Eric S'ennui

2005 Pope Benedict XVI succeeds John Paul II, four suicide bombings hit London, and Hurricane Katrina ravages the city of New Orleans. Jyllands-Posten draws controversial images of Muhammed, prompting intense Muslim backlash, Angela Merkel becomes the first woman Chancellor in Germany, and YouTube is created, becoming one of the biggest websites in history and an important way for Hollywood to advertise upcoming movies. Funny enough, it'll actually become important for a couple movies. For television, two successful revivals emerged. The first was Doctor Who, with Christopher Eccleston appearing first, only to be replaced one season later with David Tennant. Based on the famed BBC science fiction series, this revival would then go on to be one of the most iconic UK series, still running with a new actor every couple of years. The second was Family Guy, which after being canceled on its third season, became a huge hit on Cartoon Network’s late-night block Adult Swim, and would go on to be one of the longest-running television shows in history. At the same time, several shows saw their debut in 2005, including Grey’s Anatomy, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Supernatural, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Colbert Report, How I Met Your Mother, and The Office. In music, Carrie Underwood won season 4 of American Idol, and would then go on to be one of the biggest country stars ever. Gaming saw the beginning of the seventh generation of consoles with the release of the Xbox 360, alongside the releases of God of War, Psychonauts, Resident Evil 4, and Shadow of the Colossus. The box office was a bit of a slower year. Not bad by any stretch of the imagination, and records were still broken, but after Spider-Man and Shrek 2’s 400M glory, and Return of the King earning a billion, 2005 was a bit more low-key. However, there were still plenty of hits to go around. And the biggest hit of that year, at least in the US and Canada, was the conclusion of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Taking place three years after the events of Attack of the Clones, this is where Anakin goes from an angsty teen to the apprentice of Emperor Palpatine and the truly diabolical Darth Vader, causing irreparable damage to the galaxy. Episode III’s screenplay was written just before Attack of the Clones’ release. Reportedly, Lucas wasn’t completely happy with how Anakin would fall into the dark side, which caused a fair share of screenplay changes. Instead of opening the film with a montage of Clone War battles, the opening would instead focus on Anakin and have the first act end with him killing Count Dooku, beginning his fall to evil. There was also a shift during reshoots and pick-ups to emphasize that Anakin’s fall into the Dark Side was in order to save Padme. The film’s screenplay also planned to have way more connections to the original trilogy. A 10-year old Han Solo was set to appear, but the role was scrapped. There was also going to be a scene where Palpatine reveals he created Anakin from midichlorians, basically meaning he’s Anakin’s daddy, a parallel to Vader telling Luke he’s his daddy, but that was also scrapped. Qui Gon Jinn was set to appear in a conversation with Yoda as a Force Ghost, with Liam Neeson set to appear, but the scene was never filmed, although it was in the novelization. Neeson would return to voice Jinn for an episode of the hit animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Speaking of filming, the crew found their 2003 schedule to be convenient timing, as Mount Etna erupted in Italy. Camera crews were sent on location to shoot several angles of the volcano that would later be used for the final battle at Mustafar. Another interesting tidbit was that this was the first time the actor playing Anakin also played the suited Darth Vader. Originally some tall guy would be in the Vader suit, but Hayden Christensen persuaded Lucas to have him in the Vader suit, resulting in a new costume that featured shoe lifts and a muscle suit. Christensen was forced to see through the helmet’s mouthpiece. Another interesting aspect of the film’s production was its camera setup. For key dramatic scenes, Lucas used the “V technique”, where two cameras shoot footage at the same time, allowing several angles of the same performance, making it easier to edit and more believable. The film’s HD technology was also beneficial to the film’s production, because now footage could be sent to the editors the same day it was shot. Perhaps the most exciting aspect of the movie among fans, outside of seeing the glorious return of Vader, was the film’s title. There were countless titles that hit the rumor mill, like Birth of the Empire, Rise of the Empire, and even The Creeping Fear of all titles. However, the unique aspect of Revenge of the Sith as a final title was how it paralleled Episode VI. For the longest time, Return of the Jedi was set to be titled Revenge of the Jedi, but just weeks before its premiere, George Lucas changed Revenge into Return, because the Jedi don’t seek revenge...wimps. After a slew of charity screenings on May 12 and 13, as well as a debut at Cannes on May 16, Revenge of the Sith was finally released to the public on May 19, the same day as Phantom Menace, Return of the Jedi, and the OG Star Wars movie. It was interesting to note that due to the more intense action, specifically Vader being set aflame by lava and molten rock, this was the first Star Wars film to earn a PG-13 rating, which would become a fixture of the franchise in the years to come. And on that very day, the records were already broken. Midnight screenings tallied up to $16.9 million, toppling Return of the King’s $8 million. In terms of the overall total, that led to about $50 million, becoming the biggest opening day of all time, the biggest single day gross of all time, and the biggest Thursday gross of all time. Its first 4 days tallied to $158.5 million, making it the biggest 4-Day weekend ever, and its $108.4 million FSS was just behind Spider-Man. The film also saw records internationally, earning $144.7 million over 5 days, passing the $130 million Return of the King earned at the same time. Thanks to reviews citing it as the best of the trilogy, and the excitement over seeing Vader and the wrap-up of all six movies, the film trucked its way to bigger and bigger numbers every day. It tied Spider-Man 2 by reaching $200 million in eight days, became the fastest film to reach $300 million in 17 days, and was the third-fastest film to reach $350 million. All told, the film finished its run with $380.3 million, making it the second-biggest Star Wars movie domestic behind Phantom Menace (if you exclude re-releases of course). And all told, Revenge of the Sith finished up its run with $868.3 million worldwide, becoming the second biggest film of 2005. These numbers were accomplished despite the fact the film was already leaked ahead of time. Days before its premiere, a workprint of the movie was leaked onto file sharing sites that was reportedly from somebody in the industry. Eight figures would be charged for copyright infringement, though it would lead to a humorous bootleg in Shanghai with heavily mistranslated subtitles that became a source of mockery. Since then, Revenge of the Sith has lived on as a favorite amongst Star Wars fans, both for its gripping content and meme potential, and while the prequel trilogy was considered a bit shaky, it’s fair to say Star Wars, as a film property, went out with one last triumphant hurrah. Or did it?????????

