The claiming of release dates years in advance for major blockbusters has become standard practice now in the Hollywood, but it did lead to one of the more hotly debated issues in the industry this year: the dispute over the May 6th, 2016 release between Warner Bros. and Marvel Studios. Both Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice and Captain America 3 were scheduled for release on the same day, and many fans wondered which studio was going to back down and move to a new date.
The issue has since been resolved, with Dawn of Justice shifting to March 25th, 2016. But since the move, we haven't heard much from the filmmakers on either side. Sitting down today with Cinema Blend, the Russo Bros. were quizzed on how they reacted to both the practice of date claiming and the showdown between the two blockbusters, with Joe Russo saying that "We knew when they announced that it was somewhat of a placeholder, that it was a game of chicken to see if Marvel really had a film that was going to land on that date or not. We knew it was never going to happen. We knew those two films would never stay on that date. So we knew somebody was going to move."
The issue has since been resolved, with Dawn of Justice shifting to March 25th, 2016. But since the move, we haven't heard much from the filmmakers on either side. Sitting down today with Cinema Blend, the Russo Bros. were quizzed on how they reacted to both the practice of date claiming and the showdown between the two blockbusters, with Joe Russo saying that "We knew when they announced that it was somewhat of a placeholder, that it was a game of chicken to see if Marvel really had a film that was going to land on that date or not. We knew it was never going to happen. We knew those two films would never stay on that date. So we knew somebody was going to move."
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