DC Studios' 'Supergirl' film faces production troubles as competing test cuts reveal creative differences
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An exclusive report detailing the troubled production of DC Studios' 'Supergirl' film. Despite high stakes as the first non-Gunn DC feature following 'Superman,' test scores declined in March when competing cuts from director Craig Gillespie and the studio (led by James Gunn and Peter Safran) were tested against each other. The article reveals that DC Studios had known the film wasn't working for months, and the bakeoff represented a critical moment of disappointment for the studio's expansion plans.
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It was a moment of extreme disappointment for those involved, as the stakes were high, particularly for DC.
Supergirl would be a key test for the Warner Bros. division as its first feature not written and directed by Gunn, following last year's inaugural outing, Superman.
It needed to work to prove the studio could expand
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