DC Studios, I film del franchise dei supereroi DC Opzioni

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Apriamo questo topic per parlare un po' dei prodotti DC, un po' come c'è la sezione Marvel.

Iniziamo dalla notizia di pochi giorni fa:


Dal sito The Hollywood Reporter:

DC Will Have 10-Year Plan Akin to Marvel’s Playbook, Says David Zaslav

The Warner Bros. Discovery executive also addressed scrapping 'Batgirl': "Our job is to protect the DC brand."

Just two days after Warner Bros. Discovery made the stunning move to cancel the HBO Max film Batgirl, an unapologetic CEO David Zaslav sought to reassure Wall Street there is a cohesive plan for the future of DC.

“You look at Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman — these are brands that are known everywhere in the world,” Zaslav said during an earnings call Thursday. “We have done a reset. We’ve restructured the business where we are going to focus, where there is going to be a team with a 10-year plan focusing just on DC. We believe we can build a much more sustainable business.”

DC has long wished to emulate the success of the Disney-owned Marvel Studios, which Kevin Feige has built into the highest-grossing film franchise in history. Zaslav recently brought Feige’s former boss, retired Disney film chief Alan Horn, on as an adviser. During the earnings call, Zaslav suggested DC would try to emulate the Marvel playbook.

“It’s very similar to the structure Alan Horn, [former Disney CEO] Bob Iger and Kevin Feige put together very effectively at Disney. We think we can build a much stronger, sustainable growth business out of DC,” said Zaslav. “As part of that, we are going to focus on quality. We are not going to release any film before it’s ready…. DC is something we can make better.”

DC has proceeded in stops and starts following the conclusion of Christopher Nolan’s defining Dark Knight trilogy concluded a decade ago. The studio initially tapped Zack Snyder to oversee its planned universe, which the filmmaker launched in 2013 with Man of Steel. However, Snyder lost the confidence of studio executives after the divisive 2016 Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, and some of the films in an ambitious 10-project slate announced in 2014 never came to fruition, including Justice League 2. Executive Walter Hamada took the reins of DC Films in 2018 and has been plotting out a number of films — including several for HBO Max to meet the mandate of then-WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar. Now those plans are changing once again.

Zaslav touted a number of DC films coming up, including Black Adam and Shazam! Fury of the Gods, and addressed rumors that some of those films could shift dates without confirming or denying any specifics.

“We are very excited about them. We’ve seen them. We think they are terrific, and we think we can make them even better,” Zaslav said in terms of marketing and distributing the upcoming films, which also include The Flash, starring controversial actor Ezra Miller.

Miller was accused of choking a fan in Iceland in April 2020, and Business Insider published a report Thursday featuring a lengthy interview with the parents of an 18-year-old who say the actor had groomed their child since they were 12. Warners’ plans for The Flash, which has a June 2023 release date, have been closely watched.

The executive also revealed that while he is focused on theatrical releases, “a number of movies will be released with shorter windows…and with different marketing campaigns. But we’ll always be agile, and the focus will be on theatrical.”

Before the pandemic, theater owners could demand an exclusive theatrical window of 74 to 90 days. Now, a film opening to $50 million or less domestically can be made available in the home as soon as two to three weeks after its theatrical release (Universal was the first major Hollywood studio to strike such terms).

Zaslav’s comments come at a fraught time for DC. On Tuesday, Warners announced the news that it was shelving its $90 million Batgirl movie, which was deep into postproduction ahead of a planned HBO Max release. Multiple sources noted that Warner Media Discovery was opting to use losses from the film as a tax write-down rather than release it. The move has sparked jitters that other films could follow, with Blue Beetle filmmaker Angel Manuel Soto liking tweets asking Warners to protect his DC film, which was initially developed for HBO Max before being upgraded to theatrical.

Zaslav said that expensive films for streaming did not make economic sense.

“The objective is to grow the DC brand. To grow the DC characters. But also, our job is to protect the DC brand, and that’s what we’re going to do.”

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Dal sito Hollywood Reporter:

DC’s Kevin Feige Found? Producer Dan Lin in Talks to Take Control of Film, TV for Superhero Arm

The move, which will see DC Films president Walter Hamada exit, comes as new Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav seeks a "reset" for the brand.

Has the new head of DC has been found?

Dan Lin, the executive-turned-producer who counts hits such as the live-action Aladdin, The Lego Movie, and the It horror movies among his credits, is in talks to take the role of DC chief, multiple sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.

The role would encompass overseeing not just film but television as well, with Lin reporting directly to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, according to sources.

The proposed structure would bypass three separate division heads — Warner Bros. Pictures’ heads Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy, HBO/HBO Max chief Casey Bloys, and Warner Bros. TV chair Channing Dungey — and put control of DC in the hands of one person.

Walter Hamada, the current head of DC Films, would transition out of the role, according to sources. A Warners insider says that no negotiations are taking place and no official offer has been made, although other sources say the parties are discussing salary, reporting structure and the future of Lin’s prolific production company, Rideback.

