Apparently Warner Bros. Plans To Release Fewer Movies After BATMAN V SUPERMAN Underperforms

Apparently Warner Bros. Plans To Release Fewer Movies After BATMAN V SUPERMAN Underperforms

Though Zack Snyder is still on board for Justice League - Part 2, reports indicate that the studio will be making a few changes moving forward - including a stronger focus on their tentpole franchises...

By MarkCassidy - Apr 06, 2016 07:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Batman vs. Superman
Source: THR
Despite Warner Bros. claiming that they were "not concerned" with the massive drop in box office returns Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice suffered on its second weekend of release, it seems that coupled with the negative critical reception to the movie may well have made the studio reevaluate a few things.

THR reports that WB now plans to produce fewer small "homegrown" movies than usual, and put a much stronger focus on their big tentpole franchises: DC, LEGO, and Harry Potter/Fantastic Beasts - and part of that could involve some kind of shake-up where the burgeoning DCEU is concerned.

Though BvS was far from a flop (it should still gross between $800 and $900 million, with a slim chance at a billion), the movie can't have done as well as WB would have hoped, and insiders reckon though no major adjustments are expected, they will be taking a look at what went wrong.

The studio denies that any change in policy is planned, so we'll have to keep an eye on how things play out.
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batz11
batz11 - 4/6/2016, 7:58 AM
Yeah, figured this would happen...ugh
KikinGonzalez
KikinGonzalez - 4/6/2016, 8:08 AM
@batz11 - oh shut up you...

MarkJulian
MarkJulian - 4/6/2016, 8:14 AM
@batz11 - It's not just BvS that led to this. It's Pan, Man for Uncle, Jupiter Ascending, etc. After Suicide Squad and Wonder Woman, WB will be probably looking for more comic book films.
batz11
batz11 - 4/6/2016, 8:15 AM
@MarkJulian - Right, I'm hoping they put more attention to the DCEU...one good thing that could come out of this...not sure Snyder is the guy to lead the effort though.
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 4/6/2016, 8:15 AM
@MarkJulian - Don't forget Harry Potter WB is probably going to try to convince JK Rowling to do more Harry Potter books.
SpideySupes94
SpideySupes94 - 4/6/2016, 8:24 AM
@LEVITIKUZ - I don't think she will, honestly. Because unlike these other garbage YA authors, Rowling is a legitimately great writer who requires real inspiration to write. She might stay on as scrip writer for all the upcoming potterverse movies though.
lolken
lolken - 4/6/2016, 9:02 AM
@MarkJulian - I hope WW blows us away. Typically female led Comic films suck... and WB hasn't had great success when it comes to hugely popular male comic charters... soooo I am worried. I just dont want a Catwoman/Electra/Ghost rider/Green lantern/Punisher and thats what I am honestly expecting... I really want WW to be epic and hugely successful.
Brainiac13
Brainiac13 - 4/6/2016, 9:03 AM
@MarkJulian

Exactly....I think Snyder will not direct JL PT2...
lolken
lolken - 4/6/2016, 9:03 AM
@batz11 - Snyder is a huge comic fan... I see him as a great leader, but maybe not the best director.. He has the visuals down... he needs help with the story and editing/flow of his films i think.
Brainiac13
Brainiac13 - 4/6/2016, 9:04 AM
Glad they're evaluating the wrongs..
Brainiac13
Brainiac13 - 4/6/2016, 9:05 AM
@batz11

Yep...He's dead Jim!...well after JL1...LOL...sad but they need to do this...
huckfinnisher
huckfinnisher - 4/6/2016, 9:55 AM
@SpideySupes94 - Gotta disagree with ya on Rowling. Hate to burst your bubble but Harry potter is like the least original series of books ever. Seriously Google it, Rowling stole the idea and basic plot structure from various novels.
urnotaslave23
urnotaslave23 - 4/6/2016, 10:03 AM
@SpideySupes94 - Well we're getting Harry Potter and the Cursed Child part 1 in a couple months so there's that.
Kozmik
Kozmik - 4/6/2016, 12:32 PM
@Brainiac13 - Are they really? It sounds more like they're doubling down once again, despite how well that worked for them this time.
Kozmik
Kozmik - 4/6/2016, 12:35 PM
@lolken - And you know that how? I'd assume by the way he's virtually ass-raping some veritable franchises–and potential franchises–the the love Zach Snyder feels for comics is more of the abusive relationship type.
SpideySupes94
SpideySupes94 - 4/6/2016, 12:49 PM
@huckfinnisher - I disagree vehemently. Stephen King himself has called Rowling one of the greatest authors of our generation; and since when has googling anything been a bonafide source of confirmation?
She might have had inspiration from other sources (the same way Tarantino does with film) but Harry Potter is a world that's wholly her own.
SpideySupes94
SpideySupes94 - 4/6/2016, 12:49 PM
@urnotaslave23 - That's a play. Not a real full-length novel.
Oxbow
Oxbow - 4/6/2016, 4:23 PM
@SpideySupes94 - check out the books of magic sometime.
Timmy Miller = Harry Potter
Tomdj04
Tomdj04 - 4/6/2016, 5:05 PM
@Oxbow - I find it hard to believe, Rowling ripped off some B list DC comic mini series written in the 90s
SpideySupes94
SpideySupes94 - 4/6/2016, 11:27 PM
@Oxbow - Dude, I've read those books. They're nothing like the lore of Harry Potter. Just because you have a hero's journey in both books does not make one ripped off from the other.
urnotaslave23
urnotaslave23 - 4/7/2016, 1:55 AM
@SpideySupes94 - Seriously? Then why are they advertising it as a novel at Barnes and Noble? That's not cool.
SpideySupes94
SpideySupes94 - 4/7/2016, 2:29 AM
@urnotaslave23 - No they aren't actually. I went to a Virgin Megastore where they were advertising it and I asked them what kind of book it would be. They told me that it was more of a script of the play rather than a novel itself.
DarthNihilus
DarthNihilus - 4/6/2016, 7:59 AM
Haters are probably happy now
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