BATMAN V SUPERMAN v.10 (First Twitter Reactions)

[Hyperglide]

Update: February 12, 2016

Rumor: Warner Bros. Worried About Their DC Cinematic Universe?

Hitfix’s Drew McWeeny sat down with Roth Cornet to talk about the last trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and conversation turned to what his sources told him about Warner Bros.’ attitude about the film in particular and the shared DC Cinematic Universe in general.

McWeeny says that Batman v Superman is starting to scare Warner Bros., that the advance response hasn’t been as good as the studio had expected and they are worried.

Warners needs to film to make over $1 billion for the studio to not only make its money back but also to support the rest of the announced films in the DC Cinematic Universe. The response they are getting from test screenings tells them that is not going to happen.

McWeeny bets that Justice League does not start production when it is scheduled, and Zack Snyder will not be at the helm of it when it does.

He also believes Warners will do everything to move Ben Affleck's The Batman solo movie up to take Justice League‘s place, believing that film would act as a better lead in to the team up flick than BvS and a better opportunity to “gain people back” onboard for the rest of the slate.



Is Warner Bros. Giving Up on Its DC Cinematic Universe?

It's still sounds like BS to me and according to Collider too..

 

[Big Brown Clown]

It's still sounds like BS to me and according to Collider too..

Collider isn't saying they heard this too they are just reporting on the hitflix article/video, if that's what you meant. So it's all coming from the same 1 person which is Drew. Happens all the time. 1 source says something and a bunch of media reporters jump on it saying, "according to sources blah blah blah" and it all just stems back to that 1 place.

This happened with that "BvS is being divided into 2 parts" and the "DC has a no joke policy" BS.

The fact that Drew has a terrible track record, literally no other insiders are reporting this "WB is worried" shit, and the timing of this report(the same exact time the new BvS trailer dropped) makes me think Drew is trying to stir shit up for clicks.

 

[ZERO THEORY]

HOW MORE BATMAN CENTRIC CAN YOU FUCKING GET????

Bruce Wayne is that dude. Chill.

I mean I'm not complaing. Batfleck looks juicy as fuck and I think he's gonna steal the show, but seriously. Give the other characters some breathing room

Pause.

 

[JasonTodd]

Why are people whining about The actor playing Lex? Lex is a boring fucking character. I like the new detection they are taking with this character.

 

[Frode Falch]

Lex is a nerd with power. So the guy fits the part.

Finaly a batman that can fight!!! God the action in the Nolan movies where horrible!

 

[prod2821]

Lex has been written, drawn, and portrayed in so many ways. For the most part I think people enjoyed his portrayal in the JL and JLU cartoons. Ironically when I think of that portrayal I think of Kevin Spacey in House of Cards character Francis Underwood, who did play his Gene Hackman portrayal in 2006

People are just seeing a before version of Lex by Jesse, when he goes bald in the film he's gonna turn the role into what I think people are looking for

 

[da1nonlyBAYCAT]

last trailer was sick, way better than the previous one

 

[Protectandserve]

Batfleck fight scenes are damn good. Finally an acrobatic, athletic and ruthless Batman.

None of this stand in place and box nonsense we've seen for so long. Him smashing dudes into the floor, walls and stuff was just bad ass. This trailer gives me a much better feel than the last.

 

[Big Brown Clown]

I'm so pissed this trailer wasn't attached when I went to see Deadpool

 

[Adamant]

Snyder is a awesome visual director. He's perfect

I'd rather he was at most cinematographer and they went with someone else as director. But then again, this whole DCU that was started with MOS I'm not a fan of at all, so...

 

[Lovestorm]

I liked how comic-esque his fighting style is, and that he appears to be almost superhuman in his own right. After all, Bats is supposed to be at the peak of human potential.

 

[Lovestorm]

Didn't notice first time round, but when the dude tries to knife him in the back of the head you see sparks come off the cowl. I wonder if his entire outfit has some metallic weave sewn into it, and not just the cowl/cape.

 

[Mike]

I don't even mind the guy in some other stuff, but he's a Michael Cera type. That isn't the right type of person to play Luthor. Luthor has a commanding presence, this guy just looks like a random nerd.

 

[KnightTemplar]

I liked how comic-esque his fighting style is, and that he appears to be almost superhuman in his own right. After all, Bats is supposed to be at the peak of human potential.

Bat's is Superhuman in the comics, although no one ever comes out and admits it. Wayne can Bench 1,000lbs raw at a body weight of 210. He has an IQ of 192, photographic memory, has mastered 127 different styles of Martial Arts, can dodge bullets at close range, is the world's greatest detective...he's a Superhuman in all but name.

 

[brokenjaw]

There is no argument in the world that would(at this time) make me like Eisenberg as Luthor. IF he does great in the movie, I will eat my words, gladly. It's just that I don't think hair loss will make a difference with Jessie's Lex. What you see is what you get. I seriusly doubt that future Luthor will be a cuthroat evil genius buisness man instead of evil Mark Zuckerberg. Eisenberg is just way to wacky for me.

 

[JasonTodd]

I'd rather he was at most cinematographer and they went with someone else as director. But then again, this whole DCU that was started with MOS I'm not a fan of at all, so...