If any deal does close, it would cap off one of the most intense executive searches in recent memory, one that faced scrutiny by rival Hollywood producers and executives as well as DC fans.

Zaslav has said he was searching for Warners’ own version of Kevin Feige, the famed Marvel executive who has steered the rival comic book company’s movie slate, and then later its TV portfolio, transforming it into a multibillion-dollar pop culture juggernaut.

That is a nigh-impossible ask, but it didn’t stop executives’ names from surfacing. Emma Watts proved to be an early contender, while in recent months, names such as Amy Pascal, Matt Tolmach, Sean Bailey and Greg Berlanti were rumored to be taking meetings or pushed by canny agency heads.

Lin’s name appeared late in the game, but he has a champion in Warners adviser Alan Horn, the former Disney chair who ran Warners as president and COO in the aughts. It was during that latter tenure that Lin worked for Horn, starting as a junior exec and rising to senior vp production. He struck on his own as a producer in 2008, but not before shepherding movies such as The Departed and 10,000 BC He also oversaw the infamous and aborted Justice League feature that was to have been directed by George Miller. (The 2007-08 Writers Guild of America strike and tax credit complications were factors in its derailing.)

Lin is a respected producer known for his smarts and, in a town full of hype and egos, his willingness to find experts on the fields that are not his forte. He has worked on franchises — the Robert Downey Jr.-starring Sherlock Holmes features, the four Lego movies — as well as the wildly successful two-part adaptation of Stephen King’s It. His résumé ranges from big offerings, such as the billion-dollar-grossing Aladdin, to intimate dramas, such as the Oscar-nominated The Two Popes. He is coming off of the early August release of Universal’s Jo Koy comedy Easter Sunday.

And he also has TV experience, a key factor for the new position. Lin and his company executive produced the Lethal Weapon show that aired for three seasons on Fox and Walker, the reboot of Walker, Texas Ranger that will begin its third season on The CW this fall. He and his company are in postproduction on the big-budget live-action series take on Avatar: The Last Airbender for Netflix.

Lin has also shown ambitions beyond the screen. His banner, Rideback, has a nonprofit arm and several initiatives and fellowships that aid BIPOC and rising entrepreneurs. It is unclear what would happen to Rideback, but one scenario, according to sources, is that Warner Bros. Discovery would take some sort of stake in the company. Rideback would also continue to operate as a production entity and be run by current president Jonathan Eirich.

If Lin takes over, he will replace Hamada, who joined DC in 2018, a time when the brand was looking to reset after Justice League (2017) bombed. Hamada, who had a reputation as an amiable collaborator, kept a much lower profile than Marvel’s Feige, who is very much the face of the franchise. Though rival Marvel Studios has a closely connected universe, DC under Hamada explored some stories that took place in separate universes, including the $1 billion-grossing, Oscar-winning Joker (2019) and Matt Reeves’ The Batman (2022), which brought in $769.2 million globally. Sequels to both are in the works.

Hamada built relationships with talent such as Marvel favorite James Gunn, who directed The Suicide Squad (2021) and created the HBO Max spinoff Peacemaker and has other projects in development at DC.

However, Hamada’s tenure also underscored the public pressures that come with leading DC. For the past two years, Hamada has found himself the subject of critical tweets from Justice League actor Ray Fisher, which put the executive in the unusual position of running a film division while being publicly criticized by one of its stars. In the summer of 2020, Fisher accused filmmaker Joss Whedon of abusive and unprofessional behavior on the set of 2017 reshoots for Justice League, which Whedon oversaw after director Zack Snyder departed. Though Hamada was not at DC during the production of Justice League, Fisher accused the executive of attempting to throw Whedon as well as producer Jon Berg “under the bus” in order to protect Geoff Johns, another Justice League producer Fisher said enabled Whedon. Hamada was cleared in the studio’s investigations of any Justice League interference.

Hamada was gearing up to release three or four films a year between theaters and HBO Max when the Warner Bros. Discovery merger occurred. Some see his exit as coming only partway through his DC course-correct, while other observers believe he did not get enough internal support from the previous AT&T regime.

Lin would join DC at a time in which Zaslav has vowed to reshape DC with a 10-year plan he hopes will allow the brand to compete with Disney-owned Marvel Studios, which has built the biggest film franchise in history.

“We’ve done a reset. … We think we can build a much stronger, sustainable growth business out of DC,” said Zaslav in an earnings call Aug. 4, just two days after he scrapped the $90 million HBO Max Batgirl film that Hamada presided over. “As part of that, we are going to focus on quality. We are not going to release any film before it’s ready. … DC is something we can make better.”

