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That’s not controversial. It’s common knowledge.

I think if SkyRiders is great, it may have the best shot at Best Picture. I can see a three way between TSW2, VR, and POE2 for the technical awards. Best Animated Feature should be interesting as there’s a lot of different and bigger films than the last few years.

I’m very excited for this, most anticipated animated film of the year for me.

Birds Best Documentary Feature Dolphins Best Documentary Feature Artifacts: Rise Of The Crest Best Original Song - Boom by Swae Lee Best Cinematography Best Film Editing Best Production Design Best Costume Design Best Makeup & Hairstyling Best Sound Mixing Best Sound Editing Best Visual Effects Best Use of Action Medusa Best Picture Best Animated Feature Best Director - Lauren Faust and Meg LeFauve Best Voice Actor/Actress in a Leading Role - Idina Menzel Best Voice Actor/Actress in a Leading Role - Diego Luna Best Voice Actor/Actress in a Supporting Role - Cate Blanchett Best Voice Actor/Actress in a Supporting Role - Tiffany Haddish Best Voice Actor/Actress in a Supporting Role - Marsai Martin Best Voice Actor/Actress in a Supporting Role - Hugh Jackman Best Original Screenplay Best Original Score - Mark Mancina - TBD Best Original Song - (Made of Stone) Best Use of Action Splatoon Best Animated Feature Best Voice Actor/Actress in a Leading Role (Justice Smith as Blue) Best Voice Actor/Actress in a Supporting Role (Hailee Steinfeld as Marie) Best Voice Actor/Actress in a Supporting Role (Ariana Grande as Callie) Best Voice Actor/Actress in a Supporting Role (Ice Cube as Lord Octavio) Best Original Score Best Original Song: “Make It Splat” by Hailee Steinfeld and Ariana Grande Best Use of Action Green Lantern Corps: Rise Of The Manhunters Best Ensemble Best Actor (Armie Hammer as Hal Jordan) Best Supporting Actor (Joaquin Phoenix as Thaal Sinestro) Best Adapted Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Film Editing Best Production Design Best Costume Design Best Makeup & Hairstyling Best Sound Mixing Best Sound Editing Best Visual Effects Best Use of Action The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Best Animated Feature Best Voice Actor/Actress in a Leading Role - Anna Kendrick as Doreen Green/Squirrel Girl Best Voice Actor/Actress in a Supporting Role - Stan Lee as The Destroyer Best Voice Actor/Actress in a Supporting Role - Taissa Farmiga as Dana Best Voice Actor/Actress in a Supporting Role - Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Illouise Best Voice Actor/Actress in a Supporting Role - David Tennant as Bullseye Best Adapted Screenplay Best Original Score Best Sound Mixing Best Sound Editing Best Visual Effects Best Use of Action

Okay... game plan: - Medusa will be done by Sunday as it should be a semi short film (5K-6K words) - I aim to have Green Lantern and Phoenix plotted out by next Wednesday so @cookie and @Spagspiria prepare and hopefully one done by the next Sunday - Then the other, Valkyries and School Spirit by the 25th.

Yes please. Maybe a Ned’s Declassified Movie too while we’re at it.

Smells Like School Spirit Studio: Infinite Studios Monkeypaw Productions Blumhouse Productions Release Date: 4/2/Y5 Director: Jordan Peele Rating: R for violence, bloody images, language including sexual references, and mild horror Budget: $8.5M Theater Count: 3,205 Format: 2D Runtime: 105 minutes Cast: Yara Shahidi as Sydney Woody Harrelson Katherine Langford Dacre Montgomery Alisha Boe Natalia Dyer Justin Pretince Amandla Sternberg and Jordan Peele Plot: Under Construction

Where’s Spider Verse ending?

I think Kirby will do more akin to September animated films have done in the past: Hotel Translyvania 1/2 numbers or more similar in CAYOM Crash 2, as families and kids are in school but the Nintendo name brand and a lax amount of competition for the family demo should have it in the $160M-$180M DOM. That said if reviews are good, it has a shot at $200M. I do feel like Star Fox would be more anticipated mainly due to marketing, the Hollywood Animation Studios name and coming after Amulet II will help and the recent space opera resurgence makes me think it’ll do nicely. However I’m expected some frontloadedness to it.

