The Warner Bros. and Discovery merger shake up continues, with growing hypothesis over the destiny of HBO Max and its authentic content material. While DC Universe’s Batman spin-off The Penguin and Suicide Squad spin-off Peacemaker appear to be protected (for now, at the very least, per James Gunn’s “calm down” tweet and Colin Farrell’s latest Penguin enthusiasm), we will’t assist however be a bit involved about a few of our different favorites—to not point out some in-development initiatives within the numerous style franchises underneath the Warner Bros. defend. Will they make the lower?
In at the moment’s earnings name, the president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, David Zaslav, re-affirmed his stance on “embracing theatrical.” The stunning cancellation of the nearly-completed Batgirl film appears to be like to be casualty of what he referred to as “ aggressive steps to course-correct the previous strategy,” and through a Q&A portion he gave a bit extra perception as to why Batgirl and different direct-to-consumer (DTC) movies didn’t make the lower. “We have a team in place who’s going to build a 10-year plan for DC. Expensive DTC movies are no comparison to when you launch a film in theaters. We have done a reset. The objective is to grow the DC brand and characters and to protect them.” Zaslav likened the studio’s technique of tackling the DC franchises to how Alan Horn, Bob Iger, and Kevin Feige constructed the Marvel Cinematic Universe—with regard to planning, at the very least, however not essentially taking the identical method with storytelling.
Here are some titles we could not know the destiny of till the top of the yr and into 2023 when HBO Max and Discovery+ merge into one service. What we wanna know is: if worst involves worst, which one would you wish to save? This listing is on no account each style sequence or film HBO Max was both rumored or confirmed to have within the works—although frankly it’s not wanting good for that Supergirl movie—so if there’s one not listed that you simply have been dying to see, tell us that too.
Our Flag Means Death
Harley Quinn
Green Lantern sequence
Amanda Waller-centric Suicide Squad spin-off
Doom Patrol
Titans
Looney Tunes Cartoons
Tiny Toons Looniversity
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
Dune: The Sisterhood
Jellystone!
Young Justice
Tooned Out
Clone High
Velma
You Brought Me the Ocean
Batman: Caped Crusader
My Adventures with Superman
Merry Little Batman
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Film
Bye, Bye Bunny: A Looney Tunes Musical
The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie!
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