Flash and Wonder Woman Movies Off the Table

Flash and Wonder Woman Movies Off the Table

An inside source is reporting that Warner Bros. Pictures Group president Jeff Robinov is pulling the plug on these pictures for the time being.

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By bsprecher - Sep 09, 2009 12:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Wonder Woman
Source: Deadline











Warner Bros. Pictures Group president Jeff Robinov has renewed his contract and his "first priority" is "restructuring" of DC Comics. Nikki Finke is reporting that this is not directly related to the Disney/Marvel merger. She reports that an "insider" confided in her:

"It was Jeff's idea to have DC Comics reporting to him, and DC will be his direct responsibility with Diane Nelson."

Finke also reports that Robinov has been quietly "calling back" high-profile projects like The Flash and Wonder Woman from outside producers in an effort to "severely limit the number of gross participants on the projects." According to Finke's source:

"Jeff always wanted some kind of oversight of DC, and now he wants Warners to hold onto ownership."

While this means a delay in the short term, in the long run it could mean a more cohesive "shared universe" amongst the various DC Comics adaptations, along the lines of what Marvel Studios plans to do with its properties leading up to The Avengers.
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supermarioworldE
supermarioworldE - 9/9/2009, 12:10 PM
What a suprise....
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 9/9/2009, 12:13 PM
UNCool, get 'em made and SUPERMAX too!!! ; )

O'KEEFE for WONDERWOMAN!

Phoenix9109
Phoenix9109 - 9/9/2009, 12:19 PM
Um, LEEE? They AREN'T getting made.
I'm fine with them killing Wonder Woman, but a Flash movie would have been really cool...
EDIT:
@LEEE gee thanks for editing your post and making me look dumb. jk. :P
fightingfoo93
fightingfoo93 - 9/9/2009, 12:21 PM
Settle down Phoenix it will get made... eventually
Boogie138
Boogie138 - 9/9/2009, 12:22 PM
ok are ever going to see dc movies that won't have batman? man warner better get thier poop together and get these movies out soon, cause excpet for nolans bat fims we have what? the worst take on a superman story (thanx singer) and green lantern now looks lees than great (thats whoever thought RR was a good idea)

oh well
BillyBlack
BillyBlack - 9/9/2009, 12:22 PM
Flash could've been cool, but they kept draggin their feet. Now the perfect Wally West is playing Hal Jordan instead.
BLANK
BLANK - 9/9/2009, 12:22 PM
I don't really think WW would work in today's day in age. She was all about the Women's rights era. She worked! But, I'd have to say that nowadays, that struggle is over for the most part. (There's always the exception), but now, she would have to become a sex symbol, which wasn't really what she was all about. She was about girl power, not exploiting women. Although, I wouldn't mind seeing a movie like that. ;)

As for Flash... they missed their chance on that. The PERFECT time would have been around the same time as the first Matrix. When they were doing bullet time effect... THAT would have wow'd audiences. Now, we've seen slo-mo, and bullet time to death. Not so cool anymore. IMO
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 9/9/2009, 12:27 PM
They will be made!!!

Trust me lol! ; )
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 9/9/2009, 12:31 PM
If he pulls the PLUG!

CBM'S LOT (US) Will go an get him!!! ; D
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 9/9/2009, 12:34 PM
PHOENIX @ Heh heh, soz. Hey, im still riled up from the SUPERMAX news, not thinking straight lol!!!

I put a FRIGGIN' thumbs up for this by mistake argghhhhh!!

GEEZUZ WB!!!
Bijous
Bijous - 9/9/2009, 12:34 PM
Wow, rough day for DC fans! First, Green Arrow is pulled from Supermax and now Wonder Woman and Flash bite the dust!