Yes they’re domestic.

God of War: Ascension Studio: Endless Entertainment Legendary Pictures Cruel and Unusual Films Release Date: Q3/Q4 Y5 Tagline: “Vengeance comes to an end” Genre: Action/Fantasy/Drama Director: Zack Snyder Rating: R for strong brutal violence, scary images and language throughout Budget: $170M Theater Count: 4,205 Format: 2D, 3D, Dolby Cinema, IMAX 2D+3D (God of War: Ascension was filmed in IMAX) Runtime: 145 minutes Cast: Jason Momoa as Kratos Shree Creeks as Pandora Keira Knightly as Athena Sean Bean as Zeus Tom Hardy as Hades Chadwick Boseman as Hermes Russell Crowe as Poseidon Linda Hunt as Titan Gaia Kit Harrington as Helios Monica Bellucci as Aphrodite Alexa Davalos as Hera Florian Munteanu as Hercules

I’m also curious on how both Squirrel Girl and Medusa perform as both are 2D/3D hybrids like Pigeon. The former seems accessible for all audiences so I’m not sure it’ll be like Spider Verse and the latter is my first animated musical.

I’m the most curious on how Roger Rabbit 2 will perform. I can see a range from $150M-$400M DOM.

I don’t see why Pikachu won’t make the top 10 worldwide.

Oops, I’ll add it: $30M/$100M

Animation wise: 1.) 2LBH: $100M/$370M 2.) Star Fox: $90M/$250M 3.) The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: $70M (five day)/$245M 4.) SkyRiders: $75M/$210M 5.) Medusa: $60M/$200M 6.) Animated Space Musical: $55M (four day)/$190M (My Peoples 2.0.) 7.) Kirby: The Crystal Quest: $45M/$165M 8.) Inspector Gadget: $48M/$150M 9.) Mech Suit Heroine Rita: $40M (four day)/$115M 10.) Insectoids: $30M/$100M 11.) Veggie Tales: $25M/$80M 12.) Fantasia 3: $15M/$75M @ me if I’m missing something

I have a feeling the three year long wait will help it build hype. It and TLBH should have some of the biggest jumps from their predecessors Y5.

I mean I thought it was doing around Earthsong, but who knows.

In honor of the new year I’m predicting the top 10 and ranges for films way ahead of time: 1.) Voltron: Reunion: $220M/$600M 2.) The Eternal Storm: The Scavenger Wars II: $140M/$500M 3.) One Punch Man: $150M (five day)/$380M 4.) Two Lonely Bounty Hunters: $100M/$370M 5.) Pokémon: The Cinnabar Conspiracy: $160M/$350M 6.) Pillars of Eternity: Never Far From The Queen: $125M/$300M 7.) Who Recycled Roger Rabbit: $90M/$285M 8.) Phoenix: Rebirth: $85M/$260M 9.) The Secret Saturdays/Star Fox: $90M/$250M 10.) Dragon Ball: The Red Ribbon Saga: $100M/$250M $249M-$200M: (in no certain order) Children Of Eden, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Medusa, American Dragon 3, DragonBorns, Green Lantern Corps: Hunted, SkyRiders, Countdown To Extinction, In The Valley, Scadanavia $199M-$150M: Kirby, Bartimaeus 2, Artifacts, Perfect Match, Bambi, Shiverin’ Gulch, Friday the 13th, Inspect Gadget, Lightspeed, Animated Space Musical, Heroes Within, Valkyries vs Galaxy, Olive, He-Man III, Episilon $149M-$100M: Rita, Yin, Everest, War movie, Galileo, Banana Fish, Earthsong II, Associates, Rock N Roll, and a few indies.

Birds is done.