[-Scrooge McDuck-]

A me i film DC, con l'eccezione dei Batman di Nolan e di Burton, piacciono quando scopiazzano la Marvel (che ultimamente mi è diventata pure quella indigesta).
Con me si è esaurito l'entusiasmo legato ai supereroi e la DC ha perso troppo tempo inseguendo le mode e la concorrenza invece di concentrarsi a creare una propria idea.
Oggi poi, con questa fase di transizione ancora in essere, mi sembra che le idee siano poche e confuse, il che non fa altro che allontanarmi con poco interesse

[Daydreamer]

Quoto Valerio, sono legato a Batman e Wonder Woman per ricordi di infanzia e legame con i personaggi, ma non ho hype per le produzioni, seguo per tenermi al passo, ma senza entusiasmi.

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più che altro la DC ha cercato di inseguire la Marvel al cinema mentre in tv è sempre stata mille passi avanti...
al cinema avrebbe dovuto cercare una sua identità... non per forza con un universo condiviso... ma soprattutto doveva scegliere meglio i cast, non si può ingaggiare Amber Heard e Ezra Miller ben conoscendo i problemi di entrambi ben prima del loro ingaggio...
questa cosa è stata assurda e poco lungimirante...

per il resto, cancellare Batgirl è stata la goccia che ha reso ridicola la DC e la Warner stessa...

forse non sanno dove andare a parare, al momento devono rilanciare le cose e lavorare sodo per rifarsi l'immagine... magari alla lunga servirà, non vorremmo che fosse caduta nel limbo creativo che ha la Disney animata da troppo tempo e che si vedano solo piccoli barlumi... non sappiamo... il futuro della DC è incerto...


Una novità:

Dal sito The Hollywood Reporter:

DC Chief Search Continues as Dan Lin No Longer in Talks for Top Job

The producer was in talks with Warner Bros. Discovery for the expansive job, but those talks broke down in part due to his commitments to production banner Rideback and how to integrate it into WBD.

Dan Lin will not be accepting the keys to the DC kingdom. The producer was in negotiations to assume the expansive role encompassing film and television for the comic book brand, but talks broke down in recent days.

Sources say a number of factors complicated talks with Warner Bros. Discovery with a chief sticking point being Lin’s commitments to Rideback, his prolific production company, and Rideback Rise, his new non-profit endeavor. Negotiations went into salary and vision, but Rideback remained a complication. One scenario envisioned WBD taking an equity stake in the company, although the size was always unclear.

Lin is known for producing The Lego Movie films as well as both It installments for Warners. He also has an affinity for DC, having worked on the doomed George Miller Justice League that was scrapped amid the writer’s strike of 2007-08.

The DC job is a top priority for Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, who has vowed to reshape the comic book brand with a ten-year plan he hopes will allow it to rival the Kevin Feige-led Marvel Studios.

Walter Hamada has led DC Films since 2018, but is expected to leave his post following Zaslav hiring a new DC boss. Hamada is said to have been on the brink of exiting the job last month after the controversial scrapping of Batgirl. The breakdown of talks with Lin comes as DC has pushed several of its tentpoles back, with Shazam! Fury of the Gods moved from December of this year to March 2023, and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom departing March 2023 for the end of the year. DC also has the upcoming The Flash, due out in June 2023 and whose star, Ezra Miller, has been at the center of personal and legal controversies this year.

“We’ve done a reset. … We think we can build a much stronger, sustainable growth business out of DC,” said Zaslav in an earnings call Aug. 4. “As part of that, we are going to focus on quality. We are not going to release any film before it’s ready. … DC is something we can make better.”

CNBC first reported that Lin was no longer in contention for the job.

[Daydreamer]

Da BadTaste

Warner Bros: Walter Hamada lascia la presidenza della DC Films e lo studio!

Ennesima rivoluzione in seno alla Warner Bros: dopo 15 anni presso la compagnia, di cui cinque alla guida della divisione cinematografica della DC Comics, la DC Films, Walter Hamada ha lasciato lo studio di Burbank.
Deadline, che riporta in esclusiva lo scoop, segnala che Walter Hamada sarebbe in attesa di definire la sua – si presuppone – ricca buonuscita con i dirigenti di Warner Bros Discovery, la nuova realtà media nata dalla fusione di WarnerMedia e Discovery.
Un addio, quello di Walter Hamada alla Warner bros, che arriva proprio alla vigilia dell’esordio di un importante progetto DC Films nelle sale. Parliamo, chiaramente, di Black Adam, il kolossal con The Rock che, malgrado una serie di recensioni non proprio positive, è comunque proiettato verso un esordio al botteghino americano che dovrebbe spaziare fra i 135 e i 163 milioni di dollari.
L’uscita di scena di Walter Hamada era nell’aria come vi abbiamo spiegato giusto ieri nel nostro articolo dedicato al punto di svolta in cui si trova la DC Comics. Non a caso, la Warner Bros sembra più decisa di prima a puntare in maniera coerente sulle sue property fumettistiche, [...]
A sentire le parole di The Rock sul ritorno di Henry Cavill nei panni di Superman pare più – col senno di poi – che il reiterato messaggio con cui la star ha accompagnato l’arrivo nei cinema di Black Adam – quello che recita “la gerarchia del potere nell’Universo DC sta per cambiare” – avesse una doppia valenza: narrativa, interna al DCEU e anche “aziendale” per così dire. Quando ha spiegato di aver impiegato ben sei anni a convincere lo studio a far tornare in scena Henry Cavill con il suo Superman si è difatti così espresso:
Mi sembra si tratti di qualcosa che sia al servizio non solo di Black Adam, ma dell’intero universo della Dc Comics al cinema. E, cosa ancora più importante, significa prendersi cura dei fan. È così che vuoi guidare i tuoi passi. Per cui sì: telefonate, riunioni… Ma diamine… ci sono voluti sei anni. Sei anni per riuscire a farlo. Lo ripeterò: ne abbiamo parlato per sei anni e loro continuavano a rispondere “No”. Ora quella leadership non c’è più e noi possiamo inaugurare un nuovo corso dell’universo DC.
Walter Hamada è il quinto dirigente della Warner Bros a lasciare la compagnia dall’arrivo di David Zaslav a capo della neonata Warner Bros Discovery. Un addio, quello di cui vi stiamo parlando, previsto fin da quando Zaslav ha espresso il desiderio di avere, a capo della DC Films, una figura in stile Kevin Feige.
Una figura che però non è ancora riuscito a trovare…

