I tried to pretend it wasn't so, but the superhero genre is in crisis. If I haven't been to see Black Panther and yet have not heard any spoilers, then it must be a fast-withering genre. Maybe it's true, maybe it has become saturated. Maybe Endgame was just the conclusion that made us all, um, conclude. There are still interesting developments; the Disney+ series, the Spiderman movie, Batman I suppose. But Warner Bros seems to keep getting it wrong, alienating critics and now fans as well.
It has been a turbulent week. Wonder Woman 3 has been cancelled which is probably the best idea the studio has had in some time considering Wonder Woman 1984 was that 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' spell; Expecto Patronum. However, cancelling a project already underway and having the creator, Patty Jenkins, clear the air with a statement so pacific you want to hire whatever lawyer Warner Bros has writing up their contracts, I have doubts this is a positive indication for the studio going forward.
Even more turbulent, a short while back there was a Black Adam post-credit scene that indicated Henry Cavill who had previously broken his Superman contract because it was a piece of crap, would return as Superman. I am not sure what said indication was, because if I did not watch Black Panther, I most certainly did not watch the Rock starring in a DC movie. Then, Henry Cavill announced he would return as Superman and around the same time he would have to leave the role of the Witcher. These two might be independent decisions, but fans certainly do not see it as such. Today Cavill stated he would actually not return as Superman; he had been encouraged to announce his return prior to signing a contract. The studio and James Gunn are apparently interested in a younger Superman at this time, but not severing all relationships with Cavill for the future. The Henry Cavill-Warner Bros off-again-on-again relationship is worse than that of Elliot and JD; I am tired of everyone going the Ross and Rachel example.
Is Henry Cavill a bit of a dum-dum to do whatever actions he did without a contract? Possibly. Can he kick my ass for calling him a dum-dum? Certainly. As much as I love James Gunn, this is probably the least I have liked him and this is a man that has been cancelled for pedophile jokes. A friend suggested that he is most likely focused on elongating his own contract, hence the younger Superman storyline. prepubescent Superman will certainly be a new approach. Looking forward to that seismic voice crack.
My hope for DC has taken many hits, the remedy for which has long been James Gunn. I therefore chose to blame the studio entirely, remaining objective as always, and hope that he will sparkle some of that soundtrack magic onto these projects. But it seems a lot of people have been fucked. Thankfully, they are all super rich, so mourning is only necessary for the Witcher casting the second hottest Hemsworth sibling, when the eldest would not need a blonde wig!
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