DC/WB Films/Worlds (No Spoilers)

[Leancarp900]

As a singular block. Although it would get messy due to all the movies/TV shows in production. Maybe he will restructure DC Films to make it more akin to Marvel Studios and make a future sale easier.

[Confuzzled]

Serious question, but would Zaslav be more inclined to sell off DC as a singular block or would he slice off the IPs and auction them off separately?

The only real answer knowing Zaslav is whatever makes more money. He might pull a Marvel in the 90s and sell individual IPs to highest bidders for film and TV/OTT rights if they collectively add up to a bigger sum than selling DC off as a single block.

[Serpico Jones]

https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/202...3e18ly4nmfqqq1

Oscar blog World of Reel usually doesn’t cover comic book movies but they have some news on The Flash and behind the scenes shenanigans at WBD.

-WB employees are “quite perplexed” by the way things have been going ever since new CEO David Zaslav has taken over.

-Zaslav recently rejected a pitch from Clint Eastwood.

-Zaslav loves The Flash. The release date will not change.

-Zaslav is unhappy with the current state of Aquaman 2 but it will obviously not be canceled like Batgirl.

-The budget for The Flash has skyrocketed over $300m.

-Ezra Miller is said to be perfect in the lead role. Michael Keaton is in more than half the movie and plays an important role in the plot of the movie.

-The Flash will feature cameos from Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa and many others.

-The Flash has received the highest test scores of any DCEU film to date.

[DABellWrites]

The only real answer knowing Zaslav is whatever makes more money. He might pull a Marvel in the 90s and sell individual IPs to highest bidders for film and TV/OTT rights if they collectively add up to a bigger sum than selling DC off as a single block.

Marvel only did that to stave off bankruptcy.

[El_Gato]

https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/202...3e18ly4nmfqqq1

Oscar blog World of Reel usually doesn’t cover comic book movies but they have some news on The Flash and behind the scenes shenanigans at WBD.

-WB employees are “quite perplexed” by the way things have been going ever since new CEO David Zaslav has taken over.

-Zaslav recently rejected a pitch from Clint Eastwood.

-Zaslav loves The Flash. The release date will not change.

-Zaslav is unhappy with the current state of Aquaman 2 but it will obviously not be canceled like Batgirl.

-The budget for The Flash has skyrocketed over $300m.

-Ezra Miller is said to be perfect in the lead role. Michael Keaton is in more than half the movie and plays an important role in the plot of the movie.

-The Flash will feature cameos from Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa and many others.

-The Flash has received the highest test scores of any DCEU film to date.

The Flash really does seem like a good movie, shame it has a toxic lead attached! Damn it Ezra ruined what essentially should be a home run for DC!

I’m curious as to why Zaslav doesn’t like Aquaman 2 currently? That’s surprising.

[Robotman]

The Flash really does seem like a good movie, shame it has a toxic lead attached! Damn it Ezra ruined what essentially should be a home run for DC!

I’m curious as to why Zaslav doesn’t like Aquaman 2 currently? That’s surprising.

Rumors that test screenings gave Aquaman a very mediocre score. Some said that they seemingly doubled down on the cheesy comedy and the plot and "buddy cop" schtick were pretty bad. This should all be taken with a grain of salt but the fact that Zaslav is not confident about the movie could mean it's possibly true.

Black Adam and Aquaman 2 don't sound very promising, so it's not surprising that Zaslav and co are going to great lengths to make sure The Flash stays on the release slate as it's the only upcoming DC movie that's getting positive buzz.

[El_Gato]

Rumors that test screenings gave Aquaman a very mediocre score. Some said that they seemingly doubled down on the cheesy comedy and the plot and "buddy cop" schtick were pretty bad. This should all be taken with a grain of salt but the fact that Zaslav is not confident about the movie could mean it's possibly true.

Black Adam and Aquaman 2 don't sound very promising, so it's not surprising that Zaslav and co are going to great lengths to make sure The Flash stays on the release slate as it's the only upcoming DC movie that's getting positive buzz.

