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She thought for a moment and added, “It’s not personal conflicts, but rather creative differences on the series. Personal conflicts are manageable, but creative differences are often a matter of life and death.”
Martin pondered and said, “Joss Whedon is talented. He shouldn’t just sink into oblivion.”
Louise asked, “Why, are you thinking of bringing Joss Whedon on board? Do you have a project that suits him? Could it be ‘Doomsday Collapse’?”
“No, no, no,” Martin, the hypocrite, was honest: “I’m a bad guy. Why would I bring on a director who was just fired by Disney? Given his current situation, the chances of his next work bombing are very high.”
Louise gave it some thought and realized there was truth to his words. From what she understood, Joss Whedon’s ego had become inflated to the point of indescribability.
On the set of the new season of “Agents of SHIELD,” he was said to have made the actors’ lives miserable, and not just because of the filming.
Louise, curious, asked, “I remember you and Kevin Feige not getting along, so why the sudden interest in Joss Whedon?”
Martin waved his hand: “It has nothing to do with Kevin Feige. I plan to recommend Joss Whedon to a place that’s more fitting for him… hmm, this might not be easy, it might take some time, and I’ll need your help.”
He intended to involve Louise in the scheming and keep her informed: “Actually, it’s not that complicated. Without implicating us, we need to get Joss Whedon on the radar of Warner Bros. Team, especially the DC management.”
Recently, a member of Warner Bros. Team, Hamada, along with several higher-ups at DC, had attacked the “Joker” project. Louise, who had invested in and acted as a producer, was fuming with nowhere to vent. Hearing Martin’s words, she immediately perked up.
She understood Martin: “As far as I know, DC has no current plans to replace the director for the ‘Justice League’ project.”
Martin said, “The thoughts of Warner Bros. Team are always unpredictable. As for Zack Snyder… I’m not sure what to say, just consider this our gift to Warner Bros. Team. Joss Whedon, after all, is the director who helmed two ‘Avengers’ films.”
Louise said, “No problem, I’ll think of a way. Getting someone as talented as Joss Whedon noticed by DC isn’t difficult.”
Martin considered for a moment, then added, “The reputation of ‘Batman v Superman’ continues to plummet. I’ll have someone keep attacking his dark and serious style.”
Louise immediately understood Martin’s plan: “You want Warner Bros. Team to think the dark and serious style has serious issues and isn’t suitable for the superhero movie market?”
Martin snapped his fingers: “Dear, you understand me best.”
The electric car carrying Joss Whedon left Disney Studio.
Louise hooked her arm through Martin’s, pulling him to continue walking forward.
As they walked, Martin inwardly sighed: “I really do love Warner Bros. and DC. Despite our public falling out with Warner Bros. Team, I haven’t forgotten to help them find a more suitable director for ‘Justice League.'”
Unfortunately, the people of Warner Bros. Team are all ingrates, never grateful and often returning favor with spite.
The audience reception for “Batman v Superman” continued to slide without Martin needing to do much.
This film once again proved that relying solely on comic book fans wasn’t enough to support such a massive commercial venture.
Even though Zack Snyder’s fans desperately tried to favorably review it, the film still fell below the passing mark of 6 on IMDB and continued to drop.
Based on past experience, once Zack Snyder’s director’s cut was released, the ratings might be pulled up again, back above 6 points.
But as of now, the film’s reputation was really terrible.
The industry’s North America box office expectations dropped from 260 million US Dollars to 250 million US Dollars.
While the film still had some buzz, Disney Studios seized the opportunity to release the first ad for “Joker.”
Though it was only a short thirty seconds, with the terrible “Batman v Superman” as a negative backdrop, the internet was almost entirely filled with praise.
“Look at Joker, that’s what DC movies should be like.”
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“DC’s management knows nothing about DC, Martin really understands DC!”
“How should dark style be portrayed? You can’t just make the screen murky and call it dark style, look at Joker, that’s what a dark style movie is!”
