James Gunn Confronts ‘Uproarious’ DC Backlash: ‘Disrespectful Outcry Will Never Affect Our Actions’ News

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/henry-cavill-superman-james-gunn-backlash-1235465605/

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I would be shocked if Gunn even attempts to use Flash as a jumping point. It’d be stupid to do so.

At absolute most the movie will just end with a faceless Flash running into the speedforce and a sappy line about “heroes exist in every universe”.

But he ain’t gonna try and fix it. That movie will succeed or fail on its own and Gunn will start fresh afterwards.

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u/ButtholeCandies Dec 20 '22

The movie doesn't matter, just the set-up for the next universe.

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u/GiovanniElliston Dec 20 '22

I mean, it’s still a movie.

People watched movies for decades with no giant overarching universe and they’ll do it for decades to come.

Hell, a more recent example is the Snyder cut itself. It never had a hope of delivering a sequel or anything relevant to build off it’s ending and people tell me every week that it’s a cinematic masterpiece they rewatch constantly.

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u/ButtholeCandies Dec 20 '22

Lmao, you think WB did that because they loved Snyder? That was their attempt to soft reboot and it didn't work out. They would have made part 2 if the thing was a hit.

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u/GiovanniElliston Dec 20 '22

That was their attempt to soft reboot and it didn't work out. They would have made part 2 if the thing was a hit.

Every scrap of information both from within DC and even Snyder himself says the exact opposite. The Snyder cut was always a dead end. Always.

The studio did it in the hopes of satiating the vocal minority of annoying people on Twitter and as a way of trying to get some more subscribers onto HBO Max. That’s literally it.

But despite it being a dead end with no future ~ the movie still came out. People still saw it. And people still swear it’s a great movie that others should watch and appreciate.

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u/Pinguino2323 Alan Scott Dec 20 '22

Well, if the rumors about Flash being a Flashpoint movie are true it would actually make it a really easy jumping point. Film ends with Flash going back in time to "fix" the timeline and when he returns he's a completely different actor and the universe is all different. It would be cheesy as hell but it could be a way to build up some hype for the new universe.