This is like the “hunger games left no impact” debate where it feels like we talk about this every couple of months. though I did realize that Channing Tatum kind of just disappeared. Dude was everywhere for like 3 or 4 years, but the last thing he was in was like...The Golden Circle? Maybe he wanted to take a break

mah bois

Apparently they might not have the distribution rights for Roku and Amazon platforms before launch day. I'm sure there's probably a whole bunch of legal jargon that makes deals with them hard and Max and Peacock will probs be fine in the long run, but #NotToGetIntoStudioWars, it really is astonishing how perfect of a launch Disney had by all accounts, while all the other studios are flailing in their attempts. I guess Mickey's Law really is the one constant in the universe.

Isn't DailyMail an infamous tabloid? Or am I thinking of another UK site?

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lmao

This was only a couple days off from the anniversary of Monteith's death. This shit sucks so hard. Fuck this fucking garbage year

Apple 1. The Outpost 2. Trolls World Tour 3. Force of Nature 4. Saving Private Ryan 5. Terminator: Dark Fate 6. Impractical Jokers: The Movie 7. Sonic the Hedgehog 8. Irresistible 9. The Invisible Man 10. Timothee Chalamet's Little Women Amazon 1. Trolls World Tour 2. The King of Staten Island 3. The Greatest Showman 4. Jumanji: The Next Level 5. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 6. Sonic the Hedgehog 7. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 8. Game Night 9. The Gentlemen 10. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

wuv you @MrPink 😘

My mom works at a local gym, and they just reopened it on July 1. I'm not sure why, though it helps Pennsylvania's one of the few states to flatten their curves, but I ain't complaining for my Mom's sake, and from what I hear, things are doing alright when it comes to social distancing and limited capacity.

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Apple 1. The Outpost 2. Trolls World Tour 3. Terminator: Dark Fate 4. Force of Nature 5. Sonic the Hedgehog 6. Looper 7. Irresistible 8. Saving Private Ryan 9. The Invisible Man 10. Tomb Raider Amazon 1. Trolls World Tour 2. The King of Staten Island 3. The Greatest Showman 4. Jumanji: The Next Level 5. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 6. Sonic the Hedgehog 7. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 8. BlacKkKlansman 9. Game Night 10. The Gentlemen

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