In the wake of Warner Bros. Discovery’s abrupt cancellation of its $90 million “Batgirl” HBO Max movie, questions have obviously arisen in regards to the fate of other DC projects at the company.
Whilst the already shot “Black Adam,” “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,” and “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” are safe and set to get full theatrical releases, everything else seems not so clear.
Adding to the complications are Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav’s comments last week about his team creating a ten-year plan for DC and their determination to “focus on quality” and make DC “better” without really explaining how.
Now a new feature at THR has gone into where things stand at the company in the wake of all this. Multiple sources tell the outlet the film division is “pissed” over the remarks and nearly saw the early exit of DC Films president Walter Hamada who was convinced to stay on at least until “Black Adam” opens.
Hamada was brought on in 2018 to chart a new course for DC after the implosion of the Snyder-verse with plans that were said to have included a “Crisis on Infinite Earths” event. Whilst talk of “Secret Six” were rumors only, films based on “Supergirl,” “Green Lantern Corps” and “Static Shock,” along with the J.J. Abrams-produced Black Superman film, were actually planned, but none have attached directors and so will likely be gone with Hamada.
Several projects have been guaranteed safe though, including James Gunn’s DC projects and Todd Phillips’ “Joker: Folie a Deux”. Also safe is “Blue Beetle,” which remains on track for an August 2023 release.
In a surprising reveal, the trade says Ezra Miller participated in regularly scheduled additional photography on “The Flash” film over the summer and apparently without incident before he was charged with burglary on Sunday in Vermont. Neither DC nor Zaslav has indicated if the film will move from its June 2023 release date.
“Black Adam” has reportedly scored a new post-credits scene “introducing a new element to Johnson’s place in the DC Universe”, but there are no further specifics there beyond the new scene being part of a test screening of the film in June.
