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True, and as per the post just above, it may not have been actually destroyed. I don’t know what the exact tax code requires in a case like this. But it wouldn’t strike me as outrageous if the material needed to be rendered unusable in order to claim the benefit. Unfortunate for people who...

Yeah, I don’t understand the continued confusion here - in order to receive this special tax incentive, it has to be destroyed. You can’t claim something is useless for tax purposes and then.. use it. As for talent relations - Zaslav has been going on a full court tour, reaching out to...

There was a unique provision in the tax code that allows a newly merged entity to make a one-time-only write-off within a very small window of time after forming. So, sure, it could happen again - if Warner Discovery merges with another company in a similar fashion. That doesn’t strike me as an...

The tax write off put them in a position to be made whole on the film without having to do any extra work. Otherwise, if new company policy is HBO Max only gets films that cost under $35 million, then by default this no longer could have been released there. That leaves theatrical, and as has...

I think I oversimplified but I believe the general point I was making was accurate - Batman V Superman began by introducing us to a new Batman who had already been around for decades, and experienced some of his greatest foes and suffered his greatest losses already, all offscreen. My point was...

Yes, I was eager to see Keaton reprising the role and am disappointed to be losing that. Since this iteration of Batgirl had yet to be introduced, I don’t feel any sense of loss there, though I recognize that others may feel differently about that for valid reasons.

There are some characters I enjoy in crossover scenarios and others that I don’t. In general, I prefer not to see Batman in a world with superpowered individuals. In a world with people who have magic abilities, there’s simply no reason for Bruce Wayne to put on a cowl and engage in nearly...

Quality concerns about the movie aside, this also fits with the previously announced decision to put a lot of DC’s plans on hold until they find a new creative executive to oversee that division of this company. This film was set to include Michael Keaton as a version of Batman and JK Simmons as...

I think the AT&T years led to some poor decision making, along with some gambles that were probably worth trying in some form or another that just didn’t pan out. I don’t take the view that they’re in crisis now. But I do believe that all of this is part of Discovery starting to clean up that...

Ok, then.. I don’t know what to think. Whatever is being reported is clearly not the entire story. It seems so incredibly unlikely that any studio would spend tens of millions of dollars (if not more) to make a film and not release it in any format on any platform.

It had been an HBO Max, but I believe they had previously decided/announced that as per the new policy it was too highly budgeted for Max and were exploring a theatrical release instead.

I find it hard to believe that they wouldn’t release a film they’ve already shot in some format. It’s probably more plausible that they’re exploring all avenues to find out what the best venue for its distribution would be. It’s going to take a while for the new management to untangle the mess...

Ok, this makes more sense - they’re deciding not to go forward with making the film. The new CEO had previously stated that HBO Max original films would have budgets below $40 million, while the previous regime was greenlighting titles with budgets over $100 million. It’s no surprise that...

I wouldn’t necessarily trust the gossip column at the Post as being a legitimate source for this kind of news.

In the end I feel that theatrical or not is becoming a distinction without a difference when it comes to these megabudget productions that streamers have financed recently - they’re certainly made with the same budgeting as if they were going theatrical. If it goes theatrical, it plays in a...

I seriously doubt that Warner is going to take the most popular superhero they have and make a film that’s inaccessible to a general audience. After the underperformance of Snyder’s take on the character, they’ll almost certainly be looking for something that will please an audience. Matt Reeves...

A child witnesses the brutal and senseless murder of his parents. He grows up in a city where criminals dress as freaks and commit horrific violence against its citizenry, which the police are too corrupt to stop. When the child becomes a man, he dresses as a frightening creature to strike back...

Zack Snyder is no longer involved with these films. He may be contractually obligated to be credited as producer but the HBO Max release of his version of Justice League, which is not in the continuity of these films, ended his involvement. The whole point of Warner’s meddling with the 2017...

The whole point of the theatrical version of Justice League was for them to wrap up Snyder’s storyline while returning the characters to a more traditional status quo that could then be used as a fresh slate. So it won’t surprise me to see those cast members in other future projects because that...

I wonder if he left voluntarily as the article seems to spin it or if he was forced out. Between his failure to save Justice League (which I don't think was entirely his fault) and the revelations surrounding his personal life that came out fairly recently, I wonder if the studio felt they could...

Maybe it didn't to the degree BvS did, but I think expectations were sky high given how well the trailers were playing with the audience. I think the studio genuinely expected to receive positive reviews and a positive audience response, and when both of those groups were negative on the film...

You nailed it Bryan. For "Lost", I came to the party late, and started watching near the end of the run. In that case, I was binge watching with purpose - I needed to watch the first four seasons quick, so I could jump on board with everyone else in the fifth season. To me, that kind of binge...

I suspect Zack Snyder's involvement with the DC films will start winding down after the release of Justice League. Notice that he wasn't asked to direct Man Of Steel 2, even though he made the first film in the series. He wasn't asked to direct their Batman movie, even though this version of...

Re: Whedon on television: On one hand, I'd hate to see Whedon do a Netflix-type show, because I really hate their method of delivery, that is, releasing all of the episodes on a single date. (I believe the best television needs to premiere on a week-to-week basis and that that's an important...

I think part of the problem with Avengers: Age Of Ultron (judging from the film itself, Whedon's press comments, and a Q&A I saw him give at the Tribeca Film Festival last year) is that Whedon and Marvel were never on the same page about the movie was supposed to be, and the script was overlong...