David Zaslav on scrapping Batgirl & other films "It takes courage"
David Zaslav says scrapping films for tax write-offs took courage.
“What content is going to help us win? The content that wasn’t, we made a strategic decision on. It was difficult & painful... But it was necessary.”
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- DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) November 29, 2023
-The big two just don't know when to stop do they?
-Speaking at the DealBook event Zaslav discussed WBD scrapping multiple films that were nearly finished or completed.
-In his mind, it took courage to scrap Batgirl, SCOOB 2 "What content is going to help us win? The content that wasn’t, we made a strategic decision on. It was difficult and it was painful. But I think it was the right decision for the company and it was necessary."
-WBD attempted to scrap completed film “Coyote vs. Acme" in order to get a tax break but after backlash and creatives starting to question their desire to work for WBD...they decided to allow the film to be shopped to other studios.
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