[Daydreamer]

Da Comics Universe

JAMES GUNN È IL NUOVO PRESIDENTE DI DC STUDIOS, GESTIRÀ FILM, SERIE TV E ANIMAZIONE DC!

James Gunn è il nuovo presidente di DC Studios, la nuova compagnia che gestirà film e serie DC!

La gerarchia di poteri nell’universo DC è cambiata. Questa volta sul serio.

Del tutto a sorpresa, The Hollywood Reporter ha annunciato che James Gunn ed il produttore Peter Safran sono stati scelti come co-presidenti e co-CEO di DC Studios, una nuova compagnia formata da Warner Bros. che gestirà film, serie TV e animazione!

I DC Studios prenderanno il posto dell’ormai defunta DC Films, l’ormai ex compagnia gestita da Walter Hamada, dirigente che ha abbandonato lo studio la scorsa settimana.

Gunn e Safran risponderanno infatti esclusivamente al nuovo CEO di Warner Bros / Discovery David Zaslav, in modo simile a come Kevin Feige risponde esclusivamente ai The Walt Disney Studios con i suoi Marvel Studios.

James Gunn si concentrerà sul lato creativo delle pellicole, mentre Peter Safran sul lato di produzione e su quello più “industriale”.

Ecco le dichiarazioni del regista e del produttore:

“Siamo onorati di essere gli stewards di questi personaggi DC che amiamo sin dall’infanzia. Non vediamo l’ora di collaborare con i più talentuosi sceneggiatori, registi ed attori al mondo”.

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è un nome importante... vedremo come lavorerà in DC. Speriamo bene!
merita di essere rilanciata questa casa

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comunque Gunn ha fatto un ottimo lavoro coi Guardiani della Galassia e in altri film Marvel e in DC ha già lavorato a Suicide Squad 2...
Peter Safran invece ha già lavorato in DC a Aquaman 1 e 2 e i due film di Shazam, e ha lavorato pure a Suicide Squad 2...
quindi come nomi circolano già in DC e possono dare la loro visione.
Abbiamo letto che Jocker Folie à deux non sarà supervisionato da loro, ma sarà indipendente

[Daydreamer]

Da Comics Universe

[...]Durante la riunione con gli investitori di Warner Bros. attualmente in corso, il presidente della compagnia David Zaslav ha discusso del piani per la DC, spiegando di aver trascorso mesi e mesi a discutere con Gunn e Safran della DC. Durante queste riunioni, è stato stabilito quello che viene definito un “approccio creativo più unificato” al mondo DC.

Hanno una visione davvero grandiosa ed un modello che guiderà un approccio creativo più unificato.

Inoltre, Zaslav ha confermato che The Flash, Shazam 2, Aquaman 2 e Blue Beetle usciranno nel corso del prossimo anno. Ecco le date d’uscita:

Shazam 2: 17 marzo 2023.

The Flash: 23 giugno 2023.

Blue Beetle: 18 agosto 2023.

Aquaman 2: 25 dicembre 2023

[Daydreamer]

Questo potrebbe essere un approccio inedito e interessante,

DC STUDIOS: JAMES GUNN STUZZICA SULLA SAGA KINGDOM COME CON UNA NUOVA FOTO “STO PIANIFICANDO”

Da Comics Universe

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la storia Kingdom Come (o Elseworld) è interessante... si vedranno i classici eroi DC a fianco ad una nuova generazione... sarebbe davvero interessante...
forse è così che inseriranno Superman di Cavill e Superman di Jordan?
e la Wonder Woman brasiliana?

vedremo...


speriamo di vedere però anche Supergirl e Batgirl!!! siamo troppo legati a quelle due supereroine e le vorremmo rivedere!

