Well there were literal neo nazis protesting Disney alongside DeSantis supporters so lets not play the both sides game.
Hitler and the Nazis weren't woke in any sense. They were the complete opposite.
Obviously.
Nope not joking.
There's currently boycotts against Disney.
And conservatives are embracing the far right these days, so I'm not sure why number 5 would be considered so crazy.
Indiana Jones had a ton of things going against it.
1) 80 year old action star
2) Green screen
3) Aging fanbase
4) Last movie was considered low point
5) Disney releasing a movie where Nazis are the baddies is probably considered "woke"
6) June is still a bloodbath due to being overcrowded
7) Picky audiences (especially boomers and gen X)
😎 Anti-buzz from Cannes.
It was doomed.
IP's are life blood of Hollywood for a reason.
How many small to mid sized movies need to break out to produce as much revenue as the Despicable Me/Minions series?
There seems to be a twenty year window where nostalgia is effective.
Keaton and Indy fell flat. It's possible certain geek franchises have audiences who age out after a while.
I think once your kids graduate high school you stop caring about some of this stuff.