The Phoenix Saga: Worlds Unknown Studio: Endless Entertainment Village Roadshow Pictures Lin Pictures Director: Travis Knight Producers: Dan Lin and Travis Knight Executive Producer: Lauren Montgomery Writers: Christina Hodson, David Callaham and Shannon Tindle Composer: Dario Marianelli Director of Photography: Henry Braham VFX: Weta Digital and Industrial Light and Magic VFX Supervisor: Philippe Rebours Cast: *indicates motion capture performance, ** indicates voice performance - Abraham Attah as Connor Griffin - Taliah Webster as Ayla Griffin - Henry Cavill as Malraka - Tye Sheridan as Evan - Rebecca Ferguson as Valeria - *Bobby Moynihan as Ignus - Zhang Ziyi as Tora - Lee Pace as Axitie - Priyanka Chopra as Mawa - **Helen Mirren as Ethire - *Brain Tyree Henry as Famrae with - Sterling K. Brown as King Clark Griffin and - Zoe Saldana as Queen Tessa Griffin Genre: Fantasy/Adventure/Action/Comedy-drama Release Date: April 30th, Y5 Theater Count: 4,352 (including 405 IMAX theaters) Format: 2D (2.39:1), 3D, Dolby Cinema and IMAX 2D+3D (1.44:1) IMAX: Select sequences shot in 70mm IMAX (1.44:1). Footage cropped to 1.9:1 on digital IMAX screens. Budget: $190 million MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of fantasy action violence, thematic elements, frightening images, and mild language Running Time: 150-160 minutes (2 hours, 30 minutes to 40 minutes) (estimate) Plot: Under Construction

Medusa Studio: Endless Entertainment (through the Endless Animation division) Genre: CG Animation/Musical/Fantasy/Adventure Directors: Lauren Faust and Meg LeFauve Producers: Lauren MacMullan and Nathan Greno Writers: Jared Bush, Jennifer Lee, and Meg LeFauve Composer: Mark Mancina Songwriters: Alan Menken and Tim Rice Original Songs (all written by the three): - Imperfections - An Image - Who’s That Girl - Hideous - For The Hunt - Freaks To The Core - Can I Be Loved? - Made of Stone (Loosely) Based on: The Myth Of Medusa Main Voice Cast: • Idina Menzel as Medusa • Hugh Jackman as Perseus • Diego Luna as Gnosis • Marsai Martin as Phoebe • Ken Jeong as Tom • Jake T Austin as Kostas  • James Rolleston as Georgios • Jeremy Renner as Ishmael • Tiffany Haddish as Aphrodite • Linda Cardelini as Maya with • Jenifer Lewis as Cassandra • Alfred Molina as Hades and • Cate Blanchett as Athena Release Date: February 12th, Y5 Theater Count: 4,185 Format: 2D (2.39:1), 3D (2.39:1), and Dolby Cinema (2.39:1) Budget: $160 million Tagline: “Beauty is only scale deep” MPAA Rating: PG for sequences of adventure peril, thematic elements, and some scary images Running Time: 112 minutes Animation: Done in house by Endless Animation. Worldmeander is used like in Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive and The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (which combines computer animation with hand drawn animation ala (Paperman/Feast/Pigeon/Squirrel Girl) but is modeled to give it a more traditionally animated look and look and feel similar to Disney’s past animated musicals like Aladdin, Beauty and The Beast and The Lion King and a more fluid Paperman) Plot: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ArXU7rayAoHkWd5vsOwQS65dtl5NJ4NmdAzsrafN8Wc

Birds Studio: Infinite Studios Release Date: 4/9/Y5 Genre: Nature Documentary Director: Drew Fellman Rating: G Budget: $5M Theater Count: 2,450 Runtime: 77 minutes Narrator: Michael Keaton Composer: John Williams Plot: The narrator tells us an informative and fun journey about a flock of birds migrating as well as bird facts and the dangers they face

