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[Arnie7]

Edit:

Another Rumour. WB did not say this. Just speculation.

http://batman-news.com/2016/02/15/warner-bros-batman-superman-worried/

Last week HitFix reported that Warner Bros. was worried about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and the internet freaked out! Now a second source, Batman on Film, backs up that story, but for a different reason.

According to BOF, Warner Bros. is indeed concerned about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but not because of the quality of the movie. They’re more concerned about how the audience will respond to it, and how it will perform at the box office.

BOF speculates that the mainstream audience is used to the “popcorn” movies that Marvel produces, and won’t respond well to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’s deep story that was written by an Oscar winner.

Edit:

This is a very weird article.

First of all, it is a report on another site's opinion piece of a comment made by yet another site about something WB allegedly said. What the heck.

There's also nothing in said opinion piece that even said anything close to "deep story written by an Oscar winner".

 

[Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!]

2deep4u

 

[ODDI]

Oh god this movie is going to suck isn't it?

 

[Jacksinthe]

I think they will be fine. There's room for both styles of superhero films, IMO.

 

[Team Filler]

Round and round we go...

 

[Sesuadra]

"If you don't like it, you are to stupid to understand it"

 

[Slayven]

Deep story

But they got Doomsday in it


Does not compute

 

[Freewheelin']

deep story

oscar winner

fu

cking

he

ll

 

[Killer Queen]

Hilarious.

 

[lastplayed]

"It doesn't suck, you plebs just don't get it"

edit: and beaten

 

[Dr.Acula]

Spinnin' faster than the old '60s Batman logo.

 

[icespide]

Batman and Superman will get asses in seats for sure, but I don't think it's going to do as well as WB hopes

 

[crazyrabbits]

Unless Bats and Supes spend half the film pontificating on the inevitability of death in comics, I don't think a "deep story" is going to be a problem at all.

People will go see it regardless of the story.

Or is this some kind of stealth marketing? "Oh God, the story's too deep", said no one ever.

 

[TrumanBurbank]

Zack Snyder makes crap movies, not deep movies

 

[GeeTeeCee]

"Worried" is the natural state of being for a movie exec.

 

[Santiako]

You just don't get it man.

 

[Discotheque]

Lost me with that last line lmao.

I definitely think the tone of (some of) the trailers is too serious for audiences more enamored with the marvel output tho

I like the variety and I hope trailer 3 is not indicative of its goofiness. I want that comic con trailer to be the tone for this

 

[El Topo]

Deep story. Sure, sure. I fear, as much as I'm looking forward to the movie, convoluted or bloated seems more appropriate, given how much they seem to be cramming into the movie.

 

[xxracerxx]

Oscar winner huh?

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

"The one thing I don't like about Batman V Superman is that it's almost too good."

 

[TangoAlphaLima]

I've seen Zack Snyder's movies. This is not what I would be worried about.

 

[Hagi]

so we've went from kind shit to actually it's just too good for general audiences

 

[Poodlestrike]

Bring your A-Brain people, this shit's gonna get deep.

Anyway.

I don't really think that this or the HitFix piece are really on the money. Warner execs are nervous because... it's a big fucking deal to them. Launching their cinematic universe that's going to serve as the cornerstone of their line for the foreseeable future. Nervousness is to be expected. Movie could be basically anything and you'd be hearing similar reports.

Zack Snyder makes crap movies, not deep movies

You realize there are,

like,

other people

working on this movie, right? He's not Kubrick, it's not like Snyder's dictating every single little thing personally.

 

[la flama blanca]

 

[inky]

won’t respond well to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’s deep story that was written by an Oscar winner.

LOL, sure.

 

[brianjones]

weird cuz the trailers look really dumb

 

[Lebron]

ahahaahahaha

Yes, turning Zod into Doomsday is genius story telling. And that trailer dialogue has been Oscar worthy.

 

[Beardz]

The Citizen Kane of the Superhero movies.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

HAHHAHAHHA

BvS screams "popcorn" movie, the fuck are they talking about? :lol

 

[Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!]

I actually can't wait to see this movie at this point just to see what it is really like.

 

[Mr_Joe]

So "Batman on Film" says WB is worried about their Batman movie because it's TOO GOOD?

Riiiiiiiiiight.

 

[oti]

I hope it's like tree of life with batman

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

According to Batman on Film

deep story

Oscar winner

 

[CassSept]

This is either an elaborate joke or they are astonishingly oblivious.

It's probably the latter, isn't it.

 

[New002]

Oh boy.

 

[SuperStiltzkin]

Unwarranted stealth bragging when they know people will watch it regardless of any kind of depth because it's got Batman and Superman in the name.

 

[Spider from Mars]

Based on the trailers, it looks about as deep as a puddle. I think audiences will be ok.

 

[Scientist Supreme!]

I think they're worried it will be like Man of Steel.
Don't want people feeling mixed on a movie called batman v superman.

 

[Horse Detective]

 

[AHA-Lambda]

 

[PAULINK]

i dunno, dark knight was pretty good and felt somewhat intellectual, in whatever capacity that was.

 

[shinobi602]

It's Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman all in one movie.

It's going to sell ass loads of tickets. Relax WB lol.

 

[y2dvd]

Batman and Superman Too Deep To Handle

 

[- J - D -]

I don't know what to say to this.

 

[Liquidsnake]

Well much like MOS flew over the heads of a lot of you guys, for being such a deeply rooted exposition of love, life, religion, hope, and who we are as human beings, I can understand the concerns. This is comic book movies for the arture.

 

[plasmawave]

It's Batman V Superman.

 

[GavinGT]

weird cuz the trailers look really dumb

That's a testament to the trailer editor. It was really hard to make such a deep movie look like something that would appeal to the unwashed masses.

 

[Kickz]

So in other words the move is horrible right WB?

Lol these clowns are so incompetent compared to Marvel

 

[Arkos]

This is going to be just as bad as MoS except for a few of the Batman parts

 

[B-Dubs]

Deep story? Seriously?

This movie is going to be crap.