According to their CEO, Warner Bros.
Discovery is considering bringing back ALL the franchises…
Warner Bros.
Discovery has a new strategy: focus on franchises and intellectual property (IP).
We admit that hearing that vision said aloud by Warner Bros. Tolkiens slender childrens novel,The Hobbit, into a bloated nine-hour retread ofLord of the Ringsnostalgia.
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We havent had aSupermanmovie in 13 years, Zaslav said.
But whats interesting is the new WBD CEO apparently does not.
Which brings us back toLord of the Rings.
It was teh first attempt to remakeLord of the Rings success while at least nominally honoring Tolkiens source material.
If we are to take the Warner Bros.
Discovery CEO at his word, it would seem the paradigm is changing again.
Unlike superhero comic books, there are emphatic, final punctuation marks on these tales.
WBD might just be preparing to change that approach with even nerd cultures most sacred texts.
Save perhaps the talent who want to create news stories for a theatrical audience.
