“One thing I’ve really been looking forward to is disconnecting from the superhero discourse online,” Sandberg said. One person, at least, is happy to be leaving it all behind. With the rollouts of The Flash (starring the controversial Ezra Miller), Blue Beetle, and Aquaman 2 still to come this year, and with Gunn’s tone-setting Superman: Legacy not due until 2025, it seems like the chaos could continue for a while yet. clearly struggles to get everyone to toe the company line - to the extent there is one. dramatic? As directors and actors are cut loose or left wondering what their future might be under the new regime, and as a vocal fan base continues to make its presence felt, Warner Bros. Meanwhile, star Rachel Zegler tweeted, “Hey our film is actually really good! Some people out there and just being… senselessly mean. On Rotten Tomatoes I just got my lowest critic score and my highest audience score on the same film ♂️ I wasn’t expecting a repeat of the first movie critically but I was still a little surprised because I think it’s a good film. “I wasn’t expecting a repeat of the first movie critically but I was still a little surprised because I think it’s a good film. “On Rotten Tomatoes I just got my lowest critic score and my highest audience score on the same film,” Sandberg tweeted, with a shrug emoji. Other members of Fury of the Gods’ cast and crew have been publicly defending the movie, although they have largely taken the much safer and more conventional route of blaming the critics for not getting it. It’s not quite a Batgirl situation, but from the outside, the release feels like a legacy write-off. While this summer’s The Flash is being heavily boosted with prime “Big Game” TV spots, vocal support from Gunn in his promotion of the new DCU slate, and even an alleged nod of approval from Tom “savior of the movies” Cruise, Fury of the Gods has seen little of the same support beyond typical trailer dumps. is in the awkward situation of releasing no fewer than four previously made DC films this year, even as Gunn and Safran are publicly talking about rebooting the franchise. On the latter point, at least, Levi may have a point. This is a perfect family movie, and yet a lot of families aren’t aware of that. But I think the biggest issue we’re having is marketing. How much that actually affects the box office is anyone’s guess. ) In a now-deleted tweet, as reported by Variety, Levi replied, “This is also true. (Gunn will recast Superman in his forthcoming Superman: Legacy. for failing to persevere with Snyder’s continuity and casting choices, established in Snyder’s Man of Steel, Batman v Superman, and Justice League. But it’s debatable how much influence a post-credits scene in Black Adam - which performed better than Shazam! 2, but still struggled to break even - could have had in saving the later film’s fortunes.Įlsewhere on Tuesday, Levi risked the ire of DC films’ most toxic fandom by agreeing with one fan’s analysis that Zack Snyder fans were “happy for the failure of your film,” as a sort of punishment for Warner Bros. The Wrap piece, which, it’s important to note, arrives perfectly timed to a heated moment of the Hollywood blame game, makes much of Johnson weakening both franchises by refusing this link and insisting on his misguided bet on Cavill, and goes on to trash the actor’s arrogance at length. Safran and Sandberg had to use two federal agents - members of Amanda Waller’s team from Gunn’s Peacemaker series - to recruit Shazam, rather than any actual JSA heroes. Sandberg tried to recreate the same post-credits scene for Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Johnson ruled out the use of any of the Black Adam Justice Society actors. Johnson was betting on fan appetite fueling Cavill’s return in a sequel to Man of Steel - which it almost did, until it very much didn’t - and perhaps figured that Superman would make a more prestigious opponent for his antihero than the goofy Shazam.įurther, The Wrap reports that when Safran and director David F. ☕️ /5N3h圆a93r- Home of DCU March 21, 2023Ĭiting two “high-level” sources, The Wrap reported that The Rock personally vetoed a post-credits scene for Black Adam that would have shown Levi’s Shazam being recruited to join that film’s Justice Society hero team, in favor of the now-infamous cameo by Henry Cavill’s Superman. Zachary Levi posted this on his Instagram story.
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