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<p dir="auto"><strong>wingnut9</strong> — <em>9 years ago(August 12, 2016 09:23 PM)</em></p>
<p dir="auto">This is a stunning look behind the curtain of the mess known as the WB<br />
<a href="http://www.pajiba.com/think_pieces/an-open-letter-to-warner-bros-ceo-kevin-tsujihara-about-layoffs-zack-snyder-and-donuts.php" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.pajiba.com/think_pieces/an-open-letter-to-warner-bros-ceo-kevin-tsujihara-about-layoffs-zack-snyder-and-donuts.php</a><br />
You should read the entire letter but here are the highlights.<br />
When I left my screening of Suicide Squad last week, I was angry. I was annoyed and let down and frustrated as well, but mostly I was just angry.<br />
Look, I'm a big dork. So<br />
of course I thought this trainwreck of a movie did a major disservice to the characters<br />
, concept, cast, and crew, but that wasn't why I was mad. Yes, it is unfathomable to me that Warner Bros could mess up a movie starring Will Smith, Margot Robbie, and The Joker so completely. But that just had me flummoxed.<br />
Most sane fans are flummoxed as well.<br />
I am a former Warner Bros employee. I have so much respect for your studio.<br />
That's huge.<br />
I was also there in 2014, when you made the decision to lay off 10 percent of your workforce. It was a terrible year.<br />
This is how you opened a memo about layoffs. "Hey guys, we work hard for the people telling stories here and we want to make sure those visions are realized." The balls on you.<br />
That year we pursued the storytelling vision of Adam Sandler's Blended and Clint Eastwood's Jersey Boys. Failures. We pursued a potentially great summer movie like Edge of Tomorrow and completely botched its release. Same with Man From UNCLE. We dug in our heels and hoped The Hobbit Trilogy would somehow stop being a mediocre case of diminishing returns. Talented, loyal people packed their boxes and went home while your story tellers dropped the ball.<br />
Proof that the WB hasn't has a clue for years.<br />
You, your executive team, and the vision of your 'extraordinary storytellers' that resulted in the loss of around one thousand jobs seem intent on crashing the ship into as much sh<em>t as you can find in the ocean by making inane decisions over and over again.<br />
Yet, that sh</em>t crashing is somehow paying off with Suicide Squad making money despite being awful. Go figure.<br />
Zack Snyder is not delivering. Is he being punished? Assistants who were doing fantastic work certainly were. People in finance and in marketing and in IT. They had no say in a movie called Batman V Superman only having 8 minutes of Batman fighting Superman in it, that ends because their moms have the same name. Snyder is a producer on every DC movie. He is still directing Justice League. He is being rewarded with more opportunity to get more people laid off. I'm assuming you yourself haven't been financially affected in any real way. You and your studio are the biggest lesson about life one can learn: The top screws up and the bottom suffers.<br />
Fans suffer as well.<br />
You just don't get it. And it's not just DC movies, it's your whole slate. Jupiter Ascending. Get Hard. Hot Pursuit. Max. Vacation. Pan. Point Break. <em>beep</em> PAN, you jerk. People lost their jobs and you decided Pan was a good idea. You think another Jungle Book is a good idea.<br />
Love this letter because I love truth.<br />
Maybe Wonder Woman wouldn't be such a mess. Don't try to hide behind the great trailer. People inside are already confirming it's another mess. It is almost impressive how you keep rewarding the same producers and executives for making the same mistakes, over and over.<br />
Wonder Woman another mess? Gee, what a shocker.<br />
I love that studio, and you're allowing it to sink. It's not about making movies for 'the fans' and not 'the critics.' It's not even about 'ruining childhoods.' It's about protecting livelihoods.<br />
Not only is the WB dumb (which we all knew) but they are heartless as well.<br />
It figures.</p>
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<p dir="auto">Why all the hate you ask?<br />
Ask and ye shall receive.</p>
]]></description><link>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/684411</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/684411</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[fgadmin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:54:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This is a stunning look behind the curtain of the mess known as the WB on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:54:34 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><strong>wingnut9</strong> — <em>9 years ago(September 29, 2016 12:33 PM)</em></p>
<p dir="auto">If they would go through all that trouble, they would have earned it.</p>
]]></description><link>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/684410</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/684410</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[fgadmin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:54:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This is a stunning look behind the curtain of the mess known as the WB on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:54:33 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><strong>Petals121</strong> — <em>9 years ago(September 19, 2016 08:39 AM)</em></p>
<p dir="auto">But that could also be messed with. Haters could then buy movie tickets, return them and then that will be registered as negative in the data.<br />
"I will not be strong armed by threats against my laundry"</p>
]]></description><link>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/684409</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/684409</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[fgadmin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:54:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This is a stunning look behind the curtain of the mess known as the WB on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:54:33 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><strong>Jayhawk777</strong> — <em>9 years ago(September 19, 2016 07:12 AM)</em></p>
<p dir="auto">movie theaters should always have a refund policy thus sending real time data to all studios and true performance.</p>
]]></description><link>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/684408</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/684408</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[fgadmin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:54:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This is a stunning look behind the curtain of the mess known as the WB on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:54:32 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><strong>megaknocker</strong> — <em>9 years ago(September 13, 2016 02:16 PM)</em></p>
<p dir="auto">Most of us HATE this movie.<br />
Suicide Squad sets itself up early and it succeeds just about as everyone says. There's a lot to hate.</p>
]]></description><link>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/684407</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/684407</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[fgadmin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:54:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This is a stunning look behind the curtain of the mess known as the WB on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:54:32 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><strong>K1l5l</strong> — <em>9 years ago(September 09, 2016 09:02 PM)</em></p>
