It seems like Henry Cavill‘s mustache is the least of the DCEU‘s worries these days concerning their upcoming fall juggernaut “Justice League.” We’ve already learned that Warner Bros is apparently softening the dark tone of the picture, and tweaking Ray Fisher‘s performance as Cyborg in reshoots. Now, Batman-On-Film reveals that the blockbuster picture might be in worse shape than previously thought. Here’s what they had to say:
“These reshoots – which are still taking place – are not standard pick-ups/additional photography. Why? Apparently, an early cut of the film was deemed “unwatchable.” Thus, substantial changes to the film were ordered.”
Unwatchable? I mean, it takes a lot for a film to go to that point, and it’ll be interesting if the changes are seamless. Zack Snyder handled principal photography, before leaving the project due to family issues, with Joss Whedon taking over the extensive, $25 million reshoots and post-production. The is certainly a risk of having two different visions of “Justice League” clashing with each other.
This latest rumor contradicts what Ben Affleck said earlier today when he mentioned that DC was finally on the right track: “This is a really nice time to work in DC. They’re hitting their stride. They’re getting it right. It’s starting to feel like it’s really working.”
He also tried to put a positive spin on the fact that there were two directors working on “Justice League,” saying, “[It’s] an interesting product of two directors, both with kind of unique visions, both with really strong takes. I’ve never had that experience before making a movie. I have to say, I really love working with Zack, and I really love the stuff we’ve done with Joss.”
Two directors, two unique visions? How can that actually work in making a film coherent? The saga behind the making of “Justice League” doesn’t seem to be ending, and with all these negative rumors adding up, WB will have to find a way to find a believable narrative for damage control.
Hilarious.
Deemed “unwatchable” by whom? May we have a source? Also you didn’t mention the part of Affleck’s interview where he clearly stated he has never worked on a film that DIDN’T have reshoots or additional photography added.
probably the same idiots who gave Bats v Supes a standing ovation. grow up, kid.
The standing ovation was for a screening of the “ultimate” edition in November from what I recall, not for the butchered theatrical.
Implying the “ultimate” edition was good.
Well, I like it.
There are people that genuinely think Batman Returns is a bad movie too (however inconceivable that might be to me), everyone has an opinion.
It is bad.
Can’t we wait until the reviews come out? This is a rumor possibly posted by some troll. Read at Cinemacon they released footage of both WW & JL & both were well-received. Of course that’s a core audience & I understand the DCEU (other than WW)
has failed to recruit casual fans like the MCU has & there have been extensive reshoots since that report back in March. Holding out hope this doesn’t mean WB panics as usual & starts rebooting so much of the DCEU because I really like David Sandberg’s ideas for Shazam & know if Patty is onboard they have nothing to worry about w/ WW 2.
I think it’s hilarious how much you (as in Playlist) despise these kinds of movies and yet you have to report on them for traffic.
I remember when the former employee of WB leaked an email to Who’s President calling Wonder Woman ‘a mess’. Yeah, right… what a beautiful mess turned out to be!
As Patty Jenkins said: don’t believe the B.S. that is all over the web and watch the movie before judging it.
To be fair, while Wonder Woman was decent entertainment if you unplug your brain and don’t care about any of the myriad of different comic book origin stories, the last 20 mins really doesn’t work.
Except third act of the WOnder Woman was a mess. The fact that majority of theater goers didn’t care about it much must have been a relief for a studio. So report might have been true, it’s just that first 2/3 of the movie won people so much that later problems didn’t matter and studio execs thought they would
Wasn’t Wonder Woman “a mess” too?
It’s a rumor, which means it hasn’t been verified yet. Plus, Whedon and Snyder make a great duo. If that weren’t the case, Whedon wouldn’t be on board.
This article is unreadable because the screen keeps going down to the commercial. You have to do better than this. I’ll get my show business news elsewhere.