What Happens if Justice League Bombs Greetings andor salutations, people Welcome to io. I solve the mysteries of the world of nerd dom to you, both fictional and otherwise. This week What was Elektras deal in The Defenders Is an evil BB 8 droid a good thing or a bad thing And, most importantly, whos to blame for Game of Thrones season seven And dont forget to send your questions to postmanio. Untie the League Lys D. What happens if Justice League suck as bad as Batman v Superman does Do the other DC movies get scrapped Do they try another new DC movie continuity, or do they have to wait a while so people dont get confused How long would it take for the taste of JL to wash out of peoples mouths Lets take a step back and remember that bomb is a relative term here. For all its faults, Batman v Superman made a ton of money8. The problem is that WB knows it could have made a lot more if it had been better, and fans had actually liked it. 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Then the studio miraculously got Wonder Woman right, so it knows that it has the power to make a true, Marvel Studios level superhero blockbuster, even if it has no real idea how it managed it. Since these movies still make money either way for now, theres no impetus for Warner Bros. To wonder if WB will reset the DC Extended Universe is to wonder if it actually has a cinematic universe in the first place. Aquaman is much too close to being finished for the WB to back out of now, and Wonder Woman 2 is as a safe a bet as there could be. But what does it actually have in the works thats even close to definitely getting made The next film on the schedule is Shazam in 2. Dwayne Johnsons Black Adam for his own film later. Neither Cyborg nor Green Lantern Corps. Cyborg has a starand theyre both ostensibly coming out in 2. Not likely. Now, heres all the DC films that Warner Bros. The Batman, which was originally announced in 2. Matt Reeves said he was completely starting the movie over from scratch this past summer. The Flash, which has had Ezra Miller attached to star since October 2. Flashpoint at this years San Diego Comic Con. Batgirl, by the suddenly less beloved Joss Whedon. Justice League Dark, which was announced in 2. Lobo, announced in 2. A Joker and Harley Quinn movie. A Nightwing movie. That insane gritty Elseworlds Joker origin movie from Martin Scorsese. Theoretically Black Adam, a Deadshot solo movie, and Suicide Squad 2. And theres always Man of Steel 2 and Justice League 2. All these movies were either announced so long ago that we have no reason to believe theyll actually get made in the next five years, or are so new that theres little chance theyll survive until gestation. Since 2. 01. 3, WB has made four DCEU films Man of Steel, Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman, and Wonder Woman. Do you really think all 1. Im guessing five, max, and itll take at least 1. Oh, and if somehow Justice League is a smash hit and everything gets greenlit Well, then Ben Affleck is still obviously, adorably desperate to abandon this nonsense, and Flashpoint almost certainly will, by its very name, reset the DC movie verse anyway. And then theres WBs astoundingly insane decision to maybe make DC superhero movies that arent in continuity with the rest of the films, for maximum audience confusion and absence of synergy. The bottom line is that WB is basically so terrified its going to screw these movies up again, that its waiting for Justice League and Aquaman to come out, and let the studio know if its on the right track or not. Until then and, if were being honest, probably long after then its going to keep throwing anything it can think of against the DC movie wall. The occasional movie will somehow come out, and no one can be sure if itll be part of the cobbled together Extended Universe or not. Not even Warner Bros. GRRM Warfare. About 8. People, Give or Take 1 Are Benioff and Weiss actually bad showrunners who have coasted on George R. R. Martins work Why was the decision made to shorten seasons seven and eight when the show could have clearly benefitted from more time Will season eight have the same problemsNo. I know Weiss and Benioff have barely done anything else in Hollywood beyond Game of Thrones, which seems pretty incriminating. I also know that it feels like the two of them fully abandoned the books this season, and then calamity and problems immediately ensued. But lets remember that Weiss and Benioff have made six good to great seasons of Game of Thrones, and theres a hell of a lot more to showrunning than just putting the books onscreen. More importantly, the two have been going off script from the books from the very beginning, from that wonderful, iconic conversation between Cersei and Robert Baratheon in season one right through that magnificent season six finale where Cersei finally achieved everything on her vision board. They had run out of book material for various storylines starting back in season four, and yet we were good straight through six. Have poor choices been made this seasonAbsolutely, but that brings us to2. I think is responsible for most of the seasons problems. More time would have allowed more characters more moments, more explanations for some of the bizarre things that happened see below, and just more breathing room to