{"id":481917,"date":"2022-08-05T17:57:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T14:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-warner-bros-discovery-ceo-david-zaslav-cut-batgirl\/"},"modified":"2022-08-05T17:57:12","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T14:57:12","slug":"why-warner-bros-discovery-ceo-david-zaslav-cut-batgirl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-warner-bros-discovery-ceo-david-zaslav-cut-batgirl\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav cut &#8216;Batgirl&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a367f8cb5406\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a367f8cb5406\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-warner-bros-discovery-ceo-david-zaslav-cut-batgirl\/#%E2%80%9CWhy_Warner_Bros_Discovery_CEO_David_Zaslav_cut_%E2%80%98Batgirl%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Why Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav cut &#8216;Batgirl&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;Why Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav cut &#8216;Batgirl'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Warner Bros. Discovery boss David Zaslav didn\u2019t mince words about the company\u2019s controversial decision to cancel releases for \u201cBatgirl\u201d and \u201cScoob!: Holiday Haunt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not going to launch a movie until it\u2019s ready,\u201d Zaslav said on a a quarterly earnings call late Thursday. \u201cWe\u2019re not going to launch a movie to make a quarter and we\u2019re not going to put a movie out unless we believe in it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Warner Bros. Discovery, whose properties include HBO, CNN, Warner Bros., HGTV and TLC, shocked fans when it announced earlier this week it would scrap the already-completed \u201cBatgirl,\u201d starring \u201cIn the Heights\u201d star Leslie Grace. <\/p>\n<p>While cutting \u201cBatgirl\u201d and the animated sequel to 2020\u2019s \u201cScoob!\u201d will likely save the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> giant a fortune in marketing costs and any back-end payouts, it rattled employees, who according to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/puck.news\/newsletter_content\/what-im-hearing-zaz-the-butcher\/\">Puck News<\/a>, call Zaslav \u201cthe butcher\u201d behind closed doors.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/leslie-grace-getty-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Leslie Grace\" class=\"wp-image-23344493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/leslie-grace-getty-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/leslie-grace-getty-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/leslie-grace-getty-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cBatgirl,\u201d starring Leslie Grace was nearly completed before Warner Bros. Discovery decided to cut the film.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WireImage,<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since the\u00a0$43 billion merger of Discovery and WarnerMedia\u00a0closed, Zaslav has displayed a no-nonsense, budget-focused leadership style that has translated to more than a few rip-the-Band-Aid-off decisions. <\/p>\n<p>Most notably: shortly after the merger closed, the CEO\u00a0shuttered CNN\u2019s month-old $300 million streaming service CNN+.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday\u2019s earnings call, Zaslav underscored the importance of smart financial decisions when it comes to big-ticket releases \u2014 \u201cBatgirl\u201d cost reportedly the company between $70 million and $90 million \u2014 and he pointed to the company\u2019s DC superhero properties as central to the company\u2019s broader strategy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/david-zaslav-getty-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"David Zaslav\" class=\"wp-image-23344521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/david-zaslav-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/david-zaslav-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/david-zaslav-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav is reportedly called \u201cthe butcher\u201d by employees for his swift decisions to end projects.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou look at Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman \u2014 these are brands that are known everywhere in the world,\u201d the CEO said. \u201cWe have done a reset. We\u2019ve restructured the business where we are going to focus, where there is going to be a team with a 10-year plan focusing just on DC. We believe we can build a much more sustainable business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zaslav\u2019s strategy is similar to Disney\u2019s playbook for Marvel, the movie studio that dominates the box office with billion dollar blockbusters like the \u201cAvengers\u201d franchise.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/aquaman.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jason Momoa in Aquaman \" class=\"wp-image-23344559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/aquaman.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/aquaman.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/aquaman.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Warner Bros. Discovery is hoping to capitalize on DC flicks like \u201cAquaman\u201d in order to rival Marvel.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">DC Entertainment\/Warner Bros.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Run by Kevin Feige, Marvel is the highest-grossing film franchise in history, and Zaslav recently brought in Feige\u2019s former boss retired Disney film chief Alan Horn, as consultant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very similar to the structure Alan Horn, [former Disney CEO] Bob Iger and Kevin Feige put together very effectively at Disney,\u201d Zaslav said of his strategy. \u201cWe think we can build a much stronger, sustainable growth business out of DC. As part of that, we are going to focus on quality. We are not going to release any film before it\u2019s ready. \u2026 DC is something we can make better.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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