Batwoman movie canned, DC loses $70 million
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2022 7:10 pm
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/a ... nal-stages
According to behind the scenes sources, this film is so bad that DC were worried about brand damage if it were to see the light of day. Just think about this: how bad does a film have to be for a $70 million loss to be the preferred option?
The DC cinematic universe has been a disaster. This cannot be argued at this point. In my opinion, the biggest mistake they ever made was hiring Jack Snyder. He is the original sin. Once you f-k up Superman and Batman in a franchise mostly known for Superman and Batman, that's it, you're done. Take that burned bun out of the oven.
In this day and age, where humanity in the real world has become so nihilistic and divided, we did not need or want this Superman. A man who needed to be told to save people. And if the reports are to be believed, do you know what the sequel to Justice League would have been if Snyder had been allowed to make it? An adaption of Injustice Gods Among Men. Where Superman turns evil. That's what all of those flashbacks with Batman in a trench coat were meant to be.
And as for Batman... Christian Bale's Batman was dark. That is what I would call ''dark''. Ben Affleck's Batman was a paranoid savage who brands people. Someone once said that if you cannot imagine your Batman comforting a scared child then all you have is the Punisher in tights. Because that's who Batman is. He does what he does to prevent any more children from losing their parents. You never got that from Affleck Batman. Not once.
According to behind the scenes sources, this film is so bad that DC were worried about brand damage if it were to see the light of day. Just think about this: how bad does a film have to be for a $70 million loss to be the preferred option?
The DC cinematic universe has been a disaster. This cannot be argued at this point. In my opinion, the biggest mistake they ever made was hiring Jack Snyder. He is the original sin. Once you f-k up Superman and Batman in a franchise mostly known for Superman and Batman, that's it, you're done. Take that burned bun out of the oven.
In this day and age, where humanity in the real world has become so nihilistic and divided, we did not need or want this Superman. A man who needed to be told to save people. And if the reports are to be believed, do you know what the sequel to Justice League would have been if Snyder had been allowed to make it? An adaption of Injustice Gods Among Men. Where Superman turns evil. That's what all of those flashbacks with Batman in a trench coat were meant to be.
And as for Batman... Christian Bale's Batman was dark. That is what I would call ''dark''. Ben Affleck's Batman was a paranoid savage who brands people. Someone once said that if you cannot imagine your Batman comforting a scared child then all you have is the Punisher in tights. Because that's who Batman is. He does what he does to prevent any more children from losing their parents. You never got that from Affleck Batman. Not once.