In the summer of 1989,Batmanbecame just about inescapable.
Warner-DCsBatman v Superman: Dawn Of Justicecame out in the grey month of March.
An event movie is designed from the ground up to be big, broad and international.
Trank had imagined a kind of low-key sci-fi horror drama about a quartet of scientists cursed by extraordinary powers.
Much of his story at least in the first half took place within the confines of a lab.
But somewhere in the course ofFantastic Fours production, Fox began to have doubts.
This summersSuicide Squadoffers a less catastrophic example of the event movie effect.
Visually, it had style and attitude; its concept suggested a collision ofEscape From New YorkandThe Dirty Dozen.
Ultimately, what we got was less direct and misshapen than wed initially hoped.
The trouble is, studios dont want small-ish action movies; they want scale and spectacle.
Their mission isnt to save the world.
Millions of people arent killed by a blinding white light.
As long as international audiences want event movies, Hollywood will continue to make them.