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News:

Cancellato Wonder Woman 3, Addio al Superman di Cavill , chiude Aquaman e Momoa potrebbe essere Lobo nel nuovo corso della DC
Salvo (per ora) il Batman di Pattinson e il suo universo

Opinione personale: Sempre più cambiamenti... una tabula rasa... l'unico su cui devono ancora decidere è Shazam (a cui ha lavorato uno dei due capi della nuova gestione della DC) ma non si sa se proseguirà o verrà reboottato anche questo franchise, bisogna vedere gli incassi del film in uscita nel 2023.
Pensiamo che pure Flash venga eliminato dopo la controversia con Miller.
E poi vi è anche Black Adam che con The Rock ha avuto successo e probabilmente verrà mantenuto
Probabilmente rifaranno tutto l'universo DC.


Da The Hollywood Reporter:

Patty Jenkins’ ‘Wonder Woman 3’ Not Moving Forward as DC Movies Hit Turning Point (Exclusive)

New DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran are in the final stages of prepping their multi-year plan ahead of next week's pivotal presentation to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav.

Call it DC Rebirth or DC: Genesis. Maybe call it Identity Crisis or Flashpoint. These titles of past DC comics event series aptly describe the state of Warner Bros.’ DC movies, which are on the cusp of a new era but not before a potentially messy transition period.

A cleaning of the slate is common when a new executive team is put in place to run a studio or division but there is likely little precedent for the amount of Clorox James Gunn and Peter Safran could spray as they prepare to launch DC Studios and guide superhero movies for the next half decade and beyond.

The duo in recent days flew back to Los Angeles from the snowy city of Aspen, Colorado, where they were huddled in deep planning, and now like holy figures coming down from the mountaintop, have sets of commandments or a DC Bible in hand. Or at least a working blueprint.

Gunn and Safran are expected to meet next week with David Zaslav, the Warner Bros. Discovery CEO who is radically reshaping the media company and who hired the duo in October to lead a newly launched film and TV division. The pair will unveil to Zaslav a plan that is expected to lay out their vision. Although much of their plan, which insiders paint as still a work-in-progress and one that has yet to be approved, is being kept deep in the Batcave, details of several possible paths forward are trickling out. And at least one path not being taken has also been revealed.

Multiple sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman 3 is not moving forward and is considered dead in its current incarnation.

Sources say that Jenkins recently submitted her treatment, co-written with Geoff Johns, and that Gunn and Safran, as well as Warner Bros. Pictures co-chairs and co-CEOs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy, broke the news to the filmmaker, telling her the project — as it stood — did not fit in with the new (but still unfolding) plans. Jenkins directed and co-wrote the previous two movies, starring Gal Gadot and released in 2017 and 2020. No decision has been made about next steps.

And while costs are not a factor — insiders say that DC Studios will not have any overburdensome financial restrictions — the studio could end up saving tens of millions of dollars by not making the third installment. Gadot, according to sources, was on track for a $20 million payday for Wonder Woman 3 while Jenkins would have received $12 million. Those figures don’t include any possible backend bonuses.

Warners had no comment.

It is unclear how any future Wonder Woman movie, and Gadot’s portrayal of the hero, would fit into the new DC plan. In a bit of head-scratching timing, Gadot tweeted out of the blue a thank you to fans on Tuesday, saying she was grateful to be allowed to play the heroine and role model, adding, “Can’t wait to share her next chapter with you.” It was unclear whether or not the actress knew the project was being toe-tagged.

The rest of the DC slate remains in flux, or at least being kept deep in a pocket of Gunn’s own utility belt but there are several rumors and possible scenarios to consider ahead of next week’s meeting.

The first, which builds on the shuttering of Jenkins’ Wonder Woman 3, is the closing curtain of the Snyderverse, and the heroes cast by filmmaker Zack Snyder for his Justice League. This one sees the shutting down of Man of Steel 2, with a returning Henry Cavill, and having no more Aquaman, fronted by Jason Momoa.

These characters are to cameo in Flash, the highly-anticipated time travel adventure movie that is due to release June 16. Cavill shot his part of the cameo in September. But sources say there is a debate inside the studio as whether or not to keep the cameo and if its inclusion promises something that studio would have no plans on delivering.

A Warners insider cautions that no plans have been finalized and that Flash remains an unlocked picture.

The Cavill situation is a more than a little thorny as the actor made a cameo in Black Adam, the DC-centric movie released in October. The Monday after the movie opened, Cavill posted a video on Instagram where he announced, “I wanted to make it official — I am back as Superman.”

And at that time, he was not incorrect. Warner Bros. was indeed developing a sequel for 2013’s Man of Steel and actively meeting with writers. Andy Muschietti, who directed Flash, even expressed interest in sitting behind the camera for something that would have brought a tone similar to the hopeful and heroic colors of the 1978 movie directed by Richard Donner, considered a benchmark in comic book movies. In fact, the current leadership team at Warner Bros Pictures — Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy — did desire one more go-around of the Snyderverse heroes, possibly even having another Justice League movie with those actors.