Would you rather have the DCU started with Green Lantern? MOS is a great movie that caused a lot of controversy, but people mistake that as being a bad movie. A lot of people had thier own pre-conceive notion of what Superman is, and that ruined the movie for a lot of them. I had the pre-conceive notion that Superman was a boring character, and MOS blew me away with the action. I become a huge fan of Superman ever since. I think that was the intention of the Director. To give this side of Superman never seen before on the big screen.

 

[Adamant]

Would you rather have the DCU started with Green Lantern? MOS is a great movie that caused a lot of controversy, but people mistake that as being a bad movie. A lot of people had thier own pre-conceive notion of what Superman is, and that ruined the movie for a lot of them. I had the pre-conceive notion that Superman was a boring character, and MOS blew me away with the action. I become a huge fan of Superman ever since. I think that was the intention of the Director. To give this side of Superman never seen before on the big screen.

I would have rather DCU started with Superman Returns. I realize that's not a popular opinion, but that's my favorite Superman. I know the movie was boring, but take that Superman and give him an exciting story/villain and it's perfect IMO.

Green Lantern was horrible.

 

[RedFoxOne]

Long story short, the Zimmer/JXL score leaked, but someone is being a negative Nancy and keeping it to themselves. Popular guess is a 'WB' employee who knew their way around the system. One song was able to leak. Enjoy!

"Is She With You"

 

[Dragonlordxxxxx]

Update: February 17, 2016

Rumor: Warner Bros. "Nervous" About BATMAN V SUPERMAN After Screening

For the past few days, there've been lots of murmurs going around regarding the fact that Warner Bros and DC are starting to get really worried about their upcoming slate of DC films. Why is that? According to Drew McWeeny from HitFix, it's all related to the response the film has been receiving in test screenings.

From Latino-Review's sources, the term "worried" is a mischaracterization. They're not worried, per sé. What they are is nervous, and that's to be expected. After all, there is a lot riding on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Not only is the fate of an entire slate of DC films hanging in the balance of whether or not this movie hits, but the very definition of "hit" is now coming into question.

The budget for the film, with promotion included, has reportedly ballooned to north of $400 million. So for the movie to be considered a monster success- which the studio needs it to be- and for it to open the floodgates for the rest of the proposed slate, it would need to make north of a billion. The problem is, according to a well-connected source who spoke with LR on a condition of anonymity, the film could be as polarizing as Man of Steel.

To be clear, the source loved Man of Steel. And he's seen Batman v Superman, and he really liked it, too. But he also recalls how that MoS came out and split audiences and critics alike. It wasn't the kind of universal crowd-pleaser that DC wanted then, and that trend may very well continue with BvS.

Again, this isn't to say that the film is bad. Not at all. But it's not for everyone, and that's making the suits nervous, as there's a lot riding on this film and they'd rather it have turned out more accessible.

The idea to include Batman wasn't pre-planned. In fact, the whole Batman Vs Superman angle wasn't cooked up until well after Man of Steel had come out, and it's been said that they didn't decide to include Batman in the film until three days before they announced it at Comic Con. So bringing in The Dark Knight was an impulsive move, and one that was likely aided by the fact that DC knows that audiences love them some Batman.

The one recurring theme coming out of these test screenings, dating back to December, is that Ben Affleck's Batman is the highlight of the film.

But while McWeeny claims this could mean that his solo Batman flick could take the spot of Justice League, as the studio retools the team-up movie and shines a spotlight on the Snyder-less Batman flick, Latino Review's source says that Justice League is absolutely happening next, and that Affleck's solo film will not take its place. Production on JL is ramping up as we speak, and the thought is that they'll start filming after all of the actors are done promoting Batman v Superman. This also contradicts the idea that Snyder might not direct it.


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[Dragonlordxxxxx]

Update: February 17, 2016

Computer Algorithm Predicts BATMAN V SUPERMAN Has 32% Chance of Being Profitable

With its $200 million budget, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice will be one of the most expensive movies ever made when it’s released next month, and Warner Bros. has a lot riding on its success.

So, studio heads might be a little nervous to know that researchers at the University of Iowa have developed an analytical system that suggests the movie has only a 32 percent probability of turning a profit.

The system was developed by Kang Zhao, a professor of management sciences in the Henry B. Tippie College of Business, and Michael Lash, a doctoral student, to predict the probability of a movie’s profitability at the box office.

Their research has found dozens of elements that factor into a movie’s success, including the people involved in making the film (mostly the stars and director), the plot and genre (horror, rom-com, shoot-'em-up), and when the film was released (summer, when movies draw larger crowds, or late spring, when theaters are at their emptiest).

The system then uses a machine-learning, data-based algorithm to analyze those factors and determine the probability of a film earning a profit of at least $7.3 million, which the researchers considered to a reasonable profit on an investment (a modified version determines the probability of a film earning 11 percent return on investment). They ran the numbers from every film released in the U.S. between 2000 and 2010 through their “who, what, and when” formula to fine-tune which elements played a greater role.

The authors stress that their study looks only at box-office profitability and not tickets sold or revenue generated from video, streaming, or other secondary sources. It also takes into account only those factors that are known prior to the production of the movie.


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