give the various storylines more weight. It still wouldnt have solved the godawful mess that was the Sansa Arya storyline, but it likely did mean Weiss and Benioff needed to figure out a way to kill Littlefinger sooner rather than later, and the only way they could think of to kill him with some drama was by turning Arya into a crazy person. As for who decided to shortened the seasons, I sincerely doubt Weiss and Benioff wanted to. Game of Thrones is their baby, and they knew they were in for a long haul, assuming the show didnt get canceled. I doubt they were bored right at the beginning of the series epic conclusion. Certainly HBO didnt want shortened seasons theyd be happy to run Game of Thrones until the heat death of the universe. That leaves the actors, and remember, seven years is a long time for an actor to play a single character, especially actors of the caliber of Lena Headey and Peter Dinklage. I bet anything Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke at minimum are dying to be done with it in order to move on to new projects. The actors all had to sign new contracts for season seven and eight, and for many of them, the show needed them more than vice versa. I imagine these two shortened seasons was all they could get out of one or more of the biggest stars, forcing them to try and stuff everything they hoped to do in 2. Which resulted in problems likeGreyWorms Audacity. Wes What the hell was the opening scene with the Unsullied and Dothraki waiting outside of some castle and how did we teleport from there to the first meeting ever of the major players I have scoured the net trying to figure out what the scene was and no one has covered it. Please help Although it wasnt spelled out, its actually pretty easy to put two and two together here. The big truce meeting was at the Dragonpit, right by Kings Landing. Obviously, Cersei was not going to remove her army and Eurons fleet from the capital for these little talks, because that would have been dumb as hell, and Cersei is not dumb. However, Daenerys would also not just come to Kings Landing, right smack in the middle of Cerseis forces, without her own troops. So she had Grey Worm, the Unsullied, and the Dothraki surround the city, so if things went bad her forces were there to bail her outkick Lannister ass. The better question is, how did the Unsullied get from being trapped in Casterly Rock with no food and surrounded by Lannister troops, to hanging outside Kings Landing looking totally fine You know, I pride myself on being able to figure out completely unsupported ways to fill the plot holes of just about anything, but I have no clue here. Batman Mask of the Phantasm. Batman Mask of the Phantasm also known as Batman The Animated Movie is a 1. American animatedneo noirsuperheromystery film featuring the DC Comics character Batman. Directed by Eric Radomski and Bruce Timm, it is a cinematic continuation of Batman The Animated Series. The film was written by Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Martin Pasko and Michael Reaves and stars the vocal talents of Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill and Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. The Animated Series, in addition to Dana Delany, Hart Bochner, Stacy Keach, and Abe Vigoda. Its story follows Batman as he deals with his reconciliation with a former lover, Andrea Beaumont, and pits him against a mysterious vigilante who is murdering Gotham Citys crime bosses. The films plotline was inspired by Mike W. Barrs Batman Year Two comic book story arc, but features an original antagonist, the titular Phantasm, in place of The Reaper. Originally planned for a direct to video release, Warner Bros. Mask of the Phantasm a theatrical release, condensing its production into a strenuous eight month schedule. The film was released through the studios Family Entertainment division on December 2. However, due to the decision to release it in theaters on short notice, Mask of the Phantasmfailed at the box office. After its release on home video, the film developed a cult following. Its eventual success led to two direct to video standalone sequels, Batman Mr. Freeze Sub. Zero in 1. Mystery of the Batwoman in 2. Until the limited release of Batman The Killing Joke in 2. Mask of the Phantasm was the only animated Batman film to be given a theatrical release. In recent years, many publications, including Time, IGN and What. Culture, have ranked it among the best Batman films ever made and among the best animated films ever made. The film is presented in a nonlinear narrative, jumping between the present and flashbacks to the past. This is a linear summary of the plot. A young Bruce Wayne meets Andrea Beaumont while visiting his parents grave, and the pair form a deep mutual attraction. That night, in one of his first crime fighting attempts, Bruce foils an armored car robbery. Although he succeeds, he is discouraged because the criminals did not fear him. Eventually, Bruce decides to abandon his plans to become a vigilante and proposes marriage to Andrea. However, Andrea mysteriously leaves Gotham with her father, businessman Carl Beaumont, ending her engagement in a Dear John letter. Believing he has lost his last chance of having a normal life, Bruce becomes Batman. Ten years later, Batman confronts a group