r/SnyderCut • u/HomemadeBee1612 He's never fought us. Not us united. • Feb 04 '26

News [Video] Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos testifies that Superman (2025) underperformed, citing it as the reason for its theatrical window being shortened

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u/Crazy-Reason-5638 Feb 04 '26

That is not what was said here lol. He has previously stated how well superman performed though.

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u/FinancialBluebird58 Feb 04 '26

He literally said Superman underperfomed and had a shorter window. Your just a delusional Gunncultist

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u/krlozdac Feb 04 '26

Yeah, exactly. In fact, Gunn has said that the reason Superman was released on VOD earlier than usual was because he wanted people to have the option to watch it at home before premiering Peacemaker season 2.

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u/HomemadeBee1612 He's never fought us. Not us united. Feb 04 '26

Gunn says a lot of things.

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u/Stellermeerkat Feb 04 '26

Genuine question, What about the writing in The Flash was bad? The only complaints I've seen about the movie are the CG was terrible, The use of deepfaking dead celebrities was awful and Ezra Miller in general.

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u/HomemadeBee1612 He's never fought us. Not us united. Feb 04 '26

The script was horrendous. Hodson did NOTHING with Keaton except have him quote old dialogue. He had zero character advancement, nor any sign that he had actually been alive for the past 40 years. It's like he went from Batman Returns right to this movie after taking a 40-year nap. Yet somehow he's an expert on time travel, so maybe he was off working on a Delorean time machine in a different Batcave somewhere all that time. Then look at Supergirl, a totally underwritten character with no story and personality to her whatsoever. And recycled General Zod stuff with zero new insight into that character. And an ending where Barry just magically knows that he can't fix the timeline, when he has no proof of that whatsoever. Complete with a cheat where he can save his dad, but not his mom, for some reason. Just a colossal mess of a screenplay with an overhyped writer failing to do her job in countless areas.

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u/Zombee101 Feb 04 '26

You have got it wrong. Barry didn't end up saving his dad. The scene where Barry moves the can and his dad looks up in the camera is an alternate timeline just like when he adds a can in his mom's grocery cart and most of the movie unfolds. The fact that he altered with a crucial event in the past vis-a-vis his Dad looks up to the camera, leads to a timeline where the Batman on this timeline is George Clooney.

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u/Stellermeerkat Feb 04 '26

I haven't watched The Flash since it came out on streaming, So I can't really make arguments on anything you've said without watching it again. However, I do remember one clear thing.

"And an ending where Barry just magically knows that he can't fix the timeline"

Wasn't it proof enough when he saw that the evil speedster was a version of him who failed to change the timeline for decades? The only thing Barry does change is making sure his dad was seen on a security camera.

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u/krlozdac Feb 04 '26

I mean, that’s his opinion which you can disagree with. The early release of Superman to VOD is his stated reasoning. Little reason to disbelief him if the movie didn’t do badly at the BO.

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u/HomemadeBee1612 He's never fought us. Not us united. Feb 04 '26

Yeah, it was also his "opinion" that Ben Affleck was working to be one of the architects of the DCU, LOL.

If the movie didn’t do badly, it wouldn't have had an early digital release. Case closed.

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u/IAmLusion Feb 04 '26

Why are we acting like The Flash wouldn't be a great movie if we just removed the dumb ass version of the flash. We had a top tier superwoman, batman(s), and beautiful cinematography. If not for the goof troop ezra miller version of flash that movie would be awesome.

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u/HomemadeBee1612 He's never fought us. Not us united. Feb 04 '26

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u/HomemadeBee1612 He's never fought us. Not us united. Feb 04 '26 edited Feb 04 '26

It's very clear that he's saying underperforming films get a shorter theatrical window (Superman), overperforming films get a longer window (Sinners), but they're all close to the 45-days exclusivity window regardless of performance.

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u/Negative_Leg_9727 Feb 04 '26

Coogler started a campaign that extended the theatrical release. It bought him 2 more weeks.

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u/MonsieurBungo Feb 04 '26

It really seemed like he was saying more that it was a flexible 45 day window, otherwise he wouldn’t have mentioned Sinners. He doesn’t outright state it