So in another words Vin wants to direct the movie and needs a yes man who will do what he wants with not much creative drive. It’s Jon Watts time to shine lol.
I’d be highly but pleasantly surprised if Puss did that much. A Dreamworks Animation has not pulled those numbers in a decade. The eleven year wait is also probably a detriment as the kids who saw the first in theaters are now teen/adults now (I was one of them). I do think if everything goes right, it can probably gross around a region in between Sing 2 and Into The Spider Verse.
I’m guessing this is probably the middle of a long term trickle down Covid delays felt by VFX workers and those in the animation industry which makes sense. I wouldn’t be surprised if we got wind of delays for some more tentpoles next.
But it may be a silver lining for the mid budget stuff as there’s a lot of space and could spread some things out over the period. Paramount could move one of its two family films to September now (Paws of Fury or Secret Headquarters can both benefit).
I mean, I still expect rough footage and descriptions for it. Mario’s first teaser could be with Lightyear/Minions though as there’s not much else Universal could attach, like Trolls 2 did with Pets 2/TS4,
Welp there goes the last spot SpiderVerse 2 could’ve fled to where it wouldn’t die.
Anyways interesting calendar. The spot was originally for a Dreamworks movie (probably the Luca rip-off they were working on) but Illumination has both the April and June slots next year, so would Dreamworks get September and November? Anyways guessing Covid caused a ripple effect of delays for animators.
I think if Batgirl is theatrical next year, it’ll take the mid November slot so probably Summer for Barbie, guessing the Mother’s Day slot or move Coyote vs Acme to later in the fall and it takes its July spot.