I can see a lot of anti-trust and monopoly lawsuits if they tried. Having pretty much the entire catalogue of world-renown heroes under one company would be a bridge too far for some… yet the ones who were supposed to bust this up before they got this large failed to do their job before because they saw dollar signs, so who knows?
Ooooh, if Disney bought WB/DC what would be the possibility of getting a Taika Waititi Superman movie???
I still like almost everything the MCU is doing, and oddly enough the only one I outright dislike is what my wife and I said felt like an overwrought DCEU film (take a wild guess).Ooooh, if Disney bought WB/DC what would be the possibility of getting a Taika Waititi Superman movie???
Wouldn't that be something special!!
But seriously, I would cringe if Disney bought DC and did what they are doing to the current MCU...
Nobody ever cared about a Black Adam movie
We'll see. The Rock is a big star, but we have plenty of examples of big films that just didn't impress anyone. Who remembers "Jungle Cruise", or "Rampage", or "San Andreas" as big deals?
) and to feature the DC trinity prominently. Assuming that we get an announcement of Henry and Ben getting new contracts, I will see BA to support the very positive things I see WBD doing. It still bugs me that the Rock is apparently trying to capitalize on all this, to try to make himself a bigger deal than he really is.
If Cavill is back and appearing in Black Adam for a one scene cameo as rumour has it, then I would guess that this had a lot to do with Dwayne Johnson. Cavill's agent is the Rock's agent / business partner and ex wife, they also seem to get on in real life. The final decision would rest with Zaslav but the Rock has been trying to make this happen for a long time (apparently so he can get a sequel either where he comes up against Superman or the Justice League) and he does have the connection to make the deal.I’m turned off big time by the Rock’s pro wrestler shtick as he’s applying it in this genre. It really rubs me the wrong way. I’m not a wrestling fan. I don’t have any particular interest in the Black Adam character. Johnson is pushing to make his character the marquee attraction for the franchise, which is absurd given that Superman was benched for the better part of a decade and Ben Affleck as Batman was driven out. I do not support this!
However, on the other hand David Zaslav apparently has re-signed Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck… and as we know he fired the former WB regime, thank goodness… and I am prepared to reward that by seeing Black Adam. I’m positive that Henry and Ben are appearing in The Flash and AM2 respectively if and only if they have been re-signed—and credit there goes to David Zaslav. I don’t think the Rock deserves any credit for it tbh. The very first trade article (Variety) after WBD took over WB informed us that David Zaslav wants to bring Superman back into the game (after the character was benched for the better part of a decade
And I will add that if we get confirmation that Ben and Henry have been re-signed to new contracts, then I think it’s important that we do support WBD for that. The way to support WBD will be to see it’s DCEU movies. I just hope that all this is handled in a respectful way. Because if it isn’t I have little interest in seeing Black Adam per se. For me personally I need to get the news that Ben and Henry are back for multiple pictures, and that the Rock is not unduly credited for any of that. Then I can support BA.
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