James Gunn’s Superman is now in theaters, and has been performing moderately properly on the field workplace. Properly sufficient to function a launching pad for a complete franchise?
In Variety’s report on the primary DCU film’s theatrical debut, its finances and the salaries paid to the forged and director (Gunn reportedly pocketed $15M), the commerce notes that “the chorus heard on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank and round Hollywood was ‘Ok,’ accompanied by a sigh of aid as Gunn’s film lifted off to $220 million worldwide, ushering in a 10-year imaginative and prescient for DC.”
Although one field workplace analyst views Superman‘s opening weekend haul as a “barely underwhelming begin for DC and WB,” the studio clearly intends to forge forward with plans for its “Gods and Monsters” slate (and past), though it seems like a direct sequel to Superman (no matter type that is more likely to take) could be taking a backseat in the interim.
“Though Warner Bros. has sequel choices on Corenswet and Brosnahan, a sequel announcement doesn’t look like imminent. As an alternative, sources say the studio is fast-tracking a Marvel Lady film. And the studio is thrilled with Matt Reeves’ just-submitted screenplay draft for the sequel to The Batman.”
We first heard {that a} new Marvel Lady movie was being labored on final month, and regardless that the identify of the author has not been disclosed, it definitely seems like Gunn, Peter Safran and co. are pleased with how the script is progressing.
If the challenge is now being fast-tracked, there’s an opportunity we would get some official updates pretty quickly, and will even be taught who’s being eyed to play our subsequent big-screen tackle the long-lasting Amazonian warrior. At this level, it appears fairly clear that Gal Gadot is not going to be reprising the position!
Earlier than it was introduced that the DCEU was being rebooted, a 3rd Marvel Lady film was within the early levels of improvement with Patty Jenkins set to direct. Nonetheless, issues modified when (or earlier than, relying on who you imagine) Gunn and Safran took over as co-CEOs of DC Studios, and the threequel was shelved.
In response to one report, the preliminary plan was to maneuver ahead with the challenge beneath the DCU banner, nevertheless it was truly Jenkins who determined to stroll away after “receiving notes on the remedy she submitted to the studio.” It appears WB higher-ups weren’t utterly bought on her pitch, which was stated to include “character arc issues which rivalled that of Marvel Lady 1984.”
A number of actresses have emerged as fan-favorite picks to take over from Gadot, together with Scream and Abigail star Melissa Barrera, who responded to the fan-casts throughout an interview with A Shot Magazine earlier this 12 months.
“I believe it’s good due to what the character represents. I believe whoever will get the position, I simply hope that they will embody the essence of the character as a result of I believe that these films, whether or not they’re Marvel or DC, their attain is so huge. And since these artists that get these roles will inevitably get a built-in fanbase and have the eyes and the ears of so many individuals, I believe that it could be good in the event that they did one thing truly optimistic with the affect that they need to at the least be a superb instance of the sort of human being that you simply wanna be on this planet, as a substitute of simply utilizing it for self-serving functions.”
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