Green Lantern Corps: Rise Of The Manhunters Studio: Endless Entertainment DC Entertainment Director: F Gary Gray Producers: Matt and Ross Duffer, and Andrew Stanton Executive Producers: Xavier B. Irving Writers: Matt and Ross Duffer, and Andrew Stanton Composer: Tyler Bates Director of Photography: Henry Braham VFX: Weta Digital and Moving Picture Company VFX Supervisors: Roger Guyett and Christopher Townsend Main Cast: (** indicates a voice performance, - all other aliens are done with a mix of practical make up, or * indicates a motion capture performance): - Armie Hammer as Hal Jordan, a cocky yet brave former Air Force Pilot who unintentionally becomes the Abin Sur’s predecessor and first human Green Lantern - Joaquin Phoenix as Thaal Sinestro, a red skinned humanoid alien who is a member of the Green Lantern Corps, as well as Hal Jordan’s curmudgeon and logical mentor as well as Abin Sur’s former partner - * Djimon Hounsou as Grandmaster, the cold and even more calculated leader of the cybernetic Manhunters hellbent on destroying the Green Lantern Corps - *Luke Evans as Kanjar-Ro, a dimwitted yet very arrogant and psychotic black market arms dealer as well as one of the most dangerous non powered criminals in the galaxy - Alison Brie as Carol Ferris, the owner of Ferris Industries, a company that builds aircrafts and a close friend to Hal Jordan - *Idris Elba as Zovirax, a rich and powerful alien socialite of the planet, Fortoös - *Leitita Wright as Zoviroa, the rebellious and proud daughter of Zovirax as well as the leader of an extreme fight club - ** Emily Blunt as Sapis, a slug like alien creature who species is responsible for galactic information - ** Terry Notary as the voice of the Manhunters, super sensory enhanced androids with the uncanny power to absorb and redistribute energy with - ** Patrick Stewart as Ganthet, member as well as leader of the Guardians Of The Universe - ** Nicole Kidman as Sayd, member of the Guardians Of The Universe - Chris Evans as Jack Jordan, Hal Jordan’s estranged older brother who disapproves of Hal’s pilot life and - *Julie Andrews as The Queen, the mysterious and benevolent queen of Sapis’ species - Ken Watanabe as Abin Sur, the greatest Green Lantern who is Hal Jordan’s predecessor Cameos: Genre: Superhero/Sci-fi/Action/Adventure/Comedy Release Date: July 30th, Y5 Theater Count: 4,295 (including 405 IMAX theaters) Format: 2D (2.39:1), 3D (2.39:1), Dolby Cinema (2.39:1) and IMAX 2D+3D (1.44:1) IMAX: Select sequences shot in 70mm IMAX (1.44:1). Footage cropped to 1.9:1 on digital IMAX screens. Budget: $185 million MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action violence, thematic material, crude humor and a brief rude gesture Running Time: 141 minutes (2 hours, 21 minutes) Plot: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10TcNgYRRQTALNsjO0nkKk5SfxXaz7zSkdPsZpULLqDs Completed

Artifacts: Zephyr’s Crest Studio: Endless Entertainment Fairview Entertainment Seven Bucks Productions Release Date: 3/26/Y5 Genre: Adventure/Comedy/Fantasy/Family Director: Brad Peyton Producers: Mark Andrews and Jon Favreau Writers: Nicole Perlman, Henry Gayden, Darren Lemke Composer: Tyler Bates Rating: PG for frequent adventure action including peril, mild language, crude humor and thematic elements Budget: $135M Theater Count: 4,352 Format: 2D, 3D, Dolby Cinema and IMAX Runtime: 120 minutes Cast: Shameik Moore as Henry Roach Hailee Steinfeld as Claudia St. Claire Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as Scaley Smith Mahershala Ali as Terrence Calloway Constance Wu as Bernadette Wong Charlize Theron as Francine St. Claire Chadwick Boseman as Glenn Roach Jenny Slate as Mrs. Bates with Emma Thompson as Madame May and Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Ivo Iffar Khan as Kumi Plot: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BdxWjoHqGLsuATImUAXY4KExLjptTZEWh-QhMnTp8lw Completed