james gunn

A few weeks ago, BTL predicted that Superman would not make $700million because the international box office total was not exceeding the Domestic box office total…and it’s when this happens, that films get nowhere close to the magical $1billion that any true transcendent IP ‘lead off’ should reach when the budget for production and marketing is close to $400million What makes the $700million the threshold is something James Gunn told Rolling Stone during an interview that was released before opening weekend. He said the film would not be a failure if it made less money and that success is not always defined by net profits. BTL also predicted that James Gunn would offer all sorts of interesting excuses for the film’s failure and sure enough, we’ve got one from ‘Mr. Mouth’. He blamed ‘Anti-American’ sentiment on underwhelming international box office figures. He also says it’s not BATMAN and he also says that Superman is about America. This is awesome to read because James Gunn has gaslit himself into accepting failure as success with this anti-America rhetoric. By example, another Warner Bros. superhero, WONDER WOMAN, kicked SUPERMAN’s ass by alot when it came out in 2017. $411million international to Superman’s $211million…and guess what–Wonder Woman is as American as apple pie and was released at a time when Donald Trump was the president for his first go-round, and NO ONE ever suggested that the film might do poorly because the world hated America. BTL has an idea that can kill a million birds with one stone. For the next Superman, maybe Wonder Woman can help Superman save America from a world that hates Superman…and have someone else other than the head of a studio direct the project because, as proven, it is impossible for someone like James Gunn to be an unbiased evaluator of why a particular Warner Bros. film did well or didn’t do well while serving as the head of the studio so the film slate and the films themselves can be improved.