Chantal Nong Named VP of Production for Warners’ DC Film Group
Nong will now work on the development and production management of the DC film slate
Umberto Gonzalez | February 20, 2018 @ 12:41 PM
Last Updated: February 20, 2018 @ 12:56 PM
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Warner Bros. has named Chantal Nong as vice president of DC Films Group, an individual with knowledge of the hire tells TheWrap.
Nong will now work on the development and production management of the DC film slate.
She has been with the studio since 2011 and most recently oversaw the development of “Crazy Rich Asians.” She also worked previously on “The Meg” as well as “300: Rise of an Empire.”
The move follows the promotion of Walter Hamada to president of the DC Films production unit.
Hamada will oversee the DC Films unit after December’s departure of Jon Berg, Warner Bros.’s co-president of production. Berg is now a partner at Vertigo, the production banner run by Roy Lee. Hamada most recently served as EVP of Production and New Line.
He will oversee DC’s upcoming slate and is set to work closely with Geoff Johns, President and Chief Creative Officer of DC Entertainment.
Warner Bros. started to restructure the DC Films unit after the release of “Justice League.” As TheWrap exclusively reported, “Justice League” had a lot of things going against it before its release last month: a looming corporate merger, a family tragedy, an internal clash between light and dark themes.
But its greatest enemy was time. “Wonder Woman” was a hit at the box office as well as among critics and audiences, but “Justice League” and “Suicide Squad” didn’t quite resonate with audiences as much.
The 10 Most Terrifying Shots of Superman's CGI Mouth in the 'Justice League' Theatrical Cut
There is at least one thing about the "Justice League" Snyder Cut that we're pretty sure will be a big improvement: it should have Superman's real mouth, and not the CGI monstrosity that plagued the theatrical cut. During Joss Whedon's reshoots, Henry Cavill was sporting his "Mission: Impossible" mustache and they had to CGI over it. And it was very disturbing! So lets reflect on that horror while we patiently wait for the Snyder Cut to hit HBO Max next year.
One of the most troubling scenes is actually the very first of the movie: an old cell phone video taken by some kids before Superman died in "Batman V Superman." This is the first full shot of his face, which immediately sets off all sorts of red flags. What an incredible choice of first impressions by Joss Whedon and Warner Bros.
For the record, I don't blame the CGI folks for this. I think mankind was simply not meant to digitally remove mustaches from a movie character's face.
The CGI lip obviously was a hot topic of conversation when "Justice League" was released in theaters, folks pulled this shot (taken just after he was resurrected) from a pirated copy of the movie to make jokes about it. We are proud to present a high quality version of that image for you here.
It's a wonder that Lois still loved him after he smiled at her like this.
Maybe the most overall disconcerting bit is when Superman uses his ice breath to freeze Steppenwolf's axe. He's not even recognizable as Henry Cavill there.
What a gift, forcing us to look at this horrific thing from another, more grotesque angle.
The mid-credits scene, where Superman and the Flash decide to race to see who's faster, might have been cute were it not for, well, you know know what the issue is by now. Below are three other shots from that scene -- truly it is a wealth of horrors, including this part where I don't even know how to describe what his mouth is doing.
If you really want the full CGI lip experience you should watch "Justice League" in 4K and Dolby Vision, as I did earlier this week. It's so much worse!
In this part he kind of looks like Michael Shannon, who played General Zod in "Man of Steel."
AGH! They actually ended the movie with this almost-freeze frame. Good lord.
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Henry Cavill’s infamous CGI upper lip in “Justice League” only appears in about a half-dozen scenes, but that’s more than enough for it to make a major impact
There is at least one thing about the "Justice League" Snyder Cut that we're pretty sure will be a big improvement: it should have Superman's real mouth, and not the CGI monstrosity that plagued the theatrical cut. During Joss Whedon's reshoots, Henry Cavill was sporting his "Mission: Impossible" mustache and they had to CGI over it. And it was very disturbing! So lets reflect on that horror while we patiently wait for the Snyder Cut to hit HBO Max next year.
