"One for the bills, two for the belt. "
Not every movie an actor does is a passion project. A lot of them view these movies as paychecks they have fun making but don't care about. It's more about making money to fuel projects they actually want to make.
I don't think Keaton really cares for himself if this comes out. Maybe he liked people he worked with and hopes for them it does well, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if he just did this for the money so he can finance smaller projects he cares about that don't get big studio traction.
Source: Hundreds of actors do this and have admitted to it.
They may as well have said "the current team will work on being less white abs male, but otherwise we don't think any diverse employees would have been good enough and are sticking with #JustUsLeague."
Jesus. lol
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I'm not sure if I trust that post due to this:
So nobody in the room knew that same thing happened to Scoob? Everything else also reads like something someone following the news could figure out on his own.They were asked how they expect the creative community to work with them after axing a near-completed project, and they said it was a "one-time instance" and said their commitment to movie theaters would attract the right talent
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If you check all the posts of this user you'll see that at the beginning they talked about both movies, and the follow-up was about Batgirl only.
Anyway, provided the info is real, some points are very interesting regarding the way the WB/D structure works. Internal problems aside, apparently they are placing their bets on unique, very recognizable brands like House of Thrones, Dune and specific, well-known talents like Tartakovsky rather than lower budget movies like Batgirl which may dilute the DC brand too much. It is an old-style Hollywood mindset, which also their interest for theatrical release reminds me of.
Educational town, Rolemodel city and Moralofthestory land are the places where good comics go to die.
DC writers and editors looked up and shouted "Save us!"
And Alan Moore looked down and whispered "No."
I'm kinda surprised Snyder didn't want Superman to watch Lois and Bruce conceive their love child. All the while singing the "Na na na na na na Batman!" theme song - Robotman, 03/06/2021
Oh, and by the way, more rumors about the Batgirl movie.
https://comicbookmovie.com/batman/ba...5149#gs.7vm52v
No one will actually know what the movie is like (even if it leaks, I'd say).
But the rumors are conflicting to say the least.
Educational town, Rolemodel city and Moralofthestory land are the places where good comics go to die.
DC writers and editors looked up and shouted "Save us!"
And Alan Moore looked down and whispered "No."
I'm kinda surprised Snyder didn't want Superman to watch Lois and Bruce conceive their love child. All the while singing the "Na na na na na na Batman!" theme song - Robotman, 03/06/2021
Of all their problems that's one I don't think I understand. Why would they be grilled over how their executive team happens to look like. In what way would having a diverse team be suddenly more competent or efficient. The previous team was comparatively more diverse I believe and that didn't seem to result in having a better or more successful company.
Last edited by Johnny; 08-06-2022 at 01:11 AM.
In what way would a team of all white guys suddenly more competent or efficient?
It indicates that the executive team was hired out of a talent pool that rejects competent and efficient managers who aren’t straight white guys. Because if they were hiring based on who was best for the job just by the odds that would include some diversity. Because, as you point out, talent is not connected to skin color
It's just a PR thing.
More or less like Feige expressing his "condolences" to the Batgirl directors, which makes him appear good. Even if Disney is a creativity shredder which shamelessly exploits its VFX artists and kicks its directors away if they don't conform to its vision (does anyone remember what happened to Edgar Wright?).
Educational town, Rolemodel city and Moralofthestory land are the places where good comics go to die.
DC writers and editors looked up and shouted "Save us!"
And Alan Moore looked down and whispered "No."
I'm kinda surprised Snyder didn't want Superman to watch Lois and Bruce conceive their love child. All the while singing the "Na na na na na na Batman!" theme song - Robotman, 03/06/2021
Is that what it indicates or is that how you personally see it and try to paint it as racial bias with no evidence. Unless there is actual proof that played any part in this, I think we should pump the breaks on that just yet. Noone has implied that talent or competency could somehow be related to physical appearance, the question is why would they be criticized purely for how their top brass happens to look like when as we have seen before with WB, having a more diverse team does not necessarily lead to better corporate structure, just as it wouldn't have if the past team also happened to look the way the current team does. Seems like this is a purely emotional reaction that amounts to little more than "get those white dudes out of there". Don't get me wrong, I'm not out to defend some grossly overpaid folks, but color should not be given as a reason for why they or anyone else don't belong in their positions.
Last edited by Johnny; 08-06-2022 at 04:20 AM.
They do but nobody cares since they've both made up since: https://www.slashfilm.com/579221/edg...d-kevin-feige/
Find me a studio anywhere in the world where break ups over 'creative differences' don't happen. That's typical business in Hollywood. But shelving a $90M movie that's mostly completed for a tax write off is rare and is guaranteed o alienate creators and fans alike.
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I don’t want to go over the same points all over again so this is gonna be shorter;
To me, it looks very clear that Zaslav is refusing to commit to anything past Flash’s release so that he can work out a strategy. I’m sure Batgirl could have made decent money for them if they wanted to release it, but they didn’t because it would tarnish the brand. He does not seem to be interested in small picture wins, but focussed on creating a franchise that can be as successful as Marvel’s, which he name checked as something influential to his current plan - difficult to do when your two most famous characters are in limbo in the connected universe (Supes and Bats), and Gadot’s WW hasn’t been in a successful film since early 2017 - though covid gets some blame for that.
I found it interesting that Zaslav didn’t mention the future of any of those characters after their films, just that their films are coming out. No release date or title for WW3 (as far as I know at least). No word on Superman, no word on DCEU Batman, no word on Green Lantern, no word on Wonder Woman, no word on Aquaman or Flash AFTER their respective films. Regarding the Spider-Man comparison - there is no difference. My point is that you can successfully recast a popular character’s failed portrayal. Same with Prof X and Magneto, and all the Batmen, and Daredevil. It doesn’t matter if they’re transplanting him into a different universe, in fact Sony cancelled all their planned spin offs to recast and rebrand the Spider-Man movies (for better and worse) - but now the character and his universe is more popular than ever.
yes, of course it would be a drastic move - but Zaslav and discovery have clearly shown he’s theyre avoiding drastic business moves. DC is seen as low budget Marvel because of their really mixed and inconsistent decade. WB has changed hands twice. Drastic moves need to be taken in order to have some semblance of a worthy brand.
Again, not saying it’s a definite, but there are clearly signs pointing to it being a possibility.