That pattern may be most consistently used in Hollywood and the entertainment industry, where creative talent, studio executives, and actors refuse to take responsibility for its own obvious mistakes.It's become a time-honored tradition in the movie business, increasingly so in the last few years as studios and directors push more politically-motivated content into theaters.
Or inject politics into a film's press and media campaign, often with little purpose other than to satisfy their own narcissism.The latest example? "Supergirl."AFTER QUESTIONABLE REMARKS FROM STAR MILLY ALCOCK, NEW TRACKING SHOWS 'SUPERGIRL' ON TRACK FOR $200M LOSSMilly Alcock attends the Supergirl world premiere in New York City on June 22, 2026.(David Jon/Getty Images)"Supergirl" represents the second entry in the DC Studios universe under new creative lead James Gunn, and was given a massive promotional and media campaign to boost ticket sales.
Star Milly Alcock had full length profiles in Vanity Fair and Variety.Warner Bros.
launched a $100 million tie-in with big name brands.Original hopes were that the film would make $60-$70 million domestically in its opening weekend, with similar numbers internationally.With the official numbers now in, it made...$37 million domestically.
And as a result the studio now stands to lose hundreds of millions of dollars, considering the massive production and advertising costs.It's a gigantic financial loss, critics and audiences have given it mediocre to poor reviews, and given the busy summer movie season, it's possible that the film fails to reach $100 million at the US box office.In short, it's a financial and creative disaster.
So who's to blame?It'd be easy to assume that Gunn would take some of the blame; after all, he's the new head of DC, and as such, all creative decisions go through him.Maybe the Warner Bros.
Studio executives, who greenlit the movie and sign off on the film's cast, plot, and direction.There's the writer, an inexperienced f...