But that was before Gunn and Safran began formulating their new (and still in flux) plan.

Also unlikely is a sequel to Black Adam. Despite the hype surrounding the movie of launching a new corner of DC, a lot of it led by star Dwayne Johnson, the movie has only grossed $385 million worldwide and insiders at the studio say the movie, which cost more than $190 million to produce (two sources peg the actual cost at $230 million, not including marketing), will be lucky to break even, even considering ancillary revenue. Even if the movie does eke out a minimal profit, any follow-up’s inherent rising costs dim the prospect of a sequel.

Johnson hoped to carve out his own piece of the DC pie, but multiple sources say his playing up of a returning Cavill and his own involvement with DC may not be endearing him to the new management. Johnson and Cavill are both managed by Dany Garcia, who is also Johnson’s producing partner. The perception of Adam turning a profit or not is a conflagration now being waged in public, with Johnson tweeting the movie would net over $50 million after a Variety story said the movie would lose over $50 million theatrically.

Momoa, meanwhile, could emerge as a pivotal figure into the new plans, according to several sources. In one scenario, the actor would wrap up his days as underwater hero Arthur Curry with Lost City, due out Dec. 25, 2023, which would be the final movie released that was made by the previous regime. But it would not spell the end of the actor’s involvement with DC, with sources saying the actor would lead another movie or franchise. The character of Lobo, a foul-mouthed cigar-chomping intergalactic bounty hunter, has been mentioned in connection with Momoa.

Whether or not Momoa does play everybody’s favorite bastich, Lobo emerging as a rising character early on in the conversation may point to the kinds of characters the Gunn-Safran team may be focusing on. The character is an outsider, an anti-hero, and is keeping in line with Gunn’s specialty of taking the off-beat and quirky and flipping it into crowd-pleasing fare.

Part of the plan could entail a truly fresh start and having no baggage from any previous regimes as they set about resetting how DC movies and shows are made. That, however, does not take into account the possible success of movies such as Shazam! Fury of the Gods (March 17, 2023), on which Safran is a producer, and Blue Beetle (Aug. 18, 2023). Would that plan include forging ahead without the actors who inhabit those characters and recast them even if those movies prove to be box office hits?

Observers are convinced the plan calls for an interconnected story universe and there is rumblings of the establishment of a creative brain trust. The brain trust may be already rolling in some capacity as sources say that Safran had in recent weeks been meeting with writers at his Los Angeles home in an effort to hone the presentation, gathering feedback and ideas for the plan.

One part that the Gunn-Safran agenda seems likely not to touch, at least for now, is the Matt Reeves Batman universe in which Robert Pattinson dons the cowl of the Caped Crusader. Reeves is writing the sequel to The Batman, which opened in March 4. The filmmaker is also overseeing the launch of two Batman series that spin out of his movie, including The Penguin.

[GayFairytale]

News:

Cancellato Wonder Woman 3, Addio al Superman di Cavill , chiude Aquaman e Momoa potrebbe essere Lobo nel nuovo corso della DC
Salvo (per ora) il Batman di Pattinson e il suo universo

Opinione personale: Sempre più cambiamenti... una tabula rasa... l'unico su cui devono ancora decidere è Shazam (a cui ha lavorato uno dei due capi della nuova gestione della DC) ma non si sa se proseguirà o verrà reboottato anche questo franchise, bisogna vedere gli incassi del film in uscita nel 2023.
Pensiamo che pure Flash venga eliminato dopo la controversia con Miller.
E poi vi è anche Black Adam che con The Rock ha avuto successo e probabilmente verrà mantenuto
Probabilmente rifaranno tutto l'universo DC.


Da The Hollywood Reporter:

Patty Jenkins’ ‘Wonder Woman 3’ Not Moving Forward as DC Movies Hit Turning Point (Exclusive)

New DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran are in the final stages of prepping their multi-year plan ahead of next week's pivotal presentation to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav.

Call it DC Rebirth or DC: Genesis. Maybe call it Identity Crisis or Flashpoint. These titles of past DC comics event series aptly describe the state of Warner Bros.’ DC movies, which are on the cusp of a new era but not before a potentially messy transition period.

A cleaning of the slate is common when a new executive team is put in place to run a studio or division but there is likely little precedent for the amount of Clorox James Gunn and Peter Safran could spray as they prepare to launch DC Studios and guide superhero movies for the next half decade and beyond.

The duo in recent days flew back to Los Angeles from the snowy city of Aspen, Colorado, where they were huddled in deep planning, and now like holy figures coming down from the mountaintop, have sets of commandments or a DC Bible in hand. Or at least a working blueprint.

