Not long ago right here on our very own CBM there was a 8-9 page thread where a sound argument was in process about....wait for it....ANT-MAN VS SUPERMAN's box office draw. If you had told me 10 years ago this discussion would take place but not only that but Ant-man would be even WINNING said discussion the level of laughter I would have got on your behalf would be enough to send a man into a inferiority complex that could last a life time. But alas, this is exactly the case. so in short...W.T.F!?
ITS THE RETURN OF THE KING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DCfans shouted with pride in genuine hype after hearing Zack Snyder would reboot Superman. DC shopped the reboot around as a guaranted billion seller at least. I remember DC heads saying this in detail that "MOS was certain to make a billion at the box office" and DCfans followed suit in whats probably an uncountable number of internet post claiming "bow down b@#$&*% the KING IS BACK!!" Words like "He's the grand daddy of all superheroes!" or "He's the most iconic of them all!" started flying around like Gusto at a Miley Cyrus used underwear auction. Fastforward 2 years after MOS's release tho. THE WHOLE SCENE HAS CHANGED!
SUPERMAN HAS COMPLETLY LOST STEAM. All Snyders talk about "Oh yeah, Superman is definitly getting a sequel first. We're gonna get Superman's house in order before we even start to think about the rest of the BCU(DCCU)" flew out the window after fans and critics butcherd its reviews. Someone once said "MOS must have done something right because two years later people are STILL talking about it" But what are people talking about when they talk about MOS. 9 outta 10 times its the quality because some can't live in a world where...well Superman is a nobody. Sorry. But it is what it is. Thats why he's not getting a sequel. DC/WB spent a steller amont on budget and advertising and it still profited less in ticket sales than all current cbm's and was recieved worst then them all in effect proving once again that Superman is now...well..a nobody. Yeah MOS may have grossed more total than some but it dosen't matter if a studio had to spend nearly half a billion to gain just a about a half billion. And lets be real here. The only thing that MATTERS to studios is profit. And this is where the Box office of this film did less than all others with a desimal 42mil from ticket sales. And when compared to the billion DC promised this film would make is it any wonder the MOS sequel is in limbo. Them Dudes ain't happy.
NOT ONE BUT TWO MAJOR FAILS. MOS was the second major Superman fail in recent years. Superman Returns was the first. DC/WB must at some point really believed Superman was the "most iconic" and "greatest of all time" because his failure was not from lack of trying. Like MOS DC/WB broke the bank on Superman Returns. It had a INSANE budget of 270mil!! Thats more than all modern cbms including the Avengers. Add an advertising budget of 100mil. Superman Returns needed to make about 600mil just to break even and it did less than 400mil total at the B.O. Superman Returns would have been the biggest cbm bomb in history if not for another Justice Leaguer that goes by the name of the Green Lanten. Damn DC. Just damn. SR loss around 200mil in ticket sales. Believe me when I say DC/WB is done with this dude.
ZACK WAS TALKING S@#$ ABOUT ANT-MAN! Remember Zack's comment about Ant-man simply being the "flavor of the week" Well I dont think this was random at all. This could have been a purposeful dig to try and hide an embarrising truth. Ant-man owns YOUR Superman. Technically Snyder was telling the truth while at the same time trying to give his Superman a leg to stand on. He was telling the truth in that Ant-man is a new hero(in Hollywood) while Superman has been around for years. So yeah there was some truth to what he said. But the problem was disregarding the fact that this "flavor of the week" owned your a**. Critics and fans ate Ant-man up. And in profit Ant-man rests at 80mil(Double MOS's life time profit of 42mil) but it still hasn't been released in several key territories including China and Japan! Ant-man could easly turn out to be massive hit in those typically good for box office regions. Its possible for Ant-man the already winning film to blow up in those regions and completly destory and humiliate MOS. So no I dont think that was a random dig from Snyder. It was really the only thing he could say to give his franchise a nod. At the end of the day the only thing studios care about is profit. Ant-man will destroy both recent Superman films(SR,MOS) where it counts. Zack knows this.
I'm not gonna go into the fact that the so-called "grand daddy of superheroes" will more than likely never have a video game or cartoon series again. Or that he didnt even get mentioned in the top selling comics of last year. Hell, Rocket Raccoon was number three last year. But its more than obvious Zack never did get around to "fixing Superman's house". Maybe DC/WB should have contracted a better carpenter cuz Zack is failing.
Sooooooooooooooooooooooo DC/WB lost faith in trying to rebuild the one house and did the next best thing. Put the last of the resources into another house which already has a good frame and a sturdy foundation. THE BATMAN. This dosen't need fixing just a remodel. And thats exactly what DC/WB has done. Superman has been demoted to Hawkeye, Black Widow status in the BCU. He'll play a key role in and be in all the movies buts thats about it. Dosent much sound like "grand daddy" treatment to me. Long live the BCU!! Batman has obviously become the focus of the BCU. The thought that anyone could see this differently is mind blowing. Zack himself has confirmed that Batman will have more screen time than Superman in BvS. Suicide Squad is nothing more than a Batman movie told from his rogues perspective. The Justice League movie will be sold as Batman and friends with Batman taking front and center of every trailer and poster. Batman has a cgi animated LEGO movie coming in 2017. My personal theory is Wonder Womans movie is gonna get pushed back for Batman's reboot. Because DC/WB dosen't even have faith in Superman so its no way in h*** the well known but unpopular WW will get a movie during this crucial infant stage of the BCU(DCCU). THE BCU BUSINESS MODEL: Sale everything Batman and pray to god something else sticks before people get tired of him.
RIP Superman.