This year's Qingming Festival is no longer as concerned as before due to the impact of the epidemic. After the originally highly anticipated domestic films such as "The Events in Life", "Friends of the Week", " Detectives' Vs. ", etc., they can only rely on many Hollywood movies to support the market.
According to the professional version of Maoyan , the total box office of the first day of the Qingming Festival holiday (April 3) reached 46.3392 million yuan. The top five box offices are "Elf Hotel 4: Transformation Adventure", " Moon Fall ", " Escape Room 2", "Edge Walker", and "New Batman". Among them, "New Batman" is an old film that has been released for 15 days, but it can still achieve a higher attendance rate than the other four movies, reaching 6.5%. Therefore, the second day of the Qingming Festival holiday, the screening of "New Batman" was also increased. It is expected that "New Batman" will still play an important role in the currently indifferent film market before the release of another movie "Fantastic Beasts: The Mystery of Dumbledore", which is also produced by Warner Bros. , which is also produced by Warner Bros. .
From a global perspective, "New Batman" has been officially released for a month. According to Box Office Mojo, the film has accumulated a box office of US$711 million, making it the second only to "Spider-Man: Heroes Return" since the outbreak. In addition, "New Batman" also received good reviews among the fans, with 7.6 points on Douban; its rating on IMDB even reached 8.3 points, which is enough to make it among the top 100 film history list of the website. "New Batman" performed well in the restart, and also made the producer Warner DC confident to carry out the follow-up plan.
Warner DC first announced the development of the "New Batman" derivative limited series "Penguin Man" on March 10, and is expected to start filming in September this year. Colin Farrell returns to play the Penguin Man, and he will also serve as the executive producer of the series along with "New Batman" directors Matt Reeves , Dylan Clark and Lauren LeFranck.
Farrell's version of the Penguin left a wonderful scene of chasing the car with Batman in his limited appearance time, leaving a deep impression on the audience. What will this classic Batman villain perform in the series is worth the audience's expectations.
Two weeks later, director Matt Reeves dropped another bombshell on March 25. He released a 5-minute cut clip of "New Batman" on his personal social media. In this clip, Batman and his archenemy clown unfold a "Silence of the Lambs" dialogue to ask the clown's opinion on the Ridder Man. Apparently the Joker did not completely obey Batman's will and once again pointed out Batman's weaknesses, which also angered the rookie Batman.
Previously, Director Ma mentioned in an interview with the media that in order to avoid blurring the focus, he finally decided to delete this conversation between Batman and the Joker played by Barry Keoon . I believe that if the sequel series of "New Batman" continues to be developed in the future, the Keoon version of the Joker is expected to play a key role.
At present, it seems that Matt Reeves plays an extremely important role in the development of the "New Batman" series, and there is no sign that this series will be linked to the original DC movie universe. So what stage has the DC movie universe, which has been quiet for a long time, developed to?
On March 18, 2021, "Zach Schneider Edition Justice League" was launched on HBO Max. At the just-concluded 2022 94th Academy Awards, the film won the newly established popularity award - "Flower Cheering Moment" award for its "Flash Speed" scene.
After experiencing the "Snyder Cut" guided cutting movement, Zach Schneider has an extraordinary position in the hearts of loyal DC movie fans, and winning the new Oscar Popularity Award is the best proof. However, it has been more than a year since the launch of "Zach Schneider Edition Justice League", and there is no news that Warner Bros. will resolve his past grudges with Director Zha and seek cooperation. On the contrary, Zhadao is getting closer to streaming company Netflix. Not only did the zombie movie "The Living Dead" be released in 2021, it is also confirmed that it will continue to cooperate with Netflix to start filming the epic sci-fi movie "Moonlight Rebel" (Rebel Moon) this year. All signs show that "Zach Schneider Version of Justice League" is highly likely to become a farewell gift from Zach to fans.
From the perspective of Warner DC, after films independent of the DC movie universe such as "The Joker", "X Task Force", and "New Batman" have succeeded in the market or reputation in recent years, they may not have to establish a leader for the DC movie universe in the "post-Zhada era". First, they will focus on making every movie and regain the trust of the market and movie fans.
According to the latest release date news released by Warner DC, there are currently 4 DC live-action movies in a state of being ready for screening. These movies are "Black Adam" and " Thunder Shazam ! The Wrath of the Gods, "Aquaman 2: The Lost Kingdom", "The Flash".
Among them, "The Flash", which is scheduled to be released in the North American summer season in 2023, has triggered the highest discussion among the four.
As early as 2017's San Diego International Comic Con , Warner DC had confirmed that the story of the "Flash" movie will be adapted from the 2011 DC comic major event "Flash Point". In the "Flash Point" incident, the Flash accidentally changed history and put his world in war. In order to bring history back on track, he corrected the timeline again and restarted the DC universe in the comics. After the "Flash Point" incident, DC Comics began to release the "New 52" series, rebooting well-known characters such as Superman, Batman and the Flash.
Judging from the current chaotic situation of the DC movie universe, perhaps the complete copy of the "Flash Point" event on the big screen will be a good choice to restart the DC movie universe plan.
At the DC Fan Carnival in October 2021, the pilot trailer of "The Flash" was officially released, and it also gradually confirmed the possibility of a restart. In this trailer, Michael Keaton, who played the role of Batman in 1989's Batman and 1992's Batman: Return, has officially confirmed that he will star in "The Flash" and will be Batman again in the film after 31 years. In addition to echoing the restart of the DC universe in the "Flash Point" plot, his return can also attract audiences' attention to the return of classic characters. In addition, Keaton may be the perfect alternative to replace the struggled Ben Affleck who is in the role of Batman.
Although Ben Affleck has played the role of Batman in four movies in the DC Cinema Universe, he is limited by the layout of the universe in these movies, and can only play an auxiliary plot promotion. The old senior in charge of team formation cannot develop a complete Batman hero arc. In addition, in an interview, Ben Affleck also repeatedly stated that he could not feel happy when playing this role, and had previously withdrawn from the "New Batman" project, which was originally directed and acted by him. Although it has been confirmed that he will star in "The Flash", after Michael Keaton's return, perhaps "Ben T" can officially bid farewell to the DC movie universe that makes him struggle after this "two Ts" this time.
But outside the play, the trouble caused by Ezra Miller creates some uncertainty factors for the movie. Miller caused trouble after drinking in Hawaii on March 28 this year. He was accused of misconduct and was suspected of harassing and threatening local residents. Two Hawaiian residents have applied for a temporary restraining order against Miller. Although Miller was released on bail for $500, if this scandal continues to ferment, it is still an uncertain factor to see the audience negatively about him and even "The Flash".
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