Gunn and Safran are expected to meet next week with David Zaslav, the Warner Bros. Discovery CEO who is radically reshaping the media company and who hired the duo in October to lead a newly launched film and TV division. The pair will unveil to Zaslav a plan that is expected to lay out their vision. Although much of their plan, which insiders paint as still a work-in-progress and one that has yet to be approved, is being kept deep in the Batcave, details of several possible paths forward are trickling out. And at least one path not being taken has also been revealed.

Multiple sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman 3 is not moving forward and is considered dead in its current incarnation.

Sources say that Jenkins recently submitted her treatment, co-written with Geoff Johns, and that Gunn and Safran, as well as Warner Bros. Pictures co-chairs and co-CEOs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy, broke the news to the filmmaker, telling her the project — as it stood — did not fit in with the new (but still unfolding) plans. Jenkins directed and co-wrote the previous two movies, starring Gal Gadot and released in 2017 and 2020. No decision has been made about next steps.

And while costs are not a factor — insiders say that DC Studios will not have any overburdensome financial restrictions — the studio could end up saving tens of millions of dollars by not making the third installment. Gadot, according to sources, was on track for a $20 million payday for Wonder Woman 3 while Jenkins would have received $12 million. Those figures don’t include any possible backend bonuses.

Warners had no comment.

It is unclear how any future Wonder Woman movie, and Gadot’s portrayal of the hero, would fit into the new DC plan. In a bit of head-scratching timing, Gadot tweeted out of the blue a thank you to fans on Tuesday, saying she was grateful to be allowed to play the heroine and role model, adding, “Can’t wait to share her next chapter with you.” It was unclear whether or not the actress knew the project was being toe-tagged.

The rest of the DC slate remains in flux, or at least being kept deep in a pocket of Gunn’s own utility belt but there are several rumors and possible scenarios to consider ahead of next week’s meeting.

The first, which builds on the shuttering of Jenkins’ Wonder Woman 3, is the closing curtain of the Snyderverse, and the heroes cast by filmmaker Zack Snyder for his Justice League. This one sees the shutting down of Man of Steel 2, with a returning Henry Cavill, and having no more Aquaman, fronted by Jason Momoa.

These characters are to cameo in Flash, the highly-anticipated time travel adventure movie that is due to release June 16. Cavill shot his part of the cameo in September. But sources say there is a debate inside the studio as whether or not to keep the cameo and if its inclusion promises something that studio would have no plans on delivering.

A Warners insider cautions that no plans have been finalized and that Flash remains an unlocked picture.

The Cavill situation is a more than a little thorny as the actor made a cameo in Black Adam, the DC-centric movie released in October. The Monday after the movie opened, Cavill posted a video on Instagram where he announced, “I wanted to make it official — I am back as Superman.”

And at that time, he was not incorrect. Warner Bros. was indeed developing a sequel for 2013’s Man of Steel and actively meeting with writers. Andy Muschietti, who directed Flash, even expressed interest in sitting behind the camera for something that would have brought a tone similar to the hopeful and heroic colors of the 1978 movie directed by Richard Donner, considered a benchmark in comic book movies. In fact, the current leadership team at Warner Bros Pictures — Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy — did desire one more go-around of the Snyderverse heroes, possibly even having another Justice League movie with those actors.

But that was before Gunn and Safran began formulating their new (and still in flux) plan.

Also unlikely is a sequel to Black Adam. Despite the hype surrounding the movie of launching a new corner of DC, a lot of it led by star Dwayne Johnson, the movie has only grossed $385 million worldwide and insiders at the studio say the movie, which cost more than $190 million to produce (two sources peg the actual cost at $230 million, not including marketing), will be lucky to break even, even considering ancillary revenue. Even if the movie does eke out a minimal profit, any follow-up’s inherent rising costs dim the prospect of a sequel.

Johnson hoped to carve out his own piece of the DC pie, but multiple sources say his playing up of a returning Cavill and his own involvement with DC may not be endearing him to the new management. Johnson and Cavill are both managed by Dany Garcia, who is also Johnson’s producing partner. The perception of Adam turning a profit or not is a conflagration now being waged in public, with Johnson tweeting the movie would net over $50 million after a Variety story said the movie would lose over $50 million theatrically.

Momoa, meanwhile, could emerge as a pivotal figure into the new plans, according to several sources. In one scenario, the actor would wrap up his days as underwater hero Arthur Curry with Lost City, due out Dec. 25, 2023, which would be the final movie released that was made by the previous regime. But it would not spell the end of the actor’s involvement with DC, with sources saying the actor would lead another movie or franchise. The character of Lobo, a foul-mouthed cigar-chomping intergalactic bounty hunter, has been mentioned in connection with Momoa.

Whether or not Momoa does play everybody’s favorite bastich, Lobo emerging as a rising character early on in the conversation may point to the kinds of characters the Gunn-Safran team may be focusing on. The character is an outsider, an anti-hero, and is keeping in line with Gunn’s specialty of taking the off-beat and quirky and flipping it into crowd-pleasing fare.

