Mr. Zaslav, Keep Cavill. Eject Gunn. Don't Make Netflix's Mistake.


Mr. Zaslav, Keep Cavill. Eject Gunn. Don't Make Netflix's Mistake.
The Issue
They say the age of the movie star is dead. Tom Cruise proved that to be false with Top Gun: Maverick. Movie stars can possess star power.
You now have a Gunn of your own, but yours is shooting you in the foot, & the bottom line.
Mr. Cavill is Superman and can generate an actual net increase to your brand worth $1B+ if you allow him to. James Gunn cannot. What we wish to see of Superman is the same we wish to see of Batman; him in his prime, not Smallville 2.0 for more modern audiences.
Superman is a beacon of truth, justice, & hope. Hope like that which, under your company's direction & thereby yours, was ignited in the DC fanbase when you had Mr. Cavill announce his return just two short months ago.
Treating your talent & (now previously)paying customers this way is almost as bad as disrespecting canon.
The solution is quite simple: a connected, stand alone trilogy deal with Mr. Cavill as Kent/Superman. I can point you to dozens of lore knowledge rich individuals who would shatter, not subvert, your expectations in the writing room, & if you're looking for a director who will absolutely deliver for EVERYONE, I recommend one Mr. Steve Barron, director of the 1990 TMNT film which still delivers to this day & assisted the late, great Richard Donner on the set of 1978 Superman.
I don't know what the beef or blacklist in Hollywood looks like, & frankly you shouldn't care. Find the best people for the job & deliver a production that is exceptional & worth paying movie ticket prices for, for your customers so it can in turn be profitable for you.
We WILL vote with our wallets.
9,052
The Issue
They say the age of the movie star is dead. Tom Cruise proved that to be false with Top Gun: Maverick. Movie stars can possess star power.
You now have a Gunn of your own, but yours is shooting you in the foot, & the bottom line.
Mr. Cavill is Superman and can generate an actual net increase to your brand worth $1B+ if you allow him to. James Gunn cannot. What we wish to see of Superman is the same we wish to see of Batman; him in his prime, not Smallville 2.0 for more modern audiences.
Superman is a beacon of truth, justice, & hope. Hope like that which, under your company's direction & thereby yours, was ignited in the DC fanbase when you had Mr. Cavill announce his return just two short months ago.
Treating your talent & (now previously)paying customers this way is almost as bad as disrespecting canon.
The solution is quite simple: a connected, stand alone trilogy deal with Mr. Cavill as Kent/Superman. I can point you to dozens of lore knowledge rich individuals who would shatter, not subvert, your expectations in the writing room, & if you're looking for a director who will absolutely deliver for EVERYONE, I recommend one Mr. Steve Barron, director of the 1990 TMNT film which still delivers to this day & assisted the late, great Richard Donner on the set of 1978 Superman.
I don't know what the beef or blacklist in Hollywood looks like, & frankly you shouldn't care. Find the best people for the job & deliver a production that is exceptional & worth paying movie ticket prices for, for your customers so it can in turn be profitable for you.
We WILL vote with our wallets.
9,052
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Petition created on December 14, 2022