{"id":1496091,"date":"2022-05-29T07:44:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-29T11:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1496091"},"modified":"2022-05-29T07:46:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T11:46:08","slug":"report-claims-warner-bros-discovery-and-david-zaslav-are-unhappy-with-j-j-abrams-slow-progress-with-bad-robots-dc-ventures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-claims-warner-bros-discovery-and-david-zaslav-are-unhappy-with-j-j-abrams-slow-progress-with-bad-robots-dc-ventures\/","title":{"rendered":"Report Claims Warner Bros. Discovery And David Zaslav Are Unhappy With J.J. Abrams\u2019 Slow Progress With Bad Robot\u2019s DC Ventures"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-claims-warner-bros-discovery-and-david-zaslav-are-unhappy-with-j-j-abrams-slow-progress-with-bad-robots-dc-ventures%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1496091&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A new report suggests J.J. Abrams could be losing his leverage in Hollywood, and with that, Bad Robot\u2019s era of monopolizing modern mythology could be at an end.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_163071\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-163071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: The Force Awakens, Disney<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/05\/27\/disney-uses-drag-queens-to-promote-fund-lgbtq-curriculum-in-public-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disney+ Uses Drag Queens To Promote &#038; Fund LGBTQ Curriculum In Public Schools<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This report comes from a major outlet, moreover, and not some unverified corner of the Internet. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/demimonde-on-the-bubble-as-warner-bros-discovery-puts-pressure-on-j-j-abrams-1235153965\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> is claiming there is growing frustration at Warner Bros. Discovery over Abrams not delivering on his promises regarding DC content.<\/p>\n<p>He signed his overall deal with WB in 2019 with an emphasis on developing the Justice League Dark realm of characters, such as Constantine, Deadman, and Madame Xanadu, in new films and TV projects.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from hints at the potential and dubious race-swapping of the jaded British wizard as well as a few teases, nil has materialized on that mystical front. Warner has apparently seen a few scripts for Abrams\u2019 Constantine and Madame X pitches too but that\u2019s it. Nothing concrete signals these are ready to produce.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_131355\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-131355\" class=\"size-full wp-image-131355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2021.09.12-08.10-boundingintocomics-613db5e0a4f4a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2021.09.12-08.10-boundingintocomics-613db5e0a4f4a.jpg 750w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2021.09.12-08.10-boundingintocomics-613db5e0a4f4a-300x160.jpg 300w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-131355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Constantine (2014), NBC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/05\/27\/batman-fortress-writer-gary-whitta-defends-batman-fleeing-from-antifa-and-black-lives-matter-style-rioters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Batman: Fortress Writer Gary Whitta Defends Batman Fleeing From Antifa And Black Lives Matter Style Rioters<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Star Wars\/Trek producer-director also implicitly wanted a crack at Superman after all these years. What we have to look forward to is a script by Ta-Nehisi Coates that either racializes the Man of Steel or uses his alien heritage as a metaphor for racism.<\/p>\n<p>As our readers may recall, there were no drafts of that script turned in within a year of the Bad Robot MOS being announced \u2013 though it\u2019s been reported recently one has been submitted by Coates.<\/p>\n<p>Adding fuel to the fire is the $250 million price tag on his contract, which is the tip of the iceberg. For comparison, THR mentions the budget for the Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon is under $200 million.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_121254\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121254\" class=\"wp-image-121254\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2021.05.25-06.54-boundingintocomics-60ad47d8f1d31.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2021.05.25-06.54-boundingintocomics-60ad47d8f1d31.png 1226w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2021.05.25-06.54-boundingintocomics-60ad47d8f1d31-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2021.05.25-06.54-boundingintocomics-60ad47d8f1d31-768x403-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2021.05.25-06.54-boundingintocomics-60ad47d8f1d31-600x315-1.png 600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-121254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Game of Thrones<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2021\/12\/23\/peter-dinklage-claims-backlash-to-game-of-thrones-was-because-people-wanted-the-pretty-white-people-to-ride-off-into-the-sunset-together\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter Dinklage Claims Backlash To Game Of Thrones Was Because People \u201cWanted The Pretty White People To Ride Off Into The Sunset Together\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Abrams is clearly not keeping inventory and looking beyond those numbers for just one of his HBO projects. THR reports, \u201cBad Robot is eyeing a spend that\u2019s north of $200 million\u201d for Demimonde \u2013 a sci-fi drama starring Danielle Deadwyler (Watchmen).