of Gotham Citycrime bosses led by Chuckie Sol, who are intending to launder millions of counterfeit dollars in a casino. As Sol escapes to his car, a cloaked figure attacks him Sol is killed when the figure causes him to drive out the side of a parking garage and into a neighboring building. Batman arrives soon after, and bystanders blame him for Sols death. Councilman Arthur Reeves tells the media that Batman is a menace despite Commissioner Gordons protests, then attends a party at Wayne Manor, hosted by Bruce Wayne. Reeves teases Bruce for allowing Andrea to leave him. The cloaked figure murders another gangster, Buzz Bronski, in the same cemetery Bruce met Andrea. Batman investigates Bronskis death and wanders to his parents tombstone. He overhears Andrea talking at her mothers grave, just as she had been when he first met her. She is startled by Batmans appearance and he flees. Batman finds evidence linking Carl Beaumont with Sol, Bronski and a third gangster Salvatore Valestra. He breaks into Valestras home and discovers a photograph of Bronski, Valestra, Sol and Beaumont seated at a table. When he visits Andrea to try to get more answers she rebuffs him, intimating that she knows his identity. Meanwhile, Valestra believes Batman killed the others and will come for him, so he turns to the Joker for help. The figure arrives at Valestras house but finds the gangster dead by Jokers hands. Joker has strapped a camera to Valestras corpse and sees the murderer is not Batman. The figure escapes as the house explodes. Batman pursues but is interrupted by the police. Andrea appears and saves Bruce. Andrea later explains that she and her father had been hiding in Europe from Valestras mob, from whom he had embezzled money. Her father repaid but they put out a hit on him. Bruce now believes her father is the killer. Bruce ponders resuming his relationship with Andrea and giving up Batman. He notices a familiar looking man in the background of the photo of Bronski, Valestra, Sol and Beaumont the man who would become the Joker. Joker visits Reeves and presses him for information Reeves insists that Batman is the cloaked killer. He professes his ignorance but Joker believes Reeves needs to protect his reputation and poisons him. Reeves is taken to the hospital where Batman later breaks in and interrogates him. Reeves confesses he helped the Beaumonts escape and told Valestras mob their location. Ipod Animals United 2010 more. The cloaked figure tracks Joker to his hideout and reveals itself as Andrea, intent on avenging her fathers death by killing every last surviving member of Valestras mob. With the others dead Joker is the last one alive, and is the one who carried out the hit on her father. Having already deduced her identity, Joker fights her. Just before he can kill Andrea, Batman arrives and begs Andrea to give up her quest. She refuses and disappears. Batman and the Joker battle to a stalemate. Moments later Andrea returns and seizes Joker, bidding Batman goodbye before vanishing with the maniacally laughing clown. The amusement park erupts in a series of explosions and Batman barely escapes. Alfred later consoles Bruce, telling him that no one could have helped Andrea. Bruce finds her locket, containing a picture of himself and Andrea, in the Batcave. Meanwhile, Andrea departs from Gotham alone on an ocean liner. Batman stands on top of a Gotham building when the Bat Signal appears in the sky, and swings off into the night to continue his war on crime. Kevin Conroy as Bruce WayneBatman a billionaire industrialist whose parents were killed by a mugger when he was eight years old. After traveling the world for several years to seek the means to fight injustice, he returns to Gotham. At night, Bruce becomes Batman, Gotham Citys secret vigilante protector. Mark Hamill as Joker Batmans most famous nemesis, who was once an assassin for Valestra, thus, he is implied to be responsible for the murder of Carl Beaumont. Valestra hires him to kill Batman, but the Joker kills Valestra instead. Hamill claims he took the opportunity of reprising his role from The Animated Series by way of creating new laughing vocabularies. Dana Delany as Andrea Beaumont a woman Bruce meets in the early years of his return to Gotham after traveling the world. The decision to propose to her in marriage leads to him abandoning his plans for becoming a vigilante. However, after she unexpectedly and mysteriously leaves Gotham, Bruces frustration leads him to becoming Batman. Delanys voice performance in the film impressed the filmmakers, leading to her becoming the voice of Lois Lane in Superman The Animated Series. Hart Bochner as City Councilman Arthur Reeves a corrupt city official who was once an intern for Carl Beaumont. He later becomes involved with Valestras gang in order to gain the influence to enter City Council, and told them where his former boss was hiding in return for campaign funds. Years later, Joker tracks him down and poisons him with his trademark toxin. He last appears in the Gotham City Mental Hospital, having been driven insane by the Jokers chemicals and possibly died as a result. Bochners father, Lloyd Bochner, voiced of Mayor Hamilton Hill in The Animated Series. Stacy Keach as Carl Beaumont Andreas father, who was secretly in business with the Valestra gang.