Exclusive: Major Shake-Up For Warner Bros And DC

       It's clear now that the long-awaited Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice has been met with some pretty harsh reactions from critics, holding close to a 30% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. 
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        I recently spoke with a source at Warner Bros who took part in a late-night conference call with execs following the initial flood of negative reviews.  The call was moderated by exec Steve Spira and included many of the higher-ups at WB.  The situation is still fluid but here's what my source had to say:

  • "WB execs are shitting their pants.  If [Batman V Superman] makes less than a billion, [Zack] Snyder is out and Justice League will be delayed 8 months."  Update: "[Blame] falls entirely on Snyder.  [Writer] Chris Terrio is seen as a huge asset.  The Justice League script is incredible."

  • "Chris Nolan is being courted as a producer and George Miller, David Yates, Louis Letterier, and Vincenzo Natali are all being courted to take over Justice League."  Update: "George Miller has declined the offer to direct Justice League but will stay on as a producer."

  • "Wonder Woman is undergoing major rewrites. Specifically, WW needs to be reworked as a standalone film incase of a soft reboot. There will be a few weeks added to production. References to the events of BvS are being removed."


  • "Investors are planning a major takeover if [Batman V Superman] flops and have plans to install a board that will order the universe to be rebooted."

  • UPDATE: "Final Box Office estimate [for BvS] is $890 Million. Snyder stays for Justice League Part 1.  New director and writer for Justice League Part 2.  Maybe Wan or Affleck. No serious discussions yet.  Justice League might move to summer."

  • UPDATE: "Wonder Woman release date moved up to March 31st, 2017."

  • UPDATE: "Plans to show Batman V Superman extended cut on few hundred screens day and date with blu-ray release."
        Although the source said the 'investor takeover' part is just a rumor as of now, it makes sense considering the amount of time and money they have invested in BvS being the film that kickstarts all future DC films.  It has to be a success.... financially if not critically.  

         So far Ben Affleck's batman is being praised as the best thing in Batman V Superman, but seeing as how his solo film won't hit until sometime in 2018 due to his busy schedule, his future as the caped crusader could be in jeopardy along with the rest of DC's slate of movies post-Suicide Squad and Wonder Woman.  
         I'll keep updating you guys when I find out more.
3/23/2016

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