I know this is late, but I'll just do this post. Yesterday, Walter Hamada, former executive for New Line, was named as the new DCEU president; Geoff Johns will still have creative input. While I didn't know Hamada until the news broke, I have seen IT, which I enjoyed. However, I am going to miss Johns, as I think he did a mostly good job in aiding Snyder's vision of the films. And speaking of Snyder, I personally believe that he should've been the original president. While often criticized for the DCEU's "failures", there's no denying the success of the franchise (that he created). For instance, Suicide Squad. It's considered an awful movie, the worst of the DCEU, and my personal least favorite film in the series. It earned a global gross of almost $750 million dollars against its $175 million dollar budget. Wonder Woman, a film lauded for deviating from Snyder's "dark and pessimistic vision", was produced by Zack Snyder. And while I could go on, there's not much I can do to change the decision.
Note: This post originally appeared on @comicsanalyzed on January 5.
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OK, this is my first post, not just off the year but in general. Regarding Jodie Foster's claims regarding comic book films while I largely disagree, I do think there are some problems with the genre. For one, studio interference. Justice League, while a largely competent movie, suffered heavily from studio meddling in my opinion. From the mandate to keep the film under 2 hours to the often memed "Whedon cut", I do believe not just WB, but all studios should put at least some faith in the directors they hired and not interfere with their artistic view. On the Marvel side, I feel as if their films, while largely consistent in quality, have become more like commercials for the next film, rather than strong, standalone stories which connect to the overarching narrative. But those are my thoughts, puts yours down in the comments.
Note: Originally posted on @comicsanalyzed on January 1, 2018. |