Comments on: WB Moves Batman v Superman to Avoid Marvel Showdown

By: theo

theo — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 01:25:00 +0000

You would think people would be happy to hear news, that a big up coming blockbuster will be coming out sooner than recently planned. But it doesn’t look that way… at least not on this website. This is cool news for crying out loud, and people are treating it like it was supposed to be a showdown. If it were to have been a proper “showdown” it would’ve been something like Captain America: Winter Soldier up against Batman V Superman; considering both are 1st sequels. Of course Captain America 3 is gonna be huge on opening day, due to The Avengers and The Winter Soldier’s success; not to mention the tie in to other Marvel films. DC is just starting with its expanding universe, thanks to Man Of Steel.

People are acting like they will be expecting a prize for being on whichever side makes more money in the end. In all honesty…. who gives a shit which company makes more money?…. a good movie is a good movie. Period…. can’t folks just be happy it’s coming out sooner than later, than create slander? Rescheduling is a smart and logical move on their part.

By: Puzzy Cutz

Puzzy Cutz — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 00:40:00 +0000

Some nerd I am jealous of quoted Captain America saying, “Before we begin does anyone want to get out?” it’s kind of fun how popular culture keeps chalking up these marketing things as “victories” over DC, as if they were sport teams.

By: theo

theo — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 21:45:00 +0000

It would make sense, considering Captain America 2 is a sequel to a well known and loved franchise/multi franchise….where as Man of Steel is just the first movie, Batman V Superman being the second. The most fair comparisons would be Man of Steel compared to Captain America: the first avenger….
or Batman V Superman compared to, The Winter Soldier. It’s a smart move on WB’s part, in my opinion. They would make good money on the same day as Captain America 3, but not as much as they would if shown on the same day. That goes for both films. They didnt blink…. they’re just not playing dumb.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 20:17:00 +0000

I guess it makes sense financially, but as a movie goer, I really wanted them to be released on the same day so we could have the comic book movie version of the Monday Night Wars.

By: PlanBFromOuterSpace

PlanBFromOuterSpace — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:06:00 +0000

Cap 2 has come close to matching Man of Steel’s domestic take and HAS out-grossed it worldwide, and more importantly it’s a movie that people have had a mostly positive reaction to. With that, and more Cap coming up in Avengers 2 (which may also provide more set-up for Cap 3, which could set up Avengers 3…), that’s the character with all of the momentum, as Man of Steel performed well, but had a bit of a lukewarm reception (and will be three years old at that point) and has the task of serving as the cornerstone of this whole new DC Universe. Combine that with a new version of Batman that fans may or may not take to, and you’ve got a big question mark of a movie that could still go either way. There’s really no way that going head to head would have resulted in anything more than continued success for Marvel, because even if Cap 3 would have lost the showdown (“Destroyed” though? Pllleeeaaasse…), there would still be Avengers 3 and movies for several other characters to look forward to. The machine would keep on going. As far as WB/DC is concerned though, if Batman/SUperman isn’t the biggest thing ever or at least doesn’t make the kind of money that they need and/or want it to make, it could doom or once again set back their plans for all of these solo and Justice League films. I’m going to bet that in the coming days we get some line from WB about how “things are going so smoothly, and we’re so confident in the quality of the project that we’re going to bring it to fans even SOONER than expected!”, nevermind the fact that they’d already bumped it back something like 9 months after already spending years and years trying to figure out how to get the ball rolling in the first place.

By: Christopher Harvey

Christopher Harvey — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 08:31:00 +0000

More revenue for both parties. Makes sense.

By: Brittany Gresang

Brittany Gresang — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 01:28:00 +0000

I kind of think Captain America 2 outgrossing Man of Steel played some part.

By: Brittany Gresang

Brittany Gresang — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 01:27:00 +0000

It’s actually pretty funny. But what I can’t help thinking is…what if the movie is a joke? And with what we know, it certainly could be. Clearly Marvel has this figured out and mostly they are on people’s good side. But what if this Batman vs Superman vs Wonder Woman thingy is a George Lucas Prequels scenario. Sure they’ll make lots of money, but I wonder if they will get their image hurt.

I guess ultimately they won’t care if they make money. But it will be an interesting phenomenon to see from a film history point of view.

By: Junker

Junker — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 22:31:00 +0000

July 4 2016 is a Monday and WB has Tarzan coming out July 1st weekend. Studios don’t usually open multiple films on the same weekend, it doesn’t make sense financially. That being said I think they could maybe open Tarzan in March and BvS in July, but maybe Tarzan’s production schedule won’t allow for this.

By: Tum Tum Tyranus

Tum Tum Tyranus — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 22:27:00 +0000

Not necessarily an admission of defeat, as Warner Bros. knows that BvS would’ve destroyed Cap 3. I think it’s more a case of WB wanting the most amount of $ they can get from BvS and going head-to-head with Marvel would take away from that gross.

By: ECONOMYpolitica

ECONOMYpolitica — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 21:41:00 +0000

Yeesh. What a crock!

By: kent88

kent88 — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 21:15:00 +0000

I’m so stoked for Untitled WB Event Film!

2020 is shaping up to be a killer year for movies.