Does Warner Bros. Even Want To Keep Its DC Properties?

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Warner Bros. has exclusive film rights to many of the most iconic characters in the history of fiction and their usage of those characters has been a disaster. Things have gone so far off the rails that fans have begun to wonder whether the studio is preparing to abandon one of its biggest cash cows.

The DC Comics universe used to dominate the big screen while Marvel's efforts struggled to be anything other than cheap messes. Over the years, Marvel has become a success factory with a reliable model and DC has begun to either run out of steam or cease to try.

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Warner Bros. seems to be following an extremely grim and cynical corporate strategy. Anything that doesn't have the potential to be a monster hit seems prepped to be scuttled as the studio desperately seeks a big hit. Batgirl may have been canceled due to poor test screenings, but all new studio head David Zaslav can talk about is his desire to make big tent pole blockbusters. Warner Bros. supposedly wields a ten-year plan, comparable to Marvel's comically long schedules. The company seems to intend to continue pushing forward its DCEU cinematic experiment, but there have been substantial bumps in the road. As HBO Max slowly loses its hold on DC material, fans are wondering whether WB might be considering cutting and running.

The DC Extended Universe began in 2013 with Zack Snyder's Man of Steel. For its first few years, Snyder's singular creative vision was the dominant design of the franchise. Even when he didn't direct the films, they fit into a puzzle in which he was the chief architect. This was an immensely troublesome decision that has, in many ways, only proven to be a massive wound in the