New Batman Film ‘Brave and the Bold’ Lands ‘The Flash’ Director Andy Muschietti (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/zRFBvr4qqy

— Variety (@Variety) June 16, 2023

My sister saw it last night at an early screening and texted me excitedly as she got out. Wants to watch it again when me and my wife go this weekend. Said she "loved it" and that it was "****ing hilarious."

These reactions continue to baffle the hell out of me. Less than 24 hours until I can finally see this thing for myself…

Can't believe how good "The Flash" was, I don't watch CBM but having Michael K back was the seller but HOOOOLY SHIT Ezra Miller was insanely good. I can see now why they didn't want to can this gem. 11/10, way better than Spider-Verse pic.twitter.com/cAMWInAk5k

— Bill Williamson (@LongWJohnson) June 15, 2023

I went into THE FLASH truly thinking that maybe I’d be somehow pleasantly surprised.

This is the most offensively awful major blockbuster I’ve seen in a theater since Suicide Squad 2016.

And it’s not just bad. It’s a ghoulishly uncanny and grotesque CATS-level nightmare.

— Houston Coley (@artwithinpod) June 17, 2023

This fees like a giant troll job at this point.

The DCEU hasn’t produced a profitable film since SHAZAM!, which was four years and six movies ago. The box office forecast for #TheFlash is fitting for what’s supposed to be the culmination of this franchise — an unmitigated disaster.

— Johnny Sobczak (@JohnnySobczak) June 17, 2023

That guy is fos, it wasn't bad at all, it was a very good comicbook movie…

Edit: I liked all the DC universe movies, some were really good. Batman vs Superman is an all time classic…

It's pretty clear that he's not commenting on the quality of the movie. He's simply saying that The Flash's box office looks to be veering toward "unmitigated disaster" territory, which is "fitting" for what was to be a "culmination" of the DCEU, a franchise that was never fully embraced by the fans, and has seen nothing but diminishing returns the past four years. As of now, The Flash's three-day opening weekend domestic gross is projected to be only $64M. Which is somehow *less* than Black Adam's three-day opening weekend domestic gross of $67M, a movie that was considered an embarrassment for all involved, so much so that it put the nail in the coffin of the DCEU as we know it. With The Flash, for what was meant to be a celebratory last hurrah of sorts - with a prime summer release and Michael Keaton returning to don the cowl - to not outdo even Black Adam is a pretty massive failure, which puts all the more pressure on Superman: Legacy to right the ship two years from now.

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The DCEU hasn’t produced a profitable film since SHAZAM!, which was four years and six movies ago. The box office forecast for #TheFlash is fitting for what’s supposed to be the culmination of this franchise — an unmitigated disaster.

— Johnny Sobczak (@JohnnySobczak) June 17, 2023

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That is a shocking and damning stat. Wow

Granted, two of those four movies - Wonder Woman 1984 and The Suicide Squad - were released during the pandemic, but still.

If I were WB, at this point I would consider releasing Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, currently scheduled for December 20, as soon as possible, if only to create as much distance between the DCEU and the DCU as they can. Because right now, I don't know that even 18 months will be enough for audiences to fully wash the taste of the DCEU out of their mouths, before Superman: Legacy - the first DCU entry - hits theaters on July 11, 2025.

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That guy is fos, it wasn't bad at all, it was a very good comicbook movie…

Edit: I liked all the DC universe movies, some were really good. Batman vs Superman is an all time classic…

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Lol.

Gotcha TCTTS, that's a shame.

And Sapper, I'm wrious…

SUPERMAN II was released 43 years ago today. A hugely successful sequel and one of the most popular Man of Steel films, the behind the scenes story was a pretty unorthodox one to say the least…

A THREAD

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— All The Right Movies (@ATRightMovies) June 17, 2023

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aggiephoenix02 said:

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That guy is fos, it wasn't bad at all, it was a very good comicbook movie…

Edit: I liked all the DC universe movies, some were really good. Batman vs Superman is an all time classic…

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Excellent choice of gif

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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SUPERMAN II was released 43 years ago today. A hugely successful sequel and one of the most popular Man of Steel films, the behind the scenes story was a pretty unorthodox one to say the least…

A THREAD

1/32 pic.twitter.com/BzkqiZpNSh

— All The Right Movies (@ATRightMovies) June 17, 2023

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43?

