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1. Trust the talent. 2. Take your goddamn time.
At this point, they have the tools in place to fix things. Multiple solo movies on the way. Good filmmakers (Jenkins, Famuyiwa, Wan, Affleck). Well cast leads. They even have a Justice League movie coming that doesn't have Superman in it, which, considering how they've depicted him to date, is almost certainly a good thing for the time being.
WB hired David Ayer to do Suicide Squad his way, and the result is pretty clearly anything but. It's one thing if your studio interference generally results in terrific results-- but when the last two movies are absolute editing room clusterfucks with shattered story arcs and a fuckton of bloat, then you're clearly not trusting the talent. I'm not a Snyder guy, but let the filmmakers have their way. Let Jenkins make Wonder Woman her way. Let Wan do Aquaman hands free. Etc. The suits need to say to each other at this point, "We are making things worse. It's failing with our hands so deeply in the mix. Let's try the other way." (I'm afraid the opening weekend of Suicide Squad will empower them... but only time will tell.)
My only other change would be to slow down even more. Let the Flash *and* Aquaman solo movies drop before Justice League drops. Take a page out of Marvel's playbook. Slow the fuck down. Three new major characters per movie is an absolute maximum-- because even now, the Marvel films are starting to spread mighty thin. The Batman Arkham melee movie is a BAD FUCKING IDEA. Make a Batman movie with ONE FUCKING VILLAIN for a change. Check out how Ant-Man was a terrific change of scale for Marvel (and really, so was Civil War too, for the most part). Not everything needs to be an end-of-world event with dozens of characters. Slow. The fuck. Down.
Outside of that? I really wouldn't change a thing that's currently in place. I think it'd be *worse* to reboot Joker or Superman again, despite both missing pretty badly at present imo. Besides, I think Cavill has what it takes, he just desperately needs good material. They're already phasing out Snyder to some extent, bringing in good people, making solo films, etc. Just trust the talent and keep your build nice and slow. My movies: http://russellhainline.com My movie reviews: https://letterboxd.com/RussellHFilm/ My beer TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebeertravelguide
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