legacy' ) movie:

"is expected to receive more than $11 million in tax credits. Superman: Legacy projects it will hire 3,254 Ohio residents, according to the application. The film’s total eligible production expenditures for the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit were nearly $37 million, or a little more than 10% of the film’s total budget of more than $363.8 million."

The user then asked the film's director James Gunn on Threads as to whether or not this was true and that the budget was $363.8 million. Here is Gunn's response:

Yet this does not appear to add up.

Over on r/boxoffice, user u/SilverRoyce posted this to the subreddit. They, through the usage of public records, have proven that the movie will be made with a total production budget of around $363.8 million; as seen here:

This means that the movie would have a budget of roughly $270 million+. Now this doesn't include other tax breaks from other places they may film, nor does it include the marketing costs; which would probably be another $100 million+ in total, bringing the total budget to around $463.8 million+. Nearly half a billion for one movie!

Now here comes the tricky part. Breaking even. For the unawares (and include myself in this particular category), breaking even is when a movie makes back it's budget, plus an extra 2.5%. Anything above this is considered a profit. If the budget 'Superman' is around $270 million then it would require $546.75 million in order to break even; and that still isn't taking into consideration the overall production total plus marketing.

If we were to take the $463.8 million into consideration, this would give us the mind bogglingly absurd number of $939.6 million in order to break even.*

So let's say that the movie needs to make $546.75 million in order to break even; is this even possible given the current state of Hollywood? Movies such as Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (both movies I personally enjoyed), underperformed at the global box office in 2023. Has Hollywood learnt nothing from movies having overinflated budgets underperforming last year, or are they that arrogant that they think it was a one off?

This also fails to take into consideration as to whether or not the general audience still cares about a wider DC Cinematic Universe given that the last eight DCEU movies released between February 2020 and December 2023 (Birds of Prey, Wonder Woman 1984, The Suicide Squad, Black Adam, Shazam: Fury of the Gods, The Flash, Blue Beetle and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom), were all box office bombs; and given how poorly Warner Bros. Discovery handled the end of the DCEU and how Warner Bros as a whole handled the overall DCEU. It's a reboot of a movie universe, very few people cared about by the end of it all.

Kickstarting a brand new DC Cinematic Universe with a movie that is looking like it will cost $463.8 million in total, is either an incredibly ballsy move or a ridiculously braindead move; and I honestly cannot tell which it is.*

Of course none of this takes into consideration either A) Discovery selling Warner Bros to another studio, or B) Zaslav not playing his old trick of writing the movie off for tax purposes.

Now the latter of those two options isn't likely, but let us, for the moment, entertain this train of thought.

Currently the movie is set to receive $11 million of a total of $37 million in tax breaks from the State of Ohio. Assuming they eventually take the full $37 million and take the full offered tax breaks from other states, plus whatever they got in a tax write off, say roughly $40 million, (the cancelled movies: 'Batgirl' costing around $90 million in its tax write off, 'Scoob! Holiday Haunt' whilst no official number has been given we can assume it would've been around $40 million as was its budget, as the potentially scrapped 'Coyote vs. ACME' costing $30 million in a tax write off; giving us the Median of $40 million) the studio would be lucky to make $100-$110 million in a tax write off; or roughly 27.49% to 30.24% of its budget (not accounting for marketing).*

Now I will freely admit to having but little care in this movie and the larger DCU as a whole. I mislike James Gunn as a filmmaker and have little faith in him delivering a DC Cinematic Universe I'll enjoy. Yet he is not my main concern. My main concern lies with the studio itself. With how the DCEU was handled, the abuse the actors faced on the set of the Justice League reshoots, the constant studio interference, the belittling of a paying section of their own audience etc. has left an incredibly sour taste in ones mouth that refuses to go away.

Given Mr Zaslav's penchant for cancelling projects at a frequency that would make the CEO of Netflix envious, one has to ask the question 'Will this new DCU ever see the light of day?'