<\/p>\n<p>Demimonde will be Abrams\u2019 return to writing TV for the first time since Fringe. Warner has looked at scripts for the series which they ordered after it was announced in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>There hasn\u2019t been much movement since then and the show is on the bubble with a decision on its status expected soon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_119627\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-119627\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2021.05.10-05.21-boundingintocomics-60996bb636016.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2021.05.10-05.21-boundingintocomics-60996bb636016.png 750w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2021.05.10-05.21-boundingintocomics-60996bb636016-300x160.png 300w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-119627\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Final Crisis #7<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The cost-conscious David Zaslav is particularly frustrated with the lack of return on the Abrams investment, THR sources say, as he puts \u201coverall deals under the microscope\u2026to trim $3 billion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That is hanging over him but Abrams remains active, if not critically bogged down. He is involved in original content creation for HBO Max, Netflix, and Apple TV.<\/p>\n<p>Other than Demimonde, he\u2019s producing reality-bender Subject to Change and crime drama Duster for HBO, a series about the band U2 for Netflix, and Apple\u2019s Presumed Innocent co-produced by David E. Kelley.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_151294\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-151294\" class=\"size-large wp-image-151294\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022.02.26-03.40-boundingintocomics-6219a125da9d8-1340x892-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022.02.26-03.40-boundingintocomics-6219a125da9d8-1340x892-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022.02.26-03.40-boundingintocomics-6219a125da9d8-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022.02.26-03.40-boundingintocomics-6219a125da9d8-768x511-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022.02.26-03.40-boundingintocomics-6219a125da9d8-360x240-1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022.02.26-03.40-boundingintocomics-6219a125da9d8-600x400-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022.02.26-03.40-boundingintocomics-6219a125da9d8.jpg 1920w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-151294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR PARAMOUNT PICTURES \u2013 Director J.J. Abrams, right, and Simon Pegg arrive to the home entertainment launch party of the worldwide blockbuster \u201cStar Trek Into Darkness\u201d on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013 at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss \/Invision for Paramount Pictures \/AP Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/04\/26\/rumor-hbo-max-to-race-swap-john-constantine-in-j-j-abrams-production\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rumor: HBO Max To Race Swap John Constantine In J.J. Abrams Production<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s said to be working on the next Star Trek movie for Paramount and is looking to roll cameras and sound later this year. Actors in the Bad Robot Trek series, on the contrary, disclaim they were told anything about a new film.<\/p>\n<p>Batman is the only property of DC\u2019s, and in general, looking like it\u2019s bearing any fruit with Batman: Caped Crusader, a new animated series Abrams is developing with his cohort Matt Reeves and Bruce Timm for HBO Max.<\/p>\n<p>However, since the DC FanDome panel last October, nearly a year ago, there is little in the way of updates on that one, and in the abstract, it became an afterthought.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_135203\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-135203\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135203\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2021.10.21-07.59-boundingintocomics-61711dfbf11f7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2021.10.21-07.59-boundingintocomics-61711dfbf11f7.jpg 750w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2021.10.21-07.59-boundingintocomics-61711dfbf11f7-300x166.jpg 300w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-135203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Batman \u2014 Caped Crusader proof of concept short<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Representatives for Bad Robot and Warner did not comment but it was noted Abrams\u2019s deal isn\u2019t considered in jeopardy despite THR\u2019s assertions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/04\/27\/alleged-leaks-reveal-ta-nehisi-coates-superman-project-to-use-supermans-alien-heritage-as-a-parallel-to-racism-will-race-swap-lois-lane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alleged Leaks Reveal Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019 Superman Project To Use \u201cSuperman\u2019s Alien Heritage As A Parallel To Racism,\u201d Will Race Swap Lois Lane<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new report suggests J.J. 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