<p dir="auto">Except EVERYONE does NOT hate this movieobviously.  Who exactly are TRUE film fansones that share your opinion?  Not being snarkyjust curious.<br />
Plan?There ain't no plan!!</p>
]]></description><link>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/684406</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/684406</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[fgadmin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:54:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This is a stunning look behind the curtain of the mess known as the WB on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:54:31 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><strong>Jayhawk777</strong> — <em>9 years ago(September 09, 2016 08:57 PM)</em></p>
<p dir="auto">The hate outnumbers the love because this film is inspiring true film fans to get very angry. There were NO character motivations that made any sense. No one had any chemistry AT ALL and there was no depth to the story.<br />
This is just a really bad movie and THAT is why everyone hates this film and why the WB needs to get this message.</p>
]]></description><link>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/684405</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/684405</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[fgadmin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:54:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This is a stunning look behind the curtain of the mess known as the WB on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:54:31 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><strong>kitsunegames</strong> — <em>9 years ago(August 26, 2016 01:42 AM)</em></p>
<p dir="auto">just 1 person 1 random artile 1 complain.. and it means the whole universe</p>
]]></description><link>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/684404</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/684404</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[fgadmin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:54:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This is a stunning look behind the curtain of the mess known as the WB on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:54:30 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><strong>wingnut9</strong> — <em>9 years ago(October 10, 2016 06:16 AM)</em></p>
<p dir="auto">Maybe Snyder can shift to making American Pie movies?</p>
]]></description><link>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/684403</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/684403</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[fgadmin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:54:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This is a stunning look behind the curtain of the mess known as the WB on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:54:29 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><strong>spiceymeatballz2</strong> — <em>9 years ago(August 25, 2016 08:44 PM)</em></p>
<p dir="auto">Wow, that's just amazing. Was the "uber-expensive last-minute reshoots" at $40 million alone? I thought I read that back then.</p>
]]></description><link>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/684402</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/684402</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[fgadmin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:54:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This is a stunning look behind the curtain of the mess known as the WB on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:54:29 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><strong>jriddle73</strong> — <em>9 years ago(August 25, 2016 10:10 AM)</em></p>
<p dir="auto">Yet, that sh*t crashing is somehow paying off with Suicide Squad making money despite being awful. Go figure.<br />
SUICIDE SQUAD hasn't made money. The press reported its break-even point as $800 million, meaning its likely to leave theatrical release still in the red, just as did BvS.<br />
And that break-even estimate is based in part on studio-released figures that are far lower than originally reported. Back in December, it was reported that SS's budget had already gone over $250 million and that was before the uber-expensive last-minute reshoots. Then, prior to the film's opening, the studio released a much lower budget figure. This is sometimes done by studios as a means of saving face when a film is expected to underperform; Sony did it with GHOSTBUSTERS just a few months ago. If SS actually cost a lot more than is being currently reported, that break-even point could be over $1 billion.<br />
In either case, SS hasn't made money. If the studio had reigned in the movie and kept it closer to the originally projected $44 million budget, they'd have turned a tidy profit  by now. Instead, they let it become an out-of-control money-pit, one that probably won't turn a profit until it hits home video.<br />
"The Dig"<br />
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<p dir="auto">How about this? Ewan McGregor believes two Star Wars spin-off movies revolving around Obi-Wan Kenobi would be best.</p>
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<p dir="auto">Don't brood. Get on with living. You don't have forever.</p>
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<p dir="auto">Warner Brothers isn't going to change anything as long as their movies keep making $$$ in the hundreds of millions</p>
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<p dir="auto">Real fans have to unite against these crap movies. We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.</p>
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<p dir="auto">The way I see it, I could love this film up and down all day and all night. However if enough people hated it and create an uproar about it the studio will churn out a better polished product. If that's the case then by all means raise your voices because if I think what they call "meh" is awesome I can only imagine how much I'm going to poop in my seat if the studio puts out something these mehsayers call amazing.<br />
It's a win-win for me if I'm going to be blunt.<br />
I've baited my hook with my own underwear. Is it wrong that I hope to catch a fish I can relate to?-Ragdoll.</p>
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<p dir="auto">That's a start and a building block for those of the "meh" crowd and those that really hated this thing.</p>
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<p dir="auto">That's a fair enough statement. I'm not disgusted but I do want a better product in the future that's for sure.<br />
I've baited my hook with my own underwear. Is it wrong that I hope to catch a fish I can relate to?-Ragdoll.</p>
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<p dir="auto">Nothing directed at anyone in particular. I just feel that the real fans out there are genuinely disgusted by this movie and what hit the screen.</p>
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<p dir="auto">I can't watch that at the moment but why are you putting so much emphasis on the word "true"? Is it sarcasm are are you being 100% genuine, and possibly encouraging or attempting to discredit my post? Sorry I honestly can't tell.<br />
I've baited my hook with my own underwear. Is it wrong that I hope to catch a fish I can relate to?-Ragdoll.</p>
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