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Saga of the DCEU continues - The Flash getting page-one rewrite (Variety)
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Typical rewrites build-on what was previously done. Expand, refocus, re-approach the story from a different perspective.
Page-one rewrites essentially mean they threw just about everything but the core premise in the trash and started over.
Dash_Riprock
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Get your shit together, WB.
Discotheque
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he's rewriting a page of the script.
One might say all the pages.
Blackpanther25
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Do you think the directors left because of the script or because of WB's control over the project?
broncobuster
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As always it's not absolute, but you can think of it as keeping the skeleton of the script and changing what's around it. So likely the characters, the villains, some action beat remain. How they connect, what they say, is what can be rewritten.
Although I'm leaning towards cynical here coming after Rick's departure, it's not really a good or bad thing. Maybe the old script was bad, as was the case with Zak Penn's Avengers. But this new guy they brought on is unknown. At least Seth had some writing credits, including LEGO Batman.
yanipheonu
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Can't they just hard reboot the damn franchise?
He left because they disagreed on what the rewrites made to the script. Every film studio controls the script over a project.
PhoncipleBone
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Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
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Everything I've seen about the flash movie so far is extremely worrisome. Really the only two things I'm aware of are that the costume looks like ass and they are writing him like peter Parker. Neither gives me any confidence.
Napoleonthechimp
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Jesus Christ... Put an overall creative director (who happens to be familiar with the source material) in charge of the entire DCEU and sort it out. And don't interfere!
They're on another level of incompetency here.
They're on another level of incompetency here.
and that took 10 years
They did.....
Dash_Riprock
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That's what they did though.
I'm assuming both.
Dear WB
Instead of doing a Flash origin movie, why not just do Flashpoint and sneak in the Flash's origin.
Napoleonthechimp
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But something tells me they couldn't help but interfere, which would make any assistance from DC be purely advisory. Instead WB should just STFU and let them take over.
Dash_Riprock
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I don't get it: Superman is a very hard character to write since he's essentially a god and thus its hard to write believable challenges for him to overcome.
But this is The Flash! Its just a guy who runs fast. Why is WB fucking up for hard with this!?
But this is The Flash! Its just a guy who runs fast. Why is WB fucking up for hard with this!?
BlueTsunami
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Honestly with WB, and how this universe has turned out so far, rewrites should certainly be seen as very bad.
Why does it have to be fucking up. Couldn't they have decided that they want to take this in the different direction than before? As a page one rewrite would suggest....
Because they don't have the benefit of the doubt at this point. We'll see though.
Flash is practically as powerful as Superman if you go by the nonsense he can do in the comics. There's a reason why all of his arch-nemesis are also speedsters, literally nothing else can really oppose him if you account for his abilities.
Probably has to do with the show and trying to something different but have the same core characters
PhoncipleBone
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They can't because
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And it wasn't like it was a gradual build up to that gross. The previous biggest entry in the MCU was $624m. And before that the biggest comic movie was Dark Knight at just over $1b. To suddenly jump up to $1.5b was shocking.
GamingPheasant
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They can't because
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I think even if DC hits or overdoes that mark, this trend of negativity by media will still continue.
The disparity between the critic score and user likes proves there's some bias against DC films.
PhoncipleBone
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Or there is a bias against bad films. The critics were kind to TDKR, and that was just above average, which the current DCEU stuff can't even come close to.
BlueTsunami
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Haha Hahahahaha
I love how its on the critics, being wrong, and not the longstsnding fans of these comics who mostly basing their criticisms on emotion.
Here we go again...
Marmaladefire
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They're probably trying to figure out a way to give Batman a larger role.
Flashpoint incoming
Dash_Riprock
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LMFAO or maybe they're just shit films overvoted by blind pathetic fanboys online. Nah, I'm sure Rotten Tomatoes (which is partly owned by WB) has it out for them.
No it doesn't. It proves that professional critics have more discerning tastes than casual movie goers. They'd have to or else they probably couldn't get paid to critique.
shira
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Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if Flash and Cyborg movies get cancelled if Wonder Woman and Justice League underperform. Especially the Cyborg solo movie, that's basically in the same territory alongside that Inhumans movie that Marvel fans swear is still happening.
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