Part of the plan could entail a truly fresh start and having no baggage from any previous regimes as they set about resetting how DC movies and shows are made. That, however, does not take into account the possible success of movies such as Shazam! Fury of the Gods (March 17, 2023), on which Safran is a producer, and Blue Beetle (Aug. 18, 2023). Would that plan include forging ahead without the actors who inhabit those characters and recast them even if those movies prove to be box office hits?

Observers are convinced the plan calls for an interconnected story universe and there is rumblings of the establishment of a creative brain trust. The brain trust may be already rolling in some capacity as sources say that Safran had in recent weeks been meeting with writers at his Los Angeles home in an effort to hone the presentation, gathering feedback and ideas for the plan.

One part that the Gunn-Safran agenda seems likely not to touch, at least for now, is the Matt Reeves Batman universe in which Robert Pattinson dons the cowl of the Caped Crusader. Reeves is writing the sequel to The Batman, which opened in March 4. The filmmaker is also overseeing the launch of two Batman series that spin out of his movie, including The Penguin.

Sull’addio di Henry Cavill sono solo rumors, perché se davvero non ci sarà questo nuovo filone DC parte già malissimo, la gente chiede a gran voce Cavill come Superman

[Daydreamer]

Fuori Cavill. Il prossimo Superman di James Gunn sarà agli inizi delle sue (nuove) avventure. Ci attende, quindi, un nuovo reboot. Non è detto che Cavill ritorni magari in un altro ruolo oppure in un altro film del franchise.

Fonte: Comingsoon.net.

Qui le parole di commiato dal ruolo di Henry Cavill: Comingsoon.net

[veu]

secondo noi metterà un Superman sulla ventina...

[Daydreamer]

Ecco i 10 progetti che comporranno la prima parte del rilancio DC ad opera di James Gunn:

Da Comingsoon.net

Creature Commandos — a seven-episode animated series written by Gunn. It is already in production. It’s a modern take on the team of monsters that were assembled to fight Nazis. The voice cast will also portray the live-action version of the characters if the anti-heroes show up in movies or shows.
Waller — a Peacermaker spin-off starring Viola Davis written by Christal Henry and Jeremy Carver.
Superman: Legacy — the upcoming Superman movie written by Gunn that isn’t an origin story. It will release on July 11, 2025.
Lanterns — Greg Berlanti’s Green Lantern series has been scrapped and a new show will take its place starring Hal Jordan and John Stewart.
The Authority — a movie based on the Wildstorm superheroes.
Paradise Lost — an HBO Max series that is said to be a Game of Thrones-style drama set on Themyscira. Takes place prior to Wonder Woman.
The Brave and the Bold — new Batman movie featuring Damian Wayne. (il film introdurrà un nuovo attore per Batman e il nuovo Robin, ovvero Damian Wayne, il figlio antieroe di Batman, dando inizio a un filone sulla famiglia Wayne (fonte: comingsoon.net)
The Batman Part II — Robert Pattinson will return for the sequel, which will release on October 3, 2025.
Booster Gold — HBO Max series based on the lower-tier superhero.
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow — a Supergirl movie that will be based on the Tom King miniseries.
Swamp Thing — a DC horror movie that will close out the first chapter of the new DCU.

[veu]

bellissimi progetti, soprattutto Supergirl!!! la vogliamo troppo vedere!!! evviva!!! Tra l'altro in Supergirl dovrebbe pure esserci Kripto, il supercane!!!
speriamo che nella fase due mettano anche Batgirl...
crediamo che Wonder Woman invece verrà inserita in qualche modo in qualche film (che sia la Gadot o un'altra attrice, vedremo, abbiamo letto rumors che dicono che ci sarà in uno di questi progetti, poi sempre bisogna vedere se è confermato o meno)...

interessante il Batman e Robin visto in versione padre-figlio...

e c'è la data per il primo Superman! sarà il Superman di colore che si vociferava tempo fa?

[Daydreamer]

No il Superman di colore ci sarà ma farà parte dei film del franchise compagno Elseworlds, quindi ci saranno due superman ma quello ufficiale del DCU sarà nuovamente bianco ma non più Cavill. Il ruolo verrà dato a un attore giovane.
Trovate tutti i dettagli di questo e di altri film qui: BadTaste

[GayFairytale]

Sono molto curioso sul nuovo film di Superman, voglio proprio vedere come sarà e quale attore sceglieranno

[Daydreamer]

Ecco il trailer italiano del film che intende rivoluzionare tutto il DC Extended Universe:

The Flash

[Mr. Hook]

Dal trailer non sembra male e il bambino che è in me è scoppiato di gioia nel vedere il Batman di Keaton.

[veu]

Bello il trailer di Flash! ma siete sicuri che questo film viene inserito nel nuovo filone perché da quello che abbiamo capito è l'ultimo della fase pre-Gunn...

[Daydreamer]

E' uno spartiacque. Grazie a questo film si riscriverà la storia del nuovo DC Universe di Gunn.