Discussion CreatorKiller / FilmIndividualCreators

I removed this example because it was such a rambling run-on that I didn't know how to even copy edit it.

• Though, he enjoyed a great deal of success during his later years at The Walt Disney Company, his over insistence in green lighting projects was the first factor that sent Walt Disney Studios chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg from the Mouse House himself especially when he wronged Robin Williams by making the Genie in Aladdin cover too much of the cover of the movie that made it overshadow his other film made at the same time, "Toys" which was a box office dud, went to the point where Roy E. Disney was concerned that he was taking too much credits for success of films during the first half the 1990s which is why Michael Eisner denied him to supplant Frank Wells as president even after his death. Afterwards, he went on to co-found Dreamworks.

Can't we create a new folder for "Multiple Offenders"?

Cutting this:

• While Zack Snyder didn't really have very many hits beyond his adaptation of 300, the film that appears to have started his decline was Sucker Punch, which caused fan sentiment to turn massively against him and helped to soil the reception of the DC Extended Universe before it even began, beginning with Man of Steel. Warner Bros. caught on and handed him his walking papers as the franchise's managing director after the even more polarizing Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice suffered a massive sophomore slump and ultimately failed to reach the coveted $1,000,000,000 mark at the box office. It didn't help that Ben Affleck had signed on with the express intention of escaping the stigma that had come with his performance in Daredevil.

Aside from the fact that this example is highly disingenuous (Man of Steel made $668 million (U.S.) dollars on a budget of $240 million, and had a solid if unspectacular critical reception), this is not an example because Snyder is still involved in a major role with Justice League as director. I'm not a fan of the DC Universe, and even I know that this isn't an example.

Let me write this once, and only once: a film underperforming doesn't signal a creator killer. If that were the case, most (if not all) filmmakers, actors and producers would be on this page. Just because Batman Vs. Superman underperformed, doesn't mean that his career is dead. If Warner Brothers is still giving him high-profile jobs (regardless of whether his overall role has been diminished or not), it's not an example of this.

If Snyder fails with Justice League, Warner Bros. cans him and he is forced to radically shift gears to stay afloat, then yes, this would be an example. However, it's far too soon to make any kind of judgement call.