I know but little of Hollywood accounting, yet even as someone who cares little and less for this new DCU; I am somewhat concerned that Zaslav might be trying to kill this new universe before it ever has a chance to live!

Is this all because the studio is about to be sold off? Or is it because Zaslav is an incompetent buffoon, who is surrounded by lackwits and lickspittles? Or is it something else?

TL;DR: The new Superman movie is going to have a total production budget of '$363.8 million before marketing costs are factored in, despite most movies with inflated budgets that were released last year underperforming at the global box office.

*1) It should be worth pointing out that this number is ridiculous even for the current state of Hollywood Blockbusters underperforming.

*2) Also it bears note that Warner Bros have also poorly handled their other big IPs such as Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter (see turning 'The Hobbit' into three movies and the entire 'Fantastic Beasts' franchise and the upcoming Harry Potter TV series).

*3)I accept I could be completely wrong about this.

#DC #DCU #James Gunn #Superman (2025) #Superman Legacy #Warner Bros #WB #Warner Bros Discovery #WBD #Hollywood #DC Comics #Filmmaking #David Corrensweet #David Zaslav #Capitalism #Batgirl #Scoob! Holiday Haunt #Coyote vs Acme #Late Stage Capitalism #Box Office

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

Man, that difference between David Zaslav cancelling the Batgirl movie for bullshit reasons and Kevin Feige personally sending Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah a message of support after the cancellation (he even congratulated Adil on his marriage). It really highlights the importance of having a good boss who actually cares for the talent.

#MCU #marvel #DCEU #dc comics #david zaslav #warner bros #discovery plus #marvel studios #kevin feige #adil el arbi #bilall fallah #batgirl #barbara gordon #ms marvel #kamala khan #ms. marvel #batgirl movie #ms marvel tv show

[malerfique]

guess who caused the trouble there? CEO David Zasla

#warner bros #paramount #david zaslav #dc movies #dc comics #nickelodeon #cartoon network

[72crowe89]

Find someone who loves you the way Warner Bros loves screwing itself over

#Warner Bros #wb #batgirl #dceu #dc extended universe #snyderverse #arrowverse #The Flash #the flash movie #the flash show #legends of tomorrow #batwoman #zack snyder's justice league #new gods #warner bros discovery #david zaslav

[msclaritea]

As you can see, this account, The Movies Divide, is actually being run by Warner Bros Discovery/DC linked websites like DC World, the official fan site in the UK, sbd and Reilly Johnson of Johnson Concepts.

Response: "I know, right?" The Autistic Artist

If you notice, the chart above shows a gender gap of 20-21 points in reviews between men and women. Ignore these pathetic shit stains, sent by Warner Bros Discovery, Apple, IAC and the rest of their dirty pals. Go see The Marvels and have a kickass time.

It's becoming clearer everyday that Rotten Tomatoes has a bias against diverse films in general and the Disney Company in particular. It's a slap in the face to millions of Disney fans around the world, to continue putting up with this. Studios have no business using it. Hollywood magazines have no business using it and if I KNEW where to send the petition to tell whomever that they can shove Rotten Tomatoes up their arse, I'd start one.

#Rotten Tomatoes #Intentional Sabotage If Disney Films #Connections To Competitors #Warner Bros Discovery #Apple #IAC #Sony #Zaslav #The Marvels #Johnson Concepts #DC World #Dsvid Geffen #Barry Diller #David Zaslav #Church of Scientology #Hollywood Mafia using rigged movie scores to try and fuck over competition #Rotten Tomatoes Is Rigged #Rotten Tomatoes Is Bought Off #Rotten Tomatoes Is Tainted #PETITION TO HAVE ROTTEN TOMATOES REMOVED AS BEING PUSHED BY AMPTP SINCE THEY WENT AND RIGGED THE LITTLE BITCH OF A WEBSITE #sag aftra

[thowawayuntilfurthernotice]

Me realizing that My Adventures With Superman is most likely going to be a one season show thanks to Zaslav’s bullshit.

#My Adventures With Superman #Superman #DC Comics #WB #Warner Bros #Fuck David Zaslav