Board Thread:Arrow discussions/@comment-4036559-20190307002039/@comment-3221148-20190312202358

Ghost Leader wrote: Hard not to think the DCEU's floundering is a factor here. Maybe WB is getting annoyed that people are watching the CW shows instead of their big budget productions? ... Don't know why it's ridiculous when one considers that the DCEU is already crumbling to pieces around WB's shoulders while the Arrowverse is still going strong in spite of all the absurd restrictions placed on it. WB wants to compete with Disney's MCU on the big screen, but so far, the DCEU is TNA to Disney's WWE and it doesn't appear to be changing.

In any case, I just said it's hard not to think that might be the case. I didn't present it as a concrete fact. You are the ridiculous one. Of all the DCEU films, only Justice League underperformed in any substantial way, and Aquaman and Shazam are showing how much of money maker DC movie properties can be. Major actors like Affleck not holding out for DCEU is a problem for the franchise, but not so much for WB, especially for the TV show crews, which are given freer reign with Batman and Superman while the movie representations of those characters are "on hiatus".

DCEU started out pretty late, and rushing it to compete with Disney in terms of "superhero crossover factor" only worsened BvS and JL. Their current steady tactic of making character-centric movies without forgetting the overall "Worlds of DC" is gonna work towards DC movies dominating in the upcoming neo90s-themed decade of entertainment. Nothing's crumbling.