{"id":11746,"date":"2022-08-05T21:22:18","date_gmt":"2022-08-06T01:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=11746"},"modified":"2023-12-12T06:38:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T11:38:05","slug":"more-batgirl-fallout-dc-exec-hamada-threatens-to-quit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=11746","title":{"rendered":"More &#8216;Batgirl&#8217; Fallout: DC Exec Hamada Threatens to Quit"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>The abrupt cancellation of <a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?s=batgirl\"><em>Batgirl <\/em><\/a>is still sending shock waves from Gotham and beyond, revealing tensions at the highest levels of Warner Bros. Diversity as it seeks to pivot its marketing strategy.<\/p>\r\n<p>In the wake of the brouhaha, <em><strong>Batgirl<\/strong> <\/em>director Adil El Arbi shared an Instagram image of himself standing between Leslie Grace&#8217;s Batgirl and Michael Keaton&#8217;s Batman, to give us a taste of what might have been.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11814\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/batgirl-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/batgirl-1.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/batgirl-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/batgirl-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/batgirl-1-696x464.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/batgirl-1-630x420.jpeg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>Discovery\u2019s head honcho David Zaslav axed the project earlier this week in his quest to find new executive leadership for the studio.<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artforhealingfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/antabuse.html\">antabuse over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br> Word has it that DC Films president Walter Hamada is now on the edge of submitting his divorce papers.<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artforhealingfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/amoxicillin.html\">amoxicillin over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br> Among other things, he was reportedly upset that he was not consulted on the decision to send <em><strong>Batgirl<\/strong> <\/em>back to the cave. According to unnamed sources, Hamada has agreed to stay in place until the October 21 release of Dwayne Johnson\u2019s <em><strong>Black Adam.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>As one source told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/dc-films-walter-hamada-exit-batgirl-1235193439\/\"><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a>, Hamada \u201cis pausing\u2026The decision has not been made to make this adversarial, yet.\u201d Hamada has not yet publicly commented on the controversy.<\/p>\r\n<p>Zaslav is trying to \u201creset\u201d DC\u2019s mission to make it more competitive with Disney\u2019s Marvel Studios, which has racked up an impressive success record in the film franchise realm.<br \/><br \/>On Thursday, Zaslav said, \u201cWe think we can build a much stronger, sustainable growth business out of DC. As part of that, we are going to focus on quality. We are not going to release any film before it\u2019s ready\u2026DC is something we can make better.<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artforhealingfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/hydroxychloroquine.html\">hydroxychloroquine over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br>\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>Hamada had been in his role since 2018, during a time when DC\u2019s fortunes were flagging in the wake of the meager box-office returns for <em><strong>Justice League<\/strong><\/em>. Since then, Hamada has presided over a number of successes: <em><strong>The Joker<\/strong><\/em> raked in more than a cool billion in box-office receipts, no kidding, and <em><strong>The Batman<\/strong><\/em> garnered nearly $770 million globally, despite the shift in moviegoing habits during the pandemic. Hamada had previously been an executive vice president at New Line, where he managed high-grossing franchises like <em><strong>The Conjuring<\/strong><\/em> and <strong><em>It<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/edward-moran\/\">Check out more of Edward&#8217;s articles<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The abrupt cancellation of Batgirl is still sending shock waves from Gotham and beyond, revealing tensions at the highest levels of Warner Bros. Diversity as it seeks to pivot its marketing strategy. 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