Hopefully, this will be good down the road...Justice League anyone???
NataliaRomanov
NataliaRomanov - 9/9/2009, 12:35 PM
Odds are that Shazam! will be next...
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 9/9/2009, 12:35 PM
BIOUS @ It said it MAY be pulled not that it is!!!
Bijous
Bijous - 9/9/2009, 12:38 PM
@LEEE: Yeah, but you can read between the lines on this one: DC is taking a tip from Marvel and trying to rein in their properties so that the good ones don't get watered down by schlock. It sucks short-term, but long-term could be a Justice League movie, or at least some cross-overs.
Set2Fallfirst
Set2Fallfirst - 9/9/2009, 12:39 PM
IVE BEEN SAYING SINCE DAY ONE just putting it out there HAMM FOR GREEN

i still have to think about flash and wonder woman
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 9/9/2009, 12:40 PM
HELL YEAH!!!!

JYCowboy
JYCowboy - 9/9/2009, 12:41 PM
This may be a good move. DC and Warner having some unity is not a bad thing. Both characters can have relevance in todays world but a build up to a JLA is still a good direction.

What I see is not a race with Marvel but against the copyright issues. Superman is a very big part of the DC universe like Spider-man is at Marvel. If there is no good project out before 2013, you might see Marvel doing a regular Superman comic. The Segiel ladies will only whore out the character to get the most money but one can hope that won't be the case.

Flash and Wonder Woman are very important charaters in the full DC formula. Getting someone to wrangle all these properties is a good thing if done right IMHO.
Bijous
Bijous - 9/9/2009, 12:42 PM
@JYCowboy: Totally!
superdog
superdog - 9/9/2009, 12:48 PM
good idea. do it right not rushed. and keeping everything under one roof will make a cohesive universe easier. im ok with this.
Set2Fallfirst
Set2Fallfirst - 9/9/2009, 12:48 PM
@lee Well I'm OK with thise though. You know theyre gonna base this around batman universe becuase if they ever plan on doing Justice League they have too. But they also cant FORCE Chris Nolan To put some super powered baddy in there. I personally think it could work but they have to be VERY CAREFUL because one lame plot twist and it becomes unbelievable to the public. They cant just ignore batman and then do their own DC universe that makes no sense its dumb and ppl need there BATMAN I DO. I see the batman universe like the HUSH comics. Batman Has a contingency plan for everyone EVERY character that means he knows how and when to take care of superman or wonderwoman in case something goes wrong with them so I think in the reboot reimaginign w.e in superman Christian needs to make a cameo showing he has noticed reports and caught things with his satellite of some guy flying or like you do the FIRST superman movie and then at the end past the credit batman is in the shadows catches clark off guard they exchange words batman says how this hard for even him to believe but things are bigger than the world he lives on and that hes watching him and hints he knows about Kryptonite and leaves
StephenStrange
StephenStrange - 9/9/2009, 12:51 PM
..... this is really too bad. But hey at least we still have Green Lantern. That will be good.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 9/9/2009, 1:01 PM
Though guys @ They pulled the JLA movie because of such projects as FLASH, GREEN LANTERN, GREEN ARROW, WW etc!

The whole point of them was to build up to JLA!!!

Just like AVENGERS!!! They would be dumb to start a JLA first, oh well.

SET @ Man i loved them HUSH comics! An good points an ideas!

DARTHMULDER @ GREEN LANTERN IS NEXT! : D
Shaman
Shaman - 9/9/2009, 1:05 PM
God DC sucks ass. Can't believe they're letting Disney win!!!

JohnnyWellens- You create your own fan site on CBM, and then you post up your scenario as "Fan Fic".
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 9/9/2009, 1:06 PM
SHAMAN @ I actually don't get what this has to do with DISNEY man????

Let me know lol.
Misterfan
Misterfan - 9/9/2009, 1:08 PM
me too leee i'm kinda lost in that phrase. oh by the way CBM(africa) will go after them too.
SHHH
SHHH - 9/9/2009, 1:09 PM
Warner Bros. Creates DC Entertainment is this why they are on hold?
Shaman
Shaman - 9/9/2009, 1:13 PM
LEEE- Disney is Marvel... DC is WB. Disney has a shitload of CBMs planned, not WB. Hense their win.

