Well, reshoots aren't anything to get concerned about. Happens all the time. And whenever there's a report of reshoots (especially if the studio doesn't have a lot of trust), it's always attached to panic-inducing adjectives like "extensive" or whatever.
The new director could be worrying. I mean, WB's track record isn't great and what little we've seen of the film thus far doesn't fill me with confidence on any level. But if he's only there to shoot action sequences it might not be as bad as it sounds. I forget who's directing BoP but if their strength is in other elements of film making, the John Wink guy could just be there to beef up the fight scenes. That would strike me as "bringing in a specialist as part of the plan" more than "Justice League curse strikes again!"
I mean, I'm largely writing this whole movie off just based on the images we've seen and I'm assuming this'll be a train wreck unless the trailers and reviews tell me otherwise. But I'm not going to think the whole operation is in shambles because of click-bait news like this.
"We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe."
~ Black Panther.
The DGA rules are pretty clear that Cathy Yan is the director. To call Chad Stahelski the "new director" is misleading and click-baity. At best he's a second unit director or a first assistant director or a stunt scene supervisor--but he can't be called the director in the film credits without Cathy Yan being open to it and without him re-filming a hefty percentage of the movie--and even then the DGA might prevent that credit being given.
There are loads of movies that use other people, besides the director of record, to direct scenes for the movie--but that doesn't nullify who is the true director. Are we now going to examine every movie and call out each time that someone else does most of the work on stunt scenes, second unit work, and pick-ups--and light our hair on fire over a "new director?"
I wonder how John Favreau got away with calling himself the director on THE LION KING. Now there's a movie I'd like to see change its credits, because after adapting everything that Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff did, and after what the animation department supervisor created, I wonder exactly what was it that John Favreau directed on the movie.
I don't understand your logic AT ALL.. Who was Aquaman before his movie? A pop culture joke.
Wonder Woman wasn't that big either in pop culture, but look now after her well received movie.
How bankable was the Avengers brand outside the comics before the movie??
The problem the JL faces was all the behind the scenes drama, the poor management of the DCEU by WB, and how divisive and contriversial the Snyder DC movies were. There wasn't a solid fundation. Compare that to the MCU who at least had all the support from the media, audiences loving Iron Man. The problem was execution not with the characters. Who doesn't want to see a movie with the Trinity plus the others? Many people. The problem is the journey there hadn't been very entertaining for many.
And you keep ignoring Superfriends. For many kids in the 70s and 80s, that show was it.
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The article couldn't be more specific. They just said he's hired as an action director to personally oversee some new action scenes with just the second unit.
The bolded part is key here pointing towards BoP reshoots not being as big a deal as some movie reshoots in the past like Suicide Squad (which required the director and first unit to return) and Justice League, which not only had Whedon working with a returning first unit, but he also received writing credits (the WGA guidelines state that in order to receive a writing credit on a film, the writer must contribute to at least 33% or roughly 1/3rd of the script, meaning JL underwent some serious retooling).
Doesn't seem to be the case here.
Wonder Woman was a case where everyone knew that she was a big star except the people who controlled her fate. To give them credit, they did try many times to get a Wonder Woman movie or TV show into production, but all these efforts failed in the end. Yet, I think if they really believed that they could make a lot of money from the enterprise then they would have tried harder. I think it was that old bias against female led movies that kept WW off the big screen for so long. But I don't think they have really learned that lesson yet. Wonder Woman seems to be a character who succeeds despite everyone involved trying to screw up her comics, TV shows and movies.
This. Wonder Woman is one of the biggest iconic fictional women in pop culture. People all over the world knew who she was long before Gal Gadot got a movie. Even suggesting anything else is just showing a crazy lack of knowledge about pop culture and Diana's history and importance there.
I think the movie succeeded only because WB didn't think it would. I believe they got brow beat into finally doing the film, tossed a (comparatively) small budget at it, and then wrote it off as a loss they could claim on taxes and forgot all about it.....until the BO started coming in. I dont think it was until that moment that WB finally realized what the rest of us have always known; Diana is one of the best characters in fiction and could be a gold mine if her handlers gave a sh*t.
My concern now is that WB will stick their fingers into the sequel in an attempt to "fix" whatever imaginary problems they see, and WW84 will be a pile of crap because of their meddling.
"We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe."
~ Black Panther.
She was massive? ok, I guess I lacked the information regarding that. I now her TV show from the 70s was very popular and made her a household name, but she didn't have anything mainstream besides that or animation for decades. I also don't know how big she was in merch before her movie. I really don't remember seeing much about her in popular culture. Maybe I just didn't see or hear it. She wasn't an unknown for sure, though.
Never forget that before Wonder Woman released, DC Comics willingly allowed the first panel on this page to be included in a major event comic:
That and the ribbing of her classic origin (which has been done away completely now) shows how much they thought of Diana's viability before Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot destroyed the box office.