Black Adam and Aquaman 2 seem very action heavy so that should definitely help with the international totals. I still have faith in Wan so I definitely still see Aquaman 2 making a lot of money for WBD/DC. I wonder how he feels about Shazam 2 and Blue Beetle (don’t think a cut is even near ready for that one).

[Primal Slayer]

Aquaman being turned into a buddy bro movie and not focusing more on Arthur/Mera taking on a big bad was always a stupid move.

[DABellWrites]

Aquaman being turned into a buddy bro movie and not focusing more on Arthur/Mera taking on a big bad was always a stupid move.

Was this before or after the thing with Johnny Depp.

[Primal Slayer]

Was this before or after the thing with Johnny Depp.

According to Hamada it was "always a buddy brother cop movie" though Amber stated she had many more scenes in the original script they sent her.

[Leancarp900]

The only real answer knowing Zaslav is whatever makes more money. He might pull a Marvel in the 90s and sell individual IPs to highest bidders for film and TV/OTT rights if they collectively add up to a bigger sum than selling DC off as a single block.

That doesn't make any sense. Why would WBD sell the movie rights but keep the comics division? The movies are what actually generates money.

Besides, it's a stupid idea, as Marvel eventually found out when they tried to build their own cinematic universe and then realized they didn't own the rights to half of their characters.

[achilles]

The only real answer knowing Zaslav is whatever makes more money. He might pull a Marvel in the 90s and sell individual IPs to highest bidders for film and TV/OTT rights if they collectively add up to a bigger sum than selling DC off as a single block.

He seems to regard DC as a valuable source of IPs that have been misused largely till now, and that his or someone's vision that he wants to follow is the way to go, necessitating in cancelling those things that contradict what he wants to do. In other words, while the current stuff may not see the light of day, he does intend to keep DC and exploit it in some fashion. He doesn't seem like he's interested in selling. Maybe.

[Confuzzled]

Was this before or after the thing with Johnny Depp.

According to Hamada it was "always a buddy brother cop movie" though Amber stated she had many more scenes in the original script they sent her.

As Primal Slayer said, Hamada claims it was always a buddy cop movie but Heard said Mera had a much more substantial role in the original script drafts which was then shortened and/or Mera replaced with other characters in some scenes, including action sequences.

Also, Hamada's reasoning that female love interests in DC films aren't given much focus anyway doesn't make sense considering how prominent Mera was in the original film and how big a part Lois Lane had in Man of Steel, BvS and even Justice League (both versions).

[Confuzzled]

That doesn't make any sense. Why would WBD sell the movie rights but keep the comics division? The movies are what actually generates money.

Besides, it's a stupid idea, as Marvel eventually found out when they tried to build their own cinematic universe and then realized they didn't own the rights to half of their characters.

I mean, it's upfront deals for the rights and then Zaslav doesn't need to put money into subsequent DC projects while still enjoying a cut of the profits. For a guy who seems to hate spending money, that would seem like an appealing option to him.

As for the comics, the corporate fat cats just view it as an IP generator at this point, which is why they keep it around.

He seems to regard DC as a valuable source of IPs that have been misused largely till now, and that his or someone's vision that he wants to follow is the way to go, necessitating in cancelling those things that contradict what he wants to do. In other words, while the current stuff may not see the light of day, he does intend to keep DC and exploit it in some fashion. He doesn't seem like he's interested in selling. Maybe.

I'll take whatever he says with a grain of salt at this point. He downplayed this current HBO Max bloodbath at the presentation a few weeks back as well, conveniently "forgetting" to mention content will be pulled from the platform altogether.

[John Venus]

Also, Hamada's reasoning that female love interests in DC films aren't given much focus anyway doesn't make sense considering how prominent Mera was in the original film and how big a part Lois Lane had in Man of Steel, BvS and even Justice League (both versions).

That's weird given how prominent and famous DC love interests tend to be. See Lois Lane as the most famous example.