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nikgrid
nikgrid - 2/28/2019, 2:12 AM
Yeah [frick] Kevin Tsujihara. It's partially his fault that the DCEU is in the state it's in. And he [frick]ed over JL for a nice fat bonus.
Beatnodx
Beatnodx - 2/28/2019, 2:25 AM
@nikgrid - What the hell are you talking about?! If anything he’s gotten the DCEU going in the right direction finally. I pretty sure BvS and Justice League where already well in development by the time he got to WB. I actually like what I’ve been seeing lately. And this is coming from a Marvel fanboy
NathimusPrime
NathimusPrime - 2/28/2019, 2:50 AM
@Beatnodx - there's multiple reports mentioning that while many higher ups wanted to postpone justice league to get it right after Snyder departed, Old Kev and some other guy wanted to keep their bonus's intact and refused to change the release date.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/consequenceofsound.net/2017/11/warner-bros-execs-refused-to-delay-justice-league-release-date-for-fear-of-losing-bonuses-report/amp/
I dont know if that's true but thats what hes referring to.
EskimoJ
EskimoJ - 2/28/2019, 3:41 AM
@nikgrid - Conversely, if/when DC starts churning out consistently good-quality flicks -- even though they're officially not DCEU -- it would be to his credit.
Beatnodx
Beatnodx - 2/28/2019, 5:11 AM
@NathimusPrime - oh ok. Sorry. I didnt hear about that or see the report
FleischerSupes
FleischerSupes - 2/28/2019, 5:56 AM
@nikgrid - I thought that was the previous studio-head and Tsujihara came after that debacle.
nikgrid
nikgrid - 2/28/2019, 6:40 AM
@Beatnodx - I think you're getting confused with Walter Hamada who just came on board
nikgrid
nikgrid - 2/28/2019, 6:41 AM
@FleischerSupes - No mate I think you're thinking of Walter Hamada. Tsujihara is the dickhead in charge since the beginning.
GwenLantern
GwenLantern - 2/28/2019, 7:38 AM
@nikgrid - Since 2013. Everything from the release of Man of Steel onwards was his decision.
dnno1
dnno1 - 2/28/2019, 7:47 AM
@nikgrid - averaging over $800 million per film is more than decent. I am sure he will gladly take the blame for that.
WarnerBrother
WarnerBrother - 2/28/2019, 7:55 AM
@NathimusPrime -

In Tsujihara's defense, what more could have been done to salvage Justice League? I get it, Justice League is DC's crown jewel and answer to The Avengers, but the studio had already sank a ton of money into the film and had lost all confidence in Zack Snyder.

What were they to do, have Josh Weldon reshoot the entire film?

Some would suggest that's exactly what WB should have done.
They should have moved Justice League to June or July 2018 and spent whatever it took to rewrite and reshoot the movie so the fans and critics would like it while knowing the film would likely finish in the red.

The whole point being take the hit for the long term health of the Justice League franchise by delivering a first film that is
popular with the fans and critics at whatever cost.

Tsujihara obviously took option 2 to just eat the expected loss
and essentially soft reboot the DCEU by following up the one
undisputed DCEU win with a Wonder Woman sequel and waiting for
the audience reaction to Aquaman to be a guide for the future.

Yeah, they did have bonus's on the line and that fact likely
tipped the scales, but they were also taking a hard look at
how much the studio had already sank into the film and at the
chance Whedon could save the film with reshoots.
tunasmelt
tunasmelt - 2/28/2019, 8:27 AM
@WarnerBrother - joss did reshoot the entire film. well all except for 26 minutes. that was zack's portion. they even changed designs of steppenwolf, snyder was going for the giger look. a man that should be honored.
gulducati
gulducati - 2/28/2019, 8:52 AM
@nikgrid - Totally. Some people are reading his comments as optimism. I'm reading it as "we [frick]ed up, but we still have no idea what the hell to do, so I'm just gonna say we're doing the right thing."
Kurne
Kurne - 2/28/2019, 2:13 AM
It feels like they're sort of trying to go back to their "director-driven" thing from way back when... but like, is it really a "strategy"? At least if the DCEU didn't exist underneath all of it?

Just call it what it is; making movies.
MarvelousMarty
MarvelousMarty - 2/28/2019, 2:25 AM
Because of Toby Emmerich & Kevin Tsujihara I will probably never see a proper Justice League movie. They can both go [frick] themselves.
Equivocal
Equivocal - 2/28/2019, 12:37 PM
@MarvelousMarty -

true !

if the wouldn't rushed to compete in the same league as Marvel
they wouldn't be in this mess right now

they tried (and failed) to make a 'shared universe' and in the process they fast tracked everything and missed the soul of their characters and relied on a guy with poor story tale skills.

fvck 'em !
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 2/28/2019, 2:29 AM
The DCEU was a failure. And it took them this long to admit it - if you can even call it that.

Friendly reminder of all the shit DC/WB has announced thus far (half of which probably will never see the light of day):

Shazam! (David F. Sandberg) - 4/5/19
Joker (Todd Phillips/Joaquin Phoenix) – 10/4/19
Birds of Prey (Cathy Yan) – 2/7/2020
Wonder Woman 84 (Patty Jenkins) - 6/5/20
Green Lantern Corps. (Geoff Johns) – 7/24/20 (HAHA, YEAH RIGHT)
The Batman (Matt Reeves) – 6/25/21
The Suicide Squad (James Gunn) – 8/6/21
Aquaman 2 – 12/16/22
The Flash (Daley/Goldstein) – Spring 2022 (maybe)

The Trench (Noah Gardner/Aidan Fitzgerald) – no release date
Batgirl (Christina Hodson) – no release date
Supergirl (Oren Uziel) – no release date
Gotham City Sirens (Ayer?) – no release date
Birds of Prey v. Gotham City Sirens – no release date
Nightwing (Chris McKay) – no release date
New Gods (Ava DuVernay) – no release date
Black Adam (Adam Sztykiel) – no release date
Blue Beetle / Jaime Reyes Film (Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer) – no release date
Plastic Man (Amanda Idoko) – no release date
Zatanna – no release date
Booster Gold / Blue Beetle team-up (Greg Berlanti) – no release date
Harley Quinn / Joker Film (Ficarra/Requa) – no release date
Leto Joker Film – no release date
Deadshot – no release date
Blackhawk (Spielberg rumored) – no release date
Deathstroke (Gareth Evans rumored, Joe Manganiello Cast) – no release date
Lobo (Michael Bay rumored) – no release date
Cyborg – no release date
Justice League Dark – no release date
Justice League Sequel – no plans (or release date)
Man of Steel Sequel – no plans (or release date)
MarvelDCAllDay
MarvelDCAllDay - 2/28/2019, 5:58 AM
@L0RDbuckethead - How many of these were ACTUALLY announced by an executive?
BridgeGeekdoms
BridgeGeekdoms - 2/28/2019, 6:05 AM
@MarvelDCAllDay - You are right on the money there. Only a handful of those were OFFICIALLY Announced.

When we get reports from outside sources that state "Such and such is in development" That could simply mean that there are discussions on if it is a good idea and may even commission someone to do an Outline and Script to see if they want to move forward. 90% of the time nothing ever comes of it. This happens with all films and all Studios.
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