Supergirl Bombs! What Happened?

I joined Aaron Perlman on Bakersfield Now to talk about Supergirl’s rough box office opening, why audiences may be rejecting mediocre superhero movies, and what DC and Marvel need to do to make comic book movies feel like events again. Is this really superhero fatigue, or are audiences just tired of expensive movies that feel recycled? 00:00 — Supergirl opens behind Toy Story 5 00:39 — Is this superhero fatigue or mediocre movie fatigue? 01:07 — Why Supergirl didn’t connect with the audience it needed 02:02 — The script problem: recycled ideas and familiar tropes 02:55 — What The Dark Knight, Iron Man, and Superman did right 03:30 — Lightning round: best/underrated superhero movies 04:12 — Marvel or DC right now? 04:25 — James Gunn’s DCU vs Snyder’s DC 04:40 — Why Nightwing deserves a movie 04:54 — The DC project I’d greenlight immediately 05:21 — The future of superhero movies depends on this ___________________________________ This is a clip from my weekly Ask Me Anything show on Patreon. If you're interested in my box office round up series, my weekly AMAs or other Patreon exclusives check out my Patreon page here:   / seanchandler   ____________________________________ FIND ME ONLINE INSTAGRAM @seantalksabout TWITTER @kirkneverdied FACEBOOK   / seanchandlertalksabout   Patreon   / seanchandler   This is a Sean Chandler Plus video FIND THE SEAN CHANDLER PODCAST: ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3xv87P7... GOOGLE PODCASTS: https://play.google.com/music/m/Ivxlw... STITCHER: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-... PODBEAN: https://seanchandler.podbean.com My Merch Store https://www.teepublic.com/stores/sean... Check out the complete list of gear I use for creating my YouTube videos here: https://kit.co/SeanChandler/my-youtub... See a list of my posters (and where to get them) here: https://kit.co/SeanChandler/my-movie-... See a list of my Funko Pops here: https://kit.co/SeanChandler/my-funko-... Fan Mail can be sent to: Sean M. Chandler PO Box 1042 Hutto, TX 78634 VIDEO SUMMARYThis video contains Sean Chandler Talks About's AFFLIATE DISCLAIMERI may earn a small commission for my endorsement, recommendation, testimonial, and/or link to any products or services from this video.