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Zack Snyder's JUSTICE LEAGUE on HBO Max (2021)
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52 minutes ago, media_junkie said:

Wow is right, that is huge.

I have a feeling the real heavies will be the top WB executives that placed excessive stress on everyone to get their bonuses before AT&T took over the company. All that pressure most probably led to horrible behavior.

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9 minutes ago, Bosco685 said:

I have a feeling the real heavies will be the top WB executives that placed excessive stress on everyone to get their bonuses before AT&T took over the company. All that pressure most probably led to horrible behavior.

Or that is who it will eventually be "blamed" on since at least some of those guys are no longer with WB.

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12 hours ago, media_junkie said:

Or that is who it will eventually be "blamed" on since at least some of those guys are no longer with WB.

There were actual insider details about the entire Justice League sabotaging due to Top Two WB executive bonuses to beat the AT&T acquisition clock.

Why Warner Bros. Reportedly Didn't Delay Justice League Release Date

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One of the primary reasons Warner Bros. did not delay the theatrical release of Justice League amidst the film's numerous production problems was so studio executives could preserve their bonuses that were set to be paid out this year. It goes without saying that the DC Extended Universe team-up film had quite the troubled road to the big screen, with Joss Whedon stepping in earlier this year to over see extensive reshoots and post-production after Zack Snyder departed the project due to a family tragedy. The end result was a messy Frankenstein's monster of a movie that tried to blend the upbeat, quippy style of Whedon with the more serious-minded sensibilities of Snyder, and it was hardly what fans were looking for.

 

Garnering a mixed response from critics and scoring the worst domestic opening weekend in the franchise's short history, many would agree in retrospect that WB might have been better served delaying Justice League in order to give Whedon and his team more breathing room to complete the picture. While that would have been a blow for viewers eagerly anticipating Justice League, it could have saved what's turned out to be a disaster for the studio and helped them avoid top-tier competition (Thor: Ragnarok, Coco). As it turns out, there's a reason why Justice League always stayed on schedule for November 2017, and it's one that won't sit well with audiences.

 

According to a report in The Wrap, WB president Toby Emmerich and CEO Kevin Tsujihara were motivated to "preserve their bonuses" that were to be paid out prior to Time Warner's impending merger with AT&T. If Justice League was delayed, those bonuses would be pushed back to 2018, and "they might not still be at the studio." However, it's worth noting that another WB insider informed The Wrap that bonuses are also "awarded for making good decisions," so if rescheduling Justice League proved to be beneficial, there would be something to gain.

 

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