DC Cinematic Universe ( The James Gunn era)

[theenglish]

He has to play to his audience, which are the people who watch crappy low budget faith-based movies. Hell, Fox News even went after Mr. Rogers once.

Mr. Rogers always courted controversy. Imagine asking a Black man to put his feet in the same wading pool with him.

 

[Christopher]

Mr. Rogers always courted controversy. Imagine asking a Black man to put his feet in the same wading pool with him.

I don't see that as courting controversy; I see it as pointing out that it shouldn't be controversial in the first place.

 

[JD]

Well, all of the right wingers getting pissed got the movie at least one more ticket, since that made my mom decide she has to see it.
And I already bought the tickets for the first showing tomorrow morning, I don't usually buy tickets online early since they add an extra fee to them, but I wanted to make sure we got decent seats.

 

[Turtletrekker]

I was thinking that this was going to be a streamer for me, but Dean Cain, Kevin Sorbo and a couple of posters here have convinced me that I should see it in the theater.

 

[BillJ]

Just got home. Great movie start to Gunn’s DCU.

 

[Aragorn]

With the seeming success of Superman, Gunn says he's open to TV spinoffs for the scene-stealers Terrific and Jimmy.

 

[Turtletrekker]

I don't see that as courting controversy; I see it as pointing out that it shouldn't be controversial in the first place.

The operative word there is "shouldn't". And yet...

 

[Kai "the spy"]

On the matter of Dean Cain, well ...

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[Rich Watson]

With the seeming success of Superman, Gunn says he's open to TV spinoffs for the scene-stealers Terrific and Jimmy.

What success? It's DOA in pretty much every county except America in advance ticket sales.

 

[Mudd]

It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s A Box Office Hit: ‘Superman’ Leaps Higher To $125M Opening – Monday AM Update

'Superman' is opening to $123M, the second best opening ever for director James Gunn.

deadline.com

 

[Mudd]

With the seeming success of Superman, Gunn says he's open to TV spinoffs for the scene-stealers Terrific and Jimmy.

Buddy comedy.

 

[Mudd]

James Gunn's 'Superman' made $22.5 million in box office previews, the biggest of the year so far.

 

[DarrenTR1970]

Buddy comedy.

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olson and Mr. T.

 

[Mudd]

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olson and Mr. T.

Absolutely what I had in mind.

Well, the inevitable has occurred, and - distasteful as it may be to many of us - the White House x.com account has provided free publicity to the Gunnverse:



For Warners' purposes, It doesn't matter what they intended or what it represents - only that it boosts awareness.

 

[Set Harth]

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olson and Mr. T.

"Who is the more foolish? The fool, or the one who pities him?"

 

[Detached Nacelle]

Well, the inevitable has occurred, and - distasteful as it may be to many of us - the White House x.com account has provided free publicity to the Gunnverse:

Even as a non-American thousands of miles away that is nauseating.

 

[Mudd]

Even as a non-American thousands of miles away that is nauseating.

Think of the tens of thousands in the Midwest who just discovered that Superman is a thing this weekend...

 

[Detached Nacelle]

Those poor souls

 

[Set Harth]

them no-tv-havin mofos...

 

[theenglish]

"Who is the more foolish? The fool, or the one who pities him?"

I didn't know that Mr. T was in this movie.