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Post by Savage Gambino on Dec 27, 2022 13:13:34 GMT -5
Levi is safe until his movie comes out and then we’ll see what happens. They aren’t likely to come out and tell you the franchise is dead before trying to get your money for the one that’s made. Ezra Miller is totally safe too. Until Flash comes out.Nah, we were getting reports that Flash would likely be Miller's last time in the role long before Gunn and Safran came into the picture. Also, they kinda already did that, going from Keaton Batman cameo, to Affleck Batman cameo, to no Batman cameo at all and rumors that Momoa is gonna be playing Lobo going forward. 2023 is going to be a very weird year for DC Films.
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Post by Feyrhausen on Dec 27, 2022 14:11:59 GMT -5
Exactly. For what it's worth, I think Shazam will be rebooted too. It'll be at least two years before any sequel begins filming, at which point Asher Angel will be 22. The charm of the character is a child transforming into an adult to fight evil, and that's somewhat lost when it's an adult transforming into a different adult. it's always going to be hte issue with a Shazam Movie... unless they go that alt universe route where Billy is dying and turns into the Captain right before dying... so is basically stuck in that form forever. But that's a bit of a downer for these type of films >_> That said It would make me mad we didn't get the followup on Mr. Mind ... hell or any of Shazam's other villains (or really any of his villains cause Sivana was really Sivana in name only...) in film. They could still keep Levi though. He is at that age where he wont change much over another decade or so, not with Hollywood magic. Probably better to bite the bullet and do a complete fresh start.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Dec 27, 2022 14:15:01 GMT -5
They could still keep Levi though. He is at that age where he wont change much over another decade or so, not with Hollywood magic. Hollywood magic is expensive, recasting with a younger actor is cheap. Zaslav likes cheap.
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Post by Cyno on Dec 27, 2022 14:22:43 GMT -5
It's kinda funny that the most successful DC film Dwayne Johnson ended up being involved in was League of Super Pets.
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Post by Feyrhausen on Dec 27, 2022 14:28:18 GMT -5
They could still keep Levi though. He is at that age where he wont change much over another decade or so, not with Hollywood magic. Hollywood magic is expensive, recasting with a younger actor is cheap. Zaslav likes cheap. No CGI needed. Just makeup, the right lighting, and him working out and eating right.
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Post by Savage Gambino on Dec 27, 2022 17:12:50 GMT -5
They could still keep Levi though. He is at that age where he wont change much over another decade or so, not with Hollywood magic. Hollywood magic is expensive, recasting with a younger actor is cheap. Zaslav likes cheap. Which highlights a somewhat underreported part of why they're starting over; Cavill and Gadot are likely a lot more expensive than a slate of new actors would be. Probably a great way for a company that can reportedly only afford to release so many movies a year to cut costs.
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Post by Kalmia on Dec 27, 2022 17:39:36 GMT -5
Hollywood magic is expensive, recasting with a younger actor is cheap. Zaslav likes cheap. Which highlights a somewhat underreported part of why they're starting over; Cavill and Gadot are likely a lot more expensive than a slate of new actors would be. Probably a great way for a company that can reportedly only afford to release so many movies a year to cut costs. Yes, I think this is being completely glossed over. If they want the new DCU to be profitable, they can't let the budgets of their first batch of movies creep toward the $200 million mark. If anything, they should be aiming for under $150 million or less. If the story is true that Cavill was paid half a million for two cameos lasting seconds, how much would he get for an entire movie? You could be looking at 10-20% of the budget just on the lead. You can't even structure the deal to pay less upfront and pay a percentage of profits instead, because which actor is going to be dumb enough to sign on for that considering the recent performances? But that's not something that DC Studios will admit to, unfortunately. You don't want fans to think you're taking the cheaper option, even if it makes sense to do so.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Dec 27, 2022 17:53:44 GMT -5
Hollywood magic is expensive, recasting with a younger actor is cheap. Zaslav likes cheap. No CGI needed. Just makeup, the right lighting, and him working out and eating right. Fair point, but a younger actor is still the cheaper option, for the same reasons as mentioned above. I know Levi isn't an A-list star or anything, but he's not going to be paid less for a third movie than someone doing their first unless they really cast the part up.
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Post by thechase on Dec 30, 2022 10:51:36 GMT -5
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Post by TWERKIN' MAGGLE on Dec 30, 2022 11:04:57 GMT -5
Anyone that thinks they've got a scoop or something on the new DCU is just genuinely an unintelligent person.
At this point, recognize that nothing has leaked. You're not clever thinking that someone with a shitty .info blog has information that no one else has and no one is going to praise you or rally behind you.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Dec 30, 2022 21:47:53 GMT -5
Gunn's been in the position, like, a couple of months, expecting any concrete news for the foreseeable future is completely dumb. Probably going to be bare minimum like three years before we even get a teaser trailer for something.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Dec 30, 2022 21:55:00 GMT -5
Gunn's been in the position, like, a couple of months, expecting any concrete news for the foreseeable future is completely dumb. Probably going to be bare minimum like three years before we even get a teaser trailer for something. yeah, 2-3 years before we see anything concrete... maybe a few months into 2023 we'll see like the first movie announced... just to get something on the slate... but still
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Post by Cyno on Dec 30, 2022 22:13:31 GMT -5
Right now, they're just going to finish up the stuff too far into production or in post like Aquaman 2, Shazam 2, and The Flash. It's going to be awhile before we get the start of their plan.
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Post by Renslayer on Jan 4, 2023 16:22:27 GMT -5
Yuck
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Post by eJm on Jan 4, 2023 16:30:59 GMT -5
I mean, it’s Warner Bros Discovery, those executives could be gone and replaced in the next few months for any reason.
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Post by Kalmia on Jan 4, 2023 16:57:16 GMT -5
lol, if WB keeps Miller while getting rid of the rest of the Snyder cast, they're insane. Miller should have been the first one out the door.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Jan 4, 2023 21:10:38 GMT -5
Though, realistically, Gunn's never going to say one thing or another about Ezra's status while The Flash is still awaiting release.
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Post by TWERKIN' MAGGLE on Jan 4, 2023 21:23:24 GMT -5
Comicbook Movie "Insiders" are just about the lowest of the low when it comes to clickbait shitheads. They're right there with Ringside News and Brad Shepard.
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Post by Savage Gambino on Jan 4, 2023 22:17:22 GMT -5
Alas, we've come to the downside of James Gunn's consistent onlineness: now you have blogs just shitting out whatever, knowing that either A) Gunn responds and they get a free soundbite from "the Fiege of DC", or B) Gunn doesn't respond, and they get to run with it as the gospel truth for a few weeks. They can't lose either way.
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Post by Chiral on Jan 4, 2023 22:21:02 GMT -5
I'm surprised they're announcing anything of the new slate already but I dunno what you can do with the new DCU looming to make the straggling remaining DCEU movies not feel like lame duck affairs waiting to get to the new hotness.
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