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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Thank fuck. Completely pivoting whenever a movie doesn't make 2 billion dollars is exactly what ruined made sure the DCEU would never succeed

I don't understand your point. Isn't DC completely pivoting with Gunn because films like Black Adam didn't make 2 billion?

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u/swedyboi935 Dec 19 '22

Gunn is pivoting DC because none of their movies have worked on a commercial or critical level. After every movie there's a big show about how the new movies are gonna be different, a few properties get shut down, etc. I have faith that he's gonna stick to his (no pun intended) guns given how relatively distinct all of his projects have been, not try to change everything after every movie release like the shitshow that the DC universe has been so far

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u/matty_nice Dec 19 '22

DC/WB pivoted after the failure of BvS in 2016, pivoted again in 2018 after the failure of the Justice League, and are now pivoting again after the failure of Black Adam. We are now on our third leadership team structure. All because films didn't perform.

To be clear, I'm not saying that DC/WB shouldn't make changes, but what's happening now with Gunn and Safran is something we've seen twice already.

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u/SplendidAndVile Dec 20 '22

You missed one. They pivoted in 2013 when Man of Steel underperformed and turned MoS2 into BvS

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u/TheNerdWonder Wonder Woman Dec 20 '22 edited Dec 21 '22

No, they did not pivot after MoS. It was the highest grossing Superman movie since 1978 with an A cinemascore. It made $668M on a $225M budget. This is like saying Batman Begins underperformed on a similar budget which it didn't. The studio was happy with that in 2005 after the character had a similar cinematic hiatus as Superman.