DC finally finds their ' kevin feige' in James Gunn & Peter Safran

Oct 25, 2022 18:07


The hierarchy of power in the DC universe really is changing.

Filmmaker James Gunn and producer Peter Safran have been tapped to lead DC’s film, TV and animation efforts as co-chairs and co-CEOs of DC Studios, a new division that will replace DC Films: https://t.co/ZPFvTHXFok pic.twitter.com/ASTsjXUxgC
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drbat October 26 2022, 01:29:50 UTC
Watching the Snyderverse cult go into a meltdown has been hilarious.

this is really well made lol. pic.twitter.com/Od6MrdqGgP
- brenton (@dcuverse) February 14, 2022

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fauxkaren October 26 2022, 01:37:15 UTC
I will never, for the life of me, understand what Snyder has done to earn such a devoted following.

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pretty_angel October 26 2022, 06:52:50 UTC

Professionally he's allegedly a super decent guy and fun to work with so I'm not surprised if he keeps getting jobs when ppl like him. Creatively tho? I got nothing.

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dianakingston October 26 2022, 10:07:20 UTC
That would explain why actors want to work with him, but what's the cult getting out of that?

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pretty_angel October 26 2022, 10:45:11 UTC

As said, in terms of his creative output I have no idea. Though I suppose he got a lot of fans thanks to 300 and Sucker Punch - all style over substance, maybe?

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love_galore October 26 2022, 15:23:25 UTC
Really, like you couldn't possibly think of one single thing people might be able enjoy in his work?

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pretty_angel October 26 2022, 16:48:49 UTC

The topic was clearly about people who are way beyond simply "enjoying" his stuff, with words like "Snyderverse cult" and "devoted following" being used, so you tell me.

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love_galore October 26 2022, 21:16:26 UTC
But these terms, mostly used pejoratively, come from people who somehow can't fathom that people really enjoy. You don't see that with other directors, despite them being more popular or universally liked.

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queenursula October 26 2022, 21:34:03 UTC
Probably because there’s a sheer level of fanaticism and obsession with the Snyder cult - at least with the #restorethesnyderverse folks - that you don’t see with any other director.

Even with directors who are big ‘names’ like Jordan Peele or Christopher Nolan don’t have the cults of personality that Snyder currently has.

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love_galore October 26 2022, 21:55:24 UTC
Peele and Nolan actually ( ... )

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queenursula October 26 2022, 22:11:44 UTC
I have no problem with Snyder’s films. I liked Watchmen and I was defending the release of the director’s cut here. Snyder was definitely screwed over and I was happy to see his version get its due.

But a lot of the fans are downright toxic at this point. It’s gotten to the point where they’re throwing bile at anyone who’s not Snyder doing DC films whether it be the Rock or Gunn. They won’t be satisfied unless Snyder has complete control over the DCEU. Some of them were even throwing tantrums because Cavill has a cowlick and the red/blue costume in Black Adam. Or that they used the original Superman score. It’s bordering on psychosis at this point.

At least with NWH the fans moved on after the film came out. A decade from now the Snyder cultists will be screaming #restorethesnyderverse into the void.

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love_galore October 26 2022, 23:01:01 UTC
The issue is that WB is half in, half out ( ... )

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queenursula October 26 2022, 23:28:35 UTC
You’re kind of proving my point here. A lot of what you’re saying is the same stuff I see all the time on twitter from the Snyderverse crowd demonizing everyone who’s not Snyder ( ... )

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love_galore October 27 2022, 00:19:49 UTC
Re: The Rock
That's not the point.
What is known is that the "Snyderverse crowd" wants Snyder to complete his arc. #RestoringTheSynderverse is not about him having control over DC for the next 30 years, it's about finishing his movies featuring his iteration of the characters. At this moment, the DCEU has been very much in limbo and half in half out with releasing the Snyder Cut, half rebooting SS, doing The Batman, etc.. During the Black Adam promo cycle and everything leading up The Rock, and WB to an extent, made a point of courting the "Snyderverse crowd." The studio, with its flip-flopping management been sending mixed signals - calling it a cul-de-sac one minute, building on it the other. Nobody is asking The Rock to "surrender."

Re: James Gunn

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queenursula October 27 2022, 01:08:43 UTC
I’m aware what the Snyderverse fans want… and the ship has sailed. What they want now is a complete restructuring of the DCEU. Because it’s not just making two more films, it’s also adjusting all the movies around it and bringing back the old actors who leftS It’s not going to happen. Even Snyder said that the Snyder Cut was the end for him that it was officially non-canon ( ... )

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love_galore October 27 2022, 02:22:57 UTC
- Snyder never said the Snyder cut was the end for him; hence why it's still going ( ... )

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