Actually 42 for its June release in the States. I think it might have been released in Europe maybe 6-ish months earlier.

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aggiephoenix02 said:

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That guy is fos, it wasn't bad at all, it was a very good comicbook movie…

Edit: I liked all the DC universe movies, some were really good. Batman vs Superman is an all time classic…

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Excellent choice of gif

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Will agree. But while I won't call that one an all-time classic, I do enjoy watching that one in much the same way that I enjoy Alien vs Predator or King Kong vs Godzilla

June 1980

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June 1980

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This is what i find on IMDB. I saw the movie for the first time on this day. At the time, I was a frequent reader of a magazine called Starlog that covered science fiction and fantasy movies. I don't recall reading anything about Superman II in the summer of 1980, and as a big fan of Superman:The Movie, I would have been beside myself with impatience on getting to see the sequel for another year (and this was in a time when sequels routinely required 3 years or more with little information available about their production).

Yep, it looks like the date brought up by Google is incorrect, and is the one that tweet used. Good catch.

That, or we're in a multiverse due to Barry Allen saving his mother. Is Marty McFly still Michael J Fox?

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Granted, two of those four movies - Wonder Woman 1984 and The Suicide Squad - were released during the pandemic, but still.

If I were WB, at this point I would consider releasing Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, currently scheduled for December 20, as soon as possible, if only to create as much distance between the DCEU and the DCU as they can. Because right now, I don't know that even 18 months will be enough for audiences to fully wash the taste of the DCEU out of their mouths, before Superman: Legacy - the first DCU entry - hits theaters on July 11, 2025.

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If this bomb then Gunn should just hard reboot it. There’s been 9 DC movies released since Aquaman and the only two that have made past $400m have been the two movies that aren’t connected to it. I’ve enjoyed the DCEU but the writing is on the wall at this point. https://t.co/jP0SYP6Z2K

— Heavy Spoilers (@heavyspoilers) June 17, 2023

($72M is for the four-day holiday weekend, not the three-day, just FYI)

Between this and Indy, it could be years before a studio ever previews a blockbuster for the public four-to-six weeks in advance...

And then when TF needed the most, there was no momentum or fans to counterpoint all the negativity that grew for over a month that unbuild all hype #TheFlash had early MAY.
A franchise with ruined brand, engulfed by negativity on opening weekend = Perfect Storm for disaster.
2/2

— Luiz Fernando (@Luiz_Fernando_J) June 17, 2023

Meanwhile, right now on the Warners lot, James Gunn is screen-testing Nicholas Hoult, David Corenswet and Tom Brittney + Emma Mackey, Phoebe Dynevor and Rachel Brosnahan, in full wardrobe & makeup, for the roles of Clark Kent and Lois Lane for SUPERMAN LEGACY.

— Borys Kit (@Borys_Kit) June 17, 2023

Weirdly enough, I have to drive directly past the Warner Bros lot today to get to our showing of The Flash. I'd give anything to sneak in and get a peak at those screen tests...

What have people been saying about Indy?

Basically that it's average. Not bad, but not great either.

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Between this and Indy, it could be years before a studio ever previews a blockbuster for the public four-to-six weeks in advance...

And then when TF needed the most, there was no momentum or fans to counterpoint all the negativity that grew for over a month that unbuild all hype #TheFlash had early MAY.
A franchise with ruined brand, engulfed by negativity on opening weekend = Perfect Storm for disaster.
2/2

— Luiz Fernando (@Luiz_Fernando_J) June 17, 2023

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Dunno, I'm hoping it means the start of a break in the mass produced **** and maybe some space for more original action movies.

Right there with you.