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If the level of success LANTERNS got wasn't enough for a renewal, this merger is doomed to fail.
I don't believe this is the real reason; Ellison either didn't like the politics in the show or needed to say some bs KPI that he could magically meet with his future shows.
LANTERNS has reportedly not been renewed for a Season 2.
A studio insider suggests the show "isn't quite capturing the zeitgeist."
(via @Variety)
Ellison is under the gun to deliver multiple big blockbuster hits asap (a la MCU's Phase 3 era), and Gunn's strategy for running DC Studios was too slow and focused on getting base hits and doubles when Ellison needs home runs.
One of the reasons Skydance replaced James Gunn and Peter Safran as the heads of DC Studios had to do with box office.
• ‘Supergirl’ was a massive bomb this year.
• ‘Superman’s $618M box office was not impressive to Skydance either, as the film lacked “pop culture impact” in their eyes.
(Source: hollywoodreporter.com/movies…)
I also don't think creativity thrives under this kind of pressure. AI will certainly be used to cut as many costs as possible, and the quality that AI will produce will not be good for the long-term health of the studio.
We are about to experience levels of Superman Christ allegorical imagery that would be too blatant even for Zack Snyder
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Hate to say it as a Gunn-head, but the CEO role wasn’t a good fit for him. He can’t be the best at both directing these tentpole movies AND be CEO of a studio putting out multiple movies and shows a year.
Hopefully he continues to want to direct DC movies after this.
James Gunn has released a statement about his exit from DC Studios:
"Oh, boy. What a four years.
Thanks to all of you who have supported me and Peter in our time as the heads of DC Studios.
When I was a kid growing up in Manchester, Missouri, I used to write and draw my own comics with a mix of DC Comics characters and my own characters. Having full access to these characters to do whatever we wanted has been a dream come
true. I didn't know if I wanted this job when it was offered to me, but I just couldn't pass up the unique opportunity. I'm glad I took the job.
There have been so many highs along the way - releasing Superman and Clayface, making Peacemaker, reading the scripts to The People Vs, the entire process of Man of Tomorrow, which thus far has been the best filmmaking experience of my life, and numerous other moments.
The highest of the highs have been all the talented and wonderful people I've worked with and grown to love: the DC
Studios crew, our talented collaborators, our casts and crews, and the boisterous and hilarious fans. And the best part of all has been working with Peter Safran, the smartest and most competent person I know. You've been the best partner a person could ask for, and, more so, a truly good friend.
But what only the closest people to me have known over the past four years is my time at DC Studios has been trying, to say the least. I dislike the at-times corporate nature of the job (thanks to Peter for taking the brunt of that). I'm always a very hard worker, but as a filmmaker I would at least get to take short breaks to unwind, and I've stolen even that time from both myself and my loved ones over the past four years (Jenn, I love you and I'm sorry and you don't need to feel guilty for being the happiest of all people that I'm no longer doing this job). And the thing my ADHD hyperfocus has had the most difficulty with has been dividing my time between projects I'm incredibly passionate about and the ones I'm not so much and all the things I have to do as a studio head.
So, yes, I will miss the people around me, and I will miss being the co-caretaker of these great characters, but I'm also incredibly relieved and excited to get back to pure filmmaking.
That's not to say Peter and 1 are immediately done with DC or superheroes. We have Man of Tomorrow out this summer. And we've just been engaged on another DC project which I'm writing, and we'll see where it goes after that. And, of course, the characters we set up will live on.
Thank you so very, very much for embracing the characters and stories we've put on screen.
Love and gratitude,
James Gunn"
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Let's all be honest, we knew Gunn was either gonna leave or be tossed out the moment Ellison took over the company.
BREAKING: James Gunn and Peter Safran will step down as co-CEOs of DC Studios on December 1.
(via @THR)
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Biblical levels of greed to want both James Bond and Batman
James Bond Surprise: Robert Pattinson Screen Tested to Play 007 hollywoodreporter.com/movies…
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"He has talked with Marvel Studios" vs "He is in talks with Marvel Studios"
Woke up this morning to a story that said Jeremy is in talks to play Wolverine.
Uh, no. I said he has met with Marvel to talk about the role. That’s it. That doesn’t mean he’s in talks.
This is why it’s CRUCIAL to subscribe to my newsletter. Language matters.
Stay safe, folks!
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Happy to say #AvatarSevenHavens Season 1 was fantastic. I was VERY skeptical leading up to the show, but extremely pleased that its quality stands alongside Aang and Korra's shows. Where its animation lacks, it makes up for in its writing.
People are acting like there is a Gunn to their head forcing them to watch this.
This was an unhyped-up discussion that was released (by accident) as soon as it was announced, and the discussion was exactly as advertised. An extremely inoffensive extra treat for fans.
The biggest issue with CLAYFACE from a DC universe-building perspective is that Gotham has no unique visual identity. They didn’t need to go full Burton, but they should have.
I should be able to tell Gotham from Metropolis by the set, not just by the lighting.
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