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Jan 16 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
1/ If true, it is a sign that @wbd has learnt nothing from Josstice League about audiences & expectation management. Is the Matt Reeves grim & gritty Batman audience the same as the jokey James Gunn audience? Almost certainly not. #SellZSJLtoNetflix #SellSnyderVerseToNetflix
2/ Just as Snyder's fans were alienated/infuriated by Joss Whedon's Justice League, so will be true of Reeve's Batman audience when encountering Gunn's cartoonish expectation subverting Superman. Or there is another explanation... #SellZSJLtoNetflix #SellSnyderVerseToNetflix
3/ ... That the Gunnverse isn't planned to properly materialise before the likely 2024 takeover, which means the only DCU projects to be announced will be Batman related. This would be a face saving measure for Gunn & @wbd, and a way to put off producing film franchises that...
4/4 May not carry forward under Comcast/Universal. In which case, expect the only DCU projects before 2024 to be Batman/Suicide Squad related. This latter possibility makes most sense to me but then again it's @wbd. I guess we'll find out soon.

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1/ This @markhughesfilms article is ripe for discussion. I think his ranking of films in the #snyderverse is reasonable: forbes.com/sites/markhugh…. I'm posting my Superman "expert's" view, in order of descending quality in the next tweet. What's yours?
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1/ I fear @jeremycorbyn may end up politically isolated when he's finally expelled from Labour. If you think present allies in Labour will maintain their association, precedent suggests otherwise. Stringing him along until nxt GE makes sense for #Starmer...
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1/ Yet more on @dontpayuk. Sorry to keep posting about this but it's I feel it's important to do what I can prevent influential people from parroting the utter crap that this awful "campaign" keeps pushing. My sense is they are struggling to cope with the scrutiny... #dontpayuk
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1/ Privatisation of the energy by the Government makes this a political issue not. Pressuring politicians and political parties may be more effective than the don't pay campaign. Ultimately we want a political solution renationalisation. Don't pay isn't about that. #dontpayuk
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