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Title: DC Studios Chief Says Movie Industry Is 'Dying,' Claims Disney
'Killed' Marvel With Output Mandates

Link: https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/25/0...

DC Studios co-head James Gunn argues that the movie industry is "dying"
primarily because productions begin before screenplays are complete, while
also delivering a sharp critique of his former employer Marvel Studios, which
he claims Disney has "killed" through output mandates. Gunn dismissed common
explanations for Hollywood's struggles like declining theater attendance or
improved home viewing experiences, telling Rolling Stone that "the number one
reason is because people are making movies without a finished screenplay."
The filmmaker has implemented a strict rule at DC Studios requiring finished
scripts before production starts, recently scrapping a project because its
screenplay wasn't ready. The director, who previously helmed three "Guardians
of the Galaxy" films for Marvel, said Disney's corporate directive to
increase output destroyed the studio's creative process. "They were under a
corporate mandate, yeah. That wasn't fair. It wasn't right. And it killed
them," Gunn said, referring to Marvel's mandated production quotas for movies
and television shows. By contrast, Gunn said DC Studios operates without
numerical mandates. "We don't have the mandate to have a certain amount of
movies and TV shows every year. So we're going to put out everything that we
think is of the highest quality," he explained.

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