It's clear now that the long-awaited Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice has been met with some pretty harsh reactions from critics, holding close to a 40% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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I recently spoke with a source at Warner Bros who took part in a late-night conference call with execs following the initial flood of negative reviews. The call was moderated by exec Steve Spira and included many of the higher-ups at WB. Here's what my source had to say:
"WB execs are ****ting their pants. If [Batman V Superman] makes less than a billion, [Zack] Snyder is out and Justice League will be delayed 8 months."
"Chris Nolan is being courted as a producer and George Miller, David Yates, Louis Letterier, and Vincenzo Natali are all being courted to take over Justice League."
"Wonder Woman is undergoing major rewrites. Specifically, WW needs to be reworked as a standalone film incase of a soft reboot. There will be a few weeks added to production. References to the events of BvS are being removed."
"Aquaman, Cyborg, and Green Lantern Corps are all on the chopping block."
"Investors are planning a major takeover if [Batman V Superman] flops and have plans to install a board that will order the universe to be rebooted."
Although the source said the 'investor takeover' part is just a rumor as of now, it makes sense considering the amount of time and money they have invested in BvS being the film that kickstarts all future DC films. It has to be a success.... financially if not critically.
So far Ben Affleck's batman is being praised as the best thing in Batman V Superman, but seeing as how his solo film won't hit until sometime in 2018 due to his busy schedule, his future as the caped crusader could be in jeopardy along with the rest of DC's slate of movies post-Suicide Squad and Wonder Woman.
