DC's 'Superman' Movie Is to Blame for CW's 'Superman and Lois' Cancellation | W07JQ48 | 2024-02-21 13:08:01
It appears like DC's upcoming Superman: Legacy movie is in charge for the cancellation of The CW's Superman & Lois.
In response to CW president of leisure Brad Schwartz, Warner Bros. finally determined that the small-screen Man of Metal ought to grasp up his cape to make room for the James Gunn–directed movie, although Superman & Lois is The CW's second-most-watched program.
"They don't need a competing Superman product in the marketplace," Schwartz advised The Wrap in a February 16 interview. Superman: Legacy is about to hit theaters sometime in 2025.
Starring Tyler Hoechlin and Bitsie Tulloch within the titular roles, Superman & Lois premiered in February 2021 and serves as considered one of four scripted exhibits continuing on with The CW following Nexstar Media Group's acquisition of the network in October 2022. The shortened 10-episode season is at present set to premiere alongside All American: Homecoming someday in fall of this yr. (All American and Walker are slated for spring 2024 premieres.)
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"The enterprise we inherited lost some huge cash. Perhaps it did very properly for Warner Bros. and CBS, however the precise business itself lost cash," Schwartz advised The Wrap of the explanations behind the shift in property. "That's not anybody's fault. That was the model."
Whereas most of The CW's lineup confronted cancellations final yr, All American and its sister show, Homecoming, have persistently ranked as the most-watched collection in adult demographics. Walker and Superman & Lois rank because the community's largest when it comes to complete viewers, which is what earned them each a renewal.
"We will't hold dropping the sum of money we have been on the exhibits," Schwartz continued. "Very collaboratively, everybody obtained together and we pushed these 4 exhibits ahead."
Regardless of Superman & Lois' remaining season reportedly seeing large price range cuts, Schwartz promised that fans can be pleased with how the story ends.
"I watched the primary episode last night time, and it's going to make you cry," he teased, adding that the premiere was pushed as a result of the collection would finally be "wasted" in the summertime season. "So let's put it within the fall the place we will sell it in the upfronts, and we will really, actually speak about it."
Shifting ahead, The CW can be shifting into more unscripted content, but Schwartz famous that if scripted packages continue to usher in robust scores at their current value, then "there's no purpose why you wouldn't maintain doing them."
Superhero exhibits, nevertheless, doubtless gained't be seen on future slates. In Might 2023, Schwartz famous at network Upfronts that while the genre was a "hallmark" of the network for a long time, they are not "engaged on a linear" in terms of profit.
"Superman & Lois, creatively, could be very robust," he stated. "It does properly in broadcast, it does nicely in digital … however it's costly [and] doesn't generate profits for us. And we don't have the rights to the prior seasons. You'll want to have a library [for people to find a show] … and the prior seasons are [on Max]."
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As for Superman: Legacy, the film will mark the launch of DC Studios CEOs Gunn and Peter Safran's new DC Universe and will see David Corenswet replacing Henry Cavill as Superman. Rachel Brosnahan will painting Lois Lane, Skyler Gisondo will play Jimmy Olsen, Nicholas Hoult will appear as Lex Luthor and Anthony Carrigan can be Metamorpho. The movie will comply with the titular superhero as he reconciles his alien heritage together with his life on Earth.
Whereas viewers can be taken back to the sooner days of Superman's story, Safran clarified in January 2023 that Legacy isn't categorized as an "origin" film.
"It focuses on Superman balancing his Kryptonian heritage together with his human upbringing," Safran defined to The Hollywood Reporter at the time. "He's the embodiment of fact, justice and the American approach. He is kindness in a world that thinks that kindness is old style."
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