And it's all fine and dandy to say "don't rush, do them right" but in oder to do them right, YOU HAVE TO START DOING THEM!!!! Writers are writing several Flash & Wonder Woman stories a year!!! You're telling me they can't write ONE decent script now and shoot it next year?!?!?! That's flat out lying to yourselves! There are NO excuses for this aside for Superman's case. WW and Flash should be all good to go!!! These WB [frick]ers are as slow as Nolan!!! I'd like to see these "un-rushed" films before i die, personnaly.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 9/9/2009, 1:40 PM
THE FLASH an WW been going round for years lol!

I know DISNEY is MARVEL now, what im saying is WTF does DISNEY have to do with WB/DC??? Nothing???

AXL @ LOL!

DISNEYS only doing what MARVEL had planned anyway SHAMAN?? I still dont get how it affects WB projects?????

WB tut tut!!!
BryEL
BryEL - 9/9/2009, 1:45 PM
This is major bulls***. I'm tired of Superman, Batman is getting old quick, Green Lantern is going to bomb (probably), and yet these 2 characters aren't getting any recognition. Seriously, I don't want to be an old man by the time we see Diana and Barry on the silver screen.
JonF
JonF - 9/9/2009, 1:47 PM
Set2Fallfirst - I disagree! I don't think you would need Batman to make a good Justice League of America movie! Bats and Supes don't even need to show up until the end of the first movie at least! The JLA has enough power without them, and they would just serve to de-emphasize the teamwork that makes the group so formidable, as well as to take the focus off of all the other players that desperately need the spotlight for character development!!

I prefer to think of the satellite era JLA as the DEFINITIVE version:Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Flash(Allen), Green Lantern(Jordan), The Atom(Palmer), Hawkman, Green Arrow(Queen), The Black Canary and maybe the Elongated Man and Red Tornado!! Reservists should include the Martian Manhunter, Superman and Batman with new members Zatanna, Firestorm, Meatamorpho and Hawkgirl being added later on! THAT is THE JLA roster that needs to be immortalized on the silver screen!! I'm salvitating just thinking about it!

Hopefully once things get popping, we'll see the movies released at a more frequent pace! Done properly, it should be worth the wait!
JonF
JonF - 9/9/2009, 1:50 PM
Axl- The role of Iron Fist needs to go to Ray Park! He's been vocal about wanting the part long enough and I think he fits the bill! Nice to know there's a capable actor out there that's devoted to genre films! As for Power Man - as long as it ain't Tyrese!!! BTW, what does that have to do with this article? LOL!
longbowhunter
longbowhunter - 9/9/2009, 1:51 PM
What a bummer! If these two are not getting movies, when the hell can we hope to see a Justice League movie?
cyclopstb
cyclopstb - 9/9/2009, 1:55 PM
DAMN YOU!!!!!!!!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 9/9/2009, 1:59 PM
If it is becoz of DISNEY, well lets just say, not a lot of ppl are gonna be happy, big time!!!
skullboy
skullboy - 9/9/2009, 2:02 PM
F--K WARNER BROS! TIME FOR A DIVORCE, DC!
gandalf550
gandalf550 - 9/9/2009, 2:07 PM
BOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Shaman
Shaman - 9/9/2009, 2:07 PM
Don't start this shit with me LEEE... When did I ever say that Disney "AFFECTS" WB/DC's projects??? CAUSE I DIDN'T!!! I said DC(WB) is "LETTING" Disney WIN!!! "WIN" meaning that Disney(MARVEL) is producing a shitload of movies but DC(WB) ISN'T!!! That was it. No hidden meanings or phylosophies behind it, just the black words written on the web page. They ARE competing against each other even in the least direct way possible. I realise you are in love with DC/WB, but no matter how many times you say that you don't understand my comment, it is still a FACT that DC/WB sucks for what they are doing! You're honestly telling me that you're happy with DC/WB NOT producing CBMs???
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