{"id":753117,"date":"2026-11-13T06:10:29","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T03:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/clueless-dc-studios-already-blew-its-chance-to-be-a-true-marvel-competitor\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T06:10:29","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T03:10:29","slug":"clueless-dc-studios-already-blew-its-chance-to-be-a-true-marvel-competitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/clueless-dc-studios-already-blew-its-chance-to-be-a-true-marvel-competitor\/","title":{"rendered":"Clueless DC Studios already blew its chance to be a true Marvel competitor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 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-6af6857138490\" 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-6af6857138490\" 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\/clueless-dc-studios-already-blew-its-chance-to-be-a-true-marvel-competitor\/#%E2%80%9CClueless_DC_Studios_already_blew_its_chance_to_be_a_true_Marvel_competitor%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Clueless DC Studios already blew its chance to be a true Marvel competitor&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/clueless-dc-studios-already-blew-its-chance-to-be-a-true-marvel-competitor\/#More_FromJohnny_Oleksinski\" >More From\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJohnny Oleksinski<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CClueless_DC_Studios_already_blew_its_chance_to_be_a_true_Marvel_competitor%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Clueless DC Studios already blew its chance to be a true Marvel competitor&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F11%2Fnewspress-collage-2ciim81e9-1794514864592.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%261794496951\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>This is starting to get a bit sad.<\/p>\n<p>Down-in-the-dumps DC Studios is going back to the drawing board with their comic book franchise. Again. Already!<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Skydance \u2014 billionaire David Ellison\u2019s company that recently completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. \u2014 announced that DC co-heads James Gunn and Peter Safran are getting the old heave-ho after just four years.<\/p>\n<p>Over the timespan of an undergrad degree, the pair released three films: \u201cSuperman\u201d (itty bitty hit), \u201cSupergirl\u201d (floperoo) and last month\u2019s \u201cClayface\u201d (to be determined).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>David Corenswet will play Superman at least once more in the upcoming \u201cMan of Tomorrow\u201d movie.  <span class=\"credit\">Warner Bros. Pictures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They still have two more on the way: \u201cMan of Tomorrow,\u201d which Gunn recently wr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed production on, and \u201cThe Batman: Part II,\u201d starring Robert Pattinson.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--more inline-module--columnist inline-module--more--thirds\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<h2 class=\"inline-module__heading subsection-heading subsection-heading--single-line \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_FromJohnny_Oleksinski\"><\/span>\n\t\t\tMore From\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"subsection-heading__sub\">Johnny Oleksinski<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>But who knows how involved they\u2019ll be on those going forward. Because on Dec. 1, the shoved-aside duo <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/11\/10\/hollywood\/new-dc-studios-boss-was-secretely-negotiating-deal-while-david-ellison-backed-ousted-ex-studio-chairmen\/\">will be replaced by Jeremy Latcham<\/a>, the man who helped Kevin Feige turn the Marvel Cinematic Universe into a box-office behemoth for Disney.<\/p>\n<p>Happy Thanksgiving, boys!<\/p>\n<p>Latcham is a good hire. Page Six Hollywood reports he\u2019s uncommonly well-liked in the industry. And he understands and has proven success with congruity and mass appeal, whereas DC has for years been a temperamental roulette wheel of divergent styles that cater to the most unhinged of fandoms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There were Zack Snyder\u2019s heinous marches through doom and gloom that wackos are so worrisomely passionate about, and Gunn\u2019s reactionary cotton-candy pep that was fun, but didn\u2019t make a splash.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cSupergirl,\u201d starring Milly Alcock, was a big flop for DC and Warner Bros. <span class=\"credit\">Warner Brothers<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile the universe-adjacent, Scorsese-inspired \u201cJoker\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a> with Joaquin Phoenix and the \u201cBatman\u201d crime noir series with Pattinson did whatever the hell they wanted, for better or worse.<\/p>\n<p>And, oh, there were so many DOA duds: \u201cAquaman and the Lost Kingdom,\u201d \u201cShazam! Fury of the Gods\u201d and \u201cBlack Adam,\u201d among other films that caused me lasting emotional trauma.<\/p>\n<p>DC has never had much unity. Snyder\u2019s \u201cJustice League\u201d film, which brought together their biggest characters, was like one of those Hollywood photo shoots where you don\u2019t really believe that all the celebrities were posing for that photographer at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>That said, DC should\u2019ve brought on Latcham \u2014 or someone like him \u2014 years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When I heard about Ellison\u2019s last-ditch rescue mission, my reaction was much the same as if somebody had told me they\u2019re opening a Pinkberry next week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Um, good luck!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jeremy Latcham will take the reins at DC. <span class=\"credit\">Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The notion that Skydance and Warner Bros. can build from scratch a formidable machine to compete with Marvel today is totally delusional.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Even the historically better and more popular MCU is struggling to hold on to audiences whenever they\u2019re not releasing dependable \u201cSpider-Man\u201d or \u201cAvengers\u201d entries.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sure, Batman and, to a lesser extent, Superman will likely be DC fixtures for decades to come.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the dream of a marketplace saturated with superheroes large and small is dead. That is the undeniable truth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And reportedly Ellison\u2019s plan isn\u2019t just to right the ship. Puck said the aim is to reboot Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and Co. Again. Already!<\/p>\n<p>So, what are they going to do? Recast the parts with ubiquitous hot young actors like Jacob Elordi and Sydney Sweeney? Tweak the old origin stories? Make them funnier? Make them more serious?<\/p>\n<p>Nobody wants any of that. We\u2019ve had our fill. Everybody needs to wake up and accept that superheroes on screen were just a trend, like so many other trends over the history of Hollywood.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cClayface\u201d was Safran and Gunn\u2019s last movie in the top jobs. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For example, a huge percentage of films made during the Golden Age were Westerns. These days they\u2019re rare and nostalgic.<\/p>\n<p>And then in the 1960s, musicals were all the rage. \u201cWest Side Story,\u201d \u201cMy Fair Lady,\u201d \u201cOliver!\u201d and \u201cThe Sound of Music\u201d all won the Oscar for Best Picture, if you can believe it. \u201cFunny Girl,\u201d \u201cThe Music Man,\u201d \u201cMary Poppins,\u201d \u201cDr. Dolittle\u201d and \u201cHello, Dolly!\u201d were nominated during that decade. They made mountains of money.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward to the 1980s when not a single musical was even nominated for Best Picture. And there was just one in the 1990s: the animated \u201cBeauty and the Beast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A similar dip in enthusiasm has befallen comic book movies.<\/p>\n<p>Their enormous worldwide popularity during the aughts and 2010s was nothing short of crack for Hollywood.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As studios grew more and more fearful of originality, here was a seemingly bottomless vault of IP at their fingertips. Unlimited stories, a ton of obscure characters and a ready-made fanbase. They went all in.<\/p>\n<p>But the dollar signs in their eyes blinded them to the fact that audience tastes are guaranteed to change, like natural periods of warming and cooling. They\u2019ve gone on to other things. Nowadays, the only sure bet is horror.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Peter Safran (left) and James Gunn attend the premiere of \u201cClayface.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Richard Shotwell<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The other hard-to-swallow fact for DC: The best films featuring their characters remain Christopher Nolan\u2019s Dark Knight trilogy, which wrapped up 14 years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Like ticket-buyers, Nolan smartly moved on, too. In the past five years, he\u2019s turned both the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer and an epic poem by Homer into $1 billion-plus grossers.<\/p>\n<p>All the while, DC is repeating the same mistakes while struggling to keep the lights on.<\/p>\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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