The Harry Potter reboot is still a monumentally stupid idea, by the way. If that was Rowling’s idea, I can only assume it’s largely being done to spite the main trio for their mildly critical remarks about her in recent years.
If they can’t get Spider-Man out in November, then they might as move Fantastic Four there. July’s crowded anyway, and it would give them more time in post.
I wouldn’t consider Oppenheimer to be a particularly “old” skewing movie. At least not anymore than the average R-rated movie that isn’t horror or based on a comic book.
I would assume that Eggers is simply following where his passion lies. If he doesn’t want to do a franchise tentpole, why should he force himself to do so?
Might be worth pointing out that Pixar movies often have a better track record at the box office than the movies from WDAS. Also, I feel like the fact that Moana 2 initially started off as a Disney+ series before being retooled into a film might potentially be a red flag?
Still, if Universal intends to move this, November 8th, is right there.
Wasn’t Devin Faraci the one who suggested that Marvel is currently stuck with the Fox X-Men actors? That never even made sense. Marvel wasn’t contractually obligated to bring back Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman. They brought them back because they want to sell tickets.
If it wasn’t before, this being a monster hit is officially a foregone conclusion. I don’t know if I would personally consider that to be a promising sign for the future of the genre, or Hollywood in general, though. It’ll likely just convince Hollywood to continue pushing forward with their fixation on nostalgia.