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it's over the dcu has fallen(...) 11/09/26(Mon)14:24:50 No.156238597

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it's over the dcu has fallen Anonymous 11/09/26(Mon)14:24:50 No.156238597

> be me
> skeptical of James Gunn's DCU for months
> watch Superman (2025)
> decent movie, nothing groundbreaking
> point out that $618M worldwide isn't some monumental financial victory
> immediately called a bitter Snyder fan
> don't even like Snyder that much
> question why they're building a cinematic universe around C-tier characters
> "LET GUNN COOK"
>"GUNN NEVER JAMS"
> question why Batman is nowhere to be seen
> "TRUST THE PLAN"
> look at the slate
> Supergirl, Clayface, Lanterns, Man of Tomorrow
> genuinely wonder who the fuck this is supposed to appeal to
> point out that one major bomb could eat Superman's profits
> get told my box office calculations are wrong
> "YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND HOLLYWOOD ACCOUNTING"
> Supergirl releases
> fucking bombs
> Clayface makes modest numbers
> DCU potentially $150M+ in the hole by my estimates
> suddenly box office doesn't matter anymore
> meanwhile Reevesverse continues to mog
> November 9, 2026
> wake up
> check the news
> JAMES GUNN AND PETER SAFRAN FIRED AS DC STUDIOS HEADS
> LMFAOOOOOOOO
> DCU GOT ABSOLUTELY BTFO'D
> four years of planning
> endless announcements
> no Justice League
> no DCU Batman
> half the slate still in development hell
> and now the architects of the entire thing are out
> Gunnbros spent years telling everyone to let him cook
> corporate walked into the kitchen and replaced the chef
> I just questioned whether his vision was commercially sustainable
> apparently that made me a Snyder cultist
> turns out liking a movie and running a profitable cinematic universe are two different things
> mfw I got called a hater for questioning the business strategy
> mfw the studio changes leadership before the first "Justice League" movie
> it's over
> it never even began
>the dcu has fallen
>billions must become marvel fans