Batman... Forever...? Forget sequels. Forget reboots. Forget requels. A new challenger has entered the arena. We're gonna call it... SIMULQUELS. Or Si-quels? According to Indiewire and The New York Times, DC Films and WarnerMedia are going to literally double down on Batman, making multiple Batman movies at once with different actors and claiming they exist in different timelines. There will also be spinoffs and other characters getting the same treatment. This makes total sense. It is the lowest risk and highest reward move for a media conglomerate that owns a movie studio. Churn out a popular property... over and over again. How many Spider-Man movies can we have? Sony says, "tons." Warners looks at Batman and says to Sony, "Hold my beer" What gets weird... and almost a little insulting to audiences... is the verbal gymnastics being done to make this seem creatively necessary. From the New York Times profile on DC Films Exec Walter Hamada: Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 29 December, 2020