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What’s Next For Sequels Like ‘Man of Steel’ – Deadline

December 8, 2022

Yesterday’s DC Mayhem Over Unplugging Patty Jenkins’ Version Of wonder woman 3 coupled with rampant rumors that new studio co-heads James Gunn and Peter Safran are shaking up the comics label without Henry Cavill man of steel 2 and the possible recasting of many of today’s great superhero roles has left the city with a bad case of PTSD.

The studio’s lack of communication with talent reps and content creators about the DC Empire sequel, as Gunn and Safran describe it, brought back bad flashbacks when former WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar surprised and alienated Hollywood with his theatrical popcorn project. plan of the day and date, and even Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s war with Scarlett Johansson Black Widow.

“It’s creating a riot,” says a DC-fare-connected content creator about the level of silence they’ve received about the fate of their DC projects going forward, “And that’s horrible optics. This business is based on relationships.

Regarding Rumors That DC Superhero Lead Actors Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman), Jason Momoa (Aquaman), and Henry Cavill (Superman) Could Be Recast As The Gunn-Safran Administration Creates A Synergistic Plan for the DC brand through All mediums combined, our source specifies: “These franchises which already bring in a lot of money, why stop them? How can such a debt-ridden studio afford to start from scratch? There are scripts and cast schedules to be determined.

These three actors whose black adamDwayne Johnson’s are replaced by WME, and a complete turnover of DC’s stars by Warners would put them in check with a major agency. No one is preparing to go to war at CAA/Disney with Johansson. Although everyone is currently playing well, an anxiety lurks. On the other hand, we hear that WME-rep Glow director Andy Muschietti and IndianaJones director James Mangold is delighted to do business with the Gunn-Safran-led studio.

Gunn sought to soothe the agitated today in a multi-Twitter post acknowledging the “turbulent environment” in which he and Safran roam, and that “there would be an inevitable period of transition as we move towards a cohesive story across film, television, animation, and games.

While it’s an understatement to say that change is never easy, Gunn and Safran’s arrival at DC is akin to any major boss taking over a studio or a football coach taking over a team. They will bring their own vision and more likely than not, history will be rewritten. Give the guys some credit: They’re gearing up to create a more cohesive franchise like Marvel.

“We know we’re not going to make every person happy every step of the way, but we can promise that everything we do is in the service of STORY and in service of the DC CHARACTERS we know you cherish and we cherished all our life”, the guardians of the galaxy and suicide squad franchise filmmaker added in his tweet.

Now Gunn and Safran are aiming to get Kilar out of their hands when it comes to talent relations and hope to brief DC reps on their pre-holiday plans shortly after meeting with Warner Discovery CEO David Zaslav. .

There’s a lot of hot air out there, so here’s what we know at this point:

Patty Jenkins, left, with Gal Gadot on the set of “Wonder Woman”

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wonder woman 3 According to insiders, it was Patty Jenkins who walked away after receiving notes about her treatment at the studio. Apparently, its three-sequel pitch had character arc issues that rivaled that of Wonder Woman 1984, which, despite being hit at the box office for the worse by closed NYC and LA movie theaters during Covid and an HBO Max studio day and date plan, was panned by critics at 58% Rotten and not a rave with fans with a B+ Cinemascore despite being the first to get an A. A rival studio executive observed the potential problem in DC’s current setup of having a filmmaker like Gunn providing ratings to an established filmmaker like Jenkins, however, we learn that the heads of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy had concerns about the treatment before Safran and Gunn stepped in. The band provided notes. Jenkins fired back and defended his view that the sequel’s character arcs were solid. Jenkins had the option of making another pass, but opted to walk. While the optics of wonder woman 3 not to move forward after the murder of bat girl provides poor optics for the studio, no one ever intended to be sexist. Another’s hope wonder woman exist. The question is whether Gadot wants to do it without Jenkins, and judging by the actress’ tweet two days before the explosive news from DC, it sounds like the actress wants to stay on board. Combined, the wonder woman the films grossed $992.4 million, with moviegoer premieres blasting the DC Universe. Why the Current DC Administration Wouldn’t Want to Do More wonder woman?

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man of steel 2 and all of Henry Cavill. Even before Gunn and Safran arrived, it was De Luca and Abdy’s decision with Johnson, sources tell us, to put Cavill’s Superman at the end of black adam to give the dark film an uplifting and exciting cliffhanger. No regrets there. Cavill is managed by Dany Garcia, who also represents former spouse Johnson. Cavill’s team had for some time championed the actor’s return as the Man of Steel, a role he played in the 2013 version directed by Zack Synder ($668 million WW) and continued in 2016. batman vs. Superman ($873M WW) and 2017 Justice League ($657.9 million). Cavill, I hear, took it upon himself to announce his return as the Man of Steel on Instagram on Oct. 24, the day before Safran and Gunn were named to lead DC. De Luca and Abdy before the duo arrived heard a pitch from Steel man producer Charles Roven and a writer. They didn’t like it and wanted to wait for Safran and Gunn’s plan to come to fruition. Thereby, man of steel 2 was never lit, had no director, and was not wrapped. Capisce? man of steel 2 remains an open slot until the studio hears a better tone.

Over the Thanksgiving holiday season, Johnson revealed in a video post that he “fought hard” with Warners to bring Cavill back. Johnson said Warners “inexplicably and inexcusably” didn’t want to bring Cavill back but he wasn’t going to take no for an answer and his team got to work.

“It took years to bring Henry Cavill back and years of strategic conversations and we weren’t going to take no for an answer,” Johnson said. “There was no way, there is no logical viable way to try to build the DC Universe without the most powerful force and the greatest superhero of all time sitting on the sidelines. It’s impossible to do. »

But, wait, what about this Glow ending with Cavill? Yes, Cavill shot it, there’s something involving Clark Kent with additional Supergirl, Aquaman, Wonder Woman cameos in the movie. However, the studio is currently sitting on those options until they speak with Safran and Gunn. It remains to be seen if the duo wants to do another one Ezra Miller conducted Glow and if they make another Glow, how they are going to do it. Miller has been on fire in the tabloids for a number of run-ins throughout the year, with the actor currently battling an alcohol burglary robbery charge in Vermont. The actor issued a public apology for his actions.

Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam

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And black adam 2? It’s radio silence from Warner Bros. to the photo team to find out if there’s a sequel to the Johnson-led franchise. However, Warner Brass and Johnson are thrilled the picture will make a profit north of $50 million despite false media reports. Warners would like to retain an asset like Johnson with half a billion social media followers, with the people’s champion having made several hit films with New Line, including San Andreas, Rampage, and Journey to the Center of the Earth.

Will there be a full reboot of DC’s main stars? A studio insider tells us, “At no time were there any preconceived ideas not to continue with these actors. It all boils down to how the flash (June 16) and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (December 25) do at the box office. Not to mention, the studio doesn’t want Gadot to hang up Wonder Woman’s belt.

And Jason Momoa in Lobo? It was just fan speculation at the time given how much the actor resembles the anti-hero. Momoa and Gunn are friends given that the former made a cameo as Aquaman in the latter. suicide squad spin-off of the HBO Max series The peacemaker.