Yeah, It probably wouldn't be the first time a victim has stood up for their abuser.
Two that we saw. There may be more even.Not only are they the main character, obviously. But, to make it even more unfeasible, the teaser literally shows TWO of them in scenes together.
WB is just gonna have to ride this storm out. And have the first real trailer look more like a Michael Keaton Batman movie.
Agreed. There is no "storming this". It's not Ezra Miller getting thrown out of clubs or getting charged with second-degree assault claims, it's not even they getting accused by a 19 year-old of abuse, regardless how disgusting all those claims are. Warner or any other studio can't have a character associated as big as the Flash associated with someone that grooms teenagers.
Does everybody know Demi's status though? That's relatively new public knowledge whereas much of Ezra's image for years has been grounded in their identity.
There are screen caps of Ezra Miller's first 19 year-old accuser here:
www.sportskeeda.com
My whole family knows who Demi Lovato are. They have no clue who is either the Flash or Ezra Miller, maybe they would think it's Grant Gustin but I doubt that they could name them either. Demi Lovato and Sam Smith are both very famous people that identify themselves as non-binary.
My point is that many people know of Demi Lovato who came up out of the Disney machine and spent most of their music career as not publicly non-binary. You wouldn't know about the latter unless you were also into celebrity gossip from just a shade over a year ago.
I honestly don't think Ezra Miller is as famous as you seem to think. Maybe in more geek circles, but not really with the overall population, I believe.
- No media tour (they cannot possibly put Keaton out there and force him to answer questions about Miller-- regardless of any agreements, he WOULD get asked).
The problem is, and you almost have to feel for WB on this, they have multiple other projects in development which depend on getting The Flash out.
Simple: make some of that money back while spending the least amount possible going forward. I imagine they'll spend heavy on marketing because you have to spend big on marketing to get the necessary volume of butts in seats for release weekend. They will hope to god they can squeeze maybe $250m out of the movie before home release. Otherwise, they're 100% in the red. More than that and they'll take it and run, and maybe someone at the studio won't get fired.
Nothing. Again, there is no scenario where they simply throw $100 million of the studio's dollars into the void. That money has to make money. $100m loss can break a studio. So they will stay the course and try to make this a $200m+ movie and at least break even.
Remember the last time WB tried to digitally alter someone's face? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
I don't think that tech is ready for a full movie, and who knows how much time it would take to deep fake hours worth of video. To say nothing of the mannerisms and acting style that Ezra uniquely brings to the role. No, they'd have to recast and reshoot. There is no shot the studio agrees to spend another $50m+ for reshoots. Not unless a huge Hollywood name agrees to take the mantle. In that case a reshoot and delay would likely result in significantly increased revenue. That they could sell to the board.
when is this expected to release? Fall? If so, I'd fully expect WB to try to corral Ezra and get them into some sort of mental health and treatment program. Something they can spin as "they're reformed and doing much better now." Redemption story style.
Not only are they the main character, obviously. But, to make it even more unfeasible, the teaser literally shows TWO of them in scenes together.
WB is just gonna have to ride this storm out. And have the first real trailer look more like a Michael Keaton Batman movie.
This was already answered in last Thursday's Ezra thread. They can't do it.
Oh shit. They have plenty of time to make Ezra a "turned their life around plz come support them" story. Just a question of when will Ezra hit rock bottom and what comes of what appears to be a predatory nature. And if they seek help at any point this summer. If not, it will be really interesting to see what WB does. No shot they're going to hitch their wagon to an unrepentant predator and no shot they're going to doom one of their strongest brands (The Flash) to a one-and-done. They want to build a DCU...they need The Flash.
I imagine they'd still have to pay Ezra in that scenario. I wonder if they have to pay him if he's straight up not in the movie anymore because reshoots?
You mean deepfake Barry, right?
I think I'm in agreement with this.
I may have missed it, but I also would like to know this.
They/them, friends.
