Eric Prime

No. It has to be based on a popular IP people recognize from their childhoods, and then it can break out. If you dare to make something original or even based on something obscure, you're doomed to failure 90% of the time. Audiences are frankly repulsed with anything that isn't something they are already familiar with. Kind of disconcerting if I'm being honest.

Hmm...two duds in a row...might need to schedule another rant about undemanding audiences this weekend? Or maybe I'll wait until all the other non-NTCs this summer bomb...let's see.

https://deadline.com/2024/04/wonka-movie-profits-1235899978/

Is Quiet Place really going for that? Would be pretty surprising for a spin-off with none of the original actors to open on par with the first opening.

https://deadline.com/2024/04/box-office-summer-2024-deadpool-wolverine-beetlejuice-beetlejuice-furiosa-inside-out-2-1235899216/

The next Fast and Furious going to cost 500M or something. Just you wait.

Quorum Updates IF T-18: 47.69% Awareness, 50.31% Interest Fly Me to the Moon T-74: 14.68% Awareness, 34.65% Interest Deadpool & Wolverine T-88: 49.95% Awareness, 64.3% Interest Alien: Romulus T-109: 29.19% Awareness, 46.49% Interest Blink Twice T-116: 10.96% Awareness, 36.6% Interest Piece by Piece T-165: 14.52% Awareness, 31.8% Interest Tarot T-4: 31.33% Awareness, 48.83% Interest Final Awareness: 41% chance of 10M, 7% chance of 20M Horror Awareness: 46% chance of 10M, 8% chance of 20M Final Interest: 49% chance of 10M, 17% chance of 20M Horror Interest: 44% chance of 10M, 11% chance of 20M The Fall Guy T-4: 47.78% Awareness, 50.28% Interest Final Awareness: 79% chance of 10M, 45% chance of 20M, 26% chance of 30M, 17% chance of 40M, 9% chance of 70M, 5% chance of 80M, 2% chance of 90M Tentpole Awareness: N/A Final Interest: 91% chance of 10M, 78% chance of 20M, 60% chance of 30M, 46% chance of 40M, 33% chance of 50M, 24% chance of 60M, 17% chance of 70M, 15% chance of 80M, 12% chance of 90M, 9% chance of 100M Tentpole Interest: 100% chance of 40M, 75% chance of 50M, 67% chance of 60M, 42% chance of 70M, 33% chance of 80M, 17% chance of 100M Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes T-11: 64.48% Awareness, 58.09% Interest Final Awareness: 100% chance of 20M, 92% chance of 30M, 87% chance of 40M, 75% chance of 50M, 62% chance of 60M, 50% chance of 70M, 37% chance of 80M, 29% chance of 100M Tentpole Awareness: 100% chance of 100M, 90% chance of 40M, 80% chance of 60M, 50% chance of 70M, 40% chance of 80M, 20% chance of 100M Final Interest: 78% chance of 20M, 60% chance of 30M, 46% chance of 40M, 33% chance of 50M, 24% chance of 60M, 17% chance of 70M, 15% chance of 80M, 12% chance of 90M, 9% chance of 100M Tentpole Interest: 100% chance of 40M, 75% chance of 50M, 67% chance of 60M, 42% chance of 70M, 33% chance of 80M, 17% chance of 100M Bad Boys for Life T-39: 54.41% Awareness, 59.09% Interest T-30 Awareness: 100% chance of 20M, 95% chance of 30M, 89% chance of 40M, 79% chance of 50M, 58% chance of 60M, 53% chance of 70M, 37% chance of 80M, 31% chance of 100M Medium Awareness: 100% chance of 50M, 67% chance of 70M, 33% chance of 100M T-30 Interest: 94% chance of 10M, 86% chance of 20M, 77% chance of 30M, 66% chance of 40M, 51% chance of 50M, 40% chance of 60M, 29% chance of 70M, 26% chance of 80M, 23% chance of 90M, 20% chance of 100M Medium Interest: 86% chance of 10M, 71% chance of 20M, 57% chance of 30M, 29% chance of 40M, 14% chance of 50M

Wikipedia says they’re still on it. It could be like the OG Lion King where Elton just wrote the songs and Hans did the instrumentals,

Nah. Sonic is different enough in terms of audience that it won’t crossover too much. And if there’s any time of the year where a bunch of hits can coexist, it’s Christmas. Besides, at least domestically, Sonic is probably gonna be the victor.

Agree with everything here. And to be fair, there's plenty of great directors who have found their voice and talent in the Disney meddling (Gunn, Coogler, kind of Taika and kinda not). I'd even say Aladdin and Cruella are the better of these remakes, in part because the more annoying aspects of their directors was sanded off. This could very well be the case here. Still, it's hard not for me to be at least a little skeptical and not think that Jenkins' talents couldn't be used on a more interesting project than a prequel to a remake nobody liked.

I’m sure Barry is passionate about the idea and I get why he would want to do it. Being able to give your own spin on a movie you love is a great idea on paper. But Disney isn’t really the place where autuerist visions really shine. Like I remember people were thinking Eternals would be an all-time classic because it had Chloe Zhao. People thought James Mangold would bring something new to Indiana Jones, and he didn’t. And while these remakes usually go with boring journeymen, the few times they have don’t really translate. Like does Aladdin or Cruella really feel like a Ritchie or Gillespie movie? Could still be good! I hope it’s good. But Disney meddling and their history makes me think otherwise. I dunno.

“Taka” translates to “trash” btw. This man’s parents were dicks.

I get that. But even the worst movies out there have more creativity and imagination than the best AI could offer, and is still a slap in the face to the talented people oftentimes stuck in bad projects.

We as a culture need to stop this “it looks/feels like it was made by AI” snark

Because Po really likes that movie and thinks you should watch it. Which...I mean, I don't think he's wrong about that.

Regal does the same thing. You sit down for the showtime they stated, but then you have 10 more minutes of ads, and then we get to the trailers. In my day, the showtime meant that was when the trailer happened. I'm sure they get more money doing this, but...man, it really is no wonder why streaming won the battle.

Moderation Okay, we're done with this whole "Is Saltburn a hit actually" conversation. It's very clear neither side wants to listen to each other, so why bother continuing it? I'm also going to say that the hyperbole over Challengers has also gotten old. This isn't looking to be some epic failure, Amazon's not going out of business, this isn't this ultra-expensive tentpole, but a lot of users here are acting like it is. Plus, this whole "Civil War should have opened to 70M and Challengers should have opened to 40M because I said so" stuff? Borderline trolling material. Please act a bit more reserved over this movie, stop acting like it's a total bomb, and relax. Or else. Your choice.

Would lose my mind if Timothee was in this. Challengers is already bisexual heaven. Then you add him? Oh…oh my…oh, Eric’s going nutso again ahhhhhhhhh

For years I’ve heard people crowing that they want more original stuff. But that is just so they can sound smart. Nobody wants to admit they actually want the same old slop. People can and always have been too piss scared to leave their comfort zone, and it’s only gotten worse over the years. Maybe one day people will actually be brave and see something that doesn’t have a 2 after it or isn’t based on a thing they saw as kids. But alas, that day hasn’t arrived yet.

I...don't think he said otherwise? But yeah, that's cool.