Among the spontaneous comments from movie fans were a few articles with ulterior motives.
“Obviously, Zack Snyder is not suited to direct DC movies; either DC should go for a genuinely dark atmosphere, or follow Marvel’s lead and make lighthearted monster-fighting movies.”
…
Inside the Warner Building, in the chairman’s office.
Kevin Tsujihara’s face was so grim it looked like it could drip with darkness, even though he was used to all manner of storms, the dire audience rating of “Batman v Superman” still infuriated him.
He looked at Hamada, “Is the overseas reception also not very good?”
Hamada replied, “The box office is not bad, the overseas earnings have surpassed North America.”
Kevin Tsujihara asked about the key issue, “What about the word-of-mouth?”
Overseas audiences are even less familiar with DC comics, and the influence of the movie is countless times greater than the comics, but Hamada had no choice but to firmly say, “The film’s reception overseas is a bit worse than in North America, but I am confident we can turn the tide. As this movie is released, the audience has become widely aware of DC’s superheroes, and they will have a basic understanding of them for the next one…”
Kevin Tsujihara raised his hand to interrupt Hamada, “Haven’t you realized yet? Most moviegoers have no interest in the comics, they just want to watch a film they can understand without having to do homework before the movie is released. Is going to the movies for leisure, or is it like going to work or school?”
“Chairman,” Hamada stealthily glanced at Kevin Tsujihara, “fortunately the movie’s box office is decent, and the audience size is substantial…”
Kevin Tsujihara interrupted Hamada again, asking, “Is it feasible to replace Zack Snyder as the director?”
This question nearly brought Hamada to tears, “The preparation for ‘Justice League’ is almost complete, we have invested hundreds of millions of dollars, changing the director, screenwriter, and producer at this juncture would be too costly.”
He didn’t want to give up, “Zack Snyder has also gathered a large number of supporters, there is indeed a problem with his style, but if we intervene and let Zack adjust his style appropriately, I believe it’s completely feasible.”
Given the current situation, changing the director might lead to even more serious losses. Kevin Tsujihara thought for a moment, then said, “Apart from Charles Roven, we will dispatch a new producer, specifically to manage the issues with the film’s style, and have him monitor Zack constantly. ‘Batman v Superman’ did not do well with its serious dark tone; ‘Justice League’ must learn from its lessons.”
Hamada replied, “I will assign someone to take charge and will also personally oversee this project.”
The two discussed this project for a long time.
Even though the audience rating was crumbling, the movie was definitely going to be a commercial success, and the profit was only a question of how much. It was sufficient to account to the corporation, and they wouldn’t have to face being a scapegoat.
Hamada left the chairman’s office and quickly returned to the DC side.
Once he sat down in his office and reviewed a batch of documents, he took a rest and specifically picked up a newspaper to check the latest news on “Batman v Superman.”
Aside from the barely decent box office, everything else was dismal.
Hamada wondered, why did “The Dark Knight”, with an even more serious and dark style, receive acceptance and high ratings from fans and the market, while the reputation of “Batman v Superman” collapsed?
Could it be that the dark and serious style wasn’t right for the market after all?
No!
Hamada immediately rejected this thought because he saw a report about “Joker” in the “Hollywood Reporter”, which he read daily. Martin Davis’ new film also had a dark and serious tone.
That bastard had an uncanny instinct for the market.
As usual, Hamada checked TMZ’s homepage, where there was a short advertisement for “Joker.”
He noticed that “Joker” wasn’t just dark; it also had an element of madness, which seemed to dilute the oppressive feeling of darkness.
Right below the advertisement, another news story and video followed.
Joss Whedon had ended his collaboration with Marvel!
Hamada remembered clearly that this director had built the huge success of “Avengers”, turning six superheroes, who seemed very mismatched and uncoordinated, into a real team.
Whether by intent or accident, Joss Whedon’s name was etched in Hamada’s mind.
