SUPERGIRL'S SECRET STRUGGLE: How TWO Different Cuts Doomed the DC Flick
DC Studios and director Craig Gillespie couldn't agree on the vision—and it cost them big.
Here's the messy truth behind Supergirl's box-office belly-flop: DC Studios and filmmaker Craig Gillespie were pulling in completely different directions, and it all came to a head this spring. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the studio had been quietly sweating the film for MONTHS before things hit a breaking point in March—when execs decided to test-screen their own cut of the movie against Gillespie's version.
Yep, you read that right. Two competing cuts! The clash reportedly reflected serious creative differences between the director's vision and what the studio brass thought would actually work. When you're testing different versions of your own film against each other, that's usually a sign the ship is already sinking.
The whole behind-the-scenes tug-of-war painted a picture of a production in real trouble—one where nobody could quite nail down what Supergirl should actually BE. By the time the dust settled, audiences had spoken with their wallets, and DC learned yet another hard lesson about what happens when a superhero flick loses its creative north star.
Ouch.
Sources · The Hollywood Reporter