By Chris Snellgrove | Published
The one from last year Superman it was a monster hit that proved the DCU was good and could compete with Marvel. That film was directed by James Gunn, the man who brought us superhero cinema as Guardians of the Galaxy again Suicide Squad. The fact that he is running the DCU has instilled confidence in fans around the world. That is why the failure of Supergirl surprised the audience. It was the prelude to last summer's big movie, written and directed by a team handpicked by Gunn, so it seemed destined to be another high-energy hit. Instead, the film was a critical and commercial flop, probably get lost studio $125 million.
As it turned out, that shocked everyone outside the studio. The Hollywood Reporter reveal only that Supergirl had a problematic production of many months, one involving a creative conflict between Gunn and director Craig Gillespie. Warner Bros. apparently he had very little faith in Gillespie, whose movie always received high scores from screening audiences. Finally, the studio made their own cut of the movie, which is actually the theatrical version!
A Tale of Two Cuts
Buckle up, buckaroos: we finally have the answers to why Supergirl bomb, and this is one wild ride. The first sign that the movie was in trouble was when Warner Bros. ordering four different sets of tests. Such tests often indicate that the studio is not confident in the film they have made. Apparently, they had reason to worry: said an insider The Hollywood Reporter that the highest movie ever received at the premiere was 70. Everyone else inside emphasized that Supergirl's score has never escaped the 60s.
The studio continued to tweak the movie, and on some lower screens, it scored in the low 70s. However, Warner Bros. he was still shocked, and they took the drastic step of making their own film (the first thing that ever happened. Suicide Squad movie). The studio then tested their cut of the film against Craig Gillespie's. The results were mixed: new points now below across the board. However, Warner Bros Supergirl You hit the mark two points more. The studio cut of the film is what fans finally saw in theaters.
Faith is No More
This, of course, is a clear sign that Warner Bros. had lost faith in Gillespie. After completing the inspection (when Supergirl get the same score on Batgirla film that the studio finally shelved), said the source The Hollywood Reporter that he had to speak for himself about any changes he wanted to make in the film. Those changes would have been made during the movie's extensive post-production process. Meanwhile, James Gunn's frequent collaborator Jeremy Slater was brought in to write additional scenes, all of which were shot over the course of nine days of additional photography.
How was this cut different? Craig Gillespie's cut was 11 minutes long and eliminated the Big Bad, Krem, in the end. Gillespie and Gunn also had different ideas about how to use music in the film. The studio cut features a cover of Jimmy Eat World's “The Middle” (made famous by Malcolm in the Middle) during the fight scene, which may have been Gillespie's idea. An earlier cut used a cover of Cyndi Lauper's “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” which was reportedly Gunn's idea. However, it is not clear which song Gillespie covered. Except for the added length and it is possible different music, sounds like both Supergirl the cuts were very similar.
So, the moral of this storythis is not the case that there is a killer, a very different Snyder Cut-like version. No, that's moral Supergirl it was a hot mess from the very beginning to begin withwith James Gunn and Craig Gillespie butting heads on major creative decisions. The result was the worst of both worlds, a film in Gunn's style but without the same charm or humor. Warner Bros. he knew for months how bad this film was with the test audience, and they finally passed Gillespie and forced their own to cut our throats. Now, they have a box bomb of